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The writer in Cambodia.

Dear Aspiring Overseas Volunteer

Before you pack your bags, there are a few things I need you to know.
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Humanitarian Aid Work: Who's Helping the Helpers?

Humanitarian Aid Work: Who's Helping the Helpers?

Working in disaster and conflict zones exacts a high mental toll on aid workers. Recognizing the fact would be a good first step.
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The Thorny Issue of Orphanage Volunteering

The Thorny Issue of Orphanage Volunteering

Well-founded criticisms tangle with on-the-ground realities. Should volunteers be part of the mix?
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In Copan, Honduras, women gathered to help initiate a region-wide program to promote access to justice and women's rights.

The Circle of Healing

A program aimed at providing assistance to female survivors of violence is launched in Copán, Honduras.
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Cooking Lessons in Myanmar

Cooking Lessons in Myanmar

What can a group of women running a restaurant in Myanmar teach a veteran Toronto cooking school instructor and Cuso International volunteer? Plenty.
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Do No Harm: Overseas Medical Volunteering

Do No Harm: Overseas Medical Volunteering

Volunteer health and medical placements abroad can be enormously beneficial, or terribly irresponsible. Here are five ways to avoid common pitfalls.
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Volunteering in the Jungles of Peru with Cuso International

Volunteering in the Jungles of Peru with Cuso International

Read about Rubén’s incredible experience with his wife and daughter as an International Development Scientist in the Amazon jungles of Peru.
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Being too flexible can really push your limits.

Are Aid Workers Flexible to the Point of Breaking?

What's the true cost of "adaptability"? 
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A Duty to Care: The ad-hoc humanitarian response in Lesvos, Greece

A Duty to Care: The ad-hoc humanitarian response in Lesvos, Greece

Are ad-hoc volunteers helping or hindering refugee relief efforts in Greece?
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Seduced by Good Intentions

Seduced by Good Intentions

Planning to change the world? This veteran development worker says pitch the pretence and pack your humility.
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Travel Arrangements for International Development and Relief Agencies and Volunteers

Travel Arrangements for International Development and Relief Agencies and Volunteers

Since 1949, Raptim Travel has pioneered humanitarian travel, forging the way for humanitarian organizations to deliver care where it’s needed most.
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McGill Executive Program in International Development

McGill Executive Program in International Development

The essential course to prepare professionals for work opportunities and careers in international development - October 27-31, 2014
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