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10 Ways You Can Help Street Children Without Giving Money

Here's how travelers can help when money is not the answer. [...]

7 Ideas For Helping The Locals You Left Behind

Help out, even when you're back home again. [...]

Christmas Compassion: Reflections From the Holidays

The holiday season. It arrives with festivities and departs with similar flair. Goodbye…and please do not return until next year. Christmas ha [...]

8 Ways To Find International Volunteering Opportunities

People say that going abroad can change your life. Whether that is true or not is for you to decide after you come back from that international vaca [...]

Positive Footprints In The Himalayas

The topic of volun-tourism has been mentioned numerous times of late (such as our volunteer guide) so when I came across this excellent short film, I [...]

The Complete Guide To Volunteer Tourism

As travelers of all ages seek opportunities for truly unique, personal, travel experiences the popularity of volunteer tourism continues to grow. I [...]

Building Hope In Rural Cambodia

As Bryan Tripp discovered, helping others is often the best way to learn more about yourself The white Toyota pick-up truck bumps along the pitted di [...]

10 Reasons Why Volunteering Is Better Than Traveling

Imagine ending each day knowing you helped make a difference in someone’s life. In 2002, after a dozen years of office work, I took off aroun [...]

Waiting For Life To Begin In A Burmese Refugee Camp

Part III in a series exploring the experience and responsibility of the traveler in the 21st century. Read the introductory post here then read Part  [...]

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