Volunteer Vacations: Short-Term Adventures That Will Benefit You and Others - 10th Revised edition

Copyright 
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Contents 
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Foreword by Ed Asner
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Preface 
......Page 16
Acknowledgments 
......Page 20
Introduction 
......Page 22
ACDI/VOCA 
......Page 32
Strawberry Farming Increases Income in Azerbaijan, by Erin Gamble 
......Page 35
African Conservation Trust (ACT) 
......Page 37
African Impact 
......Page 39
AidCamps International 
......Page 41
Ambassadors for Children (AFC) 
......Page 43
The Little Girl Who Stole My Heart, by Kelly Campbell 
......Page 46
American Hiking Society 
......Page 49
American Jewish World Service (AJWS) 
......Page 51
AmeriSpan 
......Page 54
Amigos de las Américas 
......Page 57
Lessons from Maté, by Anna Morenz 
......Page 60
Amizade Global Service-Learning 
......Page 63
My Life Changing Experiences in the Amazon, by Matt Clements 
......Page 66
Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC)
......Page 68
Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) 
......Page 70
ARCHELON, the Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece 
......Page 73
ArtCorps 
......Page 75
Asociación Centro de Estudios de Español Pop Wuj  
......Page 78
Never Superfluous, by Kayti Mills 
......Page 80
Association of International Development and Exchange (AIDE)
......Page 81
Australian Tropical Research Foundation (ATRF) 
......Page 83
AVIVA 
......Page 85
Azafady 
......Page 87
Bangladesh Work Camps Association (BWCA) 
......Page 89
Bike-Aid 
......Page 91
Biosphere Expeditions
......Page 93
The Day We Caught Two Cheetahs, by Martyn Roberts 
......Page 96
Bob Marshall Wilderness Foundation (BMWF) 
......Page 97
Interview with Bill Thomas, Volunteer Extraordinare, by BMWF 
......Page 100
Bridges for Education (BFE) 
......Page 102
BTCV 
......Page 104
Camp AmeriKids 
......Page 106
Caretta Research Project (CRP) 
......Page 108
Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions (CVE) 
......Page 110
Casa Guatemala 
......Page 112
Catalina Island Conservancy 
......Page 114
Catholic Medical Mission Board (CMMB) 
......Page 117
Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) 
......Page 119
Cheyenne River Youth Project (CRYP) 
......Page 122
Child Family Health International (CFHI) 
......Page 124
An Introduction to Traditional Medicine, by Christine Henneberg 
......Page 126
Children Walking Tall (CWT) 
......Page 130
China Summer Workcamp 
......Page 133
CHOICE Humanitarian (The Center for Humanitarian Outreach and Inter-Cultural Exchange)
......Page 135
Christian Peacemaker Teams (CPT)
......Page 137
Citizens Network for Foreign Affairs (CNFA) 
......Page 139
Colorado Trail Foundation (CTF) 
......Page 141
Concordia International Volunteers
......Page 143
Conservation Volunteers Australia (CVA)
......Page 145
Coral Cay Conservation (CCC) 
......Page 147
A Day in the Life of a Science Officer, by Wing-Yunn Crawley 
......Page 149
Cross-Cultural Solutions (CCS) 
......Page 151
All I Had to Offer Was Myself, by Zubin Mathai 
......Page 154
Cultural Destination Nepal (CDN)
......Page 155
Cultural Restoration Tourism Project (CRTP)
......Page 158
Dakshinayan 
......Page 160
Earthwatch Institute 
......Page 162
Eco-Center Caput Insulae—Beli (ECCIB)
......Page 165
Ecologia Youth Trust 
......Page 167
Ecovolunteer Program 
......Page 169
El Porvenir
......Page 171
Engineering Ministries International (EMI) 
......Page 173
Explorations in Travel (ET) 
......Page 175
Farm Sanctuary 
......Page 177
Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) 
......Page 180
Friends of the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad 
......Page 182
Friends of the Great Baikal Trail (FGBT) 
......Page 185
Frontier 
......Page 188
Galapagos ICE: Immerse Connect Evolve 
......Page 190
Gibbon Conservation Center (GCC) 
......Page 192
Global Citizens Network (GCN) 
......Page 195
Global Crossroad 
......Page 197
Global Deaf Connection (GDC) 
......Page 200
Global Eco-Spiritual Tours (GEST) 
......Page 202
Global Humanitarian Expeditions (GHE) 
......Page 204
Global Routes 
......Page 207
Global Service Corps (GSC) 
......Page 209
Global Volunteer Network (GVN) 
......Page 211
Paper Into Pearls, by Erina Khanakwa 
......Page 213
Global Volunteers 
......Page 215
My Love Affair, by Elizabeth Rooney 
......Page 218
Global Works 
......Page 220
Global Xperience 
......Page 222
Coaching Field Hockey in a South African Township, by Emily Crow 
......Page 225
Globe Aware 
......Page 228
Go Differently 
......Page 230
Greenforce 
......Page 232
Habitat for Humanity International’s Global Village Work Teams 
......Page 234
Hands Up Holidays 
......Page 236
Health Volunteers Overseas (HVO) 
......Page 238
Independent Living Alternatives (ILA) 
......Page 240
Insitute for International Cooperation and Development (IICD) 
......Page 242
Intercultural Youth Exchange (ICYE)
......Page 244
International Cultural Adventures (ICA) 
......Page 246
International Executive Service Corps (IESC) 
......Page 249
Iracambi Atlantic Rainforest Research Center 
......Page 251
i-to-i Meaningful Travel 
......Page 253
Jatun Sacha
......Page 256
Joint Assistance Centre (JAC) 
......Page 259
Junior Art Club 
......Page 261
JustWorks 
......Page 263
Kokee Resource Conservation Program (KRCP) 
......Page 265
La Sabranenque 
......Page 267
Landmark Volunteers 
......Page 269
Lawyers Without Borders (LWOB)
......Page 271
Madre
......Page 273
Medex International (MEI) 
......Page 275
Medical Ministry International (MMI) 
......Page 277
We Keep Coming Back, by George Deering, M.D.
......Page 279
Mercy Ships
......Page 280
Mobility International USA (MIUSA) 
......Page 283
MondoChallenge
......Page 285
Changing Lives: Teaching in a Sri Lankan Buddhist Temple, by Alice Eastaugh
......Page 288
National Trust Working Holidays 
......Page 291
Naucrates 
......Page 293
New Era Galapagos Foundation (NEGF) 
......Page 295
Oceanic Society 
......Page 298
Operation Crossroads Africa (OCA)
......Page 300
Orphanage Outreach 
......Page 302
Pacific Crest Trail Association (PCTA) 
......Page 304
Passport in Time (PIT) 
......Page 306
Peace Villages Foundation 
......Page 308
Peacework
......Page 310
Por un Mejor Hoy 
......Page 312
Programa Restauración de Tortugas Marinas (PRETOMA) 
......Page 314
Projects Abroad
......Page 316
The Talibés of Senegal, by Michele Krech 
......Page 318
ProWorld Service Corps (PWSC)
......Page 321
Raleigh International 
......Page 323
Reef Check 
......Page 325
Service Civil International—International Voluntary Service (SCI-IVS) 
......Page 327
Sierra Club Outings 
......Page 329
Sioux YMCA 
......Page 331
Students Partnership Worldwide (SPW) 
......Page 333
Sudan Volunteer Programme (SVP) 
......Page 336
Sunseed Desert Technology 
......Page 338
Tethys Research Institute
......Page 340
Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation 
......Page 342
Transformational Journeys 
......Page 344
Travellers Worldwide
......Page 346
Of Puja and Pappadams: Teaching English in South India, by Erica Garrecht-Williams 317......Page 348
United Action for Children (UAC)
......Page 351
United Planet 
......Page 353
Visions in Action (VIA) 
......Page 355
Vitalise 
......Page 358
Volunteer Africa 
......Page 360
The Last Leg: Kelly Comes Home, by Kelly Christie 
......Page 362
Volunteer Bolivia 
......Page 364
Acceptance and Affirmation, by Aaron Haddad 
......Page 366
Volunteers for Outdoor Colorado (VOC) 
......Page 368
Volunteers for Peace (VFP) 
......Page 370
Volunteers in Asia (VIA)
......Page 373
Volunthai: Volunteers for Thailand
......Page 375
Voluntourists Without Borders (VWB) 
......Page 377
Winant and Clayton Volunteers 
......Page 379
Women in Progress (WIP) 
......Page 381
Professionals Working Together, by Women in Progress
......Page 383
World Horizons
......Page 385
WorldTeach 
......Page 387
We Will Succeed, by Torin Perez 
......Page 390
World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)—United Kingdom & Independents 
......Page 392
Dig for Victory, by Mark Charlton 
......Page 394
World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)—USA 
......Page 396
Wyoming Dinosaur Center (WDC) 
......Page 398
YMCA Go Global 
......Page 400
Youth International 
......Page 402
Introduction to Long-Term Volunteer Opportunities
......Page 404
AmeriCorps
......Page 408
Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC) 
......Page 410
Peace Corps 
......Page 412
Teach for America 
......Page 415
Voluntary Service Overseas
......Page 418
By Project Cost 
......Page 422
By Project Length 
......Page 426
By Project Location 
......Page 432
By Project Season 
......Page 438
By Project Type 
......Page 442
Disability-Friendly Organizations 
......Page 456
Family-Friendly Organizations
......Page 458
Senior-Friendly Organizations 
......Page 460
A Selection of the Progressive Book Club
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