Voluntourism
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Contribute Your Time & Talent
You don't need to be affluent, or be able to afford months of free time, to be part of something meaningful and rewarding that helps empower local people, support communities, and enhance skills, capacity and knowledge through travel. |
Is Voluntourism for You?
As you travel the world, encounter new cultures and gain memorable experiences, consider volunteering some of your time and talent, and adding a unique voluntouring stay to your itinerary the next time you travel! |
The Power of Giving Back
Participating in voluntourism activities is a great way to enjoy unique travel experiences, and to enrich your trip with authentic and rewarding memories. You can make a difference in the lives of the local people! |
Latest News and Articles on Voluntourism
Volunteer Round the World with GVI for One Year
GVI has launched an international search to send one person around the world for one year, with flights, volunteering on a range of long-term, sustainable GVI programs and expeditions in one of the most incredible positions in volunteer travel!
Too good to be true, right? Wrong! All you need to do to get this position is complete 5 separate tasks as you aim to beat out everyone else vying for this awesome position with GVI. You will be communicating with the worldwide GVI community every step of the way through blog updates,...
Global Vision International (GVI) offers responsible volunteer travel opportunities assisting local conservation and community development initiatives, and training and career development opportunities through internships abroad programs.
Best Volunteering Organisation, Responsible Tourism Award 2011
This year's Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards, announced on World Responsible Tourism Day (November 9, 2011) in London, UK, recognized Global Vision International (GVI) as the world's "Best Volunteering Organisation" for 2011. The Responsible Tourism...
By Lisa Andersen and Robert Wake-Walker
Voluntario Global is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the development of local grassroots community projects in Latin America. It has 17 projects currently running in Buenos Aires as well as Jujuy, Bariloche, Misiones, and Villagrande in Bolivia. This article covers ideas, challenges and opportunities related to Voluntario Global's work, based on conversations with three partners and supporters of this important cause - Sylvia, representing a local school that works with Voluntario Global's educational programs, Valeria...
About the Project
TIES and Planeterra Foundation are collaborating to develop a set of criteria that will help international voluntourism providers plan and manage their programs in a responsible and sustainable manner. In May-June 2011, TIES, with the support of voluntourism project partner Planeterra, and in collaboration with an International Advisory Committee representing a wide range of industry fields and regions, conducted an industry survey with the aim of gathering data on current issues, challenges, and opportunities in the field of voluntourism.
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Planeterra Continues to Define Its Role as a Nonprofit Organization By Putting People and Places at Center of Its New Strategic Agenda
Planeterra, an international non-profit organization based in Toronto, Canada is accelerating its capacity to support a growing number of sustainable development projects worldwide, in places where G Adventures and its travel industry partners operate adventure and cultural tours.
Founded in 2003 by G Adventures' owner and founder, Bruce Poon Tip, Planeterra intends to break new ground by backing long-term solutions in key travel...
By Jo Lancaster, Edge of Africa
If you are considering joining a volunteer program in South Africa, then you are likely the kind of person who wants to make a positive contribution, be it to conservation or to a community in need. However, before deciding which project you want to join, there are a few things that you may want to consider.
Does the project have a genuine need for volunteers?
The whole idea of volunteering is for you to make a real and significant contribution to a cause through your specialist skills, or simply through your hard work and enthusiasm! Be...
Delegates will Leave Positive Footprint by Rolling Up Sleeves to Work on a Community Garden and Outdoor Ecological Restoration Activities
Portland, OR, June 15, 2010 - For the first time in the event's history, delegates of the Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism Conference (ESTC) held Sept. 8-10 in Portland, Oregon, USA will have the opportunity to participate in actual volunteer activities during field sessions.
The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) and the destination hosts Travel Oregon and Travel Portland are working with the ESTC Voluntourism Partner...
By Linda Rivero, President and Founder, Women Travel for Peace
As our ferry approached the opposite shore of Senegal's Soungrougrou River, the air began to throb with rhythmic drumming. Waving arms and brilliant smiles beckoned to us. The stunning village women, dressed in their dazzlingly colorful boubous, ran to us singing and clapping as we disembarked.
We were the five women who had traveled to Senegal with Women Travel for Peace. Our goal: to fund and help construct a sturdy, concrete well for the women's farming collective. While this project had begun...
By Sallie Grayson, Programme Director, people and places
There's been a huge increase in the number of chat rooms about responsible travel and volunteering. Even a perfunctory trawl through the mass of news and views now available shows that one of the biggest surprises to many volunteers is how little of the money they paid, to the organisation that marketed and arranged their placement, actually reaches the country they are volunteering in - never mind the community with whom they work.
Many people researching volunteer opportunities firstly question...
By Kelly May, CTB Project Manager, North Andaman Tsunami Relief (NATR) / Andaman Discoveries
There's nothing more rewarding than selflessly helping others. Combine this with the chance to travel to exotic destinations off the beaten tourist track and you have the potential for a memorable trip. "Volun-touring," as it has become known in the tourist industry, is an ideal way to gain authentic experience and engage with the local people. It also gives you the chance to give back to the communities you visit, much more than you can by simply taking photographs or...
