News and Announcements
Spring 2023 volunteering update
The Director of the U.N. World Health Organization (WHO), has announced that the Covid 19 Global Health Emergency has ended. The disease hasn’t left us, and we need to be cautious, but the announcement will facilitate international travel and volunteering. The world certainly needs the help of humanitarian volunteers and workers. Climate change, and war, ...
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Interviews
Interview with author Susan E. Gibson
The number of Covid infections are in decline world wide. We are now able to plan international trips and volunteer assignments with reasonable confidence that we can complete them. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing author Susan E. Gibson. Susan has written what I believe is the most useful and practical book on international ...
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News and Announcements
Planning Retirement Abroad
Just when we thought we were seeing some light in the Covid 19 crisis along comes Omicron. As I write, the Omicron threat is fading, vaccination rates have risen, and some countries are loosening their travel restrictions. It will be a while before travel and international volunteering will return to its pre-Covid levels. That doesn’t ...
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News and Announcements
International Volunteer Sending Organizations Resuming Operations
International volunteer sending organizations are resuming international operations and sending volunteers.. If you are interested in a volunteer assignment abroad, I strongly suggest you first choose the type of assignment you would like and the part of the world in which you would like to serve. You can do this by visiting Volunteer Programs on our website. ...
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News and Announcements
Effects of COVID-19 on Global Volunteering
Times continue to be difficult for international volunteer organizations. The Covid-19 variants are wreaking havoc in areas that previously had the outbreak under control. It is very difficult to plan and schedule volunteer assignments and trips. Virtual international volunteering continues to be an important way for the volunteer to stay involved and to help. Until ...
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