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Volunteering, and humanitarian service that makes a difference, is vitally needed in today’s world of turmoil and strife. A key to filling this need is finding volunteer organizations that actually make a positive difference.  In this newsletter, you will find articles with ideas that can help you choose volunteer experiences  that matter both to the ...

Hello All: I have been thinking, deeply, about what I should write in this newsletter introduction. On the downside, the current international events: war, famine, and the conduct of selfish politicians, make one seriously wonder about the future of civilization. On the upside, as international travelers and volunteers, we have the opportunity to interact with ...

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, ...

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 ...