Articles
Observation of Local Elections in Ukraine
One of the great personal returns of international volunteering is the friends one makes. Late last week I returned from Ukraine where I was an observer to the local elections. It was an interesting and satisfying mission. A lot of new friends were made (see photo of our team in Poltava) and many old acquaintances ...
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Interviews
Interview with Elizabeth Andrews – Habitat for Humanity Team Leader
Elizabeth Andrews is an anthropologist by education and profession. She worked as an anthropologist for many years for the State of Alaska. In 2002 Elizabeth was inspired to volunteer internationally with Habitat for Humanity. She is now a Team Leader and will be leading teams to Kyrgyzstan and Guatemala later this year. Elizabeth discusses ...
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Interviews
An Interview with Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet
Gregory Hubbs, Editor-in-Chief of Transitions Abroad and I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet. Hessler-Radelet has made some major and positive changes to Peace Corps during her tenure. Among other changes, she has shortened the time it takes to process applications and put an emphasis on recruiting volunteers over the ...
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Interviews
An Interview with Nicholas Kristof
I recently interviewed, Nicholas Kristof, New York Times Op-Ed columnist via email. The interview appeared in Transitions Abroad. Kristof and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, have written an excellent book, A Path Appears, about, as the sub-title says, “Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity”. The book discusses how important small donations of time and money are to successful individual and ...
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Articles
International Volunteering – Online!
Did you know that you can volunteer internationally online? You can. Consequently, it is the perfect way to begin your international volunteering career. Also, when you are in a position where travel is out of the question it is also a great way to contribute internationally. The United Nations Volunteer (UNV) programme has an Online ...
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