Kirsty Henderson

Kirsty has spent over 12 months out of the past two and a half years as a volunteer. During that time she’s done disaster relief work in Bangladesh, Indonesia and twice in Haiti. She has written an ebook called The Underground Guide to International Volunteering (http://www.nerdynomad.com/volunteering) which gives tips and advice to travellers who want to make their trips more meaningful through volunteering. It costs $14 with $7 of each sale being donated to Hands On Disaster Response (http://www.hodr.org), the organization she has spent so much time volunteering with.

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John Dwyer

John was over 50 when he joined the Peace Corps. His service in Guatemala led to work as a United Nations Volunteer in Bosnia and Herzegovina after the Bosnian War. He has since worked or volunteered in 12 other countries. A particular highlight of his international work was managing camps for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in 2002 in Herat, Afghanistan. Development work in Kandahar, Afghanistan also stands out. He has traveled to 53 countries in total and continues to both travel and volunteer internationally.

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