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Volunteer Vacations: Short-Term Adventures That Will Benefit You and Others
For those looking for a way to make a difference while on vacation--simultaneously getting away and using their talents to improve the world--this guide shows you how a short-term volunteer stint can transform your life as much as the people, animals, and ecology you choose to help. This fully updated edition is filled with in-depth information and profiles of more than 15...more
Paperback, 416 pages
Published
February 1st 2006
by Chicago Review Press
(first published 1992)
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This is a must-have resource for those who wish to use their vacation time to help others, see the world, and apply their skills and interests to a good cause.
The 11th edition is up-to-date, thorough, and filled with just the right balance of important information and personal narratives.
The trips are presented in alphabetical order and are also indexed by:
• Cost
• Length
• Location
• Season
• Project type
• Family-friendly projects
• Disability-friendly projects
• Senior-friendly projects
The book i...more
The 11th edition is up-to-date, thorough, and filled with just the right balance of important information and personal narratives.
The trips are presented in alphabetical order and are also indexed by:
• Cost
• Length
• Location
• Season
• Project type
• Family-friendly projects
• Disability-friendly projects
• Senior-friendly projects
The book i...more
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This is the book to read if you are interested in volunteering somewhere for your vacation. The book is arranged alphabetically by volunteer organization and there's a little something for everyone included.
Information included for each entry is:
Name of volunteer group; contact information including email address & website; project type, e.g. historic preservation, natural conservation, education, etc.; mission statement of the organization; year the organization was founded; funding source...more
Information included for each entry is:
Name of volunteer group; contact information including email address & website; project type, e.g. historic preservation, natural conservation, education, etc.; mission statement of the organization; year the organization was founded; funding source...more
This is essentially a phone/contact book for different organizations around the world that offer volunteer opportunities. Finding organizations that don't charge you an arm and a leg for your volunteer work can sometimes be difficult, unless you're volunteering in the States someplace close to where you live. I never found anything that worked for me, check it out from the library instead of buying it.
This book is a pretty good research for anyone interested in volunteering abroad. It gives short descriptions of every imaginable program - only problem is they don't have enough room to go in to depth. If nothing else, it'll give you some ideas. You'll just have to do the rest of the research yourself.
If you don't vacation well (can't sit still, don't want to be a tourist), you might want to consider doing something productive/meaningful with the time you have off. Volunteer Vacations offers listings/descriptions/information for many organizations that provide service opportunities for people of all ages and circumstances. There's bound to be something in this volume that will fit into your time schedule, budget, and desired geographic area.
This is probably not something you want to read all...more
This is probably not something you want to read all...more
Very interesting. I definitely learned what I hoped to learn via this book. It would be greatly improved by other editions being organized some way other than alphabetically by organization name (world region, type of volunteer work, ages of volunteers accepted, etc.). There is an index that covers some of those thing, but it would have been more useful having that information up front. There are many, many ways that people can use their vacation time to help the world.
Some very interesting volunteer vacations many of which are suitable for seniors. A great way to travel at reasonable rates, view other cultures, and be of some use.
Looks like it's better to wait until the kids are in high school. The information in this book was organized so poorly and is probably outdated quickly.
Dec 23, 2008
Trish Steen
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Don't buy! You can find everything online!
Have fun while making a difference on vacation
This book isn't really "amazing," but it is certainly indispensable for anyone interested in voluntourism. Although, paper is entirely the wrong format. Needs to be a website so you can sort and filter.
A useful guide to learning about the many volunteer vacation options.
This is a pleasant introduction, and I'm going on a 3-week volunteer trip with one of the groups they recommend. It's a very "factual" book, but only shows the "good" aspect of volunteering. After reading Paul Theroux's Dark Star Safari and V.S. Naipaul's book on Africa (title escapes me), I wish the editors had a section pointing out what some intelligent naysayers believe.
another one of those books that makes me question why I don't go more places. Then I go to the beach or to Big Basin and realize "oh, yeah, when I lived in SoCal I used to leap at the chance to go away, but now I live HERE"
If i DID take vacations, I'd love to do something like these, likely the trailbuilding kind...
If i DID take vacations, I'd love to do something like these, likely the trailbuilding kind...
A gift from my daughter, Jessica! I found an organization that provides medical care in Peru through this book...and it was my "volunteer vaction" last fall! Looking forward to finding my next one.
It was informative and useful since it only lists organizations that were vetted by the authors. Unfortunately for me, I did not find a project that I plan to undertake.
Lists all the basics about a lot of volunteer programs around the world. A good start for those looking to volunteer abroad, but you will need more information.
I got some good ideas from this book although you can get the most recent opportunities online, I imagine.
If only I had the money to afford the plane fare to get to these awesome locations.
I found a few trips here that I am interested in and may pursue.
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