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Posted By:  rdart
Posted On:  Apr 20, 2012

  Life at the Orphanage

  The orphanage itself is a two-room hut built of mud over bamboo foundations like many of the buildings around here. It is a hot box during the day as a result of its uninsulated tin roof. inside it is a bare concrete floor. It is managed by the "Mummy", her real name...... [view]

Posted By:  rdart
Posted On:  Apr 2, 2012

  The Project... Jeepers wish me luck!

So April has arrived marking my last month in Nepal. So for an update of where I am and what I am doing follows. A lot has happened since my last blog post. So I will be brief. I am in Sauraha. A small village north of the Chitwan National park which eventually borders with India. As I...... [view]

Posted By:  rdart
Posted On:  Mar 11, 2012

  Happy Holi - Part 2. Read Part 1 First.

  Now one thing that you need to know about Chobhar is that there is no running water. all the water has to be collected from the village pumps and then carted back to the houses. When the water ran out in the houses during Holi, people then turned to the vermillion powder and...... [view]

Posted By:  rdart
Posted On:  Mar 11, 2012

  The Waiting Game

Well I have been stuck in Kathmandu for three days now. I was supposed to go to Pokhara last Thursday (it's Sunday now) for about 5 days of tours and sightseeing. The office received a phone call explaining there was mail for me to be collected. We arranged for the mail depot to stay open (it was...... [view]

Posted By:  rdart
Posted On:  Mar 10, 2012

  Happy Holi - Part 1

I have mentioned the Holi festival before, explaining that it was a festival of throwing colour and water on people. It is a Hindu festival which I have since learned reflects a legend which loosely runs along the line of one god worshipped another god instead of his father. Consequently the...... [view]

Posted By:  rdart
Posted On:  Mar 1, 2012

  Where There is Smoke There is Fire!

This is a blend of several events over the last fortnight. Usually I finish a blog on a Monday and anything new makes the blog the following week. This one is a little mixed up. I've put the dates in and hope it makes sense. Today (21/2) I was teaching year 8 whose theme this year has been...... [view]

Posted By:  rdart
Posted On:  Feb 24, 2012

  A Long Weekend

Today is Wednesday 22nd of February 2012 and marks the end of my third week here in Nepal. It is also the first day of the Tibetan New Year although most monasteries aren't partaking in their regular festivities, as a result of a significant member of the Buddhist hierarchy having passed...... [view]

Posted By:  Davmaz123
Posted On:  Jan 3, 2012

  My birthday and my first words in this blog!

Hi everyone! This is my first time writing in my blog in my birthday ! My name is David, working currently for the Kamalbe Spanish School, we are a non profit organizatio where we believe in  the Culture Exchange between Guatemala and the people around the world....... [view]

Posted By:  mukuba
Posted On:  Apr 16, 2011

  5 questions you must ask yourself before volunteering abroad

  Volunteering, especially volunteering abroad, is one of those life changing experiences an individual can go through, it can form some of the best moments of one’s life or the worst, and so before a person commits themselves to volunteering abroad, there are a few things...... [view]

Posted By:  mukuba
Posted On:  Apr 4, 2011

  5 things to know before hosting an international volunteer

  “Home is the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.” - Robert Frost quotes. There are many people out there who love meeting new friends and making connections. They don’t get satisfied with meeting only people of their area and...... [view]

Posted By:  mukuba
Posted On:  Mar 31, 2011

  Top 5 tips how to make friends while volunteering abroad

  “God and angels don't get paid even though theirs is some of the most important work around.  Ditto for volunteers.”  ~Cherishe Archer.Some of the fears for volunteers when they are going abroad are whether they will be able to make friends. Some fear...... [view]

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Organizations // Events // Toolkits & Publications

  TOUT-MONDE BRASIL

Submitted By:   javaligwada
Website:  http://toutmondebrasil.wordpress.com
Phone:  +55- 71-91114635
E-mail:  toutmondebrasil@gmail.com
  Vision:   Develop peace and understanding, social justice and access to equal opportunities throughout the world and in Brazil with the hlep of international volunteers Développer la paix et la compréhension, la justice sociale......
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  Volunteer Aid Nepal

Submitted By:   nepal2012
Website:  http://www.volunteeraidnepal.org
Phone:  97712299495
E-mail:  info@volunteeraidnepal.org
  Vision:   At Volunteer Aid Nepal, we envision a society in which a wide range of opportunities exist, and each community member is guaranteed an equal chance at those opportunities. As a helping hand and support center for the......
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  Recruit in Canada

Submitted By:   katieidle
Website:  http://www.recruitincanada.com
Phone:  778 998 3587
E-mail:  katie@recruitincanada.com
  Vision:   To provide Canadian students of all ages with up-to-date, comprehensive information on studying undergraduate and postgraduate programs overseas, as well as presenting them with a wide range of travel and gap year options.......
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  Help From Home

Submitted By:   HelpFromHome
Website:  http://www.helpfromhome.org
Phone:  +44 (0) 2920541701
E-mail:  challenge@helpfromhome.org
  Vision:   To extend the reach of microvolunteering to as many sectors of society as possible, including prisons, responsible tourism markets, businesses, schools, the elderly, home based people etc. To continue promoting the fact......
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  Mladiinfo

Submitted By:   ondrej
Website:  http://www.mladiinfo.com/
Phone:  +389 (0)2 520 98 90
E-mail:  info@mladiinfo.com
  Vision:   Mladiinfo wants to be a place, where young people can get informations about educational opportunities. We are especially focused on free education with scholarships support on payed internships abroad and on low fees......
  City:   Skopje
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  Youth For Understanding (YFU) Egypt

Submitted By:   Daliash
Website:  http://www.yfuegypt.org/
Phone:  (+202) 2252 7044
E-mail:  info@yfuegypt.org
  Vision:   Youth For Understanding (YFU) prepares young people for their responsibilities and opportunities in a changing, interdependent world. Youth For Understanding (YFU) is a worldwide movement of committed individuals and......
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  THE ASSOCIATION FOR AKHA EDUCATION AND CULTURE IN THAILAND (AFECT)

Submitted By:   AFECT
Website:  http://www.akhathai.org
Phone:  +66856079604
E-mail:  info@akhaasia.org
  Vision:   Without an inbound philosophy we feel an organization lacks meaning but it also needs outward vision and direction. In the late 80's and early 90's, AFECT became one of the biggest NGOs in Northern Thailand with over 28......
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  Rhealyz Africa

Submitted By:   retlinks
Website:  http://www.letsrealize.wordpress.com
Phone:  234-8035820593
E-mail:  letsrealize@gmail.com
  Vision:   A unique community of positive mindset , conscience driven and socially Responsible Africans. A community made up of competent Youthful Africans, burning with passion and excelling outstandingly in their chosen endeavours......
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  Quest Volunteer travels

Submitted By:   Avie
Website:  http://questvolunteer-adventures.webs.com
Phone:  +977-1-4222738
E-mail:  questvolunteer@wlink.com.np
  Vision:   We envision to use volunteering works and traveling tourism funds to alleviate poverty, implements Environmental Awareness and sustainable development programs within Nepal & the Philippines . We aspire to foster peace......
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  Students Offering Support

Submitted By:   sosnational
Website:  http://www.studentsofferingsupport.ca
Phone:  5194986528
E-mail:  info@studentsofferingsupport.ca
  Vision:   To help students locally understand university material, helping them get through exams. By doing this, it generates $100,000's for educational based sustainable development projects around the world; empowering youth......
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  Lucca Leadership North America

Submitted By:   llna
Website:  http://www.luccaleadership.org/north-america
Phone:  847-878-2105
E-mail:  russell.porter@luccaleadership.org
  Vision:   Lucca Leadership runs courses in transformational leadership which enable young people of all nationalities and backgrounds to discover their purpose, clarify their vision and develop the skills needed to make change......
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  Volunteer online

Submitted By:   amzaq
Committers:  217
Date Created:  2007-11-14
Description:   To help people with the little capacity I posses, in a well mannered and friendly way, by using the Internet to volunteer virtually.
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