VOLUNTEERING: Whether you’re an experienced professional offering your skills, or a first-time traveller wanting to try your hand at something new, here are some tips for ensuring that you give …
Claire Bennett - Contributor, GlobeRovers
Claire Bennett - Contributor, GlobeRovers
Claire lives and works in Kathmandu, Nepal, and freelances as a trainer and consultant. She is passionate about global education, ethical travel and ensuring good intentions are put to good use. She is co-author of Learning Service: The Essential Guide to Volunteering Abroad.
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The much-debated topic in volunteer travel is “to pay or not to pay”. On the surface, paying a fee to volunteer can seem like a contradiction in terms—if you are …
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When sifting through brochures and websites advertising volunteer opportunities, it can be difficult to work out which ones are ethical and which ones might not line up with your good …
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Volunteer Tourism, quaintly nicknamed “voluntourism”, is a booming travel trend estimated to be worth $2.6 billion and involve over 20 million travellers annually. A growing number of people (especially millennials …