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17 excellent reasons to volunteer in 2019
2019 is here at last! Is volunteering on your New Year resolutions list? If not, here are 17 reasons to volunteer in 2019. 1) It's good for your health No, we aren’t making this up. Studies have found that when you stop thinking about your own problems and focus on...
India Travel planning: Lessons learned from a long-time volunteer
Original photo: Sankara Subramanian As a woman who grew up in North America in the ‘70s and ‘80s, I was incredibly privileged to benefit from first-wave feminism. I was told I could be anything I wanted as a girl, and in this era of prosperity and optimism, it seemed...
Venture to Athens or volunteer in Kyparissia: or do both
Original photo: Tobias Van Der Elst Why not go the extra mile in Greece (quite literally!) and go on a trip that mixes travel with volunteering? With its mix of ancient sun-bleached ruins and lively culture, it’s unsurprising that Athens is considered a ‘must-see’ on...
Why women’s education benefits everybody
From learning about menstrual health, to how to build a business, women’s education is something that benefits everybody, regardless of gender. Roughly 50% of the world’s population are women, yet a shocking number of women across the planet are left uneducated from a...
A sinking fort in the desert
Original photo: Ashwin Kumar Rising 350ft from the sand and flanked by 99 bastions, the Jaisalmer Fort is a formidable presence in the Thar Desert of India. The fort, built in 1156, was an established trade stop of the Silk Road. Yet the past forty years of increased...
Ghanaian food: What you’re missing out on
Original photo: benketaro Interested in the cuisine of Ghana? Here is GVI’s guide to Ghanaian food. Delectable spices and filling staples make the food of Ghana something not to be missed. But Ghanaian food is about more than mere sustenance: it is a way to express...
Chance encounters: A shifted perspective on women’s empowerment
Original photo: David Dennis Women’s empowerment is an issue that affects everybody, regardless of gender, nationality or age. It is for this reason that women’s empowerment is one of the most important issues of our time. Any doubts I had about this were disavowed...
Four reasons to overcome your fear of sharks
Original photo: Chris Hoare I waited four long years to see my first shark. I was diving in Komodo National Park in Indonesia at Castle Rock, a pinnacle where the coral reef clung to the rock against swirling currents. Without warning, a blacktip reef shark surged...
All about cheetahs: Fun facts, why cheetahs are facing extinction & how you can help
If you have a passion for cats, or, in fact, fast cars, it’s likely you’ve read up a bit about the magnificent animal known as the cheetah. Quick, agile, and, at the same time, beautiful, these magnificent cats are the world’s fastest land animal and are, sadly, under...
The top ten volunteer projects for 2019
2018 is upon us! As you run down your checklist of things you want to accomplish this year, be sure to keep a spare sheet of paper for the top volunteering projects where you want to visit and volunteer! There are plenty of reasons to volunteer abroad with...
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