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Organizational Profile: What Took You So Long


What Took You So Long sets off on a 14,000+km. journey in Africa to document hopeful stories and help NGOs.   More »

Organizational Profile: Journeys Within Our Communities

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A profile of Journeys Within Our Communities.   More »

Citizen Diplomacy in Iran

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Formal diplomacy is important. But citizen diplomacy may be even more powerful.   More »

British Politician Leads Bold International Aid Effort for Palestine

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For British MP George Galloway, meaning isn't in talk. It's in action.   More »

First Person Dispatch: Caring for Orphaned Kids in Mexico

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Matador contributor Dominic DeGrazier expects to find a dirty, sad orphange. Instead, he finds a home-like atmosphere, full of color and life.   More »

Matador Organizational Profile: Collective Lens


Photographs can change the world.   More »

After the Quake: Green Rebuilding In Sichuan

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"The rebuilding process will take five, ten years or even more,” says volunteer Wang Wei.... “Our generation and the next must continue this rebui  More »

Voluntourism 101

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How do you find a sponsoring organization? How do you choose an opportunity? Read on....  More »

The Favela Tour: Changing Perspectives on the Slums of Rio

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"People in Rio should start to see that ignoring favelas is not the solution. "  More »

Home at Papa’s House

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Discover one org that gives Nepali orphans a chance for a better life.   More »

Interview with Jake de Grazia, Founder of The Carrot Project

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Meet a young social entrepreneur building a business out of guiding socially responsible consumerism.   More »

Big Brother Mouse: A Book for Every Child in Laos

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Helping the people of rural Laos, one book at a time.   More »

Travel Blogging for Change

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Learn how travel bloggers are fighting hunger and poverty worldwide, and what you can do to help.   More »

Save the Waves Coalition

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Meet an org dedicated to protecting surf spots around the planet and educating local people about their value.  More »

A Safe Passage: Volunteering in Guatemala

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How one NGO is empowering hundreds of the poorest kids in Guatemala City through education.   More »

The Best Volunteer Opportunities for Divers Worldwide

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Change the world . . . one dive trip at a time.  More »

Witness for Peace

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Look. Listen. Learn. Voluntourism with Witness for Peace in Colombia.   More »

Casa do Caminho: Getting Orphans off the Streets

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In Brazil, getting orphans and street children off the streets is literally a matter of life and death.   More »

Doctors Without Borders: A Conversation with Kathryn MacLaughlin

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Doctors and volunteers changing the world.  More »

Cinterandes: Innovating Mobile Medicine in Ecuador

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"The decisions that will change our country...will come from...working with the people."  More »

Sonidos de la Tierra: Saving Children Through Music

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“The young person who plays Mozart by day does not break shop windows at night.”   More »

The Advocacy Project: Bringing Human Rights Home

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As the world is struggling to make sense of mass-scale atrocities, environmental damage and geo-economic inequalities, the Advocacy Project is using t  More »

“All Corners of the Earth”: Volunteer Travel with Kiva’s Fellows Program

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Kiva.org needs your help to make the micro finance revolution a reality.   More »

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