international volunteerism

Better Care Better Volunteering Network, Interview with Anna McKeon ( Part II)

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Have you ever heard of Better Care Better Volunteering Network? Have you ever consider that international volunteering based at children homes is not a so good idea? Find here some interesting results on the country studies covered by the initiative. Part I was published on 27th March, 2015 at http://sharing4good.org/article/interview-anna-mckeon-communication-consultant-better-care-better

Rethinking International Volunteering (Part II): Interview with Claire Bennett, Major Trends on International Volunteerism

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Claire Bennett, Co-Founder, Learning Service and Co-Author of Re-Thinking International Volunteering, an upcoming book that will offer a paradigm shift in the way we think about volunteeering overseas. In this second part of the interview, Claire focuses on major trends related to the subject from the rise of short term volunteerism, the influence of internet and payment based volunteering.

Few Ideas for Action: A Short Essay on Voluntourism and Orphanage Volunteering

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Next Generation Nepal, NGN an international organization working in the field of child protection, recently released “The Paradox of Orphanage Volunteering”, a landmark study on the impact of international volunteering within children institutions in Nepal. Hopefully the Report will help kick out a national conversation on a particular sensitive.

"Volun-tourism" in children homes of Nepal : let's find a middle path

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Thousands of young foreigners every year come to Nepal to volunteer in children homes. Their motivations and goals are praiseworthy but there are some risks involved and some sort of regulation or better self regulations are needed. A balanced approach is possible while the government of Nepal should legalize and regulate this self made type of international volunteerism.

My Buddy Mike, an inspiring example of international volunteer

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International volunteering is definitely a positive phenomenon within the volunteerism movement. Still much more could be harnessed if long term international volunteers are better equipped, encouraged to promote the volunteering inspired society at grassroots level. see what Mike is doing