Volunteering

A directory of free volunteering opportunties

November 23, 2010

A new volunteer directory has been launched for free and low-cost volunteering opportunity around the world.

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To volunteer, or to work?

August 24, 2010

Originally I set out to travel and incorporate volunteering as a substantial part of the journey. However, my recent experience in Maesot has taught me that I don’t have to do it independently and I don’t have to do it with my own money – I can get paid to do it too. Here are my thoughts on shifting my approach from volunteering, to paid philanthropy.

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PCs for Migrant Children: an update

August 8, 2010

It’s been a while since I started my ‘PCs for Migrant Children’ campaign, but the process of delivering computers into the schools is underway and I’m seeing success, as well as frustrations. Here is an update.

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Further discussion on the importance of English teaching

August 2, 2010

Is teaching English as a second language to impoverished children in rural areas really an important endeavour for volunteers? This article continues the discussion with suggestions to replace the large classroom teaching with smaller, more intensive lessons.

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Does English teaching really make a difference?

July 30, 2010

Does English teaching make a difference to impoverished communities? When undertaking meaningful travel, does this count?

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What does Meaningful Travel really involve?

July 27, 2010

I’ve been ‘on the road’ for nearly 7 months already and I’ve had a whole plethora of experiences since I started. I wouldn’t substitute my time spent so far for anything, since just now in my life it’s what I want to do. But what is this so-called “meaningful travel” malarkey all about?

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PCs for Migrant Children: The story so far

July 12, 2010

At the time of writing, it’s been a full 2 weeks since I launched my PCs for migrant children campaign on my blog. It’s been a very interesting time to say the least and I’ve learned quite a bit about fundraising, collecting money online, getting the word out, and learning more about the people that I know and realising the efforts that many of them will go to to donate and spread the word for causes they believe in. It’s been brilliant!

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PCs for Migrant Children Campaign

June 29, 2010

I’m currently volunteering in some migrant schools in Mae Sot, Thailand, teaching English. I originally came to teach IT, but there are no computers here! So I’ve had the idea to raise some money to purchase second-hand PCs and install them there as a basic for students and teachers to learn some basic IT skills. Can you help?

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Volunteering in Maesot: Who are the Karen and why should you care?

June 20, 2010

The Karen ethnic group in Myanmar/Burma has been in conflict for over half a century. Many are internally displaced within their own country, and many have fled across the border into Thailand. This article details some of the situation here in the border town of Mae Sot, Thailand.

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Volunteering in Bali and what I’ve done so far

May 9, 2010

When you make a difference, you make a huge difference. Whatever your speciality is, be it teaching, Information Technology, medicine, nutrition, anything… you made a huge difference by becoming a local expert. When you hold knowledge, or have a skill, that a group of people don’t currently possess you are an asset to those people. But only if you give your time to them.

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