Try a volunteer vacation to travel and give back

While working on the Crusie4Haiti fundraiser cruise, I have discovered many great travel opportunities to help people travel and volunteer.  This is just a start of some great programs that can help you get started.

Links to cool opportunties for volunteer travel:

Here are some handy links to get started on learning more about voluntourism

  • Airline Ambassadors: Guided tours that support their service mission projects.
  • Cruise 4 Haiti: Take a cruise. Help rebuild an island. A social media inspired fundraiser cruise with volunteering opportunities for guests to give back and help relief efforts in Haiti.
  • Mondial Assistance is an official partner of MASSIVEGOOD, a humanitarian aid project launched by the Millennium Foundation on September 23rd 2009
  • The Ritz-Carlton Give Back Getaways® voluntourism program offers our guests an exceptional opportunity to combine volunteer work with travel and give back to the community in a way that is meaningful to them and to the lives of others.
  • Together For Good: A non-profit organization created to help traveling individuals make a difference in the lives of others.
  • Travelocity: Travel For Good offers voluntours
  • United Planet: Fostering Cross-Cultural Understanding Locally, Online and Globally.

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  3. There are many grassroots organizations that welcome volunteers around the globe. I teach a class on inexpensive global volunteering and highlight the places that I’ve gone and the hundreds more that I’ve found. http://www.inexpensiveglobalvolunteering.com let’s go!

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