Global Volunteer Guide 2006
By Outpost 
Our annual comprehensive guide to global volunteering and making a difference overseas.
Whether we have two weeks, two months or two years, more and more Canadians are signing up to teach in classrooms, provide medical aid, build schools and dig ditches around the world than ever before. From raw and eager teens to savvy 75-year-olds, we’re making a global contribution, and it’s a wave that keeps growing.
Get inspired with this year’s team of Travellers for Change—10 Canadians who’ve built their lives around helping others in far-flung corners of the planet. Then discover how you can do it yourself with our comprehensive listing of overseas development and volunteer agencies. We’ve expanded this year’s guide to also include a special section on education experiences—unique university-level field work and immersion opportunities often with a development component. From archaeology and engineering to nursing and social work, there are a plethora of for-credit options in a global, real world context.
And, as though to remind ourselves that sometimes the simplest solutions are the best ones, we examine five low-tech tools and innovations that are making change around the globe, from sugarcane charcoal to a merry-go-round that pumps clean water while children play.
Consider this a guide to once-in-a-lifetime experiences—the first step to interacting with the world in a new way. It may just change the way you travel.
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So can Global Volunteer Guide be obtained off line? If so, deatails please. My local McNally Robinson says there’s no record of it in print. Thanks
I’m in my mid 40’s, well travelled and have a 14 year old daughter and we are both interested in volunteering overseas to help educate little ones, in English, problem soving, simple games, teaching rudimentary cleanliness/dressings and help with first aid, or just assist where need be, for a couple of weeks. We are both strong enough to build/haul etc.Does anyone have any ideas on where and how to get started/involved? I appreciate any imput.