CBC News, in association with Outpost magazine, and presented by Manulife Financial, introduces: Canada’s Champions of Change, a national people’s choice awards program in search of our country’s top volunteers!...read more
The Global Volunteer Guide is a three part series on the individuals, institutions and inventions making a difference--and the trips you can take to affect change. From Outpost issue 67. In part one, we profile the heroes....read more
Integrating travel and volunteerism is a surefire way to leave footprints wherever your next adventure might take you. A guide to short and long-term overseas opportunities.
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
American Field Service
Founded in 1914 to transport wounded French soldiers during the First World War, the American Field Service has emerged into an international volunteer organization, providing intercultural learning [...]...read more
Building a Place to Learn
Allan Wigood, 76, Retired – Kitchener, ON
The proud owner of a new motor home, Allan Wigood was all set for retirement in 1989 when he took a trip to Central America as a volunteer with the NGO World Accord. “After witnessing the living conditions in Honduras and Guatemala,” has says, “I [...]...read more
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, [...]...read more