Displaying items by tag: international development and relief

Working in disaster and conflict zones exacts a high mental toll on aid workers. Recognizing the fact would be a good first step.
Published in Travel Health
Well-founded criticisms tangle with on-the-ground realities. Should volunteers be part of the mix?
Published in Volunteer Abroad
A program aimed at providing assistance to female survivors of violence is launched in Copán, Honduras.
Published in Volunteer Abroad Blogs
What can a group of women running a restaurant in Myanmar teach a veteran Toronto cooking school instructor and Cuso International volunteer? Plenty.
Published in Volunteer Abroad
Volunteer health and medical placements abroad can be enormously beneficial, or terribly irresponsible. Here are five ways to avoid common pitfalls.
Published in Volunteer Abroad
Read about Rubén’s incredible experience with his wife and daughter as an International Development Scientist in the Amazon jungles of Peru.
Planning to change the world? This veteran development worker says pitch the pretence and pack your humility.
Published in Volunteer Abroad
Since 1949, Raptim Travel has pioneered humanitarian travel, forging the way for humanitarian organizations to deliver care where it’s needed most.
The essential course to prepare professionals for work opportunities and careers in international development - October 27-31, 2014
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