Category: Travel Publisher: Full Flight Press
ISBN-10: 0987706144
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 138
Copyright: Oct 1, 2012
ISBN-13: 9780987706140
A guide for how to find ethical and sustainable international volunteer opportunities. Filled with photography, first-hand stories, and practical advice.
The Volunteer Traveler’s Handbook guides new and veteran travelers through the challenges of finding, vetting, and choosing their ideal volunteer experience. The book’s practical advice is interwoven with first-person narrative, stories from a wide range of volunteers, beautiful photography, and expert interviews to help interested volunteers find meaningful ways to give back to communities all over the world-through volunteering, but also through social enterprises and supporting sustainable tourism practices.
The book gives advice beyond merely where to volunteer, it delves deep into the industry and answers the questions I had never thought to ask before I volunteered. Among other topics, the book covers:
the psychology and ethics of volunteering.
volunteer stories from a diverse range of volunteers (solo, family, senior, professional, etc.).
practical strategies for finding and vetting volunteer organizations.
tips to adjust to life as a volunteer.
traveling advice covering safety, packing, food, and cultural immersion.
resource lists of international volunteering opportunities to begin your research.
Professional Reviews
National Geographic Review
This book ... is full of practical tips and personal stories that can help a traveler prepare for a successful volunteer experience that will be ethical and rewarding.
- Marilyn Terrell, Chief Researcher at National Geographic Traveler
Answers the right questions
I wish I'd had this handbook when I volunteered! Shannon asks all the right questions and offers practical advice from her own globetrotting experiences.
- Ken Budd, Author of the memoir "The Voluntourist"
I'll be recommending it...
"Shannon does an excellent job of laying the groundwork for those who are interested in volunteering overseas. I'll be recommending this book to all my readers who are looking to volunteer overseas.
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