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Volunteer Programs and Vacation Tours Abroad
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Considerations for Volunteering Overseas…
with Your Kids by Amy
E. Robertson
What to consider when volunteering abroad
with your kids, including useful resources. |
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Crocodile
Love: Travel Tales from an Extended
Honeymoon
An interview with Joshua Berman about his
new book, Crocodile Love, in which a fascinating
honeymoon extending around the world with
his wife is centered on volunteering. |
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Sage
Tea and Starlight in Wadi, Jordan by
Amy E. Robertson
Family travel to a desert camp turns into
a genuine physical and cultural adventure,
guided by the Bedouins, and staying in localized
accommodation. |
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International
Volunteering with Your Family: Inter-Generational
and Cross Cultural Considerations by Zahara
Heckscher |
Family
Volunteering Abroad by Alan Wright |
Volunteering
Abroad as a Family on Farms by Alice Griffin |
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Family Volunteers in Bhutan by Penny Siefker |
Projects Abroad
Worldwide
Projects Abroad is the world's largest international volunteer organization. Trusted by over 127,000 volunteers. Discover over 20 exciting countries across 5 continents: Argentina, Botswana, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Ecuador - Galapagos, Fiji, Ghana, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mexico, Mongolia, Nepal, Peru, Philippines, Romania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, and Vietnam. Volunteer programs start year-round and last from one week to a year. Opportunities exist in teaching, childcare, social work, conservation, community development, medicine, human rights, journalism, international development, language courses, and more! Programs are for ages 16+.
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Contact: Projects Abroad Inc. 600
B Street, Suite 300, San Diego, CA, 92101.
Tel: (+1) 212 244 7234.
Email: info@projects-abroad.org
Website: www.projects-abroad.org |
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Discover
Ecuador's Four Worlds
Does it seem to you that all travelers these
days have the same experiences and come home with
the same tales? Be more than just a tourist with your
family, and get to know Ecuador in a way that only
local specialists can show you! Your adventure starts
with Spanish classes, along with cultural excursions
to get to know the Andes highlands better. Then have
the unique chance to get involved by working with
street children, sports or helping to rehabilitate
Wildlife. End your time exploring the Amazon Rainforest
and the Pacific coast. Let the local experts guide
you! |
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Contact: Lead Adventures Ecuador & Galapagos,
Juan Leon Mera 1574 y La Pinta (2nd floor office 2A)
Quito - Ecuador
Tel.: US/Canada 1 800 579 3905 or
Ecuador 5 932 254 1633
Email: info@lead-adventures.com.
Websites: www.lead-adventures.com |
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Customized
Galapagos Trips Only for Families
Help to preserve the Galapagos Islands with
your beloved ones. As local operators we will offer
you a perfect volunteer and travel holiday for your
family only, you choose dates and duration of program!
Everybody travels these days but not all will have
an experience like this one, the perfect chance for
families to bond between past and new generations.
This is the authentic Galapagos Experience, something
so real that most people will never see anything remotely
like it in their lifetime. This is your chance to
do something unique and to make a difference at the
same time. |
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Contact: Lead Adventures Ecuador & Galapagos,
Juan Leon Mera 1574 y La Pinta (2nd floor office 2A)
Quito - Ecuador
Tel.: US/Canada 1 800 579 3905 or
Ecuador 5 932 254 1633
Email: info@lead-adventures.com.
Websites: www.lead-adventures.com |
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Family
Voluntourism and Eco-Holidays in the South of France
Spend a meaningful holiday with your family
taking part in the development of an eco-tourism project
with French and international families. The week will
include daily activities such as gardening and land
art, animal feeding, cheese making, and more.) While
there, enjoy the picturesque landscape and memorable
landmarks in the region (swimming in the gorges or
the waterfalls, donkey trekking, etc.). Your family
will enjoy collective living in a French environment
and experience the cultural and linguistic exchange
at a very low cost! |
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Contact: ALIORE, Worldwide Workshops,
23 rue Jean Giono 34080 Montpellier, France
Tel.: 00 33 951 79 79 72
Email: infos@aliore.org
Website: www.aliore.org
(Language & Lifestyle programme) |
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Global
Aware Adventures in Service
Family Volunteering
This nonprofit currently offers volunteer
projects in 18+ countries worldwide. Adventures in
service focuses on cultural awareness and sustainability.
All program costs, including airfare, are U.S. tax-deductible,
though airfare must be purchased independently.
Volunteers are of all ages, with an exciting emphasis
on multi-generational
family groups. |
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Contact: Globe Aware, 6500 East Mockingbird
Lane, Suite 104, Dallas, TX 75214
Tel: 1 877 588 4562
Email: office@globeaware.org
Website: www.globeaware.org |
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Classic
Journeys
Family walking and cultural trips—for all ages including
infants—to New Zealand, Peru, the Swiss Alps, Costa
Rica, Provence, and Tuscany.
Discover
Corps: Volunteer Vacations in Asia, Africa & Latin
America
Volunteer vacations for families in Asia, Africa
and Latin America. Immerse yourself in a different culture
while giving back, engaging in hands-on cultural workshops,
and connecting with fascinating people. Volunteer to support
children, animals and the environment. 1 to 2 week all-inclusive
packages.
Experience
Plus
Family-oriented bike tours in Italy (Venice, Pisa, Florence)
and France and bike/walk/boat tours in Greece.
Thomson
Family Adventures
Massachusetts-based company that plans family vacations
in Alaska, Belize, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, Panama,
Peru, Tanzania, and Turkey. Pen Pal program and reading
lists help kids really hook into the trip.
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