What We Do
Overview
Volunteer Charter
Code of Good Practice
Host Projects
Volunteering & Development
What is development?
Millennium Development Goals
Globalisation
International Institutions
Debt and Trade
Issues to Consider
Historical Context
Issues for volunteers
Power Relations
Gender
Racism
Making a difference
Making a Decision
Assess your motivations
Consider Alternatives at home
Questions to ask yourself
Questions to ask the Organisation
Types of Organisations
Short-term/Intercultural
Long term development
Conservation/Environmental
Recruitment/Placement
Relief/Emergency
Types of work
Why pay?
Find an Opportunity
Being Overseas
Arriving
Asking questions
Learning
Working with host communities
Recommendations
Coming Home & Next Steps
Adjusting to being home
Health
HIV/Aids
Mental & Emotional Health
Reflecting on your experience
Creating a supportive environment
Sharing your experiences
Staying Involved
Development related study
Development work as a career
Volunteering in Ireland
Campaigning
Development Education
Ethical buying & living
Fundraising
Volunteer Views
Making a decision
Being overseas
Coming home
Training
Options & Issues in Global Development
Pre-departure training
Moving forward days
Skills courses
VSO Project in Malawi, 2007
Volunteering Options - Promoting best practice in volunteering for global development