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Foreword by Anna Lappe & Frances Moore Lappe, authors of the new Diet for a Small Planet
Our Stories: Why and How We Wrote This Book
How to Use This Book: Getting What You Need
I. International Volunteering
What Is It?
The Rewards of Volunteering
How Volunteers Contribute
II. Is Volunteering Overseas Right for You?
International Volunteering: Is It for You?
Examining Your Motivations
To Volunteer or Not to Volunteer
III. The Big Picture: International Volunteering in Context
A Brief History of Helping
Development and the International Volunteer
Moving Beyond Good Intentions
IV. Choosing an Organization
Assessing Your Interests and Personal Needs
Where to Volunteer?
How Long to Volunteer?
What Type of Work?
What Type of Organization to Join?
Special Needs and Considerations: High-School Students and Youth; Seniors and Retirees; People with Disabilities; Gender Issues; Sexual-Identity Issues; People of Color; Couples and Families
Comparing Costs and Benefits
Examining the Values and Philosophies of Different Programs
V. The Perfect Volunteer Organization and the State of the Field
VI. Doing it Without A Program
The Pros and Cons of Volunteering Independently: Is It for You?
Making Connections: "Networking" Is Not a Dirty Word
Arranging the Placement before You Go
Arranging Your Volunteer Experience Once You Are There
Being Your Own Support System and Lessening the Burden on International Hosts
VII. Overcoming Financial Obstacles
Why Pay to Volunteer?
Six Steps of Successful Fundraising
How to Determine Your Budget
The ABC's of Creative Financing
Sample Fund-raising Plan and Letter
Fellowships, Scholarships, and Funding Resources
Dealing with Student Loans
Handling Your Bills and Debts While You Are Overseas
VIII. What to Do Before You Go
Obtaining a Passport and Visa
Preparing for a Healthy Experience
Packing Your Bag
Figuring out How Much Money You Will Need and How You Are Going to Carry It
Educating Yourself Before You Go
Preparing for Communication with Home
IX. How to Be an Effective International Volunteer
Moving from Culture Shock to Cultural Integration
Five Characteristics of Highly Effective Volunteers
Ten Things Effective Volunteers Do
Volunteers from Hell
Staying Safe and Staying Healthy
Safety Issues for Women
Dealing with Challenges in the Field
X. Staying Involved When You Get Back
Immediate Re-Entry and Handling Reverse Culture Shock
Take Care of Your Health
Staying Involved in the Long Term
Get Involved in Advocacy
Tell Your Story Publicly
Support Fair Trade
Volunteer Locally
International Careers
XI. The Peace Corps
An Overview of the Facts
Mastering the Peace Corps Application Process
Living Arrangements, Stipends, Training, and Typical Placements
The Pros and the Cons of the Peace Corps
Observations and Commentary: the Peace Corps Mission, Effectiveness, and Context
If You Do Choose the Peace Corps: Advice from Former Volunteers
XII. Organizational Profiles
- Detailed profiles of over 80 volunteer placement organizations, including factual information such as countries of operation, costs, benefits, and requirements, as well as commentary that conveys the "flavor" of each organization, strengths and weaknesses, and recommendations for what type of person would be a good match for each specific organization.
XIII. Parting Words
Bonus Section A: Alternatives to Volunteering
Study abroad
Travel abroad
Work abroad
Doing good at home
Bonus Section B: Contact Information for Volunteer Organizations Not Profiled
Index of Volunteer Placement Organizations
Organizations are indexed by:
Region of work (Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Middle East, and the United States/Western Europe and Australia)
Length of volunteer service
Organizations that cover most or all expenses
Type of of work (agriculture, appropriate technology, archeology and cultural preservation, business development and fair trade, computers and office work, construction and housing, disaster relief and refugees, education, environment, health care, human rights and democracy, social work, women's issues)
Organizations that accepts couples
Organizations that except children accompanied by adult's
Organizations that except volunteers age 18 or younger
Organizations specialize in programs for seniors
Organizations that offer academic degree programs
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