How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas

How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas
by Joseph Collins, Stefano DeZerega, Zahara Heckscher

How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas
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Author: Joseph Collins, Stefano DeZerega, Zahara Heckscher
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2001-12-31
ISBN: 014200071X
Number of pages: 496
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

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Book Review: Objective and realistic
Summary: 5 Stars

Very objective. The book helps to drop some myths and show you the real true behind poor countries and why volunteering by itself is unable to change this reality.

Summary of How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas

More than 100,000 people contact the Peace Corps every year, but only 3,000 are placed overseas. To help more Americans find volunteer opportunities abroad Joseph Collins, Stefano DeZerega, and Zahara Heckscher-all founders of respected volunteer organizations-have written a guide that provides all the necessary information on volunteering in Latin America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe. Presented in a user-friendly format that includes case studies, worksheets, and quotes from international volunteers, How to Live Your Dream of Volunteering Overseas provides college students, senior citizens, and everyone in between with information on:

* How to decide if volunteering overseas is for you
* How to choose the right program
* What to do before and after you go abroad
* Fundraising and financing
* How to be an effective volunteer
* Political and social contexts of Americans volunteering abroad
* The Peace Corps
* More than one hundred volunteer organizations

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