Volunteering Archive
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Volunteering with All Hands Volunteers in Nepal
Posted on May 27, 2015 | No CommentsHello from a cozy cafe in Kathmandu! I’ve been here for nearly a month now working with All Hands Volunteers. They’ve been here since two days after the earthquake and […] -
Volunteering Ebook = Updated!
Posted on May 15, 2014 | 8 CommentsYay! YAY! It’s done! After several months of work on what was supposed to be an update but ended up turning into a rewrite, my second version of The Underground […] -
Haiti Still Needs Our Help
Posted on March 15, 2012 | 4 CommentsI got an email a couple of days ago from All Hands, the organisation I just finished volunteering with in The Philippines, saying that they’re short on cash and will […] -
Getting My Daily Dose of Inspiration as a Volunteer
Posted on March 6, 2012 | 4 CommentsToday was, without a doubt the most difficult and disgusting day I’ve ever had with All Hands (actually, that’s a lie. I wrote this post several weeks ago and am […] -
Volunteering with All Hands in Cagayan de Oro
Posted on February 15, 2012 | 7 CommentsI’m here! And I’m busy! Well, I guess no more busy than I would normally be on an All Hands project. Having worked on five of them, I know what […] -
I’m Heading to The Philippines to Shovel Mud
Posted on January 8, 2012 | 11 CommentsMy beloved disaster volunteering organisation, All Hands Volunteers, has just announced a project in Cagayan de Oro after a typhoon struck in mid December causing flooding, 1,200 deaths (with lots […] -
So You Think You Can Dance: Rwanda
Posted on July 4, 2011 | 12 CommentsHappy Liberation Day! And happy USA Day too! So… I think I’ve found my do-gooder thing to do in Kigali. I finally made it to a centre for street boys […] -
Helping Local Volunteers Help Haiti
Posted on May 18, 2011 | 13 CommentsOne of my favourite things about volunteering with All Hands Volunteers (AHV… formerly called Hands On Disaster Response) is how involved you’re able to get in whichever community you find […] -
All Roads Seem to Lead to Haiti
Posted on May 3, 2011 | 11 CommentsI knew as soon as I stepped out of the airport into the wave of appalling heat combined with the familiar stench of burning trash that I wasn’t going to […] -
Getting My Daily Fix of Inspiration by Living in Kigali
Posted on August 24, 2010 | 14 CommentsEvery time I get into a conversation with anyone here in Kigali, I come away saying ‘wow’. I’m pretty sure every person I’ve spoken to so far has been supporting […]