people & places: responsible & ethical volunteering, tourism and travel



	our commitment to volunteers you will work with, not instead of, local people your skills will be matched to their needs you will know where and how your money is used your work will be part of a sustainable programme our commitment to the community we will ensure that volunteer placements are beneficial, not exploitative our priority is to match community needs with volunteer skills we will ensure that local people will not subsidise volunteers our relationship is long-term and sustainable our commitment to volunteers and communities rewarding, challenging and safe experiences for volunteers and local people alike, where at least 80% of volunteers' funds are spent in the host country	Community development in Peru (CW) Peru community development Work with local communities in Amazonian Manu - this project seeks to build capacities to assist lo... Early Childhood Development (ED) Gambia education development Help develop a pioneering Early Childhood Development training and resource centre in the Gambia - ... News Read our latest newsletter Our June newsletter contains news on Sallie's recent trip to Nepal and India, volunteer stories and ... New project in Peru We are proud to announce that we are now working with a wonderful local partner in Peru. This projec... Gaining Far More Than Given The National Education Association (which represents most U.S. teachers) interviewed a family of vol...