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Tips for volunteering in schools

Advice for a successful start as a school volunteer.

Social Sabbatical: Go abroad in the sabbatical year

Travel, educate, engage in meaningful activities or simply switch back gears: More and more people today decide to take a longer career break. Here you will learn everything about benefits and implementation!

Voluntary work abroad during the semester break

Volunteer work or internship abroad during the semester break? Find out more here!

Elephants in tourism

The report “A Life in Chains – Elephants in Tourism” by Pro Wildlife shows how problematic elephant tourism is.

7 Travel Hacks for your stay abroad

Here you will find seven travel hacks for your stay abroad.

Does volunteering on vacation make sense?

More and more people want to spend their time abroad meaningfully and do volunteer work on vacation - you can find out here whether that's something for you too.

5 Things That Make Volunteering Unique In Vietnam

Here you can find out what aspects make volunteer work in Vietnam unique.

Caress lion cubs? Better not!

Petting a fluffy lion cub and feeding it with the bottle! Too many tourists are still tempted by non-species-based commercial offers like this one. But what does that mean for the animals? Here you can find out more.

Say goodbye to the stay abroad

Will you soon have to say goodbye?

Wildlife protection in volunteering and traveling

Here you can find out everything about wildlife protection during your volunteer work.

Combine volunteering with language course

Language – your access to the local population

Fund volunteer work with donor community

Here you will find tips on how to build a circle of donors to finance your volunteer work abroad

European Voluntary Service

During a European Voluntary Service you get the great opportunity to do good deeds, grow as a personality, inspire people and gain enriching experiences abroad.

Maritime animal welfare in Europe

Our oceans mean more to all of us than we might imagine. Pollution and other influences threaten an imbalance in this ecosystem.

Postcolonialism and Volunteering Part II: 7 Tips for Volunteers

Are you assuming that the colonial era has long been history? To date, however, it has left its mark on our thinking and views. We've put together seven tips for you to avoid postcolonial thinking.

Postcolonialism and volunteering Part I: Much discussed, but rarely explained

Volunteering is often criticized for maintaining or even promoting post-colonial structures. We answer the question: What has postcolonialism to do with RGV and with you as a volunteer?

5 tips on how to plan a sabbatical

The right preparation for your sabbatical abroad

Volunteer work or internship abroad

Volunteer work or internship abroad – which stay abroad is right for me?

Volunteer work and internship abroad: Living in South Africa

Tips for your everyday life in the Rainbow Nation

Donate properly, but how?

You would like to help your project with monetary or material donations? It is important to note a few important points. Because well meant is not helped just as well. We'll show you examples of how to properly donate.