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Effective and deterrent volunteering. What are your thoughts/experiences?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Catherine Franks Apr 13, 2012. 5 Replies 1 Like
An interesting article on the aspects of volunteering, citing examples from the Haiti earthquake and resulting influx of volunteering: …Continue
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Victor Manuel Rizo Rivera left a comment for Pulkeet Mehra"We are an organization in Nicaragua (Jinotega) that is growing. Our mission is to teach young people the English language. We look forward to becoming more involved with you organization . Please send us details on how to accomplish that.…"
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Catherine Franks replied to Pulkeet Mehra's discussion Effective and deterrent volunteering. What are your thoughts/experiences?"Kaitrin, I think it could be any or all of the things you said about cultural differences, miscommunication or a rift! A few people who commented seemed to think there were other ways to get English speaking volunteers involved, using less resources…"
Kaitrin Morrison replied to Pulkeet Mehra's discussion Effective and deterrent volunteering. What are your thoughts/experiences?"I read the article you included about English-speaking volunteers in Sweden and the mixed response it is getting is quite interesting. I wonder if it is due to cultural differences, miscommunication, or a true rift between the two sides.…"
Catherine Franks replied to Pulkeet Mehra's discussion Effective and deterrent volunteering. What are your thoughts/experiences?"Andy, I agree with what you say about the gross mismanagement by some organisations but also that good work is being done on the ground as well. I would be interested to hear the opinions of the members from Haiti on the article too. "
Andy Parks replied to Pulkeet Mehra's discussion Effective and deterrent volunteering. What are your thoughts/experiences?"Catherine, you are right about organizations that charge lots of money for volunteer opportunities. In Haiti specifically there has been much mismanagement on the part of a number of NGOs and volunteer organizations. That doesn't mean, however,…"
Catherine Franks replied to Pulkeet Mehra's discussion Effective and deterrent volunteering. What are your thoughts/experiences?"That's an interesting question! I looked at the article you posted - it is really sad when volunteering efforts are not effective, or even cause damage.
International volunteering must be arranged properly to be effective. I have seen that…"
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We are an organization in Nicaragua (Jinotega) that is growing. Our mission is to teach young people the English language. We look forward to becoming more involved with you organization . Please send us details on how to accomplish that. We are always open to any ideas or suggestions offered.
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