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Learning from Failure

Learning from Failure

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How great would it be if people - organizations and government bodies, especially - didn't try to cover up all their mistakes and failures?
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Haiti's Bright Future: from Toronto to Port-au-Prince

Haiti's Bright Future: from Toronto to Port-au-Prince

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Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on Jan. 12, 2010. No matter where you were at that time last year, you probably saw some of the images coming out of the nation that day, as over 500,000 Haitians were either killed or injured and 1,000,000 people became homeless. 
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How to Stay Green AND Volunteer Responsibly

How to Stay Green AND Volunteer Responsibly

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Looks like 2011 is going to be a very green year for consumers! 
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"Gap Yah" Clichés

"Gap Yah" Clichés

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If you've taken a gap year or you're thinking about it, consider this a cautionary tale. 
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Can Volunteering Abroad Deter Youth from Violence?

Can Volunteering Abroad Deter Youth from Violence?

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Can volunteer work in Afghanistan and Iraq deter young Canadian Muslims with a potential for "radicalization to violence" from engaging in jihadist violence? 
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What are you doing for Human Rights Day?

What are you doing for Human Rights Day?

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This Friday, Dec. 10 is International Human Rights Day - the day when the United Nations encourages the world to recognize human rights defenders and support the work they're doing to protect their rights and those of others. So what are you doing on Friday?
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Why More Women Should Work Abroad

Why More Women Should Work Abroad

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Kudos to Selena Rezvani, author of a book on women leaders, who wrote a piece for The Washington Post last week about the benefits and obstacles for women working abroad, specifically in the business world.
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Does volunteering abroad do 'more harm than good'?

Does volunteering abroad do 'more harm than good'?

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There seemed to be a flood of bad news for everyone at Verge on Monday. 
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So you wanna be a (good) travel writer?

So you wanna be a (good) travel writer?

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Travel writing is one of those professions that most people think is really cool, easy and fun - staying in fancy hotels or visiting exotic locales 24/7 and whipping up a quick article here and there - but it's actually one of the most misunderstood.
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To stay or not to stay?

To stay or not to stay?

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Should more gap year travellers and people taking a career break spend their time off volunteering at home? 
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Gappers need bailing out?

Gappers need bailing out?

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More than a whole third of UK gap-year travellers need to be financially bailed out by their parents. 
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Reducing the risk of disasters worldwide

Reducing the risk of disasters worldwide

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Little known fact: Studies show that just $1 invested today in disaster risk reduction saves $4 or more in the future cost of relief and rehabilitation. 
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