Tips, Scams and going it alone.
Before you embark upon a volunteer program you will want to be armed with the best possible information regarding your investment, there are pitfalls! You need to decide what is right for you - an organized volunteer program with a volunteer organisation, or, are you up to going it alone? 

The World is your oyster when it comes to volunteering abroad.
There are volunteer programs in almost every country you could imagine. There are popular destinations too. Such as Brazil, Costa Rica, Kenya, South Africa, India, Nepal and Sri Lanka. In addition to Australia, New Zealand, China and the United States.   

Good, unbiased, volunteer information is difficult to find, but is essential for all prospective volunteers, especially for overseas programs. You need to know as much as possible before you go, what is expected of you when you get there - Visa, travel and healthcare advice.

Ensure you have adequate insurance cover, moreover, check your insurance provider covers medical costs and repatriation.And finally, thank you for looking in, we do hope you found it useful. However, we are always looking for other useful volunteering info, help and advice. So if you see something online that would be useful and informative to volunteers, please let us know, and if possible we will include the information on our site.