Voluntourism is a combination of travel and volunteering. Volunteering on your trip can be a fun and easy way to benefit local communities in the places where you travel. Check out video testimonials from Shannon and Travis below.
Shannon went to the Dominican Republic on a medical dental mission.
View Shannon's video on YouTube.com
Discover
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How much time you want to spend on a volunteer project and how much time you want to do touristy activities?
• Are you looking for something
physically or intellectually demanding? Would you rather teach a foreign language or help on an archaeological dig?
• Prepare yourself for cultural differences.
Be considerate and respect local customs.
• Who runs the trip? Do local people benefit from your volunteer experience?
Will you stay locally and buy locally? How will your volunteer project build a healthy community?
• Does the trip
involve a World Heritage community? How does the project preserve a World Heritage site?
Share
Do you have a great travel story to share with us? Maybe you put our responsible travel tips to good use, maybe you found a particularly great community tour operator, or maybe you have some beautiful photos you'd like to share of a World Heritage site.
Email your stories and tips to us at
worldheritage@unfoundation.org.
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100% of the resources raised through the Friends of World Heritage Fund go to World Heritage projects and priorities, mainly in the developing world where resources are often scarce.
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