How to live your dream of volunteering overseas / Joseph Collins, Stefano DeZerega, Zahara Heckscher ; [foreword by Frances Moore Lappe and Anna Lappe].

Author/creator Collins, Joseph, 1945-
Other author DeZerega, Stefano.
Other author Heckscher, Zahara, 1964-
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Penguin Books, 2002.
Descriptionxxvi, 467 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents International volunteering : What is it? Why do it? -- Is volunteering overseas right for you? -- The big picture : international volunteering in context -- Choosing an organization -- The ideal organization and the state of the field -- Doing it without a program -- Overcoming financial obstacles -- What to do before you go -- How to be an effective international volunteer -- Staying involved after you get back -- The Peace Corps -- Organizational profiles -- Parting words -- Bonus section A. Alternatives to volunteering overseas -- Bonus section B. Additional volunteer organizations not profiled -- Index of profiled organizations -- Survey for returned and prospective overseas volunteers -- www.volunteeroverseas.org -- ROVE : returned overseas volunteers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2001053113
ISBN014200071X (pbk.)
ISBN9780142000717 (pbk.)