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Volunteer News from around the world โ€“ in this page we feature news about interesting volunteering projects and alternative travel initiatives, or slow lifestyles around the world โ€“ Feel free to write your own article! Ask us how.

The volunteer news section can show articles related to:

  • alternative ways of living & travelling
  • hitchhiking
  • volunteering & nomadic stories
  • project reviews
  • interviews

& much more…ย If you want to write an article for our magazine feel free to write us an e-mail.ย In the blog section, you can also share your volunteer or travel project, you can get featured for an interview, or publish a job announcement.




Volunteer News!

Young traveler on a sunny city balcony, reading with a mug in hand; a backpack covered in travel patches rests beside them, binoculars on the table, skyline and park beyond โ€“ a calm staycation moment.

Staycation explained: a low-cost, low-impact holiday

Stone entrance of Ta Som temple, featuring a face-tower in the Angkor archaeological park, Cambodia

Urgent travel advisory: Thailandโ€“Cambodia border conflict ๐Ÿ›‘

UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers smiling and standing together with backs to the camera, wearing WHV t-shirts, looking at the Taj Mahal in India during a heritage conservation project.

Join the UNESCO volunteer projects 2025 โ€“ Help protect World Heritage sites ๐ŸŒ

Two young travelers relaxing on a bed in a minimalist room with large backpacks on the floor, symbolizing budget travel and free stay websites abroad.

How to find free accommodations abroad in 2025 – 2026๐ŸŒ

Illustrated comparison header showing PolarSteps vs FindPenguins with map icons, penguin footprints, a globe, and a camera, representing two popular travel diary apps.

PolarSteps vs FindPenguins: which app to choose to document your voluntourism journey ๐Ÿง๐Ÿงญโ“

Tourists riding and bathing elephants at a tourist attraction posing as a sanctuary, with elephants in water and handlers nearby in an unnatural setting.

How to spot a real animal sanctuary (and avoid scams disguised as rescue)

The Seck family smiling in front of their restored land in Senegal

From desert to forest: the inspiring transformation of the Seck family’s land

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Work opportunity in communication in Nova Friburgo, Brazil

Three diverse volunteers holding saplings during an eco-volunteering tree planting activity for Earth Day, featured on Voluntouring.org.

Today is Earth Day โ€“ what it is, why it matters, and what we can do to help ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿผ๐ŸŒ

Map of Young Adults Living with Their Parents in Europe

Map of young adults living with their parents in Europe (2024)

Harmony alternative,

Volunteer opportunity in Southeast Asia โ€“ free flights & accommodation

Free travel passes for young people in the Alps, Yaolin

150 free travel passes to explore the Alps by train and bus with Yoalin

Join the European Ecovillage Gathering 2025

Yenching Global Symposium

Yenching Global Symposium 2025: a fully funded opportunity in China for global leaders

rugby, sport

Rugby World Cup 2025 launches volunteer programme

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