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It is ok personally I do not pay large sums to "volunteer"

Prefer to work directly with needy folks boots on the ground

for 95% less... but if you want to lay out up to $5k to

"volunteer" for a few weeks go for it.

Might check with Doctors without Borders far better for me.

www.journeywoman.com/travel101/10QuestionsBeforeSigning

good link for you so as to not get scammed.

Personally try not to do a job that would take away

work from a local they desarately need them so I end

up helping in medical settings orphanages etc. usually

for food stipend costs me usually no more than $100/wk total

www.hh4honduras.org for me last

underserved Mayan Highland Hospital.

VERY rewarding fun and cheap if you get the right placement

but MANY scammers middlemen get most of the money sadly.

Happy Hunting!

www.latortugafeliz.com

Helping baby turtles was great cheap fun B4 that.

I am going to Ghana in mid May to volunteer. I am also a senior. Our team will be working with children.....adults....helping at a hospital and doing some construction work. I am going with Global Volunteers www.globalvolunteers.org.

As an aside I have travelled with Global Volunteers almost 50 times and have been delighted with the experience.

idealist.org is a site I like to check for volunteering. Good luck with the planning.

An additional option to consider is the Volunteer Partnerships for West Africa at www.vpwa.org. VPWA was one of 10 volunteer organizations in the world recognized by the United Nations with a 2011 Online Volunteering Award.