Chicago, USA: Building latrines and pig pens isn't exactly how most people want to spent their hollidays. However more and more are concidering voluntourism for the purpose of humanity as an alternative to relaxing at the beach.  Read article

Without a doubt, it's volunteers who keep our communities running. Imagine what could be accomplished if the other 55 per cent of the population that currently doesn't volunteer did so.  Read article

Volunteering England's Mark Restall explores whether ulterior motives in volunteer work should be lamented or embraced.  Read article

Become richer: work for nothing. That's one of the slogans to attract volunteers. You have time on your hands, you have a social conscience, so why not give something back to society? The simple way would seem to be to volunteer; to trade what you have - time - to make someone else's life better. Except it's not always that easy.  Read article

More Americans  are volunteering than ever before -- 29 percent of adults have volunteered in 2005 -- the highest in 30 years according to a December report by the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS). Studies say that it's partly because volunteerism is uniquely rooted in the American character.  Read article