Toronto, Canada: The walls of Toronto’s Youth Challenge International office are filled with maps and flags of the countries where their volunteers will go, and where they’ve been. For Bridget Stirling, they hold the promise of a new life working overseas.  Read article

Accra, Ghana: Freelance journalist Madison Gray revisits his Ghanaian roots while working as a volunteer for Cross-Cultural Solutions. It's a month-long sojourn where he found kinship and the "ginning" of a new journey.  Read article

Taiwan, ROC: One woman in Tainan City in southern Taiwan who contracted cancer, Hsieh Wen-ling, uses optimism and volunteering to fight the disease. She said that she welcomes the challenge to face the disease head on. Hsieh's story and experiences provide a wonderful example for those who are facing similar difficulties.

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Giving up your time to help others can improve health and fitness. But new research has also found volunteering could boost your love life. Katrina Creer spoke to couples who discovered they had much more in common than just a good cause.  Read article

For everyone who has ever wanted to volunteer abroad but never quite found the time comes a new type of holiday: the charity short-break.   Read article