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When you volunteer as part of your vacation, your trip takes on a whole new meaning. Voluntourism is a unique opportunity to contribute to the place you’re visiting while learning about and creating an individual connection with its inhabitants and environment – that’s why we call voluntourists "Change Ambassadors." This page is a chance for all Change Ambassadors to write about your experience and tell fellow travelers about the kind of impact voluntourism can have and what you learned along the way. Thank you for taking the time to share your story!
My husband and I spent 5 days volunteering with an architectural restoration group in the south of France. We were housed in a old farmhouse that had been restored in the area and worked in the area directly around the farmhouse. Above the farmhouse was a stone wall that lead up to and defined the castle that was at the top of the hill. We spent our week clearing the brush along the rampart. S...
Patricia L. (Placentia, California, United States)
Assistance League members through its Operation School Bell program provided approximately 1,700 backpacks filled with new school uniforms to students at two Long Beach, California elementary schools for Make a Difference Day, a nationally recognized day of volunteerism. The Make a Difference Day event served as a lightning rod for hundreds of Assistance League volunteer members as well as doz...
Faye A. (Long Beach, California, United States)