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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!
I just started an organization that facilitates teambuilding through community service, called Full Circle. Our staff decided to spend Make a Difference Day with the volunteer organization One Brick as an employee retreat. We had an amazing day volunteering and helping the local families of Munster Indiana recover from floods that occured a month earlier. We were inspired by the strength of the ...
Patricia H. (Chicago, Illinois, United States)
In the nation of Columbia, the people are in constant unrest as guerrilla warriors fight for political power and abduct children warriors to participate in their violent rebellion. One Columbian missionary by the name of Celso consistently risks his life in order to reach these guerrilla warriors with the message of peace. His efforts have seen numerous violent men transformed to the point that...
Sarah Joy M. (New Braunfels, Texas, United States)
I volunteered for 2 weeks after hurricane Katrina in New Orleans for the animal rescue group Best Friends. My journey started after watching the news one night. While I was horrified like everyone else, one image stuck out in my mind. A lone rescue boat floating through the streets, with a dog desperately trying to swim after it. They left that dog there to die. It broke my heart and I cr...
Kerrie
A group of 12 volunteers from the Vineyard Church in Greenwood, IN, drove to New Orleans for a week, to help fill the needs of survivors of hurricane Katrina. The Vineyard church in Louisiana has a list of people who need help tearing down their moldy and destructed homes in order to rebuild. I have wanted to help since the storm first hit, and jumped at the opportunity. The smell of mold sti...
Heather C. (Greenwood, Indiana, United States)
While I was down in New Orleans for Jazzfest I spent a day with other Travelocity employees alongside recording artist Joss Stone and some of her fans helping to build a home in the city's 9th Ward, one of the most devastated areas following Hurricane Katrina. It was an early start, especially considering the festive atmosphere that abounds 24-7 in this live music mecca, but even the rock star ...
Natasha C. (San Francisco, California, United States)