As news of the discovery of a new species of orangutan shines a spotlight on the threat to these great apes, our writer joins a voluntourism project in Indonesian Borneo aimed at saving them
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Not Just Tourists expands medical ‘voluntourism’ project with Bristol branch
Canadian non-profit organisation, which enlists willing travellers to help transport essential medical supplies to developing countries, now has a Bristol base and is looking for UK volunteers
Volunteer Tourism – Voluntourism – Does it do anyone any good?
There are hundreds of ‘voluntourism’ projects available, but a new report claims few of them are doing as much good as they claim. So how do you find an experience that genuinely makes a difference? Read this article for a few ideas: http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/feb/17/volunteer-holidays-how-to-find-right-project