Meaningful travel with i-to-i April 14, 2008

Why i-to-i

When you travel with i-to-i you’ll experience a travel adventure which will change your life forever as you’ll gain a deep immersion into another culture while making a difference.

 

 

Our achievements

In the last year alone we have assisted over 6,000 volunteers to have a life-changing travel experience in 34 countries around the world. We are very proud of all the volunteer projects we work with, which are sustainable and produce a positive long-term impact and are equally proud of our volunteers who devote their time and efforts into contributing to the projects which continue to develop communities abroad. Click here to see some of our volunteer achievements.

Our benefits to communities around the world

All of our projects overseas are based in the local community and are local initiatives. When you travel with us, you will stay in locally run accommodation and travel on locally owned transport. In this way we can ensure that the part of your placement fee assigned for transport and accommodation goes directly into the local economy. That means that before you’ve even lifted a finger on your project, you’ve already made an important contribution to the local economy.

Our support for our volunteers

We appreciate how special our volunteers are and offer our full support every step of the way. Our in-country coordinators are on-hand for you while you’re in-country, providing airport pick-up and arrival orientation while we also provide 24/7 support for all our volunteer travellers.

Against aid reliance

We do not give direct funding to the projects we work with. Many experts believe that the constant flow of financial aid into the developing world causes an over-reliance on foreign aid, which harms the long-term stability of developing economies. It is your time and effort (rather than cold hard cash) that makes a difference. We truly believe that by working together and forging relationships with the developing world, we can make a real and lasting difference.

Your experience

When you travel with i-to-i, you’ll experience a truly unique travel adventure which will change your life forever. We’re all different, which is why we’ll all experience a unique voyage. In addition to gaining a deep immersion into a new culture, you’ll learn valuable skills for life which will open-up your eyes to the world and warm your heart in the knowledge that you’re giving something real and lasting back to the places you visit.

English Teaching jobs in Asian Countries April 14, 2008

tikkajack.com is dedicated to helping English teachers find jobs in China, Japan and South Korea, and employers find suitable teachers.

Teachers: Use our free service to search our massive online database of English teaching opportunities and find the right job for you. You can also create your very own tikkajack.com resume!

Employers: List your English teaching job vacancies with us and search our extensive resume database to find the right English teacher for you

Looking to do some good? April 14, 2008

Here are some websites you might be interested in looking into if you want to do something good for others today

www.goodsearch.com. This website is just like Google. Its a search engine. Only difference is that when you run a search, money gets donated to the charity of your choice. It’s simple, just as effective as Yahoo or Google, and it costs you nothing!

www.thehungersite.com. This website is amazing in more ways than one. It is part of the Greater Good Network. Every time that you visit the site, money gets donated to those in need. You can also purchase items such as jewelry or shirts and have part of the proceeds donated, or you can buy items directly for those in need.

www.booksforchange.com. Books for Change seeks to further Biblio’s dedication to promoting literacy and education through direct support of Biblio Charitable Works, which is actively involved in building libraries in South America. That’s why 10% of every purchase directly supports BiblioWorks!

At Books for Change, you’ll find thousands of new books, used & out-of-print books, and even rare and hard-to-find titles.

www.myfootprint.org. Redefining Progress is the nation’s leading public policy think tank dedicated to smart economics. We find solutions that ensure a sustainable and equitable world for future generations

www.rprogress.com