The book includes thousands of short and long term voluntary residential placements around the world; opportunities listed include:
- creating an eco-centre in India
- organic farming in Hawaii
- archaeological digs in France
- fruit-picking in Ecuador
- sports coaching in Tanzania
- teaching English to Russian children
- working with street children in Brazil
- constructing wells in Cambodia
- studying whales in the Canary Isles
- conservation work in Kenya

The book also covers non-residential voluntary work in the UK and the USA, with possibilities such as:
- planting trees in San Francisco
- caring for seal pups in Cornwall
- helping to rehouse homeless people
- raptor rehabilitation in North Carolina
- restoring steam locomotives
- stewarding in Shakespeare's Globe theatre
- puppy-walking guide doges for the blind

The book gives full details of the placement organisations listed, their objectives and the types of volunteer they are looking for: some may need trained and experienced professionals with some specific expertise, while others are looking simply for willing people with the time and motivation to help them. The listings also describe the lengths of time for which volunteers are required, if board, lodging, insurance, etc, are provided and whether pocket money is paid, or a registration fee is charged. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Synopsis
Fully revised, this directory contains details of over 700 organizations that are looking for voluntary help from all types of people for all types of work. The book covers short, medium and long term residential possibilities in Europe and around the world in addition to non-residential opportunities in the UK. There are opportunities around the world for both skilled and unskilled workers - nutritionists can spend two years on development projects in Mozambique, or any one over 18 can spend a couple of weeks helping on a monkey sanctuary in Cornwall.

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