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The issue of orphanage volunteering has attracted huge amounts of media attention in the Netherlands recently, due to the new campaign by Better Care Network Netherlands called ‘Stopweeshuisstages’. The campaign aims to stop higher education institutions offering...

I truly wish I had read this book when I was 18 years old. Although my intentions were good, I would have benefited greatly from its lessons and gained a relevant skill first before trying to help.

Our co-founder Daniela remembers a time when a cultural misunderstanding revealed how much she still had to learn.

Learning Service: The Essential Guide to Volunteering Abroad aims to help volunteers make the most of their experience abroad and, most importantly, learn how to listen and help the communities they will be visiting. We spoke to three volunteers who have read Learning Service to see how their opinions on their own experience changed after reading the book.

Have you been itching to get your hands onto a copy of the Learning Service book but haven’t got round to it yet? Do you love the ideas that Learning Service present but haven’t been sure whether the book is applicable to you? Do you already have a copy of the...

Today’s guest post comes from Jake Calhoun, who shares his story of social impact gone wrong. When I was at Columbia Business School, I teamed up with a group of classmates to volunteer with a non-profit organization called ‘The Cambodia Project’ led by an alumnus of...

One of the key ideas we talk about in the Learning Service book is about embracing a learning mindset. In fact, we believe that it is one of the most important factors in trying to ensure your work as a volunteer is effective. Having a learning mindset means becoming...

We are gearing up to relaunch our blog with insights and articles from the Learning Service authors, guest posts from inspirational friends and experts, and anyone who would like to share their reaction to the Learning Service book (so get in touch if that is you!) In...

Over the years, we at Learning Service have been inundated with requests to help potential volunteers to find an ethical, effective volunteer placement, that fits their needs, skills and values. Our response has always been that there is no shortcut for doing your own...