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Interesting links:
• About volunteering in developing countries:
http://www.ethicalvolunteering.org
Ethical Volunteering is the website of Dr. Kate Simpson. Since 1998 Kate
researches programs and companies who send vounteers and interns to
developing countries. She has published „The
Guide to being an ethical volunteer“ which in three steps provides help
in finding a good organisation and which reviews the right attitude of
participants concerning their stay abroad.
http://www.volunteeringoptions.org
The
website Volunteeringoptions.org, operated by Comhlamh (Gaelic for
„Solidarity“), the Irish Association of Development Workers,
provides interesting articles for volunteers and interns in developing
countries. The articles have the aim to improve the understanding and
perception of several issues and structures that volunteers and intern
will most probably encounter during their stay abroad. Part of this are
today's still prevailing manifestation of power relationship between
the northern and southern hemisphere and topics about post-colonialism,
racism and gender issues in developing countries.
• Responsible travel:
http://www.tourismconcern.org.uk
Tourism Concern does reasearch and campaigns about socially and
environmentally responsible travel. One recent area of studies were
internships in developing countries.
http://www.propoortourism.org.uk
Pro Poor Tourism is an initiative which has the goal to fight powerty by means of responsible tourism.
http://www.sustainabletravelinternational.org
Sustainable
Travel International is an organisation which campaigns for responsible
travel and which supports travel companies, hotels and individual
travellers in their implementation of responsible travel policies.
http://www.worldhotel-link.com/traveler.php
Website with hotels and travel advice which are selected and written by
local people. All hotels are chosen with a focus on their commitment to
social and environmental issues.
• Society:
• How to write about Africa
Satirical essay about which stereotypes you have to use in order to write a successful book about Africa.
• Country information:
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/
The US news agency CIA provides on its website "World Factbook" extensive information and statistics about all countries.
• Other useful websites:
http://de.finance.yahoo.com/waehrungsrechner
Dollars to Euro? Tanzanian Shillings to Dollar? The Yahoo! currency converter can help.
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