Have you ever heard of Better Care Better Volunteering Network? Have you ever consider that international volunteering based at children homes is not a so good idea? Find here some interesting results on the country studies covered by the initiative. Part I was published on 27th March, 2015 at http://sharing4good.org/article/interview-anna-mckeon-communication-consultant-better-care-better

Next Generation Nepal, NGN an international organization working in the field of child protection, recently released “The Paradox of Orphanage Volunteering”, a landmark study on the impact of international volunteering within children institutions in Nepal. Hopefully the Report will help kick out a national conversation on a particular sensitive.

International volunteering is definitely a positive phenomenon within the volunteerism movement. Still much more could be harnessed if long term international volunteers are better equipped, encouraged to promote the volunteering inspired society at grassroots level. see what Mike is doing