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Volunteering in Belize: New Transitions Abroad Article
By Joshua | February 28th, 2007 | 
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Here’s a new article I wrote for TransitionsAbroad.com. (If you ‘ve never heard of this website, it’s basically the mother ship portal to all things work/study/volunteer abroad, founded in 1977 by Hampshire College Professor Dr. Clay Hubbs, and available in bookstores as a print magazine.) My article is a purely practical piece, a listing of unique travel opportunities I found while traveling in Belize last November. These kinds of experiences — combining travel with study, work, and volunteering abroad — is one of the fastest growing segments of the global tourism industry, especially in Belize, a close, safe, small English-speaking country with plenty of alternative travel programs to feed the demand.
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Josh,
I just wanted to remind you about the opportunities to volunteer in Belize through Earthwatch, which is the International NGO that funds my research in the Drowned Cayes. In addition to the opportunity to help me conduct research on manatees and dolphins in the Drowned Cayes near Belize City, Earthwatch now also works with TIDE and TASTE in Punta Gorda to offer tax-deductible opportunities to volunteer in Southern Belize. The projects include conservation oriented research on conch, cacao (cocoa), coral reef communities, rainforests and rivers, and coastal ecology. More information is available online at:
http://www.earthwatch.org/expeditions/selfsullivan.html
http://www.earthwatch.org/conservation/belize.html
Cheers,
Caryn