a Volunteering Overseas: What You Need to Know by Navy Lanier | Sep 21, 2020 | Community Leadership, Navy Lanier
There are many ways for people to ful ll an inner desire to make the world a better place. For some people, it is enough to show up to the occasional 5K or write a check. There is another subsector of our society, however, who chooses to dedicate years of their life to assist in a much more demanding way through volunteerism abroad. This concept also exists domestically with nonpro t groups such as Americorps, but for people who want to take things a step further and dive into a completely unknown culture, there are international volunteer groups like the Peace Corps and the United Nations. It is very easy to only see the upside to a sel ess gesture like this, but it is very important to not o end anybody or expose yourself to dangers while