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Volunteering Is it really worth it
25/08/2009
The following two articles both highlight negative sides tovolunteering, but if you know what you want to get out of your trip, researchand plan properly it doesn’t have to be the case.
At the end of the Guardian article it lists the dos anddon’ts before you sign up.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/travelnews/6065538/The-pitfalls-of-gap-volunteering.html
Mind The Gap Year can provide Gappers and Backpackers withassistance in planning and researching their trips. We have links to a numberof companies offering a wide variety of experiences plus our overseas securityinformation service includes access to a 24 hour advice line and customisedtravel reports and alerts. Enabling you to research the counties you wish toexperience along with the companies you wish to travel with.
So the answer is YES Volunteeringis worth it.
