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c2011., Fernwood Pub. ; Kumarian Press Call No: 303.49 D993b Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Join Author Augusta Dwyer as she travels to the slums of Brazil, Indonesia, India and Argentina in order to make her point that action is needed today in order to reduce poverty. By collaborating with organizers in charge of successful grassroots social movements, and meeting struggling families who have put everything on the line to save their young, we learn important lessons that can help us empower ourselves and change the world.".
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c2007., Knopf Call No: 361.7 C641g Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A look at how individual endeavors can save lives and solve problems, offering compelling examples of both citizen and corporate activism at work in the world today. "Almost everyone--regardless of income, available time, age, and skills--can do something useful for others and, in the process, strengthen the fabric of our shared humanity." Inspiring stories of people and organizations--some famous, as well as many private citizens whom readers will be hearing about for the first time--show that the act of giving takes many forms; that offerings of time, skills, objects, and ideas can be just as important as contributions of money; and that the lives of those who give are changed as well.--From publisher description.
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[2015], Adult, Ballantine Books Call No: 910.41 M367w Edition: First Edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "The inspiring story of a family that embarks on an extraordinary journey. We follow the Marshall family as they volunteer their way around the globe, living in a monkey sanctuary in Costa Rica, teaching English in rural Thailand, and caring for orphans in India. There's a name for this kind of endeavor--voluntourism--and it might just be the future of travel. Oppressive heat, grueling bus rides, backbreaking work, and one vicious spider monkey. Best family vacation ever! John Marshall needed a change. His twenty-year marriage was falling apart, his seventeen-year-old son was about to leave home, and his fourteen-year-old daughter was lost in cyberspace. Desperate to get out of a rut and reconnect with his family, John dreamed of a trip around the world, a chance to leave behind, if only just for a while, routines and responsibilities. He didn't have the money for resorts or luxury tours, but he did have an idea that would make traveling the globe more affordable and more meaningful than he'd ever imagined: The family would volunteer their time and energy to others in far-flung locales. Six months that changed the Marshall family forever. Once they'd made the pivotal decision to go, John and his wife, Traca, quit their jobs, pulled their kids out of school, and embarked on a journey that would take them far out of their comfort zones. The trip offered little rest, even less relaxation, and virtually no certainty of what was to come. But it did give the Marshalls something far more valuable: a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to conquer personal fears, strengthen family bonds, and find their true selves by helping those in need. In the end, as John discovered, he and his family did not change the world. It was the world that changed them"--Provided by publisher.
