Alternatives to the Peace Corps: A Directory of Third World & U.S. Volunteer Opportunities [Paperback]

Filomena Geise (Author), Filomena Giese (Editor), Marilyn Borchardt (Editor), Martha Fernandez (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 85 pages
• Publisher: Food First Books; 1st edition (February 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0935028757
• ISBN-13: 978-0935028751
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,276,024 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Out of Date, September 30, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Alternatives to the Peace Corps: A Directory of Third World & U.S. Volunteer Opportunities (Paperback)

This book has honorable intentions. However, the publisher/author did not bother to update the information prior to republishing in 1999. I have already received notices from 15 contacts in the book that they are either no longer functioning, the address is no longer valid, or the email is no longer valid. You'd be just as well off looking at an older (and free) version in the library. Should the publisher/author wish to invest a little time and some rewriting, the book might once again be useful in the year 2000.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Information For Potential Volunteers, May 9, 2000

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Richard A Payne (Alvin, Texas United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Alternatives to the Peace Corps: A Directory of Third World & U.S. Volunteer Opportunities (Paperback)

This book is an excellent reference guide to those wishing to do volunteer work,worldwide. It has great ideas for alternatives to the politically controlled Peace Corp. I recommend this book for anyone who truly wants to help needy people worldwide.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderful resource, September 17, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Alternatives to the Peace Corps: A Directory of Third World & U.S. Volunteer Opportunities (Paperback)

As someone who once thought that the Peace Corps was the only way to do development work overseas, I was thrilled to find the wide variety of alternatives to the peace corps in this book. I recommend it to anyone thinking about going abroad to do consciencious work.