A need for deeds: the gym where running isn’t about speed, but doing good
Rather than ploughing energy into treadmills and dumbbells, GoodGym members keep fit by helping their local communities. And the concept is spreading fast
Positive destinations: from conserving countryside to luxury sailing
Three ideas for your summer adventures
Regardless of the election result, we are all responsible for alleviating poverty
Poverty is not inevitable, says Common Cause director Karen Snow. Either we remain indifferent, or we do something to help those below the line help themselves
The joys of fair share travel
Jasmine Irving has been travelling around France for the last three months, discovering a meaningful and cost-effective way to see the world by exchanging work for food and board
Britain’s volunteers show democracy at its best
With the UK boasting 15 million volunteers, Martyn Lewis discusses how citizens are taking society’s problems into their own hands
Build a school, change the world
One problem, one solution, one week. A new volunteering travel initiative sets its sights on universal primary education
Brighton’s music scene gets accessible
More music fans in Brighton can now enjoy live events, thanks to a scheme pairing up gig-goers who have learning disabilities with volunteer buddies
A sensitive building project
Volunteers are building a specially designed home for a woman who is allergic to everyday chemicals
Volunteers in Ireland to plant one million trees in one day
An ambitious initiative in Ireland will see one million trees planted across the country in just 24 hours, creating a better environment for all
Lending a helpful – not hindering – hand as a global volunteer
Thembi Mutch looks at the reality of volunteering in Africa and gives advice on how to make it work for all parties involved
Greek doctors unite to help poorest patients
Health workers in Greece are volunteering their time to provide medical treatment for those who are no longer eligible for free healthcare as a result of government austerity measures
Service above self: Rotarians fighting polio
Bethany Wivell finds that there’s more to the Rotary Club than street collections, and considers its momentous achievements across the globe
Feed your book habit for free
Bookworms can get their literary fix for free while helping the environment, thanks to a number of innovative schemes around the UK
The adventure of helping out
‘Help exchange’ is a cheap way to travel, learn new skills and meet people, Claudia Cahalane discovers
Banking on Time
The London Time Bank has been given a major grant to build on the work of setting up time banks in different parts of the capital. That was just one of the successes reported at the Time Banks UK [...]
