Volun-tourism

Volunteering usually involves people who are donating their time to help others in need.

So voluntourism is a growing movement where people can travel somewhere and donate their time there.

MSNBC.com reports on this trend, how it is green and easy to do. Overseas volunteer vacations are becoming increasingly more expensive so this is creating a domestic market making it easier to volunteer closer to home:

"Domestic volunteer vacations, on the other hand, can offer equally rewarding experiences in more familiar surroundings. You can work with Native Americans in Montana or immigrant families in Minnesota with Global Volunteers or help build homes in a dozen different states with Habitat for Humanity."

Read the full story: You don't have to go far to do good