go mad

http://www.go-mad.org/links.shtml

good list of links



VOLUNTEER LINKS
RESOURCES IN JAPANESE

Peace Lesson Websites

Volunteering Information

GENERAL

www.oxfam.org.uk - Oxfam International - Whichever challenge you choose, it'll be the trip of a lifetime!

www.roomtoread.org - Room To Read – providing education to under-privileged children.

www.peaceboat.org - The Peace Boat – A Japan-based international NGO. Peace Boat's Global English/Espanol Training (GET) Programme is now accepting applications for English and Spanish language instructors and recruiting English/Japanese and Spanish/Japanese interpreters. For information/application pack Click Here

www.vfp.org - Volunteers for Peace

www.volunteer.org.nz - Global Volunteer Network

www.yuvaindia.org - Youth for Unity and Voluntary Action

www.wwoof.org - World-Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF)

www.volunteerforum.se - Volunteer Forum is a on-line community for both Volunteers and Organizations, in English and Swedish.

TEACHING GLOBAL AWARENESS

The UN's CyberSchoolBus - a Curriculum of peace projects, facts on world hunger, human rights & a Community of international events to join!
www.un.org/Pubs/CyberSchoolBus/index.html

Traveling Ed - Bring the World into your classroom. Free teaching plans!
www.travelinged.org

And the most amazing, well-written magazine in Japan – Kyoto Journal
www.kampo.co.jp/kyoto-journal/index.html


JET PROGRAMME or JAPAN-RELATED LINKS

www.ajet.net - AJET
www.jetprogramme.org - The JET Programme
www.jetsetjapan.com - JetSet Japan
www.habitat.org - Habitat for Humanity
www.beejapan.org – BEE Ride every summer!
www.foodbankjapan.org – Food Bank. Please donate!

ACTIVISM

www.truthout.com - the real story
www.commondreams.org - fighting propaganda
www.adbusters.org/home - AdBusters
www.indymedia.org - Your Independent Media Guide
www.behindthelabel.org - Stop Sweatshops!
www.nologo.org - learn a lot, get upset, become involved
www.democracynow.org - Democracy Now

THE PEACE MOVEMENT

www.moveon.org - Move On. Join in the worldwide movement for peace
www.amnesty.org - Amnesty International
www.codepinkalert.org - Women for Peace
www.icbl.org - Ban Landmines
www.warchild.ca - War Child Canada

THE ENVIRONMENT

www.savebiogems.org - Earn Action Credits and help save these many precious biogems
www.activism.net/environment - help out our planet
www.greenpeaceusa.org - Green Peace
www.tourdafrique.com - check out Tour D’Afrique, a bike race like no other happening as we speak! A human-powered, educational, eye-opening, stunningly scenic adventure.
www.geocities.com/green_in_japan/efiles.html – EcoSIG, run by English teachers in Japan
www.geocities.com/ecosig_2000/waribashionweb.htm – Anti-Waribashi Campaign!
www.volunteerpeten.com - Diverse opportunities in Guatemala.

SOUTHEAST ASIA

Cambodia
www.garella.com/rich/campage.htm – resource for political updates and NGOs
www.khmer440.com – job opps and travel logs
www.cambodiatrust.org.uk - Cambodia Trust
www.cambodiakids.org - in Japanese

India
www.youthreachindia.org/index.asp - Based in Delhi, Youthreach is an endeavour to connect people from diverse backgrounds and create programmes that make transformation possible, through direct participation and change.

Thailand
www.crossculturalsolutions.org/thailand/ - check out volunteer projects
www.generation-journey.org - Generation Journey, a British Charity. Contact Andy at pan@generation-journey.org

Mongolia
www.crtp.net - help with cultural restoration projects in Nepal and Mongolia

Papua New Guinea
www.tomorrowsforest.com/ - Waria Valley Children's Project

TEACHING RESOURCES

Connect with Pen Pals for your students from all over the globe.
www.zen.org/~brendan/kids-pen.html
www.mylanguageexchange.com/penpals.asp
www.passportschool.info

ESL JOBS and RESOURCES

www.eslcafe.com/joblist/ - Dave’s ESL Cafe
www.eltnews.com/home.shtml - ELT

TRAVEL

www.lonelyplanet.com - LP
www.nationalgeographic.com - the distinguished magazine
www.globalfreeloaders.com - be a freeloader. It’s fun!
www.jnto.go.jp/eng - Japan’s National Tourism Board
www.nepal.com - all you need to know on Nepal
www.bangladesh.com - come to Bangladesh

EXTRAS

www.un.org/millenniumgoals/index.shtml – The United Nations
www.ani-difranco.net - Ani Difranco, singer songwriter and political activist
www.thebreastcancersite.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/CTDSites - Support Breast Cancer Research
www.cafepress.com - Create Go M.A.D. themed t-shirts, hoodies, calendars, and more!
www.volunteersouthamerica.net non-commercial site linking back-packers and travelers to free volunteering in South America