{"id":5659,"date":"2016-01-12T15:25:47","date_gmt":"2016-01-12T22:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/?p=5659"},"modified":"2016-01-12T15:25:47","modified_gmt":"2016-01-12T22:25:47","slug":"operation-groundswell-summer-international-volunteer-program-early-bird-application-feb-29-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/2016\/01\/12\/operation-groundswell-summer-international-volunteer-program-early-bird-application-feb-29-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Operation Groundswell, summer international volunteer program &#8211; early bird application Feb 29, 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BACKPACKING WITH A PURPOSE\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Operation Groundswell\u00a0is a non-profit organization that runs international volunteering programs, focusing on social justice issues and working alongside local activists, organizations, and communities.\u00a0We are looking for globally conscious and socially active students who want to spend their summer exploring some of the most complex and beautiful countries in the world!<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you&#8217;re into cultural exchange, meaningful community service, and off-the-beaten path adventure,\u00a0<u>apply by our early bird deadline on February 29<sup>th<\/sup><\/u>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Space is limited.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>*Financial assistance\u00a0is available for all students on five- and six-week programs.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out where we go:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.operationgroundswell.com\/\">www.operationgroundswell.com<\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Summer programs are open in the following countries and regions:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>India \u2013 Education or Gender Rights<\/p>\n<p>Southeast Asia \u2013 Conservation or Youth Empowerment<\/p>\n<p>Middle East \u2013 Human Rights<\/p>\n<p>Ghana \u2013 Global Health<\/p>\n<p>Tanzania \u2013 Social Innovation<\/p>\n<p>Uganda: Development or Youth Empowerment<\/p>\n<p>Guatemala \u2013 Fair Trade Justice, Human Rights, or Peace &amp; Conflict<\/p>\n<p>Peru \u2013 Environment<\/p>\n<p><em>Can\u2019t travel in the summer? Join us for our alternative breaks in the spring!<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BACKPACKING WITH A PURPOSE\u00a0 Operation Groundswell\u00a0is a non-profit organization that runs international volunteering programs, focusing on social justice issues and working alongside local activists, organizations, and communities.\u00a0We are looking for globally conscious and socially active students who want to spend &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/2016\/01\/12\/operation-groundswell-summer-international-volunteer-program-early-bird-application-feb-29-2016\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17824,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1330,1108267],"tags":[5068,986414,1231348,890132,100,4213],"class_list":["post-5659","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-events","category-other-news","tag-community-service","tag-international-experience","tag-international-volunteering","tag-operation-groundswell","tag-social-justice","tag-volunteer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5659","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17824"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5660,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5659\/revisions\/5660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}