{"id":7092,"date":"2017-09-27T10:33:42","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T17:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/?p=7092"},"modified":"2017-09-27T10:33:42","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T17:33:42","slug":"backpacking-with-a-purpose-applications-due-november-22nd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/2017\/09\/27\/backpacking-with-a-purpose-applications-due-november-22nd\/","title":{"rendered":"Backpacking with a Purpose: Applications due November 22nd"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>BACKPACKING WITH A PURPOSE: 2018 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Operation Groundswell\u00a0is a non-profit organization that runs volunteering programs abroad. We examine various social justice issues while working in solidarity with local activists, non-profit 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><b>If you&#8217;re into cultural exchange, meaningful community service, and off-the-beaten path adventure,\u00a0apply by\u00a0November 22nd!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i>Programs are filling up quickly so apply as soon as possible.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><b>Check out where we go:\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/operationgroundswell.com\/?utm_source=callingcampaign&amp;utm_campaign=septnov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>\u00a0www.operationgroundswell.com<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Programs of various themes are currently open in the following countries:<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Bolivia &#8211; Environmental Justice<\/p>\n<p>Thailand &#8211; Alternative Tourism, Environmental Conservation, or Food Justice<\/p>\n<p>India &#8211; Alternative Education or Gender &amp; Religion<\/p>\n<p>Guatemala &#8211; Human Rights, Food Justice, or Fair Trade<\/p>\n<p>Cambodia &#8211; Environmental Justice or Alternative Education<\/p>\n<p>Peru &#8211; Human Rights, Environmental Justice, or Alternative Tourism<\/p>\n<p>Ecuador &#8211; Food Justice<\/p>\n<p>Bangladesh &#8211; Fair Trade<\/p>\n<p><i>Can\u2019t travel in the summer? Join us for our alternative breaks in the winter and spring!<\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/rt.landfood.ubc.ca\/Ticket\/Attachment\/1403201\/879730\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BACKPACKING WITH A PURPOSE: 2018 APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN! Operation Groundswell\u00a0is a non-profit organization that runs volunteering programs abroad. We examine various social justice issues while working in solidarity with local activists, non-profit organizations, and communities.\u00a0We are looking for globally conscious &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/2017\/09\/27\/backpacking-with-a-purpose-applications-due-november-22nd\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":49718,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[889966,722106],"tags":[2133172,6545,1231348,404428],"class_list":["post-7092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international-2","category-volunteer-internship-opportunities","tag-cultural-exchange","tag-global","tag-international-volunteering","tag-volunteer-opportunities"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7092","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\/49718"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7092"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7092\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7093,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7092\/revisions\/7093"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsundergrads\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}