Many volunteer travellers do not realise that their normal travel insurance does not cover them if they are working.

 Ah – but I am not working, I am volunteering – you say.

The catch is that insurers consider that volunteering is work – unpaid, yes -but still work, and their standard policies normally exclude work scenarios. So what do you do to ensure you are covered?

Here is an article I wrote recently for savista magazine – to help volunteers ensure they are insured