Personally, it is very difficult to get a job in this sector and guess what? All I want to do is help while also trying to make ends meet. I've always been poor and I am still poor but I tried my best to get to where I am and have worked hard while also dealing with chronic depression and a few other illnesses my whole life. I got the degree, I got the volunteering experience (a lot of it), yet everyone rejects me and a lot of people like me. Why? How do other people do it? The ones that came from nothing I mean, because it's easy for those that have rich parents and they don't have to worry about homelessness or what they will eat the next day. (don't assume on my situation, I'm open to answering questions though).

It would be a great idea if we could have honest conversations with those who have made it and are now working in conservation, consultancies, labs etc kind of like webinars. Everyone's situations are different and the career prospects, the qualifications that they ask for are something that a lot of people CANNOT afford.

Courses/certificates/qualifications are expensive, yet are necessary.

A lot of companies are offering unpaid internships, but aren't those for people who don't have to worry about money? How is it fair on the other extreme?

How can we help underprivileged people?

If we do offer unpaid internships, could we not at least make sure that people have food, transport and everything else that's necessary for them to do their work without worrying that they will be homeless when they come back home?

Governments of said countries definitely need to take care of their workers. If these volunteers are giving you free services (happily), could we not at least take care of them?

I understand the difficulty of this happening, but what if we got sponsors and then this would be achievable?