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| This page lists international volunteer opportunities. For ways to help at Appropedia, see '''[[Appropedia:How you can help]]'''.
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| ==Project Selection==
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| We have compiled a [[Pre project questions | list of questions]] that can serve to guide your selection of a project - having these questions answered before engaging in a project can save you a lot of time, money and effort.
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| ==Add a Page==
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| If you want to add your page, just place this tag on it <nowiki>{{AAG available project}}</nowiki>
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| ==Available Projects==
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| If you find that any of these projects are no longer available, please do us a favor by deleting it.
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| ===Grass-Roots projects===
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| These are links directly to individuals or very small organizations. There is no pay and you have to manage your own logistics
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| * [[Morrito Nicaragua]] A variety of poverty alleviation projects.(Added 4-25-8)
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| * [[Full Belly Project]] Is always in need of promotion and assistance. (Added 5-2-8)
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| * [[Agroinnovations Bolivia]] is looking for groups and individuals who want to help out in Bolivia. (Added 4-15-8)
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| * [[Belize Open Source]] Engages in open source methods to promote environmental and social sustainability on their 40 acre Belize property near August Pine Ridge (Added 4-21-8)
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| ===Volunteer Tourism===
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| These are larger organizations that will organize the logistics of the project for you and charge a nominal fee.
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| * [[User:Curamericas_Global | Curamericas]] Arranges work trips of 8-20 people for 10-14 days to Bolivia for $750-$950 per person.
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| * [[El Porvenir]] Two week projects to Nicaragua where groups of 10 to 15 people complete work projects on water, sanitation, or reforestation projects. (Added 4-22-8)
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| * [http://www.seedsoflearning.org/ Seeds Of Learning] - nonprofit organization dedicated to improving educational opportunities in rural Latin America
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| ===Volunteering for development work===
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| Note: There are sites and organizations which ask you to pay to volunteer. This may or may not be a good way of supporting a good cause. It's normal that you pay your own airfare, and perhaps pay a reasonable amount for food and accommodation, but some Western agencies charge volunteers well above the usual local rates in third world countries. It may be wiser to deal with non-profit groups or arrange things yourself (taking proper precautions, of course).{{fact}}{{expand}} Be aware of the realities of "[[voluntourism]]."
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| It's also important to recognize your limitations - on your first trip to a developing world context, the most valuable things you can do are to listen and learn. Consider a [[Cultural exchange in international development|cultural exchange]] program.
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| *[http://www2.globalhand.org Global Hand]
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| *[http://www.volunteermatch.org/ VolunteerMatch]
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| *[http://www.charityguide.org Charity Guide]
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| *[http://www.globalvolunteers.org/ Global Volunteers]
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| *[http://www.nabuur.com/ Nabuur Foundation] - connects local communities in need of help with online helpers. *[http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/ Online Volunteering] (a United Nations Volunteers service)<small>[http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/assignments/find_assignments.php Assignments Search]</small>
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| *[[Wikipedia:Volunteer#Linking websites and agencies|Linking websites and agencies]] in the Wikipedia ''Volunteer'' article.*[http://www.charityjob.co.uk/seekers/category.asp?area=Outside%20Europe, ''CharityJob.co.uk''], offers both volunteer and paid positions. This link is for outside Europe, but most of the openings are in Europe
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| *[[Amizade]] [http://www.amizade.org]
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| *[http://www.ewb.org.au Engineers Without Borders Australia]- have two intakes for international volunteers per year, working on engineering-related development projects throughout SE Asia. They cover airfares, living allowance and insurance, and provide pre-departure briefings plus on-going support.
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| ===Volunteering in developed countries===
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| *[http://www.servenet.org/ SERVEnet] - a program of Youth Service America (YSA), for USA-based volunteers.
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| *[http://www.volunteermatch.org/ VolunteerMatch] - for USA-based volunteers.
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| ===Other volunteering information===
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| *[http://www.techsoup.org/learningcenter/volunteers/index.cfm Volunteers] - ''techsoup.org - The Technology Place for Nonprofits'' - finding and working with volunteers.
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| ===Online volunteering===
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| {{main|:Category:International volunteer opportunities}}
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| You can help without leaving your computer:
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| *[http://www.nabuur.com/ Nabuur Foundation] - connects local communities in need of help with online helpers.
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| *[http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/ Online Volunteering] (a United Nations Volunteers service) <small>[http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/assignments/find_assignments.php Assignments Search]</small>
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| *Murphy's volunteer project: http://www.keyfarmers.org
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| *Siebert's volunteer project: http://spear.org.bz
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| *Elder Wisdom Circle: http://www.elderwisdomcircle.org
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| *Myths: http://www.coyotecommunications.com/volunteer/ovmyths.html
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| ==Similar Databases==
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| * [http://www.edc-cu.org/opportunities.htm EWB international] has a list of opportunities including fellowships, internships, jobs and training
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| * http://www.ardinc.com/careers/intl.php
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| * http://www.care.org/careers/index.asp
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| ==See also==
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| * [[Employment in international development]]
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| {{wikipedia p|Volunteer}}
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