Category:International volunteer opportunities: Difference between revisions

This page is a database of international volunteer opprotunities that are awaiting individuals and groups to assist with them.

Project Selection

We have compiled a 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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Available Projects

If you find that any of these projects are no longer available, please do us a favor by deleting it.

Grass-Roots projects

These are links directly to individuals or very small organizations. There is no pay and you have to manage your own logistics

• Morrito Nicaragua A variety of poverty alleviation projects.(Added 4-25-8)

• Full Belly Project Is always in need of promotion and assistance. (Added 5-2-8)

• Agroinnovations Bolivia is looking for groups and individuals who want to help out in Bolivia. (Added 4-15-8)

• 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)

Volunteer Tourism

These are larger organizations that will organize the logistics of the project for you and charge a nominal fee.

• 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)

• Seeds Of Learning - nonprofit organization dedicated to improving educational opportunities in rural Latin America

Job Opportunities

These are NGOs who are looking for employees and will at least pay for your trip

• AIDG has an internship program through which they place volunteers at their various projects.

• The Borneo Project Is currently looking for someone with a Civil Engineering background. (Added 4-21-8)

• Ecosystems Nepal Is looking for 2 Mechanical Engineers or aspiring students to help them in the construction of their wire bridges (Added 4-21-8)

• Worldbike Is looking for a project manager to work at their bike fabrication facilities in Kenya. (Added 4-22-8)

• Cummins Engine in Minneapolis is looking for an ME/PD/EE to lead technical development of rural electrification project. (Added 5-2-8)

See Also

• 11 free or very cheap travel options - has links to several prominent existing volunteer opportunities.
• | EWB international has a list of open projects