This page lists international volunteer opportunities. For ways to help at Appropedia, see Appropedia:How you can help.
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
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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.
- Curamericas Arranges work trips of 8-20 people for 10-14 days to Bolivia for $750-$950 per person.
- 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
Volunteering for development work
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).[verification needed]
Be aware of the realities of "voluntourism."
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 program.
- Global Hand
- VolunteerMatch
- Charity Guide
- Global Volunteers
- Nabuur Foundation - connects local communities in need of help with online helpers. *Online Volunteering (a United Nations Volunteers service)Assignments Search
- Linking websites and agencies in the Wikipedia Volunteer article.*CharityJob.co.uk, offers both volunteer and paid positions. This link is for outside Europe, but most of the openings are in Europe
- Amizade [1]
- 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.
Volunteering in developed countries
- SERVEnet - a program of Youth Service America (YSA), for USA-based volunteers.
- VolunteerMatch - for USA-based volunteers.
Other volunteering information
- Volunteers - techsoup.org - The Technology Place for Nonprofits - finding and working with volunteers.
Online volunteering
You can help without leaving your computer:
- Nabuur Foundation - connects local communities in need of help with online helpers.
- Online Volunteering (a United Nations Volunteers service) Assignments Search
- Murphy's volunteer project: http://www.keyfarmers.org
- Siebert's volunteer project: http://spear.org.bz
- Elder Wisdom Circle: http://www.elderwisdomcircle.org
- Myths: http://www.coyotecommunications.com/volunteer/ovmyths.html
Similar Databases
- EWB international has a list of opportunities including fellowships, internships, jobs and training
See also
Interwiki links
Pages in category "International volunteer opportunities"
The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.