International volunteer opportunities: Difference between revisions

This page is a database of international volunteer opportunities 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

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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

Template:Wikipedia p Beware: There are sites which ask you to pay to volunteer! It's normal that you pay your own airfare, and perhaps pay a reasonable amount for food and accomodation, 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).

• 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

• http://www.ardinc.com/careers/intl.php
• http://www.care.org/careers/index.asp

See also

Employment in international development