Volunteer Abroad Links

There's more to travel than tipple and photos - but you can still do those things, and help your fellow man too. Sometimes it's just nice to flex your altruistic muscles, and volunteer and non-profit organizations, such as the ones below, are the way to go. If you've found a site that you think should be included here, please contact BootsnAll with the URL and a short description of why it's helpful.

Cosmic Volunteers
US-based non-profit that has volunteer programs in Ecuador, Ghana, India, Nepal, and the Philippines.

Council Exchanges
Council Exchanges helps you find programs all over the world that suit your interests.

Idealist.org
Search over 20,000 nonprofit and volunteer organizations in over 150 countries, to find where and how you can best contribute.

Global Volunteers
Join the teams of volunteers who participate on short-term human and economic development projects worldwide.

Peace Corps
Restricted to Americans, but a great way to learn about new cultures, languages and customs.

ProWorld Service Corps
An organization that places individuals and groups in service-based academic or experiential programs in Peru, Mexico, and Belize.

Sénévolu
Founded in 2002, the Senegalese Association of United Volunteers promotes "community tourism", to benefit local communities economically.

Cross-Cultural Solutions
Gets individuals involved with solving global issues, including health care, education and community development: offers international volunteer programs in 12 countries, with start dates year-round, and lengths-of-stay from 1-12 weeks.

Global Volunteer Network
NZ-based program places people in community aid projects, from environmental work to cultural home stays, in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Nepal and Romania.

VSO
This UK-based international development charity works with volunteers to improve conditions in communities in 74 countries. Check out their site for more information.

Volunteer Program Work in Peru
Live and work in Peru, plus study Spanish in an immersion setting.

Article added on March 02, 2005

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