Created in 1970 by the UN General Assembly, the United Nations Volunteers(UNV) program mobilizes qualified volunteers to serve in countries throughout the world. Approximately 7000 volunteers serve each year in developing countries. More than 30,000 volunteers have served in over 140 countries since 1971. Programs for which UNV supplies pre-qualified volunteers include long-term development work, …
Since 1992, Projects Abroad has led the way in offering volunteer trips abroad. To date, we’ve sent over 130,000 volunteers and interns overseas. We have projects in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the South Pacific. Our most popular programs are Childcare, Conservation, and Medicine, but we offer a wide variety to suit all interests. …
Founded on March 1, 1961 during the administration of President John F. Kennedy, the Peace Corps is an international volunteer organization of the U.S. government. Since its founding the Peace Corps has had over 187,000 volunteers serve in more than 139 countries. Volunteers work on projects ranging from small business development to Aids education and …
Global Volunteers is a private, nonprofit, non-sectarian international human and economic development organization founded in 1984 in St. Paul, Minn. Mobilizing teams of short-term volunteers year-around to assist on long-term local projects, Global Volunteers supports host communities in 19 countries on six continents with programs focused on at-risk children and their families, direct work project …
Global Mamas, founded by Kristin Johnson and Renae Adam, works to achieve economic independence of women and alleviate poverty at a grassroots level in Ghana, West Africa through the sustainable growth of small women-owned businesses. As an international volunteer organization, we combine meaningful international volunteer programs with valuable volunteer assignments that help African women gain economic independence. Through …
Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. Since our founding in 1988, we have successfully increased public awareness of root causes of injustice while building international partnerships and mobilizing for change. Global Exchange’s Reality Tours give people opportunities to explore the impact …
Discover Corps was created to give adults a way to rekindle their values of international service in spite of the demands in their busy lives. Discover Corps offers travelers a variety of service expeditions that allow them to work side-by-side with local people, learn firsthand about global issues, and return home a directly-engaged and informed …
Amizade is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals and communities through service and learning worldwide. We have a 15-year history of safely and responsibly connecting individuals with community-driven service in Africa, the Caribbean, Europe, Latin and South America, and the U.S. With Amizade’s strong partnerships, built over years of working in the same communities, …
Volunteers For Peace offers placement in international volunteer projects in more than 100 countries, including the United States.
Peace Brigades International works to establish justice and peace in the world through nonviolent action. To do this we send unarmed international peace teams, when invited, into areas of repression or conflict.
