Volunteering abroad is a noble undertaking that benefits all involved. Of course, the lives of the people being helped are affected in a tremendously positive way. Furthermore, volunteers can find satisfaction in knowing they have done their part to improve a part of the global community. Not only that, but they also get to explore an area of the world they otherwise would never have been able to see. Most organizations look for volunteers who specialize in areas such as education, recreation, health care, community building, or construction. If you’re looking to put some time and effort into volunteering in a foreign country, check out some of these organizations:
1. Global Vision International
Global Vision International (GVI) hosts projects all over the world that last from one week to a full year abroad. Most of the projects revolve around constructing homes and community buildings, animal care, and youth education. Through education of its volunteers, GVI hopes to increase global recognition of some of the hardships people across the world face on a daily basis. The most recent events featured are a community development project in Fiji and a Mediterranean Construction Discovery for Youth in Greece.
2. Agape Volunteers
This UK-based organization focuses on helping those in Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, and Tanzania through recreational and medical volunteering. Agape helps build and organize schools, orphanages, clinics, hospitals, and other community-based entities throughout developing and struggling nations. Agape is currently looking for wildlife volunteers in South Africa, as well as medical volunteers in Ghana.
3. Love Volunteers
Love Volunteers sends helpers to over 30 countries all over the world for up to six months at a time. The organization boasts over 120 community development programs that focus on social and recreational organization, as well as construction and community rehabilitation. Love Volunteers now has workers teaching in schools in Tanzania, and has organized a special education program in Nepal.
4. Volunteer Eco Students Abroad (VESAbroad)
VESAbroad offers volunteers the chance to visit South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, or the Fiji Islands in search of community service opportunities. Volunteer periods for only last 2 weeks, and although the organization focuses on opportunities for college students ages 18-24, anyone willing to help is welcome. Currently, you can get started with VESA through its Fiji Islands Discovered program, which focuses on academics, health, and hygiene, or in the South Africa Unearthed program, which focuses on the health and safety of South Africa’s youth.
5. International Volunteer HQ
International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) allows volunteers to spend anywhere from one to 24 weeks in a variety of areas within Africa, Asia, and Latin America. IVHQ provides a variety of services to these areas, ranging from healthcare and education to community restoration. Currently, IVHQ is hosting English and French teachers in Morocco, medical professionals who wish to educate Kenyans about the dangers of HIV and AIDS, construction workers looking to restore the temples of Sri Lanka, and healthcare providers looking to volunteer in Guatemala.
6. A Broader View Volunteers
With over 175 programs in 22 different countries, A Broader View Volunteers (ABVV) truly does offer a broad choice of volunteering opportunities. ABVV focuses mainly on providing developing countries with assistance as needed, and will send specialists to specific areas depending on immediate concerns. Although the focus of ABVV depends on the situation, many of the opportunities center around wildlife conservation and youth education. In Ecuador, ABVV is currently hosting Quito Hippotherapy, a rehabilitation program requiring patients to care for horses throughout their therapy. In Peru, ABVV focuses on environmental conservation. Their program in Columbia looks to improve the country’s social welfare program, and in Uganda ABVV has introduced a Maternity and Midwife Nursing program.
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