Voluntary Work

Voluntary Work

'You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.'
Kahlil Gibran's 'The Prophet', 1923.

If you have a site or a cause that offers opportunities for volunteers to work for the greater good of all humanity and you would like to submit a link, please click here for further information:

Click here to view localised Organisations.

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Worldwide Organisations

Cross-Cultural Solutions is a non-profit organization that sends over 1,000 volunteers abroad each year to provide humanitarian assistance with their Volunteer Work Programs in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, India, Peru, Russia and Thailand.

Global Volunteer Network currently has volunteer opportunities available through its partner organizations in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Nepal, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Thailand & Uganda.

IICD (Insitute for International Cooperation & Development) trains & sends Volunteers to work on projects in Africa, India, Vietnam and Central America.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has 178 member National Societies, who rely on volunteers from their communities to carry out their programmes. Together, an estimated 20 million Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers worldwide assist some 233 million beneficiaries each year.

ORBIS is a global, non-profit, humanitarian organization that helps save sight and eliminate avoidable blindness worldwide.

Peace Corps have 7,000 volunteers serving in 70 countries, working to bring clean water to communities, teach children, help start new small businesses, and stop the spread of AIDS.

Volunteers for Peace currently have short-term international voluntary service programs in 80 countries.

Please click on the buttons below to go to the specific region

AFRICA

NORTH AMERICA

Do some problem BASHING with Project Sledgehammer, a project of www.CareerVolunteering.org

VolunteerMatch is the Non-profit, online service that helps interested volunteers get involved with Community Service Organizations throughout the United States.

SOUTH & CENTRAL AMERICA

The Hogar Rafael Ayau Orphanage is in Guatemala. currently has over 150 children under their care and always needs volunteers.

ASIA-PACIFIC

GoVolunteer is Australia's first national volunteer recruitment website. It is a not-for-profit site that provides FREE Internet advertising for not-for-profit community organisations looking for volunteers.

The Wat Suan Kaew Foundation is located in Thailand just outside of Bangkok. Its a sprawling Community set up for the poor and socially disadvantaged. There are many different opportunites to Volunteer here.

Wat Phra Baht Nam Phu, in Lopburi Province, 120 km north of Bangkok, Thailand, is a Buddhist Temple that cares for full-blown AIDS patients. They are desperate for Volunteers here.

EUROPE

The College for International Co-operation & Development (CICD) is a school, located near Hull, England. It trains Development Instructors (6 month course) for 6 months work in Africa. (Mozambique, Angola, Malawi & Namibia).

Crisis UK ( Looking after the Homeless)

West London Churches Homeless Concern: Tel: 020 7352 9305
Email: churchoffice@chelseamethodist.org.uk

MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA

SOUTH & CENTRAL ASIA

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