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Volunteer Opportunities in Huanchaco, Peru
Otra Cosa Network is a registered Peruvian non-profit NGO (no. 11126841) and registered UK Charity (no. 1133680) whose goal is to connect suitable community-led projects with willing, capable volunteers in a way which truly benefits both parties. Our mission is to provide community projects with a supply of well-motivated volunteers with the right skills and experience to provide appropriate support to our projects and to give volunteers a genuinely worthwhile, affordable, satisfying and well-supported volunteer experience in Peru. Together we aim to offer life-changing provisions to both adults and children in the community-projects we partner and a life-changing social development opportunity for our volunteers.
We offer an introduction to Otra Cosa Network and life in Huanchaco upon arrival and can provide low-cost long-term accommodation options for our volunteers. Spanish language classes can also be provided and good prices with local teachers.
For more information on our projects please see www.otracosa.org or email volunteer@otracosa.org
Kenya Youth Volunteering (LOCAL FEE)
Teaching Program
Other volunteer work available includes teaching at both primary and secondary schools. All children at the schools come from local villages {communities}.
Subjects taught include English, Mathematics, Science, Christian Religious Education, Arts & Crafts, Music and Social Studies. Volunteers are also encouraged to use their initiative to come up with extra-curricular activities, sports and other learning activities.
Women Empowerment &Elimination of FMG
Volunteers work in a rescue centre which accommodates women and girls rescued from forced marriages and those rescued from forced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) practices within the communities that practice among the Maasai,Turkana,Samburu to mention but a few.
Volunteers teach girls the importance of being a woman in a society where they are highly undervalued. Women and girls are also taught hygiene, nutrition, small business skills etc.
The women at the rescue centers are smart and passionate. They are ready to educate their children, nurture their families and change their communities by engaging in small business projects, getting educated etc. Their passion and dedication will impress you. You will also be encouraged by their stories. Eg help in enhancing the status of some tribes like Masai people and the Masai tribe in society.
Volunteer in Orphanage Abroad
A large number of poor and disadvantaged children without homes are given refuge in orphanages and shelter homes being run by various non governmental organizations.
Volunteer in Orphanage Abroad
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Program description
A large number of poor and disadvantaged children without homes are given refuge in orphanages and shelter homes being run by various non government organizations throughout the world.
These are distressed children who come from difficult circumstances that detach them from the joys of childhood. These orphans require love, care, affection warmth and education. Volunteers working in our ‘Help The Orphans’ program Kenya, Uganda ,Ruanda,Burudi Ethiopia ,Congo, Sudan and Malawi among other African countries will provide support to the underprivileged and uncared for children to alleviate their suffering by helping them live a dignified life . We do this by supporting the work of local community organization in Kenya through the placement of international volunteers.
Orphans are deprived of many opportunities necessary for their development. Volunteers can help them fill this void in their lives by assisting the staff in the orphanage in organizing educational tours ,playing indoor and outdoor games ,teaching them English ,giving them basic computer knowledge and educate the young kids in a play way method. Volunteers can give tips to the kids about personal hygiene and help them in keeping their premises spic and span. They also help the children with their homework and prepare them for school.
Your little help can be of great significance for these children, helping to make their present secure and future promising. Spend time with them. Receive their warmth and affection. Tell them stories. Share their dreams. Working in an orphanage is a truly fulfilling and enriching experiences.http://www.kvcdp.org/children.php
General program information
Program open to: Everyone
Age range: 16-60
Travel to site: Independent Travel
Is opportunity more independent or group orientated: Varies
No. in group: 3-4
Living arrangements on the program: Apartment, Group living, Home stays (living with local families)
How long does the program last?: Various Durations
What are the dates of this program: The program runs throughout the year and volunteers can choose to start on any date.
Benefits and advantages of the program:
An enriching experience for any traveler. Help and explore the country at the same time.
End of Program.
Homeward bond
After completion of your volunteer program we hold a debriefing session with other international, local volunteers and staff Here, participants say their good-byes, express their gratitude to other volunteers and staff, share Experiences and come up with suggestions for improvements before being escorted back to their Hostels/Hotels /Homes awaiting flights or departures.
http://www.yhak.org/volunteers
Volunteer Abroad Africa Opportunities
Work in an Orphanage
As a volunteer you perform a variety of much-needed services such as teaching Basic English, Math and other subjects to HIV/AIDS infected or hunger-stricken children in Africa.
English/Math/French Teaching in Rural school
Help to improve school children’s conversational English and French, paving a road for a brighter future – instilling in them a working command of the English/French language in English or French speaking countries
. Health Projects in Africa
Knowledgeable and able-bodied volunteers are in great demand. Help assist doctors with several health-related activities, opportunities are available all year around in all the countries.
HIV/AIDS Awareness in Africa
Interested in helping to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic that has ravaged Africa’s continent? Help create hope among the sick in Africa and to assure them that they can live productive lives.
Volunteer Projects in Africa
HDV has projects in various fields and a wide range of opportunities is available to developmental volunteers who want make a difference in the lives of people on the African continent. Volunteer Projects include: Community work, HIV/AIDS, Medical work, Sports Coaching, Teaching & Education, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Research, Expeditions, Corporate Volunteering, University Volunteering, Family Volunteering, Tailor-made opportunities for individuals and groups.
Want to volunteer in Africa?
Would anyone like to volunteer for a stimulating and interesting position in Africa??? The answer would be Hope Development Volunteers We provide to people of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to have an active part in helping develop a local community, and accept donations to improve standard of life for people living in Africa. We make it possible to see what your money has specifically done for the local people and how it has helped them and their community.
For HDV volunteers we aim to;
Give you the opportunity to experience life as a local
Constantly prioritize/re-evaluate projects, so we are always focusing on the areas in most need
Provide a safe and welcoming base for project work
Where possible provide advice and guidance before and during project work
For the more adventurous, you can take part in one of our Safari trips around East Africa.
HDV recruits and places foreign volunteers with community based projects and schools around East Africa (Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Sudan). Through our volunteer abroad Africa placement program, we aim to build the capacities of local projects and raise awareness around the world about the successes and challenges of life in Africa. These include office work (IT training for local villagers mostly youth), Vocational Training (Sewing), and HIV/AIDS education, public health/hygiene, family planning, condom use, creativity workshops, promoting small business development the importance of basic education, and women’s rights and empowerment.
Community outreach:- Includes home visits to elderly, disabled, and persons living with HIV/AIDS to keep company, offer relief, and assess needs.
Administration:- Budgeting, fundraising and handcraft marketing
Community Development:- You will be encouraged to take part in a flexible schedule which will include some or all the activities offered by the program. The exchange of ideas, experiences and culture is encouraged. This placement sometimes requires walking long distances in the sun; you are encouraged to bring a sleeping bag, protective clothing and shoes.
Teaching Orphans:- Teaching English, Math, French and other subjects, organize games and arts. The main aim is to create a loving environment for these children. Telling stories, Help in the construction of the new orphanage Homes and schools. Carpentry, builders, porters and helpers, group volunteering is welcome, Fundraisers contact us for details.
Volunteer at a Children’s Home in Honduras
Are you looking for a volunteer experience that will allow you to make a positive and lasting impact in the lives of underprivileged children? If so, then the New Hope Village in Valle de Angeles, Honduras is just the place for you!
We are currently accepting applications. To obtain a copy of the volunteer handbook with information on our volunteer program please email: volunteer@cvoh.org
We look forward to hearing from you!
Community Education and Healthcare in Chitwan,Nepal
We wanted to make you aware of some programs which we think are in the spirit of the True Travellers Society- namely meaningful, and with low volunteering fees.
FACE Nepal is an NGO run out of Patalahara in Chitwan in Nepal. FACE Nepal is run by a local (Nepali) advisory board, and supported by an International Board of Directors.
We are looking for volunteers to work together with our partners in the community (such as Village Development Committees, Women’s Associations) to work on projects where the volunteer’s knowledge is particularly useful to the community.
Our primary focus is education, and we are looking for individuals to teach English in local Government schools, as well as in the community learning centres that FACE Nepal has helped the local community to build.
We would also be delighted to receive volunteers with medical experience to serve in community healthcare roles.
Full details of all of these. and other roles available, can be found on http://www.facenepal.org/personalvolunteer.php
We do charge Program Fees, however we believe these are reasonable, and cover the costs to the host family, the logistics of getting volunteers to thier placement, as well as a contribution to the running of the office.
For one month, the fees are $106 per week, for two months $71 per week, and for four months $55 per week. The reason for the reducing scale is the fact that we are charging for logistical costs for the volunteer, which will be the same whatever the duration and thus spread over more weeks. Full fee information can be found at http://www.facenepal.org/registration.php
We are still a small organisation, and volunteers can help to make a major contribution both to our future development, and the development of communities in Chitwan.
I really hope people are interested, and if you are please visit www.facenepal.org where there is a lot more information- or just ask on here!!
If you want to discuss this via email, feel free to contact my personal address dplawrence37@gmail.com
Many thanks,
Daniel Lawrence
Volunteer, FACE Nepal
How volunteers are making a difference in Sri Lanka
The volunteer Sri Lanka Project has developed to the extent of being unrecognisable. It has the advantage of the superior accommodation as well as the proximity of the beach, and therefore attracts a huge number of volunteers.
The project now places volunteers in 2 orphanages, 4 schools, 2 nursery schools as well as a nursery school for street children, a male elder’s home, another elders home for men and women, the local hospital and the Nurses’ Training School. In addition occasional projects are undertaken with volunteer funding support such as building a new home for a poor family living in a shanty town dwelling that wasn’t weather proof and a pumped well with water tower for a poor family whose well dried up. There are also sports classes, art classes for elders as well as children and language classes for teenagers. At the NTS a small IT centre has been established for improving the nurses’ IT skills. This will be extended to the wider community when resources allow.
Local orphans spent their whole day penned in a corner of a room, without any toys and without adults to play with them until the project persuaded the orphanage staff to allow volunteers in. Now the children are taken outside into an area cleared by project volunteers where they play under a tree in the open air for a few hours. They play with sand, water, balls, ropes and other toys. It’s a whole lot better than sitting in your own pee crying all day.
All this is the result of the tremendous energy with which Janaka de Silva manages the volunteer placements and accommodation. He is supported by his extended family who seem to spend their entire day, every day, producing delicious food for the volunteers.
The latest development is the weekly evening dinner for the families of the street kids. Volunteers love to assist with this, as well as keeping company with the families. It’s good for the street families to be honoured in this way so that on Friday nights at least they feel as they matter.
Volunteers have the opportunity to affect the well being of whole sections of this area of Galle by following the ethos of this project.
This project shows how a gap year Sri Lanka and volunteer Sri Lanka can make a real difference.
Volunteer in Sri Lanka and make a real difference
Daniel
Volunteer abroad
Free volunteer opportunities in Asia
Free volunteer work in Asia is a great way to see one of the world’s most diverse and enthralling continents while also making a positive difference. Free volunteer work opportunities in Asia means gaining a far greater insight into the local cultures and everyday life rather than merely passing through – which makes for a far more authentic gap year in Asia, careerbreak in Asia, volunteer in Asia or travel in Asia experience. Plus, if you want to volunteer in Asia it’s not necessary for you to have any specific skills or qualifications – just bring along your passion and an enthusiasm to give something back and keep an open mind! In return you will gain an unforgettable and worthwhile travel experience that you’ll treasure for years.
Discover Ecoteer’s free volunteer work opportunities in Asia and how we can provides you with a wide choice of worthwhile projects and volunteer opportunities. You can get involved with one of our popular wildlife conservation projects, presenting thrilling opportunities to work with some of Asia’s most endangered animals, such as turtles in Malaysia. During your free volunteer work in Asia you may also consider volunteering to make a contribution towards improving the lives of disadvantaged children and adults in local communities, or you could make a vital difference by contributing your time to volunteer in Thailand or volunteer in India. Our recent volunteer projects in Sri Lanka project enabled mature people taking a careerbreak in Asia to help rebuild communities destroyed by the 2004 tsunami and 6 years on have been forgotten. Whatever you do when you take your gapyear or careerbreak in Asia you can be sure to find the venture that’s right for you with Ecoteer.
Recommended free volunteer work opportunities in Asia
Volunteer in Cambodia
Free volunteer work in ecotourism or teach english in Cambodia
Cost – Free
The lodge offers bed and breakfast accommodation to “green” and eco-friencly travellers, but it is also open to all kinds of visitors who want to stay somewhere completely different to conventional lodging in town. Free volunteer work opportunities involve teaching English to the youth of the tribal groups making them more employable. English is not included in the national curriculum so volunteers teaching English is of great need.
Free volunteer teach english and help the Cambodian youth find future employment
Volunteer in India
Free volunteer work opportunity at sustainable ecotourism lodge in India
Cost – Free
Enjoy free volunteer work at this retreat which is a unique project that combines sustainable ecotourism with sustainable agriculture and environmental education. Our eco-lodge is situated on a certified Organic farm in the rainforests of the Western Ghats of karnataka. We cater to environmentally conscious volunteers who want to experience a harmonious existence with nature. We also organize and host workshops and educational programs with emphasis on organic farming, sustainable living, rainforest ecology and biodiversity for students and special interest groups such as organic farmers. We are recognized as one of Indias leading eco-lodges and have received a 1st prize award from eco-club international in 2005.
Free volunteer in ecotourism in India
Volunteer in Japan
Free volunteer opportunities at sustainable living volunteer project in Japan
Cost – Free
The ethos of this free volunteer work project is to live sustainably and in harmony with nature. The mission statement is: “To inspire and educate the citizens of Earth to create their own environmentally sustainable lifestyles and businesses, through participation in the creation and operation of a self-sufficient education center, organic farm, restaurant, fair trade shop and eco-technology development and demonstration center”. The farm and Cafe are run by an international volunteer team of staff from all over the world. About 4 or 5 team members and volunteers live on Mt Fuji full-time. We are also largely supported through the help of our Short Term Farm Volunteers, who help with everything from planting to cooking.
International Volunteering Opportunity with Spanish Red Cross (Manresa)
Exciting 9 month volunteer placement with the Spanish Red Cross – Manresa
We are looking to recruit 1 volunteer, aged 20 –26 (applications from those up to 30 will be considered) who will live with other EVS volunteers in Manresa, Spain over the course of a 9-month placement, from September 2010. The placement has a youth work focus and will be split between the
Casal-ot project with younger children, Ludugurus, a youth centre, and JNA, which is an outdoors sports project; all projects providing psycho-social support to children and young people from vulnerable backgrounds (immigrants, low socio-economic and travelling communities), as well as providing a programme of activities and an environment for support with homework and games.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with high levels of motivation and commitment to gain hands-on experience of working with the Spanish Red Cross in a youth work capacity. All travel, food and accommodation costs will be covered through the European Voluntary Service (EVS) scheme. In addition, volunteers will receive a small monthly allowance and Catalan lessons, and comprehensive insurance will be provided.
Deadline for applications is 1st August 2010 and interviews will be held on Thursday 5th August in London.
For more information, please visit: http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=80840
International Volunteering Opportunity with Spanish Red Cross (Tarragona)
Exciting 9 month volunteer placement with the Spanish Red Cross – Tarragona
We are looking to recruit 1 volunteer, aged 20 –28 (applications from those up to 30 will be considered) who will live with other EVS volunteers in Tarragona, Spain over the course of a 9-month placement, from September 2010. The placement has a social work focus and will working in a Spanish Red Cross residential house for people living with HIV/AIDS who have been homeless. The volunteer will support and run activities, accompany medical visits and encourage the service users to gain independence and confidence.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone with high levels of motivation and commitment to gain hands-on experience of working with the Spanish Red Cross in a social work capacity. All travel, food and accommodation costs will be covered through the European Voluntary Service (EVS) scheme. In addition, volunteers will receive a small monthly allowance and Catalan lessons, and comprehensive insurance will be provided.
Please see the application form attached. Deadline for applications is 1st August and a selection day will be held on Thursday 5th August in London.
For more information, please visit:
Annapurna Community Development Forum
ACDF Nepal is a well-known, reputed non-profit social organization. Since 1992, It has been registered with the Government and working as legal organization. We provides affordable volunteer opportunities in areas such as teaching, health , environment and cultural exchange. It also awarded as members organization of Social Welfare council Kathmandu.
