If the price is not indicated in the description of the program, then the program is completely free. In any case, the basic requirement is knowledge of English, it is also necessary to attach a resume (CV) or motivation letter to the application for participation in the program (what exactly will be indicated in the response letter to the questionnaire request).

Photo Marathon In Reykjavik (Iceland)

Dates: 06/07/2016 - 06/16/2016.

Volunteers will attend workshops and lectures on the art of photography, explore the sights of Reykjavik, take pictures and eventually take part in a social photo exhibition. the main objective programs - draw the attention of the local population to social problems through photos of participants. Volunteers will be accommodated in a local hotel, food costs are included, but you will have to cook yourself. Participation fee - 220 euros.

Talking Walls/Creative Arts (India)

Dates: 07/18/2016 - 07/31/2016.

Volunteers will have to paint the walls on the RUCHI campus. The main themes of the drawings: love and peace, global warming, intercultural communication and training. Volunteers will live in the village of Bandh, in a volunteer camp. Meals are included, but program participants will be required to assist the chef in food preparation from time to time. Participation fee - 200 euros.

Muktuk Adventures (Canada)

Dates: 05/15/2016 - 07/15/2016; 07/15/2016 - 10/15/2016.

The Muktuk organization in Canada is looking for volunteers for dog shelters and offers many different jobs: animal care, cooking, security, cleaning, serving visitors to the shelter. Mandatory requirement - love for dogs. Accommodation and travel are paid by the organization, the duration of the working day is from 8 to 12 hours. If you love dogs and dream of visiting Canada, then this offer is just for you!

Youth for Youth Project (Nepal)

Dates: 08/13/2016 - 08/25/2016.

Volunteers will be required to help organize events in certain sports and social events aimed at attracting the attention of young people to entrepreneurial activity. It will be possible to engage in leadership and direct organization or presentation of material for the youth of Nepal. Accommodation - in local families or hostels of the city of Kathmandu, meals included. Participation fee - 230 euros.

Archeology and Culture (USA)

Dates: 07/09/2016 - 07/23/2016.

Volunteers will be based in Allegheny, in rural New York. The area of ​​work includes small towns, forests and farms. Experience is not required as the volunteers will be trained on site by experienced archaeologists. This is an archaeological field school where volunteers learn about excavation techniques, soil sampling and artifact handling. The working day starts at 8:00 and ends at 17:00 (Monday to Friday). Volunteers will be housed in apartments within walking distance of the excavation site. Meals included.

To register for the program, you need to follow this link, add the program to the "Basket" and register. More information about the program can be obtained.

Center of the World (Turkey)

Dates: 07/21/2016 - 07/31/2016.

Volunteers will mainly communicate with local youth in order to help them learn English language. From time to time, it will be necessary to help in decorating schools or landscaping local streets and parks. Volunteers will live in a hostel in the city of Akshehir, meals are included.

Since the host country is Turkey, the official website of the program is in Turkish. But don't be sad! To participate in the program, you need to go through online registration (in English) and choose one of the 50 programs offered by Genctur. In this case, we are interested in the Center of the World program with the code GEN -22. More information about the volunteer camp can be obtained by sending an email to: [email protected]

Maki Farm (Japan)

Dates: 06/15/2016 - 06/26/2016.

Volunteers will help Japanese farmers in rice fields and vegetable plantations in weeding, planting different cultures, as well as animal care and housework at the Kyodo Gakusha Maki Farm in Nagano Prefecture. Be prepared to work for quite a long time - from 5:30 to 18:00 with breaks.

Marburg (Germany)

Dates: 06/18/2016 - 07/2/2016.

Participants will work handmade to prepare the squares of Marburg for the holidays. This includes cleaning the area, gardening, decorating, setting up tents. Hours: 4 to 5 hours a day, four days a week. Volunteers will live in the camp. Each group is separately engaged in the purchase of products and cooking. There are lectures and/or excursions almost every day. Basic knowledge of the German language is required. Participation fee - 160 euros.

Sustainable Development Camp (Thailand)

Dates: 06/13/2016 - 06/25/2016.

Volunteers will teach local villagers (Klongla area) English using a creative approach. Also, help will be needed in the construction of houses for the volunteer camp. But still the main goal is communication with Thais. Accommodation - in a local hostel, meals included. Additional participation fee is THB 9,000.

Teaching With Volunteer (Uganda)

Dates depend on the chosen program.

This organization works to support communities in rural areas in southwestern Uganda. The main goal is to help achieve permanent, sustainable development infrastructure, raising the level of education, creating new jobs, improving the health of the population. Volunteers can choose activities based on their interests. Opportunities exist to educate both children and adults, become a researcher into the causes of poverty in Uganda and look for ways to solve this problem, or even try your hand at football coaching.

Cultural Heritage Preservation and Promotion (China)

Dates: 07/05/2016 - 07/14/2016.

The history of Fuzhou City has had a profound impact on Chinese culture in general, but the authorities are currently worried about the loss of interest in folk art. Organizers summer camp invite volunteers to learn Chinese, calligraphy, traditional wood carving, organize charity fairs where folk art items will be put up for sale, and also participate in the discussion of the topic of preserving cultural heritage.

International Humanity Foundation

The dates of the event depend on the choice of priorities when filling out the questionnaire.

The company offers many opportunities for volunteers not only in summer, but also at other times of the year. The IHF aims to provide volunteers with the big picture of poverty around the world. If you volunteer at one of the IHF centers, you will practical courses and help the poor, as well as learn administration and general management organization.

It is possible to work either from home or while traveling. The organization needs volunteers in centers in Thailand, Indonesia and Kenya, and the IHF can take you on an amazing journey to volunteer in one of the suggested countries. If you are interested in volunteering to work from home, you will be able to complete tasks that require 1 to 4 hours per week and range from paperwork to Maintenance website. You will be able to choose what kind of work you would like to do.

Blue Mahal - Art of Living (India)

Dates: 1.08.2016 - 14.08.2016.

The main goal of this project is to draw attention to environmental issues India by the locals. The work consists of teaching children from poor families and marginalized communities in English math, hygiene and health promotion, and how to interact with environment. The basis of learning is creative, includes games, singing, and so on. Accommodation - in a rented house with shared rooms in the city of Jodhpur, meals - Indian cuisine three times a day. Attention, there is an additional charge of INR 14,000.

Maya Universe Academy

Volunteers can try themselves in any role in the field of education, construction, agriculture and management. The organization helps volunteers choose jobs by matching their interests, experience and desires with the needs and resources of the camps while volunteering. This summer, volunteers are sent to either a school in India or an agricultural camp in Kathmandu. The company covers all food and lodging expenses for long-term volunteers, while short-term volunteers must contribute $10 per day.

YMCA Fairthorne Group

Dates depend on the choice of program.

The YMCA is looking for volunteers to work with children and youth as instructors and group leaders. Volunteers will be trained to conduct various active games and activities such as water games, rope games, forest survival training. You can also take up teaching English classes for other volunteers.

In English-speaking countries, volunteer projects are called Adventure projects, since it is this area of ​​programs that provides an opportunity to get acquainted with any part of the world through adventure, language practice and new acquaintances with young people from different countries peace. International volunteering is a program available to absolutely everyone, both in terms of age and financially. This is unique opportunity explore the country from the inside, improve a foreign language and just have a great time with people from different parts of the world.

Age

Program date

all year round

Duration

from 2 weeks

Price

What is international volunteering?

• Budget travel.
• An alternative version of tourism.
• Intercultural exchange.
• Language practice.
• Professional experience.

The main idea of ​​volunteering is to unite people from different countries with common interests to spread the ideas of peace and national tolerance through intercultural exchange.

Everyone has a different motivation for volunteering. For some, this is an opportunity to see Europe or Asia, gain international work experience and make new acquaintances. For others, it is an opportunity to realize their ideas and ambitions, contribute to the development of society and help other people. For others, it is the practice of a foreign language and self-development.

Maria Kolenikina, Senior Coordinator of the TravelWorks International Volunteering Program for Russia and the CIS.

History of creation

The international volunteer movement originated in the 20th century at the initiative of young people full of energy and desire to restore the destruction after the First World War. Currently, more than 3,000 volunteer projects operate annually in 107 countries around the world.

The number of people who took part in the volunteer movement from 1987 to 2018 increased from 80 million to 320 million.

What is a volunteer project?

An international volunteer project is an international team of 10-20 people who voluntarily come together to do something useful, such as organizing a festival for children, restoring an ancient castle, or planting flowers in a national park.

During the project, participants are provided with free meals and accommodation, recreational activities and excursions. Each project has one or more camp leaders - curators of the program participants.

A camp leader is a project participant with volunteer experience, often a citizen of the country where the project takes place. He oversees volunteer activities and the cultural and entertainment component of the program, is the link between the foreign volunteer and the host organization.

Project types

Labor in a volunteer project is prerequisite and voluntary initiative of each. The type of employment in the project can be different - from organizing a world music festival and working with children and animals to archaeological research and restoration work on an 18th century castle.

An international volunteer is not free work force. Employment of a project participant usually starts in the morning and lasts 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week. Since the main goal of the program is to receive intercultural exchange, volunteers devote all their free time to entertainment, excursions, cooking national cuisine and international communication.

93% of our participants after the end of the project share their emotions with us and say that participation in the volunteer project has changed their outlook on life, perception of the world and awakened the desire to develop and travel.

Who is the program for?

• Looking for options for an interesting holiday.
• For those looking for budget travel options.
• Those who want to practice the language and improve its level.
• Tired of standard tourist trips.

Requirements for participants:

1. Age: 16-99 years.
2. Basic spoken foreign language and above.

For those who want to know more:

Leave an application for the program below, or call 8 800 3333 915 — we will be happy to help you go on an unforgettable journey.

Abroad is a great way to see the world, change the scenery and make a difference. They also have one more indisputable plus - participation in many of them does not require money.

What do volunteer programs give, and what are they?

There are a huge number of such programs in the world - from multifunctional ones, like the Peace Corps, to small one-time projects somewhere in Nepal or Peru. Anyone can become a volunteer abroad - there is always a program suitable for any combination of age / knowledge / preferences. According to their directions/characteristics, they can be divided into the following:

1. Programs for participation in which you do not need to pay.
2. Those for which you need to pay (we are not talking about the services of intermediary agencies, but directly about the programs themselves).
3. abroad, in which the participant covers the cost of flights, meals, accommodation (all of the above or just something) at his own expense.
4. Those where most of the costs are covered by the organization or host.

All this can be combined in various variations, in addition, volunteer programs abroad work in various fields and directions. Among them - educational projects, work in nature reserves, medical care, business and construction, and so on. Among the most famous are Au Pair, Work & Study in USA, Peace Corps and EVS volunteer programs.

Work & Study USA and Au Pair

Enough a large number of organizations focused on working with young people - Work & Study USA and Au Pair among them. The latter allows you to spend from a few months to one or two years in another country, learning its language, living with a local family and helping with housework and children.

The program assumes that the participant receives free accommodation and meals, some pocket money, while he does not do any hard work and has a lot of free time, including days off weekly. Participation in the program is paid, or rather, you will have to pay for the services of the agency, in addition, you must pay for a visa and travel expenses to the country of destination and back.

Work & Study USA - summer program for students of universities and secondary special educational institutions, which allows during summer holidays travel to the US for work and travel.

There are other programs with a similar name that exploit the idea of ​​work and study, such as Work & Study Canada or Work & Study Australia. Here, as in the case of an Au Pair, you need to pay for the program and travel expenses with a visa.

AIESEC

Volunteer programs and internships abroad are offered by AIESEC, an international youth organization that exists in many countries. It declares its goal to reveal the leadership and professional potential of young people.

AIESEC is fully administrated and run by students and alumni, and offers not only work experience in the organization itself, but also international internships in several areas and volunteer social programs around the world.

Work in various positions in AIESEC itself is not paid with money, however, the worker himself does not have to pay anything. But members of the organization have access to high-class trainings and training seminars for a purely nominal fee. Participation in AIESEC internships or volunteer projects also costs very little, especially compared to previous programs, however, the participant will have to pay for the visa and travel expenses themselves.

Peace Corps and EVS

The Peace Corps is an American organization that conducts volunteer programs abroad in many countries and corners of the world. Peace Corps is looking for the right person for correct operation, that is, almost any adult person has a chance to take part. However, 90% of positions in this organization require some kind of education or special knowledge.

Getting into the Peace Corps is not so easy, but for most jobs they promise funding at a level that roughly corresponds to the standard of living of the locals.

You can become a volunteer abroad with the help of EVS (European Volunteer Service) - part of the European Commission's Youth in Action project. They offer a wide variety of jobs and positions for periods ranging from two months to two years, and fund accommodation, meals, health insurance, and a member's visa. In addition, EVS covers 90% of travel expenses.

Lesser known and unofficial

Free volunteer programs abroad are not limited to this - there are also various projects, which are not widely known (for example, from the organization Lanta Animal Welfare, which takes care of dogs and cats in Thailand) and not even very official (like the assistant position in a small yoga center). Many opportunities for volunteering for every taste can be found on specialized sites.

Today, international organizations and charitable foundations offer volunteer programs for almost every taste: doing a good deed, you can get an exciting experience and at the same time get to know new country. In most cases, the rules are the same for everyone: the volunteer is invited to buy a ticket on their own and take money for personal expenses, and the organizers take care of accommodation and everything necessary for life. Some programs do not offer free placement, but this is the exception rather than the rule. We have collected 10 of the most interesting programs in Russia and abroad for those who are open to new experiences.

Help for children in Moscow

In order to do a good deed, it is not necessary to travel far: the Danilovtsy volunteer movement organizes collective trips to boarding schools and children's clinics. A volunteer can independently choose a suitable time and location — for example, a group of volunteers goes to the Morozov Children's Hospital every Wednesday from 18:45 to 20:30. the main task volunteer - not to let the child get bored, so everything is used: modeling, drawing, and origami art. True, before meeting, Danilovites strongly recommend that you familiarize yourself with important rules.

Ecological marathon "360 minutes" in the Baikal region

En+ Group's 360 Minutes All-Russian Volunteer Ecological Marathon is a new version of a large-scale campaign aimed at improving the tourist environment. Now the environmental campaign is supported by Oleg Deripaska's Volnoe Delo Foundation. The name speaks for itself - each volunteer donates 360 minutes of their time to the improvement of the region. In addition to garbage collection, volunteers will also help plant trees, clean up ecopaths and rocks. During its existence, the field of activity of volunteer groups has grown to an impressive scale: now the eco-marathon is held in Yakutia, the Irkutsk region, the Altai Territory and in several republics. By the way, this year active marathons can present their own environmental project as part of the event. The action will take place on September 9, and registration is already open.

Become an animator at the events of the House with a Lighthouse hospice

Every week, the children's hospice "House with a lighthouse" for children and parents: holidays for families, master classes and educational seminars. The House with a Lighthouse is constantly in need of help - for example, those who are interested in working with children are offered to become an animator at weekly children's parties. However, there are other options for those who are not yet confident in their own abilities. For example, you can start by registering participants, handing out treats to children, and helping guests with various issues. Before taking part in charity event, the volunteer will have to pass an interview with one of the hospice workers, as well as attend several preparatory seminars.

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For the Benefit of the Women of Costa Rica

Finally, we decided to talk about the socially significant volunteer program that offers international organization GVI. Anyone who cares about gender inequality in Third World countries can work for the benefit of women in Costa Rica. Before heading to Central America, volunteers will have to go through short course learning the basics social entrepreneurship. In the foreseeable future, volunteers will pass on the knowledge gained to the women of Costa Rica. The organizers hope that in this way it will be easier for women to speak openly about their ideas and start developing their own business. Everyone chooses the duration of the practice, the organization waits for volunteers all year round.

10 cool volunteer programs around the world

Sometimes there comes a moment when you want to drop everything and go to the ends of the world. Don't hold yourself back. Go rescue turtles in Thailand, teach Brazilian children, or sign up to volunteer at the UN. So you can see the world, learn foreign languages, find a bunch of new friends and, what can I say, make this world a little better.

Teaching children in Thailand

Requirements: English language Register here: https://sdcthailand.wordpress.com/

Helping children in Bolivia

Work on a farm anywhere in the world

Rescue turtles in Thailand

Teaching children in Peru

Teach English in Honduras

Teaching drawing to children from the Brazilian favelas

Volunteering in the Peace Corps

Rescue children in Mexico

Volunteering at the UN

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