What You Can Do

We found that most opportunities for international volunteers fall into five categories. These categories allow you to clearly determine where your skills would be best utilized or where your interests are best met. Keep in mind that though skills are important, a sincere willingness to learn and work is often all that is required to make a valuable contribution.

Health and medical placements provide volunteers the opportunity to work in small local health clinics or bigger hospitals in the city. Teach at an inner-city school or in remote villages teaching English, math, computers, environmental education, HIV awareness training, art and physical education. Conservation placements allow volunteers to work in National parks or with wildlife conservation efforts. Volunteers can assist in orphanages, in day care centres, in youth at risk programs or in one of our many social programs that focus on women and children. Building programs provide opportunity for volunteers to build homes, hospitals, clinics, schools or libraries.

To view placement options click one of the five categories.