The community related opportunities for international volunteer travel are widespread and can range from working in a school, an orphan home, or in putting up a building, or in participating in an agricultural project. This can all be done as an out of the ordinary vacation to a remote destination that offers a rewarding purposeful travel experience. Here you can make a difference in someone's life. while enjoying the friendships of like minded people.
Please exercise caution when booking with tour operators to ensure that their priorities are with the volunteer project and the communities they serve, and not just trying to generate business by misrepresenting the volunteer programs they are promoting.
Here are our Top Picks for Finding Community Related
International Volunteer Travel Opportunities
Cross-Cultural Solutions works with many underserved communities across the world that are trying to develop and progress with the ever-changing global, and local economy. These communities may lack the resources—social, educational, or other—to be fully proactive on the daily challenges they face. International volunteers can help to empower both local community organizations and individuals with the tools they need to be self-sustainable, successful, and knowledgeable in their future endeavors.
uVolunteer Volunteer Vacations Abroad - Offers volunteer travel for projects in Bolivia, Costa Rica and Ecuador in teaching English, sports coaching, community development, eco-tourism.
United Planet - Currently offers volunteer travel for the Sadaaqa Initiative in the building cross-cultural awareness and mutual understanding with peoples of the Middle East and North Africa; and the Micro-mpowerment project to help battered women to become self-sufficient through the establishment of a Laundromat at a women’s shelter.
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