"Peace Corps The Peace Corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government. Its official mission is to provide social and economic development abroad through technical assistance, while promoting mutual understanding between Americans and populations served. Peace Corps Volunteers are American citizens, typically with a college degree, who work abroad for a period of two years after three months of training. Volunteers work with governments, schools, non-profit organizations, non-government organizations, and entrepreneurs in education, business, information technology, agriculture, and the environment. After 24 months of service, volunteers can request an extension of service. The program was established by"
"formal inception of international volunteering organisations can be linked to organisations such as Australian Volunteers International (formerly the ""Volunteer Graduate Scheme"") which formed in 1951, International Voluntary Services in 1953 in the United States, and Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) in 1958 the United Kingdom. These services and that of the U.S. Peace Corps, established in 1961 during the Kennedy administration, paved the way for broader recognition of overseas volunteering in later years. During the 1960s and 1970s a movement of volunteerism and study abroad programs became popular among university students and graduates and the United Nations launched the UN Volunteers"
"The United States federal government has launched its own programs aimed at putting volunteers in places within the country or in the world that have been identified as needful of such service. The Corporation for National and Community Service was established in 1993, and while it takes volunteers of all ages across multiple programs, its AmeriCorps program is an option that many recent college graduates choose. Meanwhile, the Peace Corps has been in existence since 1961, placing volunteers in (among other contexts) third-world poverty, that they might be partner to local communities efforts at self-improvement. With these programs understood to"
"the agriculture scheme. Through the International Volunteer Programme, Concordia organises UK-based short-term international volunteer projects, as well as sending UK volunteers on partner organisation's projects abroad. Going on an international volunteer projects involves living and working together with volunteers from different countries on a community-based project for a short period of time (typically 2–3 weeks). The work carried out on every project is different. Some examples include environmental/conservation work, renovation of historical buildings, assisting in a disabled people's home, teaching English to school children and much more. See all the different type of projects on their website. Concordia currently sends"
"Volunteer Eco Students Abroad Volunteer Eco Students Abroad (VESAbroad) is a non governamental organisation founded in 2009 which has been established to give participants from around the globe the opportunity to visit a number of countries and to participate in a program consisting of some volunteer work and adventure tourism. The primary programs are generally of two weeks duration with opportunities to extend the trip with supplementary adventure tours. Split into two week-long sections, the program sees participants volunteering in areas of need such the areas of education, construction and conservation in a range of multi-faceted projects. During the second"
"donations from the Australian community. The first volunteer, Herb Feith, travelled to Jakarta, Indonesia in 1951, taking up the challenge to work alongside Indonesians as a translator as the country dealt with issues of independence. His journey helped establish the Volunteer Graduate Scheme to Indonesia. In 1961 the Volunteer Graduate Scheme became the Overseas Service Bureau, an organisation with Jim Webb as its founding Director. In 1963, The Bureau launched a program called Australian Volunteers Abroad (AVA) and the first 14 Australian Volunteers (AVAs) commenced assignments in Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tanzania and Nigeria. In 1999 it changed"
"Britain among students and young people who travel to Britain on reciprocal programmes. BUNAC has been operating work abroad experiences for 45 years. During this time, over 250,000 students and young people have participated in their programmes. Platform2 Platform2 was an international volunteering programme for young people in the United Kingdom. It was run by a coalition of Christian Aid and BUNAC, and was funded by the Department for International Development of the UK government. Volunteers took part in 10-week community projects in countries such as South Africa, Ghana, India, Nepal and Peru. Platform2 was an international volunteering scheme for"
"Program (IVLP), formerly the International Visitor Program, seeks to bring promising or current leaders of foreign countries to the United States in hopes of building lasting ties. Colin Powell estimated in 2003 that 39 of the then current heads of state formerly participated in the IVLP. The Peace Corps is a cultural exchange program run by the United States government. Founded in 1960 following then-Senator John F. Kennedy's challenge to University of Michigan students to serve the country by living and working in foreign countries, the Peace Corps serves as a vital federal agency for promoting understanding of foreign cultures"
"is also available to citizens of Australia and New Zealand. Participants are allowed to travel in the U.S. for up to 30 days after their work assignments are completed. The Working Abroad programs enable U.S. citizens to engage in work or volunteer opportunities overseas. InterExchange programs include Au Pair, Teaching English, Volunteer, and Work & Travel. InterExchange offers programs in Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and South America. The InterExchange Foundation was established in 2007 to provide grants of up to $10,000 in value to Americans who contribute to humanitarian work or volunteer abroad projects in other countries. InterExchange InterExchange is"
"each country. Programs include effective and efficient forms of farming, recycling, park management, environmental education, and developing alternative fuel sources. Volunteers must have some combination of academic degrees and practical experience. The three major programs are Protected-Areas Management, Environment Education or Awareness, and Forestry. In ""Protected areas management"", volunteers work with parks or other programs to teach resource conservation. Volunteer activities include technical training, working with park staff on wildlife preservation, organizing community-based conservation programs for sustainable use of forests or marine resources, and creating activities for raising revenue to protect the environment. ""Environment Education or Awareness"" focuses on communities"
"the core F2F volunteer programs for international agricultural development for September 2014 – September 2018. The program will extend services to 26 core countries, providing more than 3,000 volunteer technical assistance assignments averaging three weeks each. An additional Special Program Support project will fund volunteer activities with new implementing organizations and special activities. The six program implementing organizations will work closely with overseas USAID Missions and local partner organizations, supporting a variety of development programs aimed at reducing poverty and stimulating sustainable and broad-based economic growth. The core program agreements allow USAID country programs to provide additional funding for agricultural"
"college degree, although most are current college students. These programs are not funded by WorldTeach's in-country partners and students usually pay for them through scholarships, out-of-pocket, or obtain college credit. WorldTeach WorldTeach is a non-governmental organization that provides opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to international education by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries. Founded in 1986 by a group of Harvard University students, WorldTeach places volunteers in communities throughout the world in yearlong and summer programs. Approximately 300 volunteers are placed yearly, with more than 7,000 placed to date. All volunteers for yearlong programs"
"Work and Travel USA Many companies are part of an international cultural exchange program that is centered around the US State Departments J-1 Visa Work and Travel program. The US State Department's Summer Work and Travel Program brings more than 100,000 foreign university students to the US each year. All of the students are between the ages of 18 and 28. All are proficient in the English language and all are able to commit to working for at least three months. Some foreign students are able to work in the US for four months and some for five months. The"
"UK volunteers to over 60 countries to participate in the volunteer projects of partner organisations through CCIVS and the Alliance. Three separate programmes exist: the EastWest Programme (broadly Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea) and the NorthSouth Programme (Africa, Asia and Latin America). Volunteers wishing to take part on a NorthSouth project must attend a preparation weekend before departure, to ensure volunteers know what to expect when visiting these less developed countries. Concordia Volunteers also offers Medium term projects going from 1 month onwards. The main season for international volunteer projects is during the summer (June–September) although some"
"new period of peace and at the request of President Sirleaf, the Peace Corps is reestablishing a program to help rebuild Liberia's education infrastructure. And it was last year in October that the President of the United States told President Sirleaf that we would work to make that happen,"" said State Department Press Secretary Dana Perino. The original program in Liberia ran from 1961 to 1990 and over 4,400 volunteers served in Liberia during that period. Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf had requested that the Peace Corps re-establish its program. Peace Corps volunteers will work in teacher training programs, libraries,"
"and military. The U.S. Government provides assistance to Tanzania to support programs in the areas of health, environment, democracy, and development of the private sector. The U.S. Agency for International Development's program in Tanzania averages about $20 million per year, a relatively small amount (see Waters 2006). The Peace Corps program, which discontinued in Tanzania due to objections to the United States involvement in the Vietnam War in the 1960s, was re-established in 1979, and provides assistance in education through the provision of teachers. Peace Corps also is assisting in health and environment sectors. Currently, about 147 volunteers are serving"
"charge by volunteers and staff usually over a period of five days. Over a three-week period during the school holidays each site can have up to three camps, with a rotation of about 100 children per site. Internships are available in the fields of English, computers, tourism, health, conservation, environment, and GIS in Thailand, Laos, or Nepal. Internships are individually tailored with interns on behalf of your school or university. Over 60 projects based in schools, orphanages, villages, towns, national parks, and hospitals are available currently. Supervision, support and evaluation are provided as part of the package. Three-day training is"
"Lattitude Global Volunteering Lattitude Global Volunteering (formerly GAP Activity Projects) is an international charity established in Reading, Berkshire, in 1972 to provide 17- to 25-year-olds with support to travel outside of their own community, in most cases to other countries, where they will spend several months assisting with care or educational projects. In 2012 Lattitude co-ordinated activities for their 40,000th volunteer. The group is also credited with helping to coin the term ""gap year"" from its original name. Originally known as GAP Activity Projects, the not-for-profit organisation was founded in 1972 with the mission of creating safe and worthwhile volunteer"
"well as compete for incredible prizes. The School Program is offered for free and available in five different languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. The curriculum's environmental focus includes the following subjects Animals/Wildlife, Biodiversity, Climate Change/Weather, Conservation, Creative Arts, Ecology, Energy, Gardening/Composting, Habitats/Ecosystems, Litter, Nature Awareness, Plants, Pollution, Recycling/Waste Management, Sustainability, Team-building/Problem-solving, Water. It was first launched in October 2009 and was used by 40 schools in 15 different countries that year. They also host an environmental science fair and ‘one-day’ curriculum designed for substitutes or special events. The school program has engaged hundreds of schools in more than"
"Projects may be conservation, humanitarian (social community development) or a mixture of both. Past projects have included children’s education programs, bush land regeneration, sea turtle conservation, working at an Elephant Nature Park, teaching English, house building projects, sustainable development and education projects and wildlife surveys and data collection. International Student Volunteers forms long-term relationships with many of the host organizations, such as with the Wild Mountains Trust, a non-profit organization in Australia focused on environmental education where ISV volunteers have been working for 10 years. The second component of the program consists of two weeks of travel, exploration, discovery and"
"program totaled $68.5 million. The International Military Education and Training Program (IMET) was created following the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. It is funded via the International Affairs budget of the United States Department of State, though is used by the Department of Defense. Its two goals are to increase regional stability and to increase the understanding democratic principles and human rights among foreign militaries and civilians. To these ends, foreign students are exposed to U.S. military procedures and general American culture. This program includes over 2,000 courses and offers instruction at nearly 150 military installations. The International Visitor Leadership"
"WorldTeach WorldTeach is a non-governmental organization that provides opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to international education by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries. Founded in 1986 by a group of Harvard University students, WorldTeach places volunteers in communities throughout the world in yearlong and summer programs. Approximately 300 volunteers are placed yearly, with more than 7,000 placed to date. All volunteers for yearlong programs must be enrolled in or have completed four year college programs, with most volunteers being recent graduates. Most volunteers teach English, and some teach information technology, mathematics, science, accounting, and"
"and environmental projects as well as undertaking a tough adventure challenge, and are supported by volunteer managers (aged 25-75). Expeditions are 5, 7 or 10 weeks for venturers and 8 or 13 weeks for volunteer managers. Raleigh’s International Citizen Service (ICS) programme is funded by the UK government’s Department for International Development and led by VSO in partnership with other respected development organisations. The programme comprises two opportunities, ICS and ICS Entrepreneur. UK volunteers aged 18-25 spend 10-12 weeks in Nepal, Nicaragua or Tanzania working alongside local volunteers on community development projects. Colonel John Blashford-Snell and HRH Prince Charles launched"
"10 months working for non-profit and government organizations. The CCC program became a model for the creation of team-based national service youth conservation programs such as the Student Conservation Association (SCA). The SCA, founded in 1959, is a nonprofit organization that offers conservation internships and summer trail crew opportunities to more than 4,000 people each year. The SCA mission is to build a new generation of conservation managers by inspiring lifelong stewardship of the environment and communities by engaging high school and college-age volunteers in hands-on service to the land. SCA program is active nationwide in the USA, including national"
"over the world. This United States government organization has volunteers on the ground in 75 countries. Many of the volunteers are working as teachers in rural areas or working to promote and improve access to education in the areas in which they are stationed. UNESCO works to improve education through projects, advice, capacity-building and networking. UNESCO's Education for All Campaign by 2015 is the driving force in UNESCO's work in the field of education at the moment. This organization provides financial and technical assistance to developing countries. Loans and grants from the World Bank provide much of the funding for"
"live in host family environments and are completely immersed in the target country's language and culture. Students are expected to continue their study of the target country's language and culture following completion of the program. The Fulbright Program, operating in more than 155 countries, serves to increase understanding between United States citizens and citizens of foreign countries. Since its inception in 1946, the program has counted over 114,000 people from the United States and 186,000 citizens of other countries. In 2010, The Fulbright Program received $253.8 million from the United States government, while the total of foreign contributions to the"
"juniors and seniors must participate in the internship program for four hours a week. As a result, students receive real world job training during school hours. Many students say that the Internship program was the best part of their Wildwood experience. Upper school students also have an opportunity to go on International Community Involvement trips during spring break. Destinations have included Nepal, Uruguay, Guatemala, and Bulgaria. In 2001, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation granted Wildwood the funds to create an Outreach Center. The mission of the Outreach Center is to support the creation, development, and enhancement of small, personalized,"
"learning programs abroad since 1932. Today, The Experiment offers 30 high school summer abroad programs in 26 countries. Participants are challenged to explore the host country through hands-on experiences in local communities and through the lens of a specific theme. Currently, the Experiment hosts more than 30 programs in more than 26 countries including: AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST ASIA EUROPE LATIN AMERICA NORTH AMERICA The application process has two steps. The first is your application for admission to The Experiment, and the second is the submission of your confirmation materials. In your online application for admission, you will be asked"
"and that under the program each volunteer would receive baic expenses plus a stipend of about $1,100 for fifteen months of duty. Blatchford placed his first volunteers in Venezuela in September, 1961. By 1964 Venezuela became the testing ground for Accion's first major project which was to help an urban slum in Venezuela become a self-reliant community. Blatchford first recruited thirty college graduates willing to volunteer overseas. The volunteers lived with families in the barrios, improving their Spanish while familiarizing themselves with problems in the community. The volunteers helped organize projects such as laying water mains, building schools and community"
"Parks agencies. Conservation Volunteers attracts over 10,000 local volunteers per year in Australia and New Zealand, plus over 2,000 international volunteers every year. In 2014, the Australian Government engaged Conservation Volunteers Australia as one of five Service Providers to deliver services as part of the Green Army Programme. CVA was appointed for a period of three years, 2014–2017, to deliver the Green Army Programme. The Green Army is a hands-on, practical, grassroots environmental action programme that supports local environment and heritage conservation projects across Australia. The programme provides opportunities for young Australians aged 17–24 years to gain training and experience"
"in 1983, is the largest such program in the United States. It allows graduate students pursuing master's degrees or doctorates in any field to spend a maximum of two consecutive semesters working full- or part-time with employers. The Undergraduate Professional Internship Program enables undergraduate students—typically juniors or seniors—to complete a one- or two-semester internship with employers. The Work Abroad Program hosts a variety of cooperative education and internship experiences for upperclassmen and graduate students seeking international employment and cross-cultural experiences. While all four programs are voluntary, they consistently attract high numbers of students—more than 3,000 at last count. Around 1,000"
"Outward Bound USA Outward Bound USA (OBUSA) is a non-profit organization providing experiential education in the United States through a network of regional schools, especially in wilderness settings. Outward Bound counts among its desired outcomes the development of self-awareness, self-confidence, leadership skills, environmental and social responsibility. Like other Outward Bound International member organizations, Outward Bound USA's course offerings are derived from the work of German educator Kurt Hahn and his Outward Bound schools co-founded with Lawrence Holt in the United Kingdom in 1941. The first course in the United States was run in 1961 for the Peace Corps, which it"
"US Department of State, and run by World Learning. The program invites nearly twenty media professionals from Eastern Europe and Central Asia for a three-weeks long internship in different media in the United States. The organization aims to facilitate the collaboration between media, civic entrepreneurs, businesses, officials, tech industry, and other professionals around the ideas of digital innovation, entrepreneurship, and open Internet. The organization unites over 4,000 members mostly from Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The association develops projects in the following areas: Among the organization’s biggest projects is an exchange program, funded by the US Department of State and"