Volunteer Abroad - International Volunteer Programs in 14 Countries.

Reaching Children’s Potential.
Some programs beginning in June. Tax-deductible service program contribution.

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When, where, how? Some programs resume in June. Phone 651-407-6100, chat or email to learn about volunteering in the USA or abroad in 2021-22.

PROTOCOLS FOR RESUMING PROGRAMS

Groups
Student, Faith-based, Corporations

Individuals
All ages and backgrounds

Students
High School and College

Professionals
All occupations and specialties

Families
Children, teens and adults

Be The Change. Be a Global Volunteer Abroad.

One-to-three-week opportunities to create, nurture and sustain the well-being of the world’s children and their families. You’re welcomed into homes, classrooms, clinics, community centers, hospitals, orphanages, childcare centers, libraries, government offices, farm fields and more on exceptional international service-learning programs providing essential services of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Safe, meaningful development projects. Highest-rated accommodations and logistics. True, lasting impact.

“Volunteering abroad holds magic on so many fronts. It’s the springboard for my global explorations. I can’t imagine one without the other anymore.”
-Seija Webb, 8-time Global Volunteer

Exceed your expectations and make a world of difference here:

Volunteer Around The World with Global Volunteers

“Granddaddy of the volunteer vacation movement.”

“Bud and Michele established Global Volunteers to provide people with an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children around the globe.”

“The work they accomplish meets needs in little-known areas that might not be on the radar of large-scale efforts.”

“Global Volunteers is one of the oldest nonsectarian organizations to offer short-term volunteer vacations.”

“A model that has been replicated worldwide.”

“Global Volunteers has what are regarded as the best programs in the field.”

“Global Volunteers is at the leading edge of the surge in popularity of volunteer vacations.”

“Travel with a conscience and help people on a Global Volunteers journey.”

“In 1979 Michele Gran and Bud Philbrook helped people in a poor mountain village in Guatemala. That lead to Global Volunteers — spiritually fulfilling, intellectually stimulating and incidentally tax-deductible volunteer vacations.”

“Though the volunteers may be vacationers, the aid they bring is real.”

10 Best Volunteer Abroad Organizations: “A pioneer of volunteer vacations organizations, Global Volunteers was founded in 1984 – that is, long before it was a trend.”