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Global volunteers are compassionate, committed individuals – professionals, retirees, students, tradespeople, and others from all backgrounds and all ages who know the power of positive, collective action. Working together in teams and under the direction of local leaders abroad or in the US, volunteers nourish children, mentor youth, teach students, support parents, encourage refugees, inspire teachers, care for patients, and span the globe responding to community needs wherever we are invited to serve.
Join us as a volunteer abroad or donate now, and make positive change in our world.
At Global Volunteers, we take an innovative approach to comprehensive human and economic development. We leverage the world’s endlessly renewable resource – volunteers – to catalyze positive change while always working under the direction of local leaders. Our volunteers create, nurture, and sustain the well-being of the world’s children and their families through targeted service in homes, classrooms, clinics, community centers, hospitals, orphanages, childcare centers, libraries, and farms to provide essential services; helping children thrive. We’re invited by community leaders to serve alongside local people in one-to-three-week service programs; investing in long-term community development projects all over the world. We support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through safe, meaningful, impactful, service-learning programs. Moreover, Global Volunteers has earned the highest possible ratings from external evaluators, validating that we act with integrity and transparency, are highly effective, and exceed industry standards across virtually all areas.
The world needs you to make a difference. Support genuine, lasting community impact as a volunteer, funding partner, or donor.
“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
Teach conversational English to enthusiastic learners in the fascinating cities of Xi’an and Kunming
Tutor English & Math in the spectacular tropical island of Rarotonga
Teach conversational English, tutor and mentor students, and support educators and parents of individuals with Down syndrome in Johor Bahru
Build bridges of friendship through conversational English classes and other support of the Cuban people in Ciego de Ávila or Havana.
Teach conversational English to students of all ages in a seaside town on the island of Crete
Teach conversational English to eager youth in a picturesque coastal community
Teach conversational English, engage in light labor and care for children in Kathmandu.
Serve impoverished children and families, and teach English to adult students in the bustling city of Lima
Teach conversational English and immerse yourself in the Polish culture of Siedlce.
Teach conversational English to elementary, high school, and university students in historic Beja
Lend a helping hand to impoverished families who struggle to earn a living, educate their children and contribute to a spiritually rich community.
Help women and children reach their full potential in an impoverished seaside village
Support a community’s quest for development through nutrition, health and education projects
Work on community projects alongside members of the Blackfeet Nation outside Glacier National Park
Wage peace through service with conversational English classes for students and professionals in historic Hanoi
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