Volunteers For Peace: Volunteer Where You Are Needed
Volunteers for Peace promotes over 3400 affordable International Voluntary Service projects in more than one hundred countries. Their work camps are a way to travel, live and work abroad. Volunteers for Peace has opportunities throughout Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa, Asia, Australia and Latin America. Types of work include construction, restoration, environmental projects, etc. All projects arise out of local needs.
Listing Details
Organization Name
Volunteers For Peace
Organization Mandate
Volunteers for Peace is a non-profit membership organization promoting over 3400 affordable International Voluntary Service projects in more than one hundred countries. Their workcamps provide a way to travel, live and work abroad. Types of work include construction, restoration and environmental projects. All projects arise out of local needs.
Address
1034 Tiffany Road, Belmont, VT, United States, 5730
Telephone
(1) 802 - 259 - 2759
Website
Non-profit organization?
Yes
Countries
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Benin
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Brazil
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia
- Canada
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Israel and the West Bank and Gaza
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Korea - South
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Lithuania
- Macedonia (FYR)
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Nicaragua
- Nigeria
- Norway
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russia
- Serbia and Montenegro (Yugoslavia)
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Africa
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- China - Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Togo
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Botswana
Duration
- 2 weeks or less
Age (min)
13
Age (max)
80
Age notes
The average participant age is between 21 and 25.
Price range
- under $1000
Application process and requirements
If an applicant is a resident of a country other than the USA & Canada, applicants should email VFP and provide their residence before proceeding. VFP may refer applicants to one of their partners in their country of residence. The majority of projects require no special skills or language background apart from English, but this varies with the project. To apply, fill out a registration form online and pay registration fees. Note, there are no refunds for cancellations.
Language
- English
The majority of projects require no special skills or language background apart from English~ but this varies with the project.
Certification
University independent study credit can be available.
Funding information
Funding is occasionally available for under represented groups and those in need.
Student status required?
No
Qualifications required
None
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