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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Title: Study, Work, or Volunteer Abroad

Organization: Backpack Europe on a Budget

Description:  Listing of a variety of study and work opportunities in Europe. This site is only listing projects offered by other organizations.

Website: http://www.backpackeurope.com/tips/workstudy/

Title: Engineers Without Borders Overseas Opportunities

Organization: Engineers Without Borders Canada (EWB)

Description:  For current students, opportunities exist through the UNB Chapter of EWB for 4 month placements working with African partners in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi or Zambia on projects related to rural agriculture, governance & rural infrastructure, as well as water & sanitation. Check with the UNB Chapter for deadlines (usually mid-end October) & applications.

For potential graduates, recent graduates & professionals, opportunities exist through EWB for 8 month - 4 year placements with African partners in Burkina Faso, Ghana, Malawi or Zambia on projects related to rural agriculture, governance & rural infrastructure, as well as water & sanitation. Please check with the n

Field of Study: EWB encourages engineering and non-engineering students/graduates alike to apply for these positions as well as people with no previous experience overseas.

Chapter Website: http://unb.ewb.ca

Website: http://www.ewb.ca/en/whatyoucando/volunteer/longterm.html

Title: AFS Community Service Program

Organization: AFS

Description: AFS is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world. Community Service Program participants volunteer to work at local organizations that address community needs.

Website: http://www.afs.org/AFSI/

Organization: Global Volunteer Network

Description: The Global Volunteer Network offers volunteer opportunities in community projects throughout the world. We currently provide volunteer programs through our partner organizations in Alaska, China, Ecuador, El Salvador, Ghana, Nepal, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Thailand, Uganda and Vietnam. This is a Christian Mission that requires you to pay a participation fee as well as your own transportation.

Website: http://www.volunteer.org.nz/?keyword=teach*abroad

Title: Online Volunteering (OV)

Organization: United Nations

Description: Volunteers from all over the world are helping organizations that serve communities in developing countries -- but without leaving their own communities. These online volunteers translate documents, write articles, research data, build web sites, mentor young people, design logos, and engage in many other projects to benefit organizations serving people in the developing world.

Website: http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/index.htm

Title: Opportunities Abroad

Organization:  Backdoor Jobs

Description: List of volunteering opportunities abroad including Cross Cultural Solutions, I-to-I and Global Services Corps.

Website: http://www.backdoorjobs.com/worldwide.html

Title: Vacancies for UN Volunteers

Organization: United Nations

Description: You may be interested in applying to be included in our resource bank of candidates. This bank allows UNV to respond quickly to requests for volunteers

Field of Study

Policy Advisors (health, governance, education) (E-F)

Natural heritage protection specialists (E-F-S)

Human Resources development specialists (E-F)

Environmental coastal zone specialists (E-F-S)

Volunteerism specialists (A-E-F-P-R-S)

HIV/AIDS workplace programme specialists (E-F-P)

Micro-credit specialists (E-R-S)

Participatory development specialists (A-E-F)

Medical doctors with various specializations (E-F-P)

Crisis prevention specialists (A-E-F-R)

Website: http://www.unv.org/volunteers/unvvacs/index.htm

Title: Youth Volunteer Opportunities

Organization: Canadian Institute of International Affair

Description A volunteer opportunity at the CIIA provides a student with exposure to international issues in an informal working environment. Ages 16-26 only.

Field of Study: high school and university students

Website: http://www.ciia.org/youth1.htm

Title: Development Education Programme  

Organization: Dakshinayan

Description: Volunteering to teach English in rural India.  This grass roots project aims to promote better understanding of development and inter-cultural issues.

Field of Study:

Website: http://www.dakshinayan.org