Welcome to International Volunteering! Below you'll find details of our very successful and exciting 2011 team volunteering adventures. At the moment there is basic information on all of the projects that went last year, this includes last year's prices. More detailed information will be available soon for the 2012 projects - we are delighted to say that we will be adding some new projects this year. In the meantime, please have a look at the projects and read about the volunteer's adventures on the 2011 blogs.
Africa
East African Playgrounds: August 2012
Volunteers will work on building a playground in Iganga, Eastern Uganda. RECRUITING NOW!
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The Gambia: Easter 2012
Volunteers will work with a Women's group on a community gardening project including an irrigation system and business ideas. TEAM SELECTED!
South Africa: August - September 2012
Volunteers were based in the KwaZulu-Natal region of South Africa, working with young people on sports coaching, teaching and spending time at a home for abandoned children. RECRUITING NOW!
Latin America
Brazil: June 2012
Volunteers will work with ACCA BHZ in Belo horizonte in their community centre, helping children from deprived backgrounds to access social and educational activities. RECRUITING NOW!
Europe
Greece: July - August 2012
Volunteers were based at several coastal camps on Crete for turtle conservation work with the charity Archelon. RECRUITING NOW!
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Poland: May - June 2012
Volunteers worked with 3 community organisations including delivering English teaching and activities with disabled children and adults.
Romania: July & August 2012
Volunteers worked with the charity ARC to run summer camps with Roma children in Transylvania. There were 2 2-week trips. RECRUITING NOW!
Asia
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India Bhopal: August/ September 2012
Volunteers are needed to support a variety of social welfare projects in central India. TEAM SELECTED!
India: Christmas 2012
Volunteers will work with two charities to support their existing programmes on a range of activities. 3 weeks plus 1 week travel. TEAM SELECTED!
Indonesia: June - July 2012
Volunteers taught English classes in schools and for tourism purposes and helped on educational programmes in rural areas.
Nepal: August - November 2012
Health volunteers are on a longer placement with cerebral palsy and spinal injury charities in Kathmandu.
Sri Lanka: Christmas 2012
Volunteers worked with the Leo club of Colombo Millennium and the Trees for Life project in the coastal town of Galle.
Thailand: summer 2012
Two teams of volunteers will work with two grass-roots organisations teaching English in a tsunami affected coastal area
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"I had had such a good time in Crete - I have never done anything that has felt so worthwhile, knowing that you are helping to save an endangered animal is amazing. I loved it so much I intend to return!"
John Conlin
Senior Marketing Information & Systems Officer
"Volunteering in India was an absolute adventure; I gained insight into many different areas including how people live and educate themselves in the slums of India"
Shakiya Nisa
Graduate Trainee
