Types of Community Development volunteer projects

Make a fundamental improvement to your own life and the vulnerable living by volunteering and helping to improve nutritional standards in Tacloban City.

Join our 8-week wildness gap year program and discover more about both yourself and South Africa!

Join this organic farming and food security initiative, aimed at providing a sustainable source of healthy foods for young mothers and inner city youth in Belize.

Join our 8-week wildlife conservation and community development gap year program, and explore South Africa in an exciting and meaningful way!

Join us as a volunteer for this Turtle and Marine Conservation Project in Costa Rica while living the pura vida!

Join us in the rural community of Costa Rica and contribute to local education through sports while living an adventure of a lifetime!

Learn about non-profit management, community development, social media in promotion, event management and donor funding while experiencing local culture.

Join us in a rural community of Costa Rica and contribute to the local community while living an adventure of a lifetime!

Take part in a Psychology and Social Work Internship in Ecuador and develop your skills and gain experience abroad

Take part in a NGO Management Internship in Ecuador and develop your skills and gain experience abroad

Take part in a Social Justice Internship in Ecuador and help combat causes you care about

Join the sustainability internship in South Africa and make an impact environmentally, economically or culturally depending on your field!

Intern in for a local social enterprise promoting financial independence through indigenous traditions in Peru

Intern in a local school and gain some teaching experience in Peru

Participate in the Environmental Protection Internship in Uganda and learn how renewable energy can be used in a country like Uganda

Participate in a human rights internship and contribute to the access to disability-friendly sexual and reproductive health services for those with disabilities

Participate in a Youth Empowerment Internship in Uganda and contribute to the lack of youth-friendly health care services that is evident in Uganda.

Participate in the farmers' economic empowerment internship in Uganda and contribute to the expansion of local farming businesses

Participate in a women empowerment internship and learn about sustainable development model to empower local vulnerable women and help them make a living.

Intern on this Microfinance and Entrepreneurship Training for Communities in Uganda placement and contribute to the training of local entrepreneurs.

Join our social work internship in South Africa and get involved in a local community while developing your professional skills in a different environment.

Join our human rights internship in South Africa and get involved with a local community on a worthy cause.

Volunteer Coaching Sports in Ghana placement provides participants with the opportunity to learn about the local community while sharing their knowledge and providing brighter prospects to the local athletes

Experience health promotion and community development through this internship by assisting local staff with the daily challenges facing residents

Be part of a team working to spread knowledge and education.

Learn about the impacts of Human Rights, Social Justice & NGO Management abroad

If you want to help a rural impoverished community while learning about the culture and the people of Cambodia, all that while making friends, this is a placement for you!

If you want to help a rural impoverished community while learning about the culture and the people of Cambodia, all that while making friends, this is a placement for you!

If you want to help a rural impoverished community while learning about the culture and the people of Cambodia, all that while making friends, this is a placement for you!

Human rights and girls’ empowerment volunteering in Quito

Get involved with women's empowerment projects in Morocco and help local women build their future!

Get involved with local Moroccan children and help move their education forward!

Get involved with tourism development in a rural community of Thailand and help build the future of the local community!

Join this NGO Business Internship in Vietnam and develop your business knowledge by working with local community projects.

Join us in Kenya as a healthcare volunteer and help make a difference to those living in vulnerable and developing communities

Intern in a special education centre in Peru that supports children age 3 to 20 by providing them special education geared to their specific needs

Intern in a social centre that supports children and adolescents considered at-risk and help the NGO provide a safe and comfortable environment.

Volunteer in Tanzania on a teaching and community work project based in rural Moshi.

Develop your knowledge of the theory and practical elements in tackling global warming on this Climate Change Internship in Vietnam

Join this Agriculture Internship in Vietnam and learn about local approaches to improving crop yields, land use, agri policy and more

Come and join us in an NGO in Ho Chi Minh city and develop your CV/Resume and work skills on this Social Work Internship in Vietnam

If you are under 18 join this initiative Volunteering for 16 and 17 Year Olds in Swaziland

Join our volunteering for 16 and 17 year olds in India and spend time with other young people developing global citizenship.

Volunteer At A School for Deaf Children in The Philippines and share your sign language skills with children and local teachers to improve their education

Film, Photography and Community Volunteering in Nepal for those with creative and practical skills to share to empower women in a rural community

Girl and women empowerment volunteering in Zambia offers the opportunity to increase access to education, sport, livelihoods and more.

Use your business and financial skills to empower local women and youth by doing this Microfinance Internship in Ghana and contribute to local economies.

Join our Fair Trade Internship in Ecuador and work with a local sustainable environmental project that helps alleviate poverty locally.

Share this small business development internship in South Africa to extend your CV/Resume while developing the capacity of a social enterprise.

Volunteer in Nepal and empower Nepalese women through sustainable agriculture, providing them with the ability to support themselves and their children.

Spend your holidays doing something different and help others through volunteering overseas. Work on 1 of 4 projects in Costa Rica that accept teenagers from 15 years old.

Volunteer in Cusco and support young mothers and their children in Peru.

Volunteer in a Children’s Centre in Bolivia managed entirely by local families from a small community.

Join us in supporting local families by addressing hygiene and sanitation issues by working on our healthy kitchens volunteering in Peru project.

Volunteer in India and help with the provision of child care to disadvantaged children as well as participating in a range of exciting activities essential to Indian culture.

Join our NGO Development Internship in Chiang Mai in Thailand and develop your knowledge and practical experience of international development.

Become a sports coach and volunteer in Swaziland. Coach disadvantaged children to play football, soccer, tennis, volleyball, netball and more.

Participate in a fascinating health promotion and community volunteering project assisting local staff with the daily challenges facing residents

There are numerous wonderful projects looking for the support of international volunteers to help with NGO and Community Development in Siem Reap.

Volunteer on our community education and day care project and support the people of St. Lucia, South Africa where HIV/AIDS rates are high.

Volunteer in Ecuador on an economic and community development initiative to help families preserve their values, culture and environment and create sustainable livelihoods.

As a community sports coaching volunteer you will volunteer in South Africa in a Cape Town township where sports coaching is much needed.

Bring your caring and sharing approach to life and participate in community volunteering in Southern Vietnam.

Build interesting volunteering experiences to your itinerary, and meet like-minded new friends and get to know a country before venturing off on your travels

Volunteer in Belize this Spring Break and work on a small farm, cultivating sustainable organically grown food for a home that supports abused and abandoned children.

Become a sports coaching and community work volunteer in the Bolivian Andes and help integrate boys and girls into sports, foster technical expertise, team work and gender equity.

Volunteer in the Bolivian Andes and combine construction work and animal welfare at the city zoo with improvements to a local children's centre.

Combine study abroad and volunteering or interning this summer in Thailand with our Summer Study Abroad and Service in Thailand.

Spend your Spring Break volunteering in Ecuador and support 50 families to preserve their cultural identity and community.

Volunteer in Quito and help with the education of children who work upwards of ten hours a day in the markets, streets and countryside of Ecuador to support their families.

Volunteer abroad with Kaya in Costa Rica and get hands-on teaching experience with children who will really benefit from international instruction.

Volunteer on this community and conservation project on health, the environmental and education initiatives.

Join us in San Jose for a week of community volunteering helping abandoned and underprivileged children in the city’s children’s homes , community and day care centres.

Our Experience India Tour encompasses charm, culture and care over 10 or 14 nights where you will be able to see the sights, learn about the real India and get a taste of volunteering.

Become a volunteer in Costa Rica and join one of our most unique projects in Central America assisting local communities at 2 cooperatives.

Volunteer in India on this Women’s Empowerment project and help challenge the problems facing women today in local communities.

Volunteer in South Africa and assist local nurses and carers by offering support to this busy children’s hospital.

Come and volunteer in Tacloban City in the Philippines and work in an orphanage supporting the vulnerable that have been further affected by the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan.

Work in a young offenders rehabilitation centre in the Philippines and reach out to those who've had a troubled past and give them a chance at a new way of life.

Volunteers with a passion for the outdoors who are keen to use their physical strength to help to build structures, clear community spaces or assist with agricultural work will enjoy this project.

Become a classroom and child care assistant volunteer and work on rewarding educational placements in Cambodia’s premier tourist destination, Siem Reap.

Volunteer and help improve the lives of abused women in the Philippines by providing skills and education.

Volunteer on a building project in the Philippines and help with the ongoing enormous relief effort needed following Typhoon Yolanda in November 2013.

By volunteering in Swaziland, you can help to care for orphaned and vulnerable children in need at a daycare centre.

Volunteer in Swaziland to help to build family homes for needy families using local building materials and techniques.

Volunteer in Tanzania on a teaching and community work project based on the island of Zanzibar, located just off Africa's Tanzanian coast.

Volunteer near the amazing Victoria Falls in Zambia on a project working with local communities and do something extra special this Christmas.

Volunteer in Zambia on teaching and community work and support local schools with large class numbers and a small number of teachers.

Volunteer in Zambia on our sports development project, teaching sport skills as well as tackling topics such as HIV, nutrition and living a healthy life.