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This category is for websites offering volunteer opportunities, recruiting volunteers internationally and sending volunteers internationally.

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Resources in This Category

• AidCamps International

  http://www.aidcamps.org/
  Offering opportunities for short term voluntary work on development aid projects overseas run by local non-governmental organisations in the third world. Information about projects, applying, and practicalities.

• Council Exchanges

  http://www.ciee.org/
  Offers international work, study, and volunteer programs for students, graduates and professionals. Links to a number of national affiliates.

• Cross-Cultural Solutions (CCS)

  http://www.crossculturalsolutions.org/
  Travel abroad, volunteer, and help overseas. CCS manages numerous volunteer service programs and insight tours in Asia, Africa, Russia, and South America.

• Global Service Corps

  http://www.globalservicecorps.org/
  International volunteering and internship opportunities for cross-cultural learning and community service in Thailand and Tanzania. Short-term (two to four weeks), long-term (two to six months), and student internship programs are available, in projects in healthcare, education, and environment/sustainable agriculture.

• IndependentVolunteer.org

  http://www.independentvolunteer.org/
  Provides a database of worldwide volunteer opportunities with no or low fees. Also supplies online educational resources for volunteers.

• International Dental Volunteer Organizations

  http://internationalvolunteer.ada.org/
  Lists currently available international dental volunteer opportunities. Sponsored by the American Dental Association.

• International Opportunities

  http://www.interopp.org/
  Resource for short-term international projects in developing and emerging-market countries worldwide. Includes information for prospective volunteers, and a service to match people to possible projects.

• Open Directory Project: Becoming an Editor

  http://www.dmoz.org/help/become.html
  Information about the role of editors in this online project, including what they do, and how to apply to become one.

• Service Civil International

  http://www.sci-ivs.org/
  Worldwide volunteer placement for generalists in short term 2 week workcamps and long term 3-12 month social service or non profit community grassroots projects. SCI is based in Seattle, Washington.

• The Institute for International Cooperation and Development (IICD)

  http://www.iicd-volunteer.org/
  Trains and sends volunteers to India, Zambia, Guatemala, and Vietnam. Volunteers welcome from around the world.

• United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

  http://www.unv.org/
  Supports human development globally by promoting volunteerism and by mobilizing volunteers. Includes news on partnerships and activities, information for volunteers, and publications.

• United Nations Volunteers Online Volunteering Service

  http://www.onlinevolunteering.org/
  Worldwide online volunteering opportunities of United Nations Volunteers. Volunteers can find online volunteer assignments. Non profits in developing countries looking for online volunteers can post assignments here.

• Volunteers For Peace

  http://www.vfp.org/
  Offers placement in over 1800 short-term international voluntary service programs in 70 countries. Its programs are like the Peace Corps, but short-term.

• Wikipedia - Citizen Science

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_science
  Crowd-sourced encyclopedia article about scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by volunteer amateur or nonprofessional scientists.

• Zooniverse

  https://www.zooniverse.org/
  Citizen science projects using the efforts and ability of volunteers to help scientists and researchers deal with the flood of data that confronts them. From the Citizen Science Alliance.

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