Students make a difference! We value your interest, your insights and your service on our programs. Working directly with local people through our genuine development partnerships, you gain the very best "real life"education and intercultural understanding. You'll find our service-learning programs are a "near-perfect" match for expanding offerings within Study Abroad offices and other service-learning curricula.

About us: Founded in 1984, Global Volunteers is an international non-sectarian, nonprofit, NGO (non-governmental organization) working in close partnership with host communities and local leaders worldwide.  Our mission is to wage peace globally, person-to-person, by mobilizing teams of short-term volunteers in service on local development projects. Students of all ages and backgrounds volunteering independently and in groups have made a significant contribution to these programs around the world and in the United States for 25 years. They've taught conversational English, math, and other classroom subjects; cared for vulnerable and at-risk children in children's homes and orphanages; socialized with community elders; helped construct and repair classrooms, community centers, and health clinics; and provided health care assistance to poor children and their parents. (Read on about medical students serving with Global Volunteers in Ghana.)

Volunteering as an individual is a life-enhancing experience -- you can explore a new country and culture, make new friends, and meet others who want to do the same. All this is multiplied when you serve with friends and relatives. Why not share your enthusiasm with classmates, student groups or family members? Some programs, such as Jamaica, Ghana, Tanzania, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Italy and the USA have proven to be especially condusive for group volunteering.

Check out our foundational Philosophy of Service, and contact us for details.  We need you to help us make a real difference around the world!