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Verge Magazine: Blog from the field Featured
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Going overseas to live, work, teach, volunteer, or study? Interested in sharing your experiences with people considering doing something similar? Apply to blog about your time abroad, as a featured blogger for Verge Magazine. This is an outstanding opportunity to work one-on-one with an editor, hone your writing...
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Read more Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects (CADIP): International Volunteer Workcamps
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A wide variety of different international volunteer short term projects, including: work with socially disadvantaged children environmental and nature protection activities, ecology, gardening and forestry renovation and restoration of social, cultural, historic sites archaeological excavations and historical heritage work...
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Read more CANADEM: Canada's Civilian Reserve Roster
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CANADEM connects international agencies to Canadian experts. Established in 1996 with funding from the Canadian Department of Global Affairs to respond to staffing requests from international peace operations, Canada's Civilian Reserve: --Manages a national roster of over 8000 Canadians skilled in human rights, civil society democratization, elections, rule of law,...
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Read more United Nations Volunteers (UNV): UNV Roster and Volunteers
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As a part of its activities, UNV opens up opportunities for professional women and men to serve as UNV volunteers and contribute to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
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Read more Africa & Asia Venture: Gap Year Experiences
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Africa and Asia Venture offers Gap Year adventures that combine conservation or education volunteer work with adventure travel. Placements are located in various countries across Africa and Asia and now in Mexico as well. Projects include work in local schools teaching English and coaching sports, social and community work in...
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Read more Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) / Doctors Without Borders: Medical and Non-medical Volunteer Opportunities
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MSF staff work at the forefront of emergency medical care for populations in need. As well as providing primary healthcare for people suffering from endemic diseases and neglect, MSF also performs surgery, rehabilitates hospitals and clinics, runs nutrition and sanitation programs, trains local medical personnel and provides mental health...
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Read more Australian Volunteers International: Professional Volunteer Assignments
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With Australia Volunteers International, volunteers make a hands on difference in the fight against poverty. They can help advocate, develop programmes, monitor and evaluate success of Australian Volunteers International's volunteer programmes worldwide. Professionals are needed a various fields, including nursing, communications, education, English teaching, business, social work, trades, allied health...
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Read more COOPI - Cooperazione Internazionale: International Volunteers
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COOPI is committed to fighting against social injustice and poverty in the global South and to building a future that guarantees everyone adequate living conditions, equal opportunities and respect of their rights. In order to carry out its development projects and emergency interventions COOPI needs skilled personnel and volunteers, who...
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Read more Habitat for Humanity Canada: Volunteer Building Projects
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Global Village volunteers work alongside families in need to build simple, decent, affordable homes in communities around the world. A Global Village trip can be a life changing experience for you, the community you visit, and the families whose lives are changed because of your work. Help build a home...
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Read more International Executive Service Corps: Volunteer Experts
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Since 1964, their volunteers have provided business expertise to enterprises in 130 developing countries. It has earned them the well-deserved reputation of "goodwill ambassadors." Volunteer Experts (VEs) conduct many of their technical and managerial assistance projects overseas. VEs that successfully complete assignments derive enormous satisfaction from helping businesses and...
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