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Volunteer in Europe
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SYW Staff
 
By SYW Staff
Published on 02/9/2005
 
Guide to volunteer service in Europe.

Volunteer Work: Europe

Europe has always been a popular tourist destination and is increasingly becoming a choice for those wanted to complete volunteer service abroad.

Option One: Search


Option Two: Browse


Visit the following organizations offering volunteering opportunities in Europe:

i-to-i International Projects - Provides a variety of volunteer work experiences including teaching English as a foreign language, community development, conservation, construction, and free TEFL training.

Inter-Cultural Youth Exchange - Sends volunteers to work with communities overseas in social and welfare placements abroad for one year or six months.

Concordia - A non-profit making youth organization and registered charity offering international volunteer opportunities.

Global Volunteer Network - A non profit organisation which places volunteers in community projects worldwide.

Earthwatch Institute - An international non-profit organization supporting scientific field research and offering members of the public the opportunity to work with distinguished field scientists.

Global Volunteers - Sends teams of volunteers to work on short-term development projects worldwide. Coordinates over 150 teams per year. Trip information and contacts for Minnesota non-profit organization.

Cross-Cultural Solutions - An international volunteer program, with opportunities in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, India, Peru, Russia, Tanzania, and Thailand.

World Pulse - Provides volunteer abroad opportunities and educational travel vacations to youth worldwide.

CIEE – Offers volunteer opportunities abroad around the world.

Ecologia Trust - Promotes and fosters the process of positive, creative change in Russia particularly in the fields of: Ecology & Environment, Youth Education & Welfare, and Social Psychology.

Armenian Volunteer Corps – Helps volunteers find appropriate placements where they can put their energies and talents to work for as short as a couple of weeks to as long as a year.

Global Children Organization – Nurtures children traumatized by intolerance, terrorism, or war by providing summer camps and on-going programs which prepare both children and volunteers to be active participants in building a peaceful world.

Bridges for Education - Offers paying volunteer teaching positions in camps in Eastern Europe and China.