Description:
VFP offers over 3400 affordable, short-term voluntary service projects in 100+ countries including a few annual projects in Egypt. These international voluntary service projects are an opportunity to participate in meaningful community service while living and interacting in an intercultural environment. Work projects include: construction/renovation of low-income housing or community buildings, historic preservation, archeology; environmental projects such as trail building, environmental education, wildlife surveying, park maintenance, organic farming; social services working with children, the elderly, physically or mentally handicapped, refugees, minority groups, drug/alcohol recovery, AIDS education; as well as arts projects and festivals. Most projects are limited to ages 18 and up and there are over 250 programs just for ages 15-17. International voluntary service projects are usually from May through September and are of 2 to 3 weeks in duration, although there are 200+ projects scheduled for the 'off-season.' A $250 per-project registration fee includes accomodation and food. There may be a small additional fee for projects in developing countries. Transportation is arranged and paid for by the volunteer. VFP offers a free newsletter which provides a clear description of what the program is about including many photos of volunteers in action.
Highlights:
Large choice of programs and locations. Affordable intercultural immersion-volunteers from at least four countries in every program.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
None
Travel Types:
4th World Studies,
Archaeology,
BackPacking,
Camping,
Ecology,
Homestay
and Student Tours
Language:
English
Salary / Pay: Make friends from many countries at every site. Help local communities and promote international goodwill.
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
academic reinforcement,
adult education,
agriculture,
AIDS,
animal welfare,
anthropology,
appropriate technology,
archaeology,
arts,
athletics,
banking,
biological research,
building maintenance,
building schools,
business,
childcare/children,
clerical and office work,
community centers,
community development,
community health,
community organizing,
computer training,
conflict resolution,
consciousness-raising,
conservation,
cooking,
counseling,
culture,
curriculum planning,
cutting wood,
democracy training,
digging,
disability issues,
drama,
driving,
drug or alcohol recovery,
eco-tourism,
economic development,
education,
elderly,
energy,
English teaching,
environment,
Equestrian,
escorts,
family planning,
feasibility studies,
festivals,
fixing fences,
food,
gardening,
gender issues,
geology,
grassroots organization,
ground patrol,
handicapped,
health,
health care,
health education,
historic preservation,
home visit,
homelessness,
hospital,
housing,
human rights,
income-generation,
indigenous issues,
infrastructure planning,
intervention,
journalism,
labor issues,
law,
legal aide,
literacy,
managerial consulting,
marketing,
media work,
medicine,
micro-enterprise,
microcredit,
natural resources,
nursing,
nutrition,
office work,
organic farming,
organizational development,
orphans,
painting,
parks,
pastoral work,
peace,
planting,
playgrounds,
popular education,
population issues,
primary education,
professional services,
public education,
public policy,
public speaking coordination,
reception,
recreation,
reforestation,
refugee relief,
relief,
religious instructor,
renovation,
repairs,
reporting,
research,
restoration,
sanitation,
secondary education,
secretarial,
self help,
seniors,
small business development,
social services, social work,
solar & hydro projects,
sports,
strategic planning,
street kids,
teaching,
teaching accounting,
technical assistance,
tourism,
trail building,
translation,
transportation,
tree planting,
tutor,
veterinary,
volunteer management,
volunteering,
water,
wildlife surveying,
women,
writing,
youth,
youth development
and youth ministry
Typical Volunteer: Typical volunteers are seeking an affordable intercultural program and are motivated to work on community service projects in a group of international volunteers. The average age is 18-35.
Age Range: 18+
This Program is open to
World Wide
Participants.
.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Group living
Participants Travel to Egypt
Independently
Typically Participants Work
in Groups of 8-12
Application Process Involves:
Typically The Application Process Time Is 3-5 Business Days
Volunteers For Peace, Inc.'s Mission Statement: Volunteers For Peace promotes International Voluntary Service as an effective means of intercultural education, service learning and community development. We provide projects where people from diverse backgrounds can work together to help overcome the need, violence and environmental challenges facing our planet. Our projects are truly a microcosm of a world where nations join together to improve life on our planet. They are a practical way to both prevent and resolve conflict. By participating in a voluntary service project, volunteers help sow the seeds of a better future for us all.
Year Founded: 1982