Description:
VFP offers over 3000 Affordable short-term voluntary service projects in 100+ countries, including 2 in Albania. These International Workcamps are an opportunity to complete meaningful community service while living and interacting in an intercultural environment. Work project 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; arts projects or festivals. Most camps are limited to ages 18 and up, with over 250 programs for ages 15-17. Workcamps are scheduled for 2-3 weeks each May-Sept. More than 300 programs are offered year-round. A $250 registration fee per camp covers the program including room and board. Transportation is arranged and paid for by the volunteer. VFP offers a free newsletter which provides a clear picture of what the program is about including over 15 photos of workcamp volunteers in action.
Highlights:
Large choice of programs and locations. Affordable intercultural immersion-volunteers from at least four countries in every program.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
None.
Travel Types:
4th World Studies,
Archaeology,
BackPacking,
Camping,
Eco Tours,
Ecology,
Environmental Studies,
Hiking,
Homestay,
Native Culture Studies,
Nature Tours,
Student Tours
and Volunteering
Language:
English
Cost in US$: $250-$500
Cost Includes: Full room and board provided. Volunteers pay for their own transportation to the project meeting point.
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,
elections,
energy,
English teaching,
environment,
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,
minority groups,
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,
sea turtle protection,
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,
water,
wildlife surveying,
women,
writing,
youth,
youth development
and youth ministry
Typical Volunteer: Volunteers are typically 18-25 and are seeking an affordable intercultural experience while contributing to community service projects.
Age Range: 18+
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Group living
Participants Travel to Albania
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