Volunteer Abroad
Volunteer abroad programs allow students to travel and gain international experience by contributing to local communities. These programs do not provide academic credit but rather focus on experiential learning. Below are some resources that provide volunteer abroad programs.
These are non-CSULB programs. This information is provided as a service and does NOT reflect endorsement by California State University, Long Beach. Links to external web pages may not be ADA-compliant.
Volunteer Abroad Resources
- Adelante Abroad (Intern, study, volunteer in Spanish-speaking countries)
- AmeriSpan (Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America, South America)
- Amigos de los Americas (Community projects throughout Latin America)
- Bali Institute for Global Renewal (global citizenship thru service learning, indigenous experiences, entrepreneurial leadership and social activism)
- CCUSA (Variety of types of placements in several different countries)
- Cross Cultural Solutions (Volunteer placements in Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Morocco, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand)
- ECELA (Volunteer in Argentina, Chile, Peru)
- Experiential Learning International (Intern, study, volunteer worldwide)
- Focus in Africa (placements in Tanzania)
- Foundation for Sustainable Development (Supports grassroots organizations in eight countries)
- GeoVisions (Individualized placements throughout the world)
- Global Service Corps (International Volunteer Opportunities)
- Global Volunteers (Teams of volunteers participate in short-term human and economic development projects worldwide)
- GlobeAware (Short-term volunteer experiences in Costa Rica, Brazil, Peru, Cuba, Nepal, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam)
- Go Volunteer Abroad (data base of volunteer abroad options plus scholarships for volunteer programs)
- Himalayan Health Exchange (A health-care program for participants to learn and serve in Himalayan villages)
- Idealist.org (Volunteer service abroad)
- Inter Action (American Council for Voluntary Intenational Action—Guide to internships/volunteering with relief and development organizations.
- International Education Programs—IEP (14 locations worldwide)
- International Partnership for Service Learning and Leadership—IPSL (Summer, semester, and year programs in Ecuador, France, India, Italy, Jamaica, Lakota Nation, USA, Mexico, Philippines, and Russian)
- International Student Volunteers, Inc. (Programs in Australia, Costa Rica, Domincan Republic, Ecuador, New Zealand, and Thailand--includes optional adventure tours)
- Love Volunteers (in 27 developing countries)
- Mobility International USA (International exchange program for people with disabilities)
- NGOabroad (Low-budget, custom-fit international service)
- Non-Government Organizations (Addressing peace, equity, and social justice issues)
- Peace Corps (Peace Corps and United Nations Volunteers)
- Projects Abroad (Placements across 5 continents)
- Pro World (2-26 week volunteer opportunities in Mexico, Peru, and Belize)
- Students Partnerships Worldwide (Offers service and internship opportunities in 6 countries across sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia)
- United Planet (Humanitarian projects in over 50 countries)
- United for Sight
- Visions in Action (Volunteers in international development)
- Volunteer Abroad (Internships around the globe)
- Volunteers for Peace- VFP (International workcamps)
- Volunteer International (Searchable database by region, country, duration, and type of work--non-profit and non-governmental—50 organizations that send volunteers around the world for various types of volunteer work)
- We Are Bamboo
- World Teach (Teaching in developing countries)
- YMCA International Go Global
