Volunteer Question?

Question

I'm interested in volunteering somewhere foreign to me. Just so i could help out and get a good feel of another culture. I was looking into going to Tanzania Africa, but that idea didn't go through. Anyone got any good websites or anything that would help me?

Answer 1

www.volunteeringinafrica.org

http://www.volunteerabroad.ie/index.htm

http://www.volunteeringinindia.org/

http://www.volunteer.org/

Good Luck I hope these websites help you out!

Answer 2

Organizations that don't charge fees for volunteering, such as Short-term placement agencies charge volunteers, or require these volunteers to pay their own way (flights, in-country transportation, health insurance, accommodation, food, security, translators, training, staff to supervise and support them in their service, liaisons with the police and local officials, etc.).

Here is a web site that can help you learn more about the skills and experience desired by long-term placement organizations, and how you can gain that experience locally.
http://www.coyotecommunications.com/volunteer/international.html

There is a listing of the more-than-30 member organizations of the International Volunteers Program Association (IVPA) that is a good place to find reputable volunteer-for-a-fee programs -- programs where you don't need to have much experience in order to participate, and the placements are just for a few weeks or months:
http://www.volunteerinternational.org/