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International Development / Volunteering
This page aims to provide the information you need to help you find opportunities to volunteer or work in development worldwide. Please note that while these organisations arrange for you to volunteer your time with charities abroad, there may be a fee involved for participating.
The Career Development Centre does not endorse any specific programme and cannot be responsible for information available on their sites.
Volunteering: |
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| Youth Work Service Ireland - Includes European Voluntary Service which can be short-term (3 weeks - 6 months) or long-term (6 months - 1 year). EVS does not have a charge for participants. | |
| Irish Aid | The Irish Aid Volunteering and Information Centre is a state of the art, flexible multi-media exhibition space designed to raise awareness of development issues and the role of Irish Aid in tackling global poverty. |
| Voluntary Service International (VSI) | Short term projects (2-3 weeks): Peace projects; Environmental projects;, community projects with children, the elderly, refugees and people with disabilities, community arts projects and restoration of historical monuments. Projects take place in Ireland, Europe (East and West); USA; Japan; Australia; North Africa.
Long term projects: enables people to volunteer from 3-12 months on a variety of voluntary work projects of benefit to local communities and voluntary organisations in Europe and North America. |
| A unique search-and-match database with over 11,000 volunteer organisations, 350,000 placements throughout the UK and in 214 countries worldwide. | |
| Idealist.org | Idealist is a project of Action Without Borders. Find: people, organizations, groups, jobs, volunteer opportunities, events, and more. Includes The Idealist Guides to Nonprofit Careers downloadable pdfs. |
| International networking service. Information on voluntary work abroad, including: organisations that are looking for volunteers, personalised reports on grassroots organisations around the world, volunteer stories, teaching English courses, WorkingAbroad Projects etc. | |
| Volunteer opportunities in community projects throughout the world.Whether you would like to take a short volunteer vacation or a prolonged gap year, the Global Volunteer Network provides challenging and affordable international programs. | |
| Oneworld | Directory of meaningful travel opportunities including volunteer projects, gap year ideas, career break & year out projects, TEFL/ESL teaching & courses, seasonal work, summer / winter jobs, working holidays, adventure breaks, expeditions & tours. |
| Community Service Volunteers |
A UK charity with a range of volunteering opportunities in areas such as the media and the environment. |
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| Timebank |
A national volunteering campaign in the UK, which raises awareness of giving time through voluntary work. |
| Volunteers for Peace |
A US based organisation. Contains links to other voluntary organisations world-wide including Ireland. |
| Voluntary Services Overseas |
UK based agency. Each year, hundreds of our volunteers work abroad in rewarding roles in over 40 countries. Long-term volunteering We have a range of placements from one to two years long for qualified professionals with at least two years’ post-qualification experience. Short-term volunteering last up to six months and you’ll need a minimum of five years' post-qualification experience.
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| Frontier |
Dedicated to safeguarding biodiversity and ecosystem integrity through rigourous 'hands on' fieldwork. |
| Raleigh International |
Youth development charity offering challenging environmental and community projects. |
| Student Force (UK) | An educational charity that specialises in the development of recent graduates committed to working within the environment and sustainability sector. Unique in that we provide paid contracted work experience placements and have helped over 400 recent graduates launch successful careers within this sector. |
Development: |
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| Volunteering Options | Search for opportunities in this excellent resource. This site has been developed as part of Comhlámh's Volunteering Options programme and funded by Development Cooperation Ireland. |
| Comhlamh | An Irish voluntary organisation set up by returned Irish development workers.This is an excellent introduction to the various issues and options open to anyone wishing to work in international development. They have addresses of all Irish agencies that send volunteers abroad and information on working in development. They also run short courses throughout the year. Also Jobs noticeboard. |
| Irish Aid | Department of Foreign Affairs initiative. Information on Ireland's contributions to a number of international organisations with the objective of supporting global efforts to reduce poverty. Links to these organisations. |
| ReliefWeb | A project of the UN Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, this site offers a directory of organisations and vacancy listings. You can sign up for email alerts regarding new vacancies. |
| Overseas Development Institute [ODI] | Annual Fellowship (close December for Sept start). Essential degree in economics or related, Masters, and ability to commit to 2 year assignment. Desirable: work experience, IT skills. |
| Directory of Development Organisations | Create your own personal directory of development organizations. Sorted by six geographic locations or by country. All directories can be downloaded free. PDF format. |
| International Council of Voluntary Agencies [ICVA] | Click on members to view the list of over 70 member agencies around the world working in the fields of humanitarian relief, human rights, and development. |
| BOND | British Overseas NGOs for Development is the UK's broadest network of voluntary organisations working in international development. Includes searchable directory of members and NGO networks. |
| RedR | Relieves suffering in disasters by selecting, training and providing competent & effective personnel to humanitarian relief agencies world-wide.With bases in Australia, England, New Zealand and Canada, it selects and trains personnel for relief agencies. |
| Centre for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance |
COE partners with a wide variety of national and international governmental, nongovernmental and international organizations to provide relevant education, training, interagency coordination and research. |
National University of Ireland, Galway, University Road, Galway, Ireland.
Phone: +353 (0)91 493589, Fax: +353 (0)91 494570
This page was last updated Tuesday, November 16, 2010