Projects Abroad

• If you're looking for a gap year or summer program, or are considering a career break, Projects Abroad might be what suits you best. You can choose where you want to go and what you want to do; from teaching English in Latin America to conservation work in Thailand.
  
  

Cross-Cultural Solutions

• Those seeking a shorter volunteering opportunity might be interested in the one to 12 week programs offered by Cross-Cultural Solutions. Instead of living on your own in a rural village with the Peace Corps, you will live with other volunteers in one of 12 countries from Russia to Peru.
  
  

Social Entrepreneur Corps

• Not only can you volunteer with Social Entrepreneur Corps all over the world, but intern and consult as well in one of three countries: Guatemala, Ecuador or Mexico. Participants take classes to learn Spanish, live with locals and participate in field work ranging from rural tourism to education.
  
  

United Planet

• Anyone looking for a longer-term volunteer experience can consider United Planet with its short-term quests from one to 12 weeks and long-term quests from six months to one year. United Planet has programs in over 50 countries with possibilities to work in healthcare, orphanages, environment, construction, education and women's empowerment.
  
  

SOTENI

• Those with an interest in helping orphans and those affected by the African HIV/AIDS pandemic can volunteer with SOTENI International. Their student internship program offers training to work in rural and urban settings in Kenya, including education on providing HIV/AIDS prevention services.