Meaningful Travel in 35 countries - Volunteer, Intern and Teach English
- Multi-Country
Locations Throughout the World
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Year-round
Description:
Be part of it with i-to-i! So far we have achieved 325yrs which when broken down means we achieved the following: - Over 5500 children cared for on our community projects around the world - A minimum of 13,000 children and adults taught English in schools and community centres - Hundred's of animals protected including Turtles, Pandas, Elephants, Monkeys and more - At least 80 homes and structures built for families and communities in need - More than 8000 trees planted which are enough trees to offset the CO2 emissions of over 2,000 cars Imagine seeing the world differently...Imagine finding a travel organization which offers a wide range of meaningful travel opportunities in 25 countries. Imagine taking your pick from volunteer projects, teaching English programs, work experience internships, paid teaching placements and language immersion courses overseas. Do more than imagine - Make it Happen. Inquire about our meaningful travel opportunities. Experience meaningful travel while working hand in hand with local communities. With destinations across Latin America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia, i-to-i specializes in reliable and challenging international volunteer placements that make a real difference in local communities around the world. i-to-i volunteer projects depart weekly and range from 1 to 24 weeks in length. Volunteers are needed for teaching English, ecology and environmental protection efforts, community development, media internships, healthcare, building, and more. With i-to-i, participants play a vital role in promoting goodwill, sharing cultures and building futures. Volunteers are now urgently needed at an orphanage in Lima where you will be teaching English. Also needed are volunteers in Nepal. With the recent lifting of the travel warnings i-to-i is again in need of volunteers for teaching English and working at children's shelters. Find out more about i-to-i, watch their short video here: http://video.i-to-i.com/site-videos/video.html.
Highlights:
Travel with purpose! Volunteering abroad allows you to experience a country in a different manner then any other travel opportunity. It provides a fun adventure packed with rich ingredients that will not only make you feel good, but will improve the lives of others. Volunteering provides real work experience that will build skills and offer something substantial to employers. It might even change your life! Build an international social and job network like no other: Meet other volunteers, and work with local citizens and professionals also striving to make beneficial improvements to their communities.
Cost in US$: Starting at $575
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Cost Includes :
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- Emergency evacuation services
- Food
- Housing
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- In-country orientation/Training
- In-country staff support
- Pre-departure orientation/Training
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- Registration fees
- Written materials pre-departure
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Cost Include Description:
Programs include: * in-country support and orientation * TEFL training (Teaching and Community Development placements) * airport pick-up * pre-departure briefing * food and accommodation (most programs) * 24/7 emergency support, and more.
Experience Required: no
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Volunteer Types :
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- adult education
- AIDS
- animal welfare
- archaeology
- arts
- building schools
- business
- childcare/children
- clerical and office work
- community centers
- community development
- community health
- community organizing
- computer training
- conflict resolution
- consciousness-raising
- conservation
- culture
- cutting wood
- digging
- disability issues
- drama
- economic development
- education
- elderly
- English teaching
- festivals
- fixing fences
- gardening
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- gender issues
- grassroots organization
- handicapped
- health
- health care
- health education
- historic preservation
- home visit
- homelessness
- hospital
- housing
- human rights
- income-generation
- indigenous issues
- journalism
- literacy
- marketing
- media work
- medicine
- minority groups
- natural resources
- nursing
- nutrition
- office work
- organic farming
- orphans
- painting
- parks
- peace
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- planting
- popular education
- primary education
- public education
- recreation
- reforestation
- relief
- renovation
- repairs
- reporting
- research
- restoration
- sea turtle protection
- secondary education
- seniors
- social services, social work
- sports
- street kids
- teaching
- tourism
- trail building
- translation
- tree planting
- tutor
- wildlife surveying
- women
- writing
- youth
- youth development
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Typical Volunteer: If you are interested in immersing yourself in another culture while giving your time to a worthy cause, then you are a typical i-to-i volunteer. We invite you to join the i-to-i community of dedicated volunteers aged 18-80 who are working on community development, building, teaching, and conservation projects across the globe. Together, we make a lasting impact that changes lives and helps preserve the planet through hundreds of worthwhile projects around the world.
Age Range: 18 - 80
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Couples and Individuals
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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Participants Travel to - Multi-Country
Independently
or
in Groups
Typically Participants Work
in Groups of varies by project
Application Process Involves:
Post Services Include:
i-to-i Meaningful Travel's Mission Statement: Founded in 1994, i-to-i is an award-winning organization providing unique opportunities for you to travel, work and live abroad. Thousands of travelers aged 18 to 80 have joined our volunteer vacations and over 50,000 have learned to Teach English as a Foreign Language through our tailor-made TEFL courses.
With over 400 projects on 4 continents, you can join the worldwide i-to-i volunteer community on an extended adventure in areas such as teaching, community development, sports coaching, conservation, building or internships in tourism, marketing, journalism, or health.
Year Founded: 1994
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