Volunteer with Globe Aware - Programs in 11 different countries!

  Brazil

Rural Areas

  Cambodia

Siem Reap

  China

• Rural Areas: 
Rural Areas

  Ghana

• Accra: 
Accra

  Jamaica

Kingston

  Laos

• Luang Prabang: 
Luang Prabang

  Nepal

• Pokhara: 
Pokhara

  Peru

• All Other Areas in Peru: 
Rural Areas

  Romania

Brasov

  Thailand

• All Other Areas in Thailand: 
Ayutthaya

  Vietnam

• All Other Areas in Vietnam: 
Hoi An

Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks

Description: Have fun while helping people! Globe Aware, a nonprofit organization, currently offers volunteer vacations in Peru, Costa Rica,Thailand, Cuba, Nepal, Brazil, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Jamaica, and Romania, Ghana and China. These short-term (one week) adventures in service focus on cultural-awareness and sustainability, and are often compared to a "mini peace corps". All program costs, including the cost of airfare, are tax-deductible. Globe Aware is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt charity.

You need no special skills nor do you need to speak any foreign language. Immerse yourself in a new culture. Enjoy befriending people in new and interesting countries and experience the reward of helping them on meaningful community projects.

Highlights: Immersing yourself in a new culture in a unique way, learning how to cook local cuisine, exploring the natural environmental wonders of the host community, and most especially befriending the wonderful people and fellow volunteers.

Qualifications: Willingness to learn and to teach.

Cost in US$: about USD 1,000

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: The typical Globe Aware volunteer is a busy, working professional between the ages of 25 and 45, who has very limited vacation time throughout the year, but has a real desire to contribute, give back, and make a positive difference in the world. Typically they have no particular specialised skills, nor do they usually speak other languages, but they have a willingness to learn and to teach, and are open to the culture around them.

Age Range: 10 to 100

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 10

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Phone Interview
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Globe Aware's Mission Statement: Globe Aware seeks to promote lifelong advocates for a better world and to sustain the world's cultural and natural resources. The organization, together with the local community hosts, develops effective local solutions to global problems in non-religious, non-political, multi-international environments. The aim is to expand and foster cross-cultural peace and understanding between Americans and the rest of the world, to preserve culture and promote sustainability. Globe Aware expeditions provide volunteers the opportunity to live and work side by side with a host community. The hosts provide a safe and interesting setting in which to learn, help, and have fun. The volunteers help to empower the host communities in creating renewable, self-sufficient programs. While Globe Aware's financial assistance benefits the community economically, it is actually the involvement and collaboration between the volunteers and community that is the greatest mutual benefit.

Year Founded: 2001