Delegation visits to project countries. Networking with related organizations. Fundraising for PBI projects. Recruitment and Training Nearly 200 volunteers from the United States have worked on PBI project teams in Guatemala , El Salvador, Colombia , Haiti , Indonesia and East Timor and North America . They are generally held twice a year in North America and are a mandatory step in the selection process.
Language fluency is an important requirement for volunteers.
PBI-USA also holds weekend orientations around the country for interested individuals. See our volunteer pages for more information. Emergency Response Network PBI's emergency response network is a highly organized network of thousands of concerned citizens around the world who are ready to respond to a human rights emergency involving a team member or someone PBI accompanies. In the United States, this network involves 1800 people willing to send a telex, letter or fax when alerted. You can join this network by filling in the form below .