The Southern Africa Field Program is a 3-4 week study abroad program offered for academic credit by the Geography Departments of the University of Vermont and Mary Washington College. It is open to graduate and undergraduate students, as well as to anyone else interested in learning about the history, geography, and culture of this fascinating part of the world. As a Cross-Cultural Solutions international volunteer, you will travel abroad, work with dynamic social service pioneers and come face to face with global issues. Volunteers For Peace International Workcamps and Voluntary Service Provides an opportunity for young people of all nationalities to work together on 2-3 week projects. VFP coordinates placement in over 800 camps in 36 countries.
Volunteers work in construction, agriculture, and cooperative work.
WorldTeach Home Page WorldTeach is a non-profit program of Harvard University's social service organization, the Phillips Brooks House Association. Volunteers spend one year teaching at schools in Kenya, China, Thailand, Costa Rica, and other developing countries. No teaching experience or specific skills are required, but volunteers must be graduating seniors or college graduates. Volunteers pay a fee that covers expenses. You as a participant in one of the programs get to travel to a Third World country and work there for six months as a volunteer in a community-based development project.