Global Volunteers: Partners in Development

Applications must be submitted at least 90 days prior to intended program departure.

Program Website: http://www.globalvolunteers.org/ecuador/ecuador_projects.asp
Program Location: Quito, Ecuador
Program Duration: Standard program is two weeks. One week programs are available. Start dates are available on Apr. 18, June 13, Aug. 8, and Oct. 17.
Program Cost: Student fees range from $2,095 (one week) to $2,295 (two weeks)
Program Eligibility: Must be at least 18 years of age.
Program Description: More than 300,000 children in Ecuador have disabilities, and nearly a third of all abandoned children are disabled. Ecuador is an economically impoverished country and so the challenges that most people face are daunting. Help from volunteers is needed in several areas, including childcare for infants, toddlers and young children; caring for children with disabilities ages three to 17; health care including public health education, surgery and dental care; construction of a new child care facility and group homes; and physical labor such as landscaping, painting and masonry.
Never doubt that you can change the life of a child in Ecuador. If you enjoy young kids or have experience working with disabled children, you can make a real difference by simply caring for the children of Calderon or Camp Hope. If you are a health care professional, you can use your skills either in a clinic or hospital setting or by providing physical checkups for the children. In addition, if you can wield a hammer, paintbrush or trowel, you can work along side Ecuadorian workers helping to construct new facilities for the children that are so greatly needed.
Program Includes:

• Airport pick-up
• Food
• Lodging
• Ground transportation at site
• Services of a Global Volunteers team leader

Applications must be submitted at least 90 days prior to intended program departure.

Program Website: http://www.globalvolunteers.org/ghana/ghana_projects.asp
Program Location: Akrade, Ghana
Program Duration: Standard program is three weeks. One week and two week programs are also available. Start dates are available year-round.
Program Cost: Student fees range from $2,195 (one week) to $2,595 (three weeks)
Program Eligibility: Must be at least 18 years of age.
Program Description: Volunteers are needed to teach subjects including English, basic sciences and math and to assist at a community vocational school where women ages 18 to 25 learn catering, nutrition and home management. Education is considered to be the most effective strategy to combat poverty - long and short term. Your assistance has a tremendous impact on the individual kids, as well as their community and country.
Volunteers are also need to provide public health education, child vaccinations and patient care. The United Nations, through the World Health Organization, advises that public health education is one of the most important prerequisites to good health. The small rural clinics in host communities need professionals to teach basic principles of public health, vaccinate children, check blood pressure, perform basic physical examinations, and diagnose illnesses.
Program Includes:

• Airport pick-up
• Food
• Lodging
• Ground transportation at site
• Services of a Global Volunteers team leader

Applications must be submitted at least 90 days prior to intended program departure.

Program Website: http://www.globalvolunteers.org/peru/peru_projects.asp
Program Location: Lima, Peru
Program Duration: Standard program is two weeks. One week programs are available. Start dates are available year-round.
Program Cost: Student fees range from $2,195 (one week) to $2,395 (two weeks)
Program Eligibility: Must be at least 18 years of age.
Program Description: One of the most important contributions you can make is to interact with the youngest residents: the toddlers and pre-schoolers who need you to hold and help them with their first steps, and play the games that allow their socialization and language skills to progress normally. Volunteer activities include arts and craft projects, outdoor recreation, reading and singing, and preparing for bedtime. You can also provide specialized care to special-needs kids, who often follow a daily physical therapy regimen. Classroom assistance activities include working in kindergarten classrooms on assigned writing and art projects with kindergartners.
You can also teach English language skills to students in the fifth through 12th grades. Most students have had little English language exposure, but are eager to try in small groups. Any native English speaker can be of service on this project. You are not required to have professional classroom experience.
For volunteers who like to roll up their sleeves to make a difference, several pressing labor projects have been identified for immediate attention. Assignments will be made in the areas of painting, carpentry, window and light installation, gardening and general building maintenance.
Program Includes:

• Airport pick-up
• Food
• Lodging
• Ground transportation at site
• Services of a Global Volunteers team leader

Applications must be submitted at least 90 days prior to intended program departure.

Program Website: http://www.globalvolunteers.org/romania/romania_projects.asp
Program Location: Tutova, Romania
Program Duration: Standard program is three weeks. One week and two week programs are also available. Please contact a Volunteer Coordinator regarding extended stays. Start dates are available year-round.
Program Cost: Student fees range from $2,295 (one week) to $2,695 (three weeks)
Program Eligibility: Must be at least 18 years of age.
Program Description: The Tutova Clinic cares for severely underweight babies who arrive shortly after birth to be nurtured back to health. The babies are generally scheduled to stay at the clinic for about a year, or until they can be reunited with their families. Unfortunately, in 25 percent of the cases, the parents never return. Many of the children who end up at a failure to thrive clinic are there because their parents are among the poorest of the poor. You can make a significant contribution to the health and development of these children.
As a volunteer, you will be asked to care for and play with these infants and toddlers - feeding, teaching, diapering and giving them the stimulation, love, and nurturing that they need. Because Global Volunteers sends 16 three-week teams of volunteers to Tutova clinic every year, your contribution will be matched over and over again throughout the early years so that they receive nearly constant attention and care.
Program Includes:

• Airport pick-up
• Food
• Lodging
• Ground transportation at site
• Services of a Global Volunteers team leader

Applications must be submitted at least 90 days prior to intended program departure.

Program Website: http://www.globalvolunteers.org/tanzania/tanzania_projects.asp
Program Location: Iringa, Tanzania
Program Duration: Standard program is three weeks. One week and two week programs are also available. Start dates are available year-round.
Program Cost: Student fees range from $2,195 (one week) to $2,595 (three weeks)
Program Eligibility: Must be at least 18 years of age.
Program Description: Many volunteers are needed to teach beginning through intermediate English pronunciation and conversation in high-school classrooms. English is the language of instruction throughout Tanzania. However, in the remote villages, comprehension is limited. Work alongside local teachers and students during the school year in remote partner communities. You can also provide basic computer training on computers donated through volunteers' efforts.
Physicians, nurses, dentists and physical therapists can serve part-time at rural clinics performing examinations and well-baby checkups. Health care students and other practitioners can offer public health education classes and basic instruction to rural health care workers.
Program Includes:

• Airport pick-up
• Food
• Lodging
• Ground transportation at site
• Services of a Global Volunteers team leader