Thousands of the people VSO works with are denied access to education, healthcare and opportunities for employment which prevents them from escaping poverty. VSO focuses on delivering lasting change in three areas: education, health and livelihoods. We aim to break the cycle of poverty and ensure that some of the world’s poorest and most marginalised communities …
IESC is a not for profit economic development firm that uses volunteer experts, paid consultants, and professional staff to achieve IESC’s mission — to promote prosperity and stability through private enterprise development. Our programs are funded primarily through grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts — most often with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). For …
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international medical humanitarian organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in nearly 60 countries. MSF recruits doctors, nurses, logisticians, water-and-sanitation experts, administrators, and other medical and non-medical personnel to provide medical care …
Habitat for Humanity International is an ecumenical Christian ministry that is working in partnership with low-income families around the world to build simple, decent housing. Habitat operates in nearly 3,000 communities in nearly 100 countries. Habitat’s Global Village Work Trips allow volunteers to travel to locations around the world to help build Habitat houses with …
Catholic Volunteer Network (CNV), established in 1963, is a non-profit membership organization of more than 200 domestic and international Christian-based volunteer and lay mission programs. Currently, more than 10,000 volunteers and lay missioners serve in these programs throughout the U.S. and in more than 100 other countries worldwide. CNV publishes and distributes RESPONSE the most …
Created in 1970 by the UN General Assembly, the United Nations Volunteers(UNV) program mobilizes qualified volunteers to serve in countries throughout the world. Approximately 7000 volunteers serve each year in developing countries. More than 30,000 volunteers have served in over 140 countries since 1971. Programs for which UNV supplies pre-qualified volunteers include long-term development work, …
Founded on March 1, 1961 during the administration of President John F. Kennedy, the Peace Corps is an international volunteer organization of the U.S. government. Since its founding the Peace Corps has had over 187,000 volunteers serve in more than 139 countries. Volunteers work on projects ranging from small business development to Aids education and …
