Global Vision International

This is another organization that provides flexible and customizable abroad experiences. There are volunteer and internship opportunities that can last as little as 2 weeks or as much as more than 6 months. They have projects offered on very continent (except for Antarctica). They also have "expeditions" which seems to be a combination of volunteering and tourism with a group, they mostly focus on environmental and wildlife themes but there are community expeditions.

http://www.gviusa.com/

Volunteering: 

• with Children (teaching, arts, sports, social work, childcare)
• climate change 
• marine conservation
• Teaching English abroad
• Construction
• Community
• Wildlife and Conservation

Internship:

• Environmental
• Non-profit
• Humanitarian
• Responsible Business

Student Volunteer Panel Links

On Feb 24th the ISWC had a great panel of fellow students who shared their experiences of volunteering and work abroad. Here are the links they shared with us!

Volunteer Optometric Services to Humanity

- clinics all around the world to provide vision to communities

- they partner with optometry school from the US to send student volunteers

United Nations Volunteer Site

- "We partner with governments and with UN, non-profit and private sector organizations in order to support development programmes. UNV delivers a prompt, efficient and value-adding service to identify and engage professionals who can deliver services and fulfill a wide range of specialised tasks." 

- they also have their own online service to connect people to volunteer organizations! 

Medo

- based in the indigenous community of Soloy, District of Besiko, Ngobe-Bugle Comarca, Panama

Mona Foundation

- a particular focus on education, women, children

- all volunteer-based!
- Countries: Brazil, Haiti, Cambodia, China, India, Mongolia, Panama, Swaziland, Tanzania, US, Vietnam

Global Urban Trek

- through InterVarsity

- particularly recruiting students and recent grads

- living in local slums in communities around the world. 

- ministry

Servant Partners

- work in slums of other countries as well as inner cities of the US

- internships

- Thailand, India, Mid East, North Africa, South Africa, Mexico

- Los Angeles, San Antonio

ABroader View

One of many many volunteer programs out there- this one interestingly offers specifically "Social Welfare" programs (as well as law, child care, language immersion, and more) - however the SW programs are concentrated in Central and South America (and 1 in Africa).

If you are interested in doing some social work in

• Chile
• Peru
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• and Tanzania

Check out Abroader View

Cross-Cultural Solutions

Here is a big organization that arranges volunteer opportunities aboard -they have programs in

• South America
• Eastern Europe 
• Asia
• Africa

They also have various areas of focus for your placements- from health to economic empowerment to women. Their placements can last from 1 week to 12 weeks. 

"Cross-Cultural Solutions is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1995. Today, 25,000 people have participated in our volunteer programs in Africa,Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. CCS has a worldwide staff of over 300 people in 12 countries, with administrative offices also located in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. In the UK, CCS is a Registered Charity (No. 1106741) and a Registered Company Limited by Guarantee (No. 4991010). In Canada, CCS is a registered non-profit corporation (Federal Corporation No. 445810-9). Steven Rosenthal founded CCS in 1995 and serves as its Executive Director.

CCS has been profiled in more than 500 news outlets, including: CNN, The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, Time, Newsweek, The Chicago Tribune,The Toronto Star, The Today Show, USA Today, National Geographic Traveler, and the ABC Nightly News."

Cross-Cultural Solutions

i-to-i Volunteer and Adventure Travel

This seems to be more of those organizations that "work hard, play hard" - combining some volunteer serving with tourist activities.

They specialize in offering TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language)

They offer programs by the week up to 12 weeks, but they also have some special internships every year for 2011 it's for China and Thailand.

http://www.i-to-i.com/