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Volunteering can be a great way to get around. There are also some organizations that charge you money to take you to a developing country where you can volunteer. These organizations are better avoided. On the other hand you should always ask yourself the question: can I really improve the situation? If you only have one week to offer many organizations will probably refuse your "help" since it usually takes them more time to get you up to speed with useful tasks. This can be different if you're ready to teach English in an orphanage or if you have advanced skills that can be instantly useful, for example web development.


Organizations and websites

Paid Membership:

helpx.net, short for "help exchange", this website puts willing volunteers in touch with people or businesses who need help with their farms, vineyards, ranches, hostels, sailing boats etc. throughout the world. After signing up for premier membership, which costs €20 (£18 approx) for two years, volunteers can search the current vacancies noticeboard and reviews and sign up for work, usually unpaid but in exchange for free board and lodging. Free membership gives access to basic information about some vacancies.


workaway.info is similar to Helpx, Workaway puts travellers in contact with homestay hosts who offer food and board in exchange for work. It costs €22, or roughly £19 for a 2 year membership.


WWOOF is an exchange - In return for volunteer help, WWOOF hosts offer food, accommodation and opportunities to learn about organic lifestyles. WWOOF organizations link people who want to volunteer on organic farms or smallholdings with people who are looking for volunteer help. Many countries have national WWOOF groups. Each national organization has its own membership arrangements and a separate membership fee. Get the links to each page here - http://www.wwoofindependents.org/wwfiles/national.asp


SE7EN encourages social and environmental volunteering around the world. They list free and low-cost volunteering opportunities world-wide that have social and / or environmental aims. They also list volunteers with time and skills to offer. Volunteers and hosts can make direct contact with each other to arrange a volunteering stay. Membership costs €15 (£13 approx) for 2 years which gives you full use of the site, and makes available the hosts contact information.(Not all opportunities on this site are free)


FREE Membership:

VolunteersBase.com same concept as the sites mentioned above, the big difference is that is completely free (no fees, no memberships, no money). Volunteers can contact projects directly. It works with all sort of projects. If you like the idea please show your support by promoting, it is a new site and it has 280+ volunteering opportunities listed so far (03-2014). It will always be FREE or it will die trying :)


ThePoosh.org hospitality site for anyone, anywhere in the world wishing to participate in or start their own sustainable self-build project. It promotes the exchange of labor, knowledge, skills and community values and encourages sustainable self-build projects to offer food and accommodation for volunteer members. It's free.

Sailing

Teaching OPPORTUNITIES

http://www.workingabroad.com -

Voluntary Work Information Service - information on all volunteer work opportunities in over 150 countries worldwide in the environmental & humanitarian sectors.


http://www.worldteach.org -

Teach English Abroad at WorldTeach, teaching volunteer opportunities worldwide. WorldTeach is a non-profit organization that provides opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to international education by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries.


http://www.teachanywhere.com -

Find jobs teaching abroad and teaching work overseas with Teachanywhere.


need more info

http://www.openhouses.de/Internationales -


http://www.globalhelpswap.com -


http://www.fhinz.co.nz -

No fee programs

Some links from http://idealistcareers.org/10-no-fee-internationational-volunteer-programs/

JENGA Community development outreach

Individuals

You can add yourself here if you're ready to host volunteers. Be aware that this page is public on the internet.

Facebook groups

This page from the Facebook group cannot be copied here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/FREE.NOMADS/doc/1417143698497347/