The Junior Professional Officer (JPO) Programme provides young professionals pursuing a career in development with hands-on experience in multi-lateral technical co-operation. JPOs are offered one year fixed term contracts which are normally renewed for a ...
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The Education Abroad Individual Award encourages continuing UAlberta undergraduate and graduate students to undertake an education abroad experience; allows students to choose from a wide variety of education abroad programs, both in type (e.g., exchange/ ...
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The Loy McCandless Marks Scholarship Fund was established by the Elizabeth L. Marks Trust. Her trust provided funding “for the establishment of a scholarship fund, the income from which shall be awarded to well-qualified science majors specializing in tro ...
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MICATZ specializes in offering overseas volunteers affordable internship placements and also facilitates opportunities for individuals, students, groups, and gap year students. We also offer adventure holiday tours, wildlife programs, language and cultura ...
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Oikos is an association engaged in the protection of the environment and the promotion of voluntary service. Projects include conservation projects, but recently Oikos has expanded its focus to include humanitarian programmes as well.
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As a part of its activities, UNV opens up opportunities for professional women and men to serve as UNV volunteers and contribute to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
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The Titular Fellowships, funded by the Association of Commonwealth Universities' Development Fellowships Fund, aim to enable the universities of the Commonwealth to develop the human resources of their institutions and countries through the interchange of ...
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The Society adjudicates a higher-value Premier’s International Scholarship
program that recognizes outstanding academic performance and exemplary community service.
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MondoChallenge sends volunteers to help with development programmes in Africa, Asia and South America. All of their programmes are community based, meaning that volunteers live and work alongside local people. Projects include teaching (schools, orphanage ...
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Students need you! TAN achievements and opportunities are inordinately limited for school youths in under-resourced school districts. The acute shortage of high-quality teachers in these schools leaves low-income and minority students particularly vulnera ...
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Semester at Sea is committed to offering unique service opportunities while sailing on a voyage. As such, the IMPACT scholarship has been established to recognize students demonstrating a commitment to service in their community and home institution and a ...
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More than 500 affordable adventures in 130 countries. Culture, walking, wildlife and cycling trips worldwide.
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For Canadian and other non-American participants, Centre for Cultural Interchange (CCI) arranges academic year high school, as well as a variety of programmes for students and adults wishing to live and/or work in the US for a short period of time. For Am ...
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Greenheart Travel is personally invested in providing Teach, TEFL, Volunteer and Work abroad programs that change lives, advance careers and create leaders. We achieve this by partnering with organizations and governments overseas that empower their local ...
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This project meets the needs of families who are on or just above the poverty line in 3 farming and fishing villages between Siem Reap and Tonle Sap Lake. Life in these villages still revolves around subsistence farming and fishing. A programme of healthc ...
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International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) is travel provider of choice for thousands of people looking to volunteer for periods ranging from 1 week to 6 months.
We have volunteer programs in 30+ different countries with a wide range of volunteer opportunities, i ...
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To the north-east of the Kathmandu Valley, the village of Sermathang is a predominantly Buddhist community, where local people are committed to regenerating their health care centre and school. Both were forcibly closed about a decade ago during the Maois ...
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As a leader in the field of international volunteer travel for over 18 years, we know that the best approach to international volunteering—the only approach—is one designed by the community. In every community in which we work, we have long-standing relat ...
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Internship program based in Nairobi Kenya. The program is best suited for aspiring medical students, pre-med, sophomore and elective students. Interested participants should have a keen interest in the medical/health profession and be actively working tow ...
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Students Partnership Worldwide (SPW) offers volunteer programmes focusing on community development. Most volunteer placements last between 5 and 11 months and are available in countries in South Asia and Africa. Projects mainly focus on youth and health e ...
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