The Aang Serian Peace Village (the name means "House of Peace" in the Maasai language) is a registered Tanzanian cultural association set up to promote, preserve and document the indigenous cultures of East Africa, especially that of the Maasai people, and to uphold the rights of Indigenous Peoples. This organization offers various volunteer opportunities that range from three weeks to three months.

Cross Cultural Solutions offers three week to six month program stays in Ghana, West Africa. Home to rainforests, ancient art and alternative medicine, Ghana is a land steeped in tradition. While slave forts on the coast recall a tragic age in West African history, modern-day Ghana stands proud as one of the most politically stable and culturally rich nations on the continent. Every month of the year, volunteers work in the villages surrounding the town of Ho in the eastern plains. In their free time, volunteers may explore this fascinating country or venture to other parts of Africa. Most common placements are in the Health, Education and Business sectors.

Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana (VOLU) hosts 6 week International Volunteering Excursions in Ghana, West Africa. The organized camps change purpose and location yearly, this year including the following topics: community developments, youth work, HIV/AIDS training and prevention. VOLU offers workshops during summer and winter months and charges between $200- $250 for the workshop, plus airfare. VOLU declares each project is rooted within the community and takes its directives from community members.

The Central American Resource Center provides you with a large pool of information about volunteering in South and Central America. Visit the South American Job Site for a peek into another world.

Cross Cultural Solutions has developed a new volunteer program in Brazil. In the city of Salvador, capital of the state of Bahia and the country's center for Afro-Brazilian culture, volunteers will assist teachers with child care at a community school, work with a music program for street children, teach conversational English, provide health care, and work to prevent HIV/AIDS among teenagers. In their free time, program participants may explore the city or the beaches. Guest speakers, Portuguese classes and cooking lessons will be available. Programs range from 2 weeks to 6 months. The first volunteers will arrive in Salvador on October 20, 2002.

Cross Cultural Solutions has an opportunity to volunteer in Peru. In Villa El Salvador, the shantytown in Lima where our work is centered, provides a diverse experience in volunteering including: caring and developing activities for neglected elderly, teaching English, arts and crafts, sports, in shantytown schools and after-school centers, taking care of infants and small children in day care centers, taking care of infants, children and teenagers with mental & physical disabilities in orphanages and special education center, observing and assisting with local medical practice and physical therapy activities, and developing educational and recreational interventions for former street children and teenagers in community housing projects.

At AmeriSpan you can research volunteer opportunities in Latin America. Click on the country of your choice and a world of opportunity is at your fingertips.

The International Christian Youth Exchange is a non-profit youth exchange organization that offers opportunities to young people all over the world to spend a semester or a year living abroad with a family or host-project and being involved in voluntary service or attending school Projects in Honduras include working with homeless and street children, disabled, ecological projects, children's rights, women organizations, literacy programs, and with NGOs active in rural development. Attendance of university courses is allowed provided it does not interfere with voluntary service.

More Volunteer and Study Abroad opportunities are available in Latin America here. Match the volunteer job and country of choice in their easy country directory. Many opportunities to study Spanish language are available.

Since October 2000, Cross-Cultural Solutions' volunteers have had the opportunity to experience the people and rich culture of China. Our volunteers teach English in community schools and at a local community service center for a duration of three to eight weeks. Duties vary slightly with each placement, but the emphasis will be placed on conversational English with students at the primary and secondary levels.

Click 2 Asia is a club designed to support interests of volunteering in Asia. Here, a wide variety of resources are made available to those seeking volunteer opportunities as well as those who have volunteered in the past.

With Cross Cultural Solutions, volunteers have the opportunity to experience two sides of Indian life: the urban hustle and bustle of New Delhi's shantytowns, or the rural villages of the Indian Himalayan foothills. Throughout the year, volunteers work with over a dozen dynamic grass-roots organizations and have the opportunity to go on cultural excursions. The program lasts from 3 weeks to six months per year. 

The Open Directory Project provides links for students to get involved in volunteering in Asia. Projects span Tibet, China, and Japan, and a number of skills are needed.

Cross-Cultural Solutions has developed a new volunteer program in Thailand, starting the fall of 2002. Volunteers will be working in the community of Thonburi, 45 minutes outside of Bangkok. Volunteer placements will include teaching basic computer literacy courses, doing arts and crafts and playing sports with children, caring for toddlers in daycare centers, doing HIV/AIDS education and outreach, assisting with the development of infrastructure for persons with disabilities, and more! Programs range from 3 weeks to 6 months.

CWWS is pleased to announce the beginning of another CyberVolunteer program, just in time for the new school year. CyberVolunteer connects you and your students with a currently serving Peace Corps Volunteer via e-mail (one letter per month). Over the course of the school year, your classroom will meet and learn about the experiences of three Volunteers living in three very different regions of the world. An organized schedule prepared by WWS allows you to plan discussions and integrate the correspondence into the curriculum.

VolunteerMatch, the organization's premier service, utilizes the power of the Internet to help individuals nationwide find volunteer opportunities posted by local nonprofit and public sector organizations. If you enter your zipcode you can search for volunteer opportunities in your community.

Netaid offers a myriad of opportunities including: volunteering for a relief organization in Africa or contributing toward environmental efforts in South America. Now you can do something about the issues you care about and share your skills with those in need around the world. And you can do it without leaving home - on weekends, in the evenings, whenever your schedule permits. To become an Online Volunteer, all you need is time, the desire to help, and access to a computer and the Internet. Find out what kind of work an online volunteer can do.