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International Volunteer HQ welcomes people from all walks of life to make a difference on an adventure of a lifetime. With 50+ destinations and over 300 projects, IVHQ offers the world’s most extensive range of fully-hosted volunteering programs, from teaching and childcare to wildlife conservation and medical volunteering. Our programs start from $20/day, enabling volunteers to immerse themse...

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March 14, 2025by: vinessa palermo - United StatesProgram: World’s #1 Volunteer Programs. 40+ Countries from $20/day!
10

My time volunteering with IVHQ was an incredible experience. The local team made me feel safe, comfortable, and welcome. I gained new insight and perspective, was completely immersed in a new culture, and felt like I really made a difference. I plan to do this annually and hope to make it back to the same village I went to in Ghana someday.

Wonderful experience!

March 14, 2025by: Amanda Bonesteel - United StatesProgram: Volunteer in Andean Immersion in Peru - Cusco
9

I loved my experience volunteering with a local family near Cusco, Peru! My host family was gracious and lovely, and the area was beautiful. It was a very unique experience! This was my second experience with IVHQ, my first was in 2019 teaching English in Romania. Both were wonderful experiences. The local programs and teams are super nice, supportive, and helpful. I would definitely recommend IVHQ to anyone looking for a volunteer experience abroad.

Rainbow MountainMy homestay in Umasbamba

Mother and Daughter teaching English in Laos

March 12, 2025by: Leanne Winter - AustraliaProgram: Volunteer and Teach in Laos | IVHQ
9

A fantastic experience teaching English in Laos with the monks and children. The local team were incredible and included us in their personal cultural celebrations as well as taking us on little trips (like bowling on a very wonky lane). Such a fantastic opportunity for my daughter and I to give to others. Definitely would love to volunteer again.

The local team and volunteers after a night of bowling :)

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Interviews

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Laura Jelich

Participated in 2013

Alumni

I actually didn't start out looking for ways to either volunteer or to get abroad. It was while job searching my senior year of college when I was getting slightly depressed thinking about sitting at a desk in an office all day every day that on a whim I started looking up opportunities working with animals (my true passion). I came across a volunteer program that advertised saving baby sea turtles in Costa Rica. Having never been out of the country by myself before, but thinking it sounded like the perfect fix to my sudden onset of turning-into-an-adult-anxiety, I decided to go for it! My plan was to get it out of my system so that I could happily settle into my professional career once I got home. That completely backfired, obviously, and my trip only ignited a newfound burning need to continue to travel as much as I can!

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Ben Brown

Interviewed in 2015

Staff

What inspired you to travel abroad?

Sustainability is fundamentally about balance. It’s about behaving in ways that enable a diverse range of stakeholders to succeed and flourish in the long-term. There are many elements to sustainable volunteering, but some of the aspects for a volunteer to consider include how transparent an organization is in terms of how they identify the projects they support, especially in relation to projects that involve children, the extent to which volunteers will be trained and supported to work with local people in a responsible way, and the ability of an organization to demonstrate the long term impact that their projects have had on supporting genuine community or environmental needs.

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Yesim Karasu

Participated in 2015

Alumni

It was the end of my HSC and I was bitten by the travel bug. Cambodia was a place theoretically close to my heart, but I had never been there. I empathized deeply with the extreme poverty and corruption that existed there. That is what ultimately pushed me to apply.

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International Volunteer HQ welcomes people from all walks of life to make a difference on an adventure of a lifetime. With 50+ destinations and over 300 projects, IVHQ offers the world’s most extensive range of fully-hosted volunteering programs, from teaching and childcare to wildlife conservation and medical volunteering. Our programs start from $20/day, enabling volunteers to immerse themselves in new cultures while giving back. Your fully-hosted experience includes airport pickup, accommodation, meals, and 24/7 in-country support, and with our flexible booking policy, you can make free changes and confidently go abroad. Volunteering abroad with IVHQ means you’re more than just a tourist. You become part of the local community, experience new cultures in an authentic way, and lea...

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Notable Mention - GoAbroad Top Rated Volunteer Abroad Providers 2024Top Rated Provider 2023 - Volunteer AbroadTop Rated Volunteer Abroad Organization 2022Zero CarbonNotable Mention 2021 - Volunteer Abroad