Volunteers For Peace
Why choose Volunteers For Peace?
Looking to change your life? Volunteers For Peace (VFP) can place you on a team of international volunteers, doing anything from working on an organic farm in Thailand to helping with a fire art competition in Estonia. Projects are designed, planned, and hosted by LOCAL organizations, meaning each experience is completely unique. VFP and our international partners promote peaceful international re...
Looking to change your life? Volunteers For Peace (VFP) can place you on a team of international volunteers, doing anything from working on an organic farm in Thailand to helping with a fire art competition in Estonia. Projects are designed, planned, and hosted by LOCAL organizations, meaning each experience is completely unique. VFP and our international partners promote peaceful international relations by bringing diverse people together for service, intercultural exchange, and community development. Please visit our searchable projects database to see updated postings throughout the year. Why VFP? These days sending volunteers abroad is a big business. But for Volunteers for Peace, a non-profit founded in 1982, it has always been a mission. By working in partnership with partners (...
Volunteers For Peace Reviews
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Like help old people
August 23, 2024by: Mohamed Marei - EgyptProgram: Affordable Volunteer Projects in Over 70 CountriesI love helping the old people , and I love those who do this because it gives them a spirit of life and enhances their psychology for the better. I also love animals and playing with them gently and I hope that I will enjoy this volunteering because it will have a great impact on my psychological state
Truly authentic volunteer experience
March 27, 2024by: Jeremy Ebersole - United StatesProgram: Affordable Volunteer Projects in Over 70 CountriesMy experience with VFP way back in 2009 was remarkable. Living in Germany and building a labyrinth at a World Heritage Site as the only native English speaker in my group was a truly immersive experience. I didn't feel like I was coming into a place from the outside so much as I felt part of a community. Our group really bonded and while we had a primary task, many of the day to day decisions were made by the group, one of my first experiences with really being responsible for myself.
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October 02, 2018by: Rachid Bourich - MoroccoProgram: Affordable Volunteer Projects in Over 70 CountriesI've been always active with many local associations . And i would love to experience something new abroad . France can be 1 grear chance for me to deal with the local community and to help in any kind of project
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Interviews
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Annette Davis
Participated in 2014
Annette is from Berlin, Massachusetts, which is a small farm town about 45 minutes outside of Boston. She participated in Volunteers for Peace’s progr...
Annette Davis
Participated in 2014
I decided to apply for an international program because I wanted to become bilingual, my dream since high school was to become fluent in another language besides English. I had been taking Spanish classes for four years and I wanted to live in a Spanish-speaking country in order to truly learn the language. When I was in high school my family hosted two foreign-exchange students that I became very close with, and seeing how much they loved their experience living with my family made me want to have my own similar experience.
Elizabeth Ryder
Interviewed in 2015
Elizabeth is originally from Littleton, Colorado but currently resides in Burlington, Vermont. She is a recent graduate of the University of Vermont w...
Elizabeth Ryder
Interviewed in 2015
What inspired you to travel abroad?
How did you become connected with the Volunteers for Peace?
Allie Smith
Interviewed in 2015
Allie’s love for traveling began in 2012 when she traveled to Portugal through WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) before backpacking to...
Allie Smith
Interviewed in 2015
What inspired you to travel abroad?
You participated in an international experience with WWOOF Portugal in 2012, and also have spent time backpacking through both France and Spain. How did you get connected with Volunteers For Peace and the international work they do?