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Volunteer Programs in Sydney, Australia

Sydney is the largest city in Australia, and a premier regional center of economic, cultural, and commercial activity. Founded over two centuries ago as a British penal colony, Sydney has since blossomed to become one of the world’s leading global cities, boasting a GDP higher than most entire countries. Yet, like any big city, Sydney has its fair share of social problems which require addressing. Therefore, those who decide to volunteer in Sydney can help in a large diversity of projects and experience life in one of the world’s most fun and influential cities.

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GoEco - Top Volunteer Organization
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Australia - Wild Animal Sanctuary

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Volunteer World

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Connect-123 Internship Programs
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Connect-123 Internship Programs

Global Internship & Volunteer Programs with Connect-123!

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Travel For Teens
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Travel For Teens

Travel For Teens: Australia and New Zealand Service

Fly across the International Dateline and arrive in the Land Down...

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GoBeyond Student Travel
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GoBeyond Student Travel

GoBeyond - Australia - Reef to Rainforest

Discover Australia, one of the most environmentally and socially ...

Institute for Global Studies
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Institute for Global Studies

Intern in Australia with World Internships

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Carpe Diem Education
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Carpe Diem Education

South Pacific Semester | Carpe Diem Education Gap Year

Spend a gap semester in Australia and New Zealand. Located in the...

Putney Student Travel
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Putney Student Travel

Australia, New Zealand, & Fiji: Exploration Program

Travel and adventure in the South Pacific, a region rich in cultu...

Fronteering
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Fronteering

Wildlife Care & Rehabilitation in Australia

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Australia, NZ, Fiji Service

by: Lulu Brotz - United StatesProgram: Travel For Teens: Australia, New Zealand and Fiji Service
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Overall the trip was a very fun and rewarding trip. A lot of the time in fiji was spent doing very fun service. We worked with young kids at a local school and helped to improve their school buildings. In australia and new zealand we did lots of sight seeing, adventure activities, and culture immersion. Overall the trip was very fun and rewarding and I would recommend it to anyone.

Volunteering Abroad in Sydney

There are a lot of NGOs and international organizations which partner with local groups and institutions in Sydney to provide a wide variety of volunteer placements. Within this range of options, there tends to be two main categories of volunteer work in Sydney: social work and environmental protection.

Though a very wealthy city, there are still many Australian citizens in Sydney who remain underserved and overlooked. Volunteering in Sydney at orphanages, community centers, homeless shelters, and other similar institutions is popular among foreign volunteers interested in social work.There are also plentiful amounts of volunteer opportunities in education and healthcare across the city.

Australia is very large and sparsely populated, and remains a relatively wild continent. Its local aquatic and land ecosystems are among some of the most unique and the world, and unfortunately face constant threat of destruction by human expansion and activity. Environmental protection volunteers can work on projects doing anything from planting trees to organizing cleanups to promoting sustainability efforts, and do their part in saving the natural beauty of Sydney

Individuals from around the world can volunteer in Sydney for anywhere from just a couple of weeks to as long as several months, it all depends on your availability and how much time you want to spend in Sydney.

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