Kenya 

Dago Dala Hera (DDH) reaches out and cares for over 70 children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS as well as children who are HIV-positive. As a volunteer, you will become part of the team at the orphanage, counseling and caring for the children. Volunteers can also work with women’s groups and every August, you can participate with the Kick it with Kenya Soccer Tournament and Leadership Conference.

Namunyak Maasai Welfare (NMW) alleviates the harshest conditions for the most marginalized individuals in Maasai communities by creating access to education, public health practices, micro finance opportunities and organic farming training. Your volunteer experience will expose you to a variety of social services including primary education, working with special needs children, economic development with women and building and construction projects.

Sister Freda’s Foundation (SFF) provides hospital and clinic services, a nursing school as well as free community outreach health care clinics and in local slums, refugee camps and rural villages without access to health care. SFF provides a clinic for counseling for HIV/AIDS patients and they operate a daycare/feeding program. Sister Freda seeks volunteers with both medical and non-medical experience to work in the hospital and clinics and with the children.

Ghana

The Community Inclusive Special School (Community School) works with children of all ages who have developmental disabilities. As a volunteer, you’ll work in a caring and supportive learning environment that meets diverse educational needs while also gaining first-hand experience in an inclusive school setting in Ghana. The grounds of the school include the school building and a farming area where much of the school’s food is grown.

India

Coorg Organization of Rural Development (CORD) is committed to community development in the Southern part of Karnataka State in India. The organization is sensitive to the social segregation, economic exploitation and cultural alienation of the poor. As a volunteer, you will be immersed in the culture of the indigenous tribes with whom you work.

New Light is a secular nonprofit charitable trust that has a night-shelter to protect and educate young girls, children and women at high risk through safe shelters, educational opportunities, recreational facilities, health care and legal aid. You must be female to volunteer with New Light. As a volunteer, you have the potential to provide a variety of much needed services such as teaching, nursing, performance artistry and construction of a hospital.

Nepal

Sustainable Agriculture Development Program (SADP) is committed to enhancing the livelihood of resource-poor farmers through research, development, and the promotion of sustainable agricultural training and community development.