Volunteer Abroad / Working with Children
Be part of rewarding and challenging work to help the next generation in developing communities. Every ProWorld project is driven by the community, so you know you'll be doing the work that really matters to locals and their families. We've arranged all of the logistics so you can spend your time immersed in a new culture and experiencing the warm smiles of community members. You can help children learn to read, make a difference for a child whose family is in crisis or simply take the time to connect with a child whose life experience is different from your own.
The following are examples of volunteer projects. Projects are dynamic and change throughout the course of the year, as well as the volunteer needs at each project. Final project placement for volunteers (especially during the peak season months of May-August) will be determined by site teams based on community need, while also taking into account your skills and interests.
Projects
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Peru
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Stop the Cycle of Poverty and Abuse
Description and Impact
Street orphans of Cusco and young girls from neglectful or abusive domestic environments lack basic necessities: food, lodging and education....
Belize
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Description and Impact
This organization works within the community to provide rehabilitation and education for persons with disabilities. Currently the organization...
Ghana
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Description and Impact
Unfortunately, Ghanaian society still has strong prejudices against those who have special needs or suffer from some type of learning...Give Kids in Ghana a Healthy StartDescription and Impact
With 83% of its children in school, Ghana has one of the highest school enrollment rates in Africa. This is directly possible through the...
Description and Impact
It is extremely difficult to provide a decent education for the children of Cape Coast. Once you start venturing out into the rural...
Help orphaned and needy children find love and protectionWithout a home, clothing, or an education, forgotten children can slip through the cracks in society. A little care and opportunity can mean the difference between a life...
Brazil
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Provide Education, Healthcare, and Social Services
Description and Impact
Thousands of children live on the streets of Brazil because they are abandoned, orphaned or have suffered other abuses such as domestic violence...
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Give Underprivileged Kids a Better Chance at Success
Description and Impact
Salvador’s favelas (shantytowns) are characterized by poverty, violence, and disease. Education is one of the only avenues out of...
Thailand
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The Hmong are an ethnic minority in Thailand, and are more likely to be socially sidelined or impoverished. This ProWorld program offers shelter and education to more...
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Protect Girls and Women at Risk for Trafficking and Abuse
Thailand’s international sex trade wreaks havoc in the lives of young girls and women. Despite recent government efforts to reduce it, sexual exploitation is too...
Mexico
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Help Kids Living Away from Home for School Make the Transition
Students travel from rural villages to attend high school in Oaxaca. Living away from their families for the first time, the transition between rural and urban life can...
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Help Kids with Disabilities Ride Horses
Description and Impact
The state of Oaxaca is one of the poorest in Mexico and subsequently it is lacking in social and human services for its citizens, especially for...
Costa Rica
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This is a featured projectMake a Difference to Abandoned Children
Description and Impact
Orphanages in San Jose provide child support to orphans and abandoned children, providing lodging, meals and recreational activities. The...Help Special Needs Children SucceedDescription and Impact
Special education schools in San Jose are overcrowded, underfunded, and under staffed. Even in Costa Rica where the state places a high priority...
Nepal
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Make a Difference to Orphaned Children
Thousands of children live on the very edge of society in Nepal. Some have only one parent, some are living in the worst imaginable slum areas and many would be left at home...
Ecuador
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Stress the Importance of Education to Young Workers
It’s a sad reality to see children, often as young as three years old, working upwards of ten hours a day in the markets, streets and countryside of Ecuador to support...
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Give Vital Love, Care and Attention to Children in a Quiteno Orphanage
Currently, 50 to 60 homeless children with regular and special needs are cared for in three residential care homes at this orphanage in north-east Quito. The orphanage...
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Teach and Play with Children of Migrant Workers
For years, the maltreated workers at Quito´s biggest landfill spent hours shifting through toxic garbage in unsafe and unsanitary conditions with no guaranteed salary. A...
Philippines
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Rapid population growth in the Philippines has forced many children of poor families to live on the street, begging for money or food. Life is incredibly hard for street...
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Provide a Safe Stable Environment for Orphaned Children
Local governments take on the responsibility of supporting low-income families, providing necessary resources and social safety nets that regional and federal governments...
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Support and tutor children who have dropped out of school
Children who receive a quality education are a crucial stepping stone in breaking the cycle of poverty and crime. Unfortunately, poverty forces many families to withdraw their...
South Africa
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South Africa is a complex country with Africa’s largest economy, a dedicated democratic government, 25% unemployment, and one of the highest rates of income inequality....
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Home of the notorious vuvuzela, South Africans enjoy soccer as both players and fans. Women athletes, however, get just a fraction of the notoriety and support...
