If you’re planning to invest a year of your life in a long-term international volunteer program, chances are you’ve already dipped your toes in the water of short-term volunteering and you have a pretty good idea of how you want to allocate your skills and spirit. If you’re still undecided, siphon some inspo from these programs:
Medicine. Medical volunteering abroad can fulfill any giving spirit and allow long-term volunteers to gain a deeper insight into what healthcare looks like in different areas of the world. Often, hospitals in urban areas abroad are underserved in terms of medical professional staff, while rural clinics in developing countries operate vastly differently and usually with limited supplies and resources. No matter what your qualifications, there are always ways help those less fortunate live healthier, happier lives.
Conservation. Wildlife and environmental conservation is one of the most popular areas for volunteering abroad around the world. From working with endangered sea turtles in Central America to elephants in Southeast Asia, there are a huge amount of conservation volunteer opportunities out there for compassionate volunteers who strive to preserve the world’s ecological diversity.
Education. For many students in developing countries, going to school and doing homework is considered a luxury, instead of a chore. Access to quality education is a fundamental issue in the world today, and one that deserves a significant amount of international attention to resolve. If you want to make a sizable impact on one of the most undervalued, but highly necessary, fields in the world today, become a long-term volunteer abroad in education.
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