Amizade – has various volunteer opportunities for those who want to help in Ghana and Tanzania.

Cross Cultural Solutions – organization coordinates volunteer and internship opportunities across borders in Bagamoyo, Cape Town, South Africa, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Rabat, Morocco, and Volta Region, Ghana.

Idealist.org – This site provides a comprehensive list of international volunteer opportunities within the continent of Africa and the Middle East.

Peace Corps – This organization includes numerous programs for adults dedicate two years of service abroad or short term assignments for return volunteers.

Global Vision International
Focused on volunteer projects for those with storgn interests in preserving the environment with important efforts in various countries in Africa.

 United Planet
If you want a life-changing opportunity where you interact with regional communities in different countries involving personal volunteer projectss, activities that are rewarding, and living in the same house with host families, this is that program. Projects in Jordan, Morocco, and Africa range from 2 weeks up to 52 weeks with n restriction on ages, nationality, or qualifications as they believe all people has something to contribute.

  Projects Abroad has short-term international volunteer work projects located in Tanzania, Morocco, Senegal, Ghana, Togo, South Africa, Kenya, and Ethiopia. Ability to work on certain projects any time of the year for a week or an entire year.

In Defense of Animals (IDA) Looking for volunteers at a chimpanzee sanctuary in Yaounde, Cameroon for at least 6 months. Will need to converse in French and understand one will have to live in a challenging living environment

Operation Crossroads Africa
Runs summer projects in rural areas of about 13 African countries, staffed by self-financing volunteers from the U.S. and Canada.

World Endeavors – This agency sets up and manages a range of internship and volunteer positions in Ghana and Tanzania.

Volunteer World - ensures high quality programs by trusted organizations as well as full transparency and comparability. Whether you want to monitor endangered species like lions, elephants and rhinoceroses in the wilderness of Namibia, provide education or medical health care in the rural areas of Tanzania and Ghana or help the poorest in the cities to develop better opportunities for their future in South Africa, you will find your program in one of the 23 countries in Africa and the Middle East on the Volunteer World platform.

 

Lend a hand, then put money in your hand

Volunteering for a noble cause is a great way to help communities less fortunate but you may also be able to get paid work after your project y teaching English. Let the volunteer project serve as a stage of becoming familair with the country and then consider teaching. Get a head start and become certified to teach English with a 2-4 week TEFL course.



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