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Long Term Volunteering

Our Long Term Volunteering Programme enables people to volunteer from 3-12 months on a variety of voluntary work projects. The projects are of benefit to local communities and voluntary organisations mainly in Europe and North America but with a small number of projects in Africa and Asia..

Our programmes

There are two different programmes for this:

Our projects

There are a wide variety of projects each year, e. g.

  • Working in a centre for refugees in Switzerland
  • Helping with activities at a centre for young deaf people near Warsaw
  • Working in a centre for learning disabled adults in Vermont
  • Working in a youth centre in Paris for disadvantaged youth
  • Working in an environmental / conservation project near Milan

"My time in Kosovo has been incredibly happy, rich and fulfilling. I have learned a huge amount about the region, the conflict, international development and so on. I have also met some really amazing people here and have made friends who I know I will keep for life, no matter where in the world we live. This voluntary placement was the best experience of my life."
Long Term Volunteer in Kosovo

Why Long Term Volunteering?

Volunteers contribute to the projects in a variety of ways:

  • Through their skills and practical help at the project
  • Through their support and solidarity
  • Through the sharing of knowledge and cultural exchange

Benefits of Volunteering

A volunteer can benefit enormously from their time as a long term volunteer, through:

  • Experience of a new situation, culture, language, people etc.
  • Learning new skills (practical, social, language)
  • Exposure to new ideas and approaches to voluntary and community work
  • Satisfaction in seeing your contribution being useful

Find out more

View our page about the European Voluntary Service (EVS) programme.

View our page about the SCI Long Term Volunteering programme.