Local Volunteering

• Volunteer SU
• MyFuture
• Volunteer Now

The government have written this guide to your rights as a volunteer in the UK

Find paid work in the voluntary sector Community NI

International Volunteering

These are just a few of the many sites that will help you find volunteering opportunities abroad:

• International Voluntary Service
• Projects abroad- also offers a programme to do your university dissertation abroad.
• The British Council website lists a number of opportunities to work and volunteer overseas
• Worldwide Volunteering
• Year Out Group- a group of organisations who sign up to a code of practice for running voluntary and work experience programmes abroad (not just full years out)
• BUNAC– voluntary and paid work opportunities throughout the world
• CCUSA– voluntary and paid work opportunities throughout the world

Idealist.org– have lots of useful information for those considering international volunteering, including this discussion about the ethics of international volunteering and a list of questions to ask sending and hosting organisations.

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