Work with community members in classrooms, after school programs, daycares, orphanages, women’s shelters, and more while immersing yourself completely in the local culture of your host community.
Work and learn alongside community health professionals in general medicine, nursing, dentistry, physical therapy, psychiatry, and other areas while gaining real insight into shared healthcare challenges around the globe.
Live and work in conservation areas, contribute to construction projects, care for wildlife, and collaborate with local professionals to provide environmental education to surrounding communities.
Interns may receive university course credit for their online or in-person internship with United Planet through our School of Record, Portland State University. Interns must verify with their home university program whether credits will be accepted and are responsible for transfer paperwork and procedures. Interns will be enrolled at PSU to receive the university course credit from United Planet and Portland State University.
The cost to receive university course credit through Portland State University as a School of Record is $895. This cost is per student, not per credit. The cost of the course credit is in addition to the United Planet Program Fee. Interns will be invoiced accordingly.
We want you to succeed. That means having in place the support our volunteers need. We don't just drop you in country and hope for the best. We provide training before you leave … language exposure … 24/7 in-country support … support for your host family … accommodations, meals and airport transportation … activities and excursions. The whole idea is to make the experience successful and productive for you and the host community, and we have found that these things are crucial. Remember that we are a non-profit, mission-driven organization – we wouldn’t spend money on something that wasn’t important.
Working with Dr. Cress was super informative and transformative. The supplemental readings that she assigned helped facilitated further engagement with and approach to my community since it helped shape the way I interacted with the community. Her and the readings really pushed me to think about my motives for international service and how both the host community and I can get the most from the cultural exchange and interaction. They also showed me how to be understanding and empathetic with the host community and their lived experiences. I highly recommend taking this course if you want to engage more with the host community in a meaningful way while taking a new approach/learning a new perspective on service.
Michelle, United Planet volunteer
United Planet is an international non-profit organization with a mission to create a global community, one relationship at a time. We connect people who want to make a difference in communities across the world through overseas volunteer travel programs, global virtual internships & volunteering, and project-based virtual exchange programs. With opportunities in more than 40 countries, you will learn, teach, work, engage and immerse yourself in a culture outside your comfort zone. For many, volunteering abroad is the most fulfilling experience of their lives!
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