About United Planet

United Planet

United Planet is a non-profit organization with a mission to create a global community, one relationship at a time. We connect volunteers who want to make a difference with communities in more than 40 countries, where they learn, teach, work, engage and immerse themselves in a culture outside their comfort zone. For many, it’s the most fulfilling experience of their lives!

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Each United Planet-sponsored Quest is a personal, authentic experience based on your goals, your interests, your passion.

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We have support staff in all 20+ countries in which we operate, providing guidance and assistance to our volunteers.

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Why United Planet?

Why United Planet?

We offer the most authentic, most immersive experiences for people who want to do something important.

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What We Believe

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke Satoro

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We believe that human beings can create a global community, one relationship at a time. We help make that happen for people who are committed to a vision of the world that emphasizes community over conflict … collaboration and cooperation over disagreement and strife … the unity of humankind.

Let’s be honest – this is not an easy task. But United Planet is a non-profit organization that is working toward that goal. And we do everything we can to help our volunteers succeed: we don’t just drop someone off in the middle of nowhere and hope for the best. Every Quest is custom-designed based on the goals of the participant. Every community we serve is supported by United Planet staff. And every experience is immersive, comprehensive, and authentic. Changing the world is not a spectator sport – you need to get your hands dirty, and so do we.

Who We Are

The people at United Planet are driven by our mission, to unite the planet one relationship at a time. That may sound lofty to some, but it’s not. We are people who genuinely and fervently believe that we can make a difference.

Sure, we laugh, we eat lunch, we disagree sometimes. But we are passionately committed to our cause. We are multilingual, multinational, global. Many of us have experience with stepping outside our comfort zone to gain a new perspective, and we want to help others do the same. We believe in empathy, service, and most of all, the value of every person. If you spend 5 minutes in our office, or on the phone, you’ll know – this is an organization where people care.

Sound like a team you want to join and a mission you want to contribute to? Find out about our open positions and Work for Us.

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More United Planet Programs

UNITE ALL SCHOOLS™

Unite All Schools™ is a global initiative to empower and connect students as global citizen leaders who are prepared to solve local and global challenges and build bridges of trust, respect, understanding, and empathy (“TRUE” Partnership) across the world.

Unite All Schools™ provides opportunities for global partnership, 21st century skills building, and leadership development through classroom to classroom project-based virtual exchange, teacher training, and customized virtual exchange programs.

Unite All Schools™ runs through the academic year and during the summer.  We invite schools and universities to join us.

Relational Diplomacy Institute (RDI)™

The Relational Diplomacy Institute™ is a network of practitioners, grassroots leaders, academic institutions, change makers, policy makers and leaders in the fields of relational diplomacy, global development and education. RDI’s signature program, Empowered to Educate™, recognizes, inspires and mobilizes emerging female leaders who harness the power of education to build a more united planet.

The mission of the Relational Diplomacy Institute™ is to promote and research the best practices in relational diplomacy and cultivate the next generation of Relational Diplomats to create the building blocks for a more peaceful, sustainable, and united planet.

Empowered to Educate™

Empowered to Educate™ strives to catalyze women as changemakers in education through empowering the next generation of rising global women leaders in education to make their marks on the increase of girls’ and women’s education globally. This mission is founded on the theory of relational diplomacy which promotes the power of individuals as relational diplomats and change makers. Further, it recognizes the catalytic importance of women’s education and women educators in the global change process.

Empowered to Educate™ envisions a world where, through rising women educators, global conditions for women have improved.  Empowered to Educate™ recognizes, inspires and mobilizes emerging female leaders who harness the power of education to build a more united planet.

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