Looking for some good virtual volunteer and internship opportunities? Make a global impact by interning/volunteering abroad online with United Planet this summer! No matter what experience you want for your resume or what culture you want to explore, we have some great options for everyone, especially in Central and South America. Here are some of our Virtual Quests in Honduras, Ecuador, Mexico, and Colombia!
ECOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES
Virtual volunteer to help animals such as this toucan at a wildlife rescue center!
If you love animals, we have the perfect virtual internship for you! Help a Ecuadorean rescue center rehab illegally captured animals and release them back into the wild! The rescue center also aims to educate the local community on the importance of conservation. As a volunteer, you’ll do tasks such as promoting tourism, developing social media and webpage posts about the animals, and running an animal adoption campaign!
Love plants? Want to research and/or teach some children about flora and fauna? Another one of our virtual opportunities in Ecuador would allow you to gain experience in those tasks. You’ll also promote sustainability and make a difference in the local community where the opportunity is based!
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BUSINESS/MARKETING OPPORTUNITIES
Looking to land a business job? We have some great virtual volunteer and internship opportunities to help your resume stand out!
If you love food, we have a project in Honduras where you can volunteer to promote the importance of traditional food in a globalized world. You’ll make promotional content for social media, and help create marketing campaigns.
If female empowerment is your passion, then one of our virtual internships in Mexico is the fit for you. This opportunity pairs you with an organization that provides girls from disadvantaged backgrounds with education, housing, and developmental programs. You’ll gain fundraising, social media promotion, and communication skills while helping empower young women!
Lastly, if you’re all about volunteering and encouraging others to do so, then we have the perfect virtual volunteering opportunity for you in Mexico! Not only will you have the chance to learn how to do market research and create social media campaigns, but you’ll also get to research and learn more about Mexican culture.
EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
If your dream is to be a teacher, then we have opportunities to help you get some experience for that.
One of our virtual internships in Ecuador involves teaching English classes or other languages, such as Russian, German, or French. Other teaching subjects are a possibility as well. You’ll for sure get teaching experience with this virtual internship!
Another virtual volunteer opportunity in Ecuador would allow you to teach children living in rural areas. Roll up your sleeves and get ready to teach English through songs, games, and other projects! You’ll also work to support current efforts to ensure education remains accessible even in pandemic times.
Watch this video to hear about what virtual volunteer teaching is like!
Lastly, we also have an opportunity in Colombia that supports students in learning English and encourages them to participate in community events. You’ll get to help with the English teaching, but also gain some marketing skills. If you’re on the fence between being a teacher or working a business job, then this would be a great choice for you!
MEDICAL OPPORTUNITIES
We are just astonished at the resilience of many front liners in clinics and hospitals during such a difficult time. So, you too can also volunteer to help people heal and go through rehab with some of our virtual volunteering opportunities.
Help burn patients in Honduras from your living room!
If your passion is helping people with disabilities, we have a virtual internship in Ecuador for you. This volunteer project allows you to brush up your creativity with fun tasks to brighten up your patients’ days! The tasks include making dance videos, or doing music lessons catered towards the disabled.
Preventable injuries happen every day, and the healing process can be long and difficult. In one of our virtual volunteering projects, you’ll help a local foundation help burn victims heal from their injuries. You’ll help by researching burn injuries and treatments, and then turning the research into educational materials to promote burn prevention. Additionally, you’ll translate documents from Spanish to English to help the foundation reach a wider audience.
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See any virtual volunteering or virtual internship opportunities you like? Head over to our enrollment form to sign up for a Virtual Quest today! Additionally, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us.
ABOUT UNITED PLANET
United Planet is a non-profit organization with a mission to create a global community, one relationship at a time. Established in 2001, United Planet offers volunteer abroad, virtual internships, internships abroad, gap year volunteering, and global virtual exchange in more than 40 countries.
