International Volunteers for Peace

Service Description

Collaborates with partners to organise volunteer projects in communities across the globe. Offers projects short to long term volunteers who join typically 2-3 week work camps. Volunteers may come from all backgrounds, ages and nationalities to cooperate as a team on tasks and a goal set by the local community. Work varies by the need of the project. This can be improving the welfare of young or old people, in civil reconstruction, environmental protection or cultural expression and reconciliation. Volunteering advances understanding and personal growth of participants. It is an experience accessible to all, that calls on a certain maturity, but brings comparable rewards, including self-knowledge; insights into other people and cultures, new experiences and understanding outside the ordinary.

Alternate Names: IVP

Hours of Operation

Various

Accessibility

Referral System

Self referral; the project description will list any limitation that applies (eg age or fitness)

Service Fees

A modest application fee covers costs to the organisers depending on the project - details on the website

Languages (other than English)

Project teams are typically multilingual with English as a medium of communication

Organisational Information

Area Served

National

Parent Organisation

Service Civil International

Postal Address

103A Goldsmith Street

Goulburn

NSW

2580

Other Information

Volunteering Opportunities

Apply through the website to volunteer for an overseas (or Australian) project, or assist the small dedicated group of volunteers who run the organisation

Last Updated: 19 July 2024