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Global Volunteers is an international nonprofit organization (NPO) holding special consultative status with the United Nations. [1] Headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, Global Volunteers assists worldwide community development programs by mobilizing short-term volunteers on local work programs, as well as providing project funding and child sponsorships.
The "Global Volunteer" portfolio in AIESEC is an international volunteer program which allows youth aged 18–29 to contribute to the United Nations' sustainable development goals of 2030. The Global Volunteering programs are short-term in nature (6–8 weeks) and provide youth with opportunities to travel abroad and work for Non-profit ...
The Global Volunteer Network (GVN) is a Charitable Trust based in Wellington, New Zealand and offers volunteer opportunities in community projects throughout the world. [1] GVN's vision is to support the work of local community organizations in developing countries through the placement of international volunteers.
The Secretary-General's Envoy on Youth serves as a global advocate for addressing the needs and rights of young people for bringing the United Nations closer to them. The Envoy's Office is part of the United Nations Secretariat and supports multi-stakeholder partnerships related to the United Nations system-wide action plan on youth to volunteer initiatives.
The Plan of Action to Integrate Volunteering into the 2030 Agenda is a framework under the auspices of the United Nations through which Governments, United Nations entities, volunteer-involving organizations, private sector, civil society including academia and other stakeholders come together to integrate volunteerism into the planning and ...
International Student Volunteers (ISV) is a non-profit organization originally based in Yorba Linda, California. The organization dissolved in California in 2018. [ 1 ] Originally founded under the name Youth in Action, the organization operated on a voluntary basis and provides educational and travel programs for university students.
Global Citizens is the primary AFS scholarship program, offering full and partial need and merit-based scholarships to qualified applicants for year, semester, and summer programs. Faces of America is AFS-USA's signature diversity program and makes it possible for high school students from under-served communities to receive full scholarship ...
Global statistics on international volunteers are unavailable. However, about one million people from the US volunteer abroad each year—almost half for less than two weeks. [ 15 ] Shorter-term voluntourism is therefore appealing to many, as it is targeted at travellers who want to make a positive change in the world, while still providing a ...