Description

Volunteer with United Planet in Brazil, and you will have the experience of a lifetime! Brazil has much to offer with its vast landscape and wide variety of native animals. While Brazil's economy is booming, it also suffers from staggering income inequality, overpopulated urban centers, and exploitation of its natural resources. By volunteering in Brazil, you will be able to gain unique cultural perspectives not accessible to the average tourist. Through your work project, host community and personal explorations, you'll learn that Brazil is more than favelas, beaches and beautiful people, it's an all consuming experience of the senses - music, dance, nightlife, astounding natural beauty and limitless adventures. You many even come back fluent in Portuguese - quite a feat!

United Planet's Volunteer Abroad Quest program offers signature pre-departure and in-country training, personal volunteer support, meaningful volunteer opportunities, diverse cultural and learning activities, local excursions, a strong host family network, and much more.

Highlights

Volunteer opportunities:

- Social Quests
- Human Rights Quests
- Education Quests
- Environmental Quests

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Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Starting at USD 6,565

Cost Includes:

• Housing
• Food
• Emergency evacuation services
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support

Program Fees Include:

* Extensive pre-departure preparation including a training weekend with UP staff in the United States
* Food & lodging in your host country (host family or shared residence)
* Diverse cultural and learning opportunities
* Airport transfers
* Emergency medical insurance
* In-country orientation, language training, mid-year camp (for 1 year volunteers only), and final camp
* On-going support and supervision
* Monthly stipend for incidental expenses

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Age Range

18 and up

This Program is open to

American and Canadian Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Phone/Video Interview
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

24hours

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

United Planet's Mission Statement

As an international non-profit organization, United Planet (UP) strives to create a world in which all people understand, respect, and support one another. United Planet's global network of leaders and volunteers fosters cross-cultural understanding and addresses shared challenges to unite the world in a community beyond borders. In 2008, United Planet was one of only ten organizations selected by CNN to be part of its "Be the Change" initiative.

Year Founded

2001