Volunteers For Peace
About Volunteers For Peace
Looking to change your life? Volunteers For Peace (VFP) can place you on a team of international volunteers, doing anything from working on an organic farm in Thailand to helping with a fire art competition in Estonia. Projects are designed, planned, and hosted by LOCAL organizations, meaning each experience is completely unique. VFP and our international partners promote peaceful international re...
Looking to change your life? Volunteers For Peace (VFP) can place you on a team of international volunteers, doing anything from working on an organic farm in Thailand to helping with a fire art competition in Estonia. Projects are designed, planned, and hosted by LOCAL organizations, meaning each experience is completely unique. VFP and our international partners promote peaceful international relations by bringing diverse people together for service, intercultural exchange, and community development. Please visit our searchable projects database to see updated postings throughout the year.
Why VFP?
These days sending volunteers abroad is a big business. But for Volunteers for Peace, a non-profit founded in 1982, it has always been a mission. By working in partnership with partners (...
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Annette Davis
Participated in 2014
AlumniAnnette is from Berlin, Massachusetts, which is a small farm town about 45 minutes outside of Boston. She participated in Volunteers for Peace’s progr...
I decided to apply for an international program because I wanted to become bilingual, my dream since high school was to become fluent in another language besides English. I had been taking Spanish classes for four years and I wanted to live in a Spanish-speaking country in order to truly learn the language. When I was in high school my family hosted two foreign-exchange students that I became very close with, and seeing how much they loved their experience living with my family made me want to have my own similar experience.
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Elizabeth Ryder
Interviewed in 2015
StaffElizabeth is originally from Littleton, Colorado but currently resides in Burlington, Vermont. She is a recent graduate of the University of Vermont w...
How did you become connected with the Volunteers for Peace?
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Allie Smith
Interviewed in 2015
StaffAllie’s love for traveling began in 2012 when she traveled to Portugal through WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) before backpacking to...
You participated in an international experience with WWOOF Portugal in 2012, and also have spent time backpacking through both France and Spain. How did you get connected with Volunteers For Peace and the international work they do?
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