Each day, 2000kg of food is wasted in Portugal. Meanwhile, thousands of people are living below the poverty line, unable to afford substantial and healthy meals each day. Volunteers on this project travel around the city of Lisbon collecting unwanted food from retailers, and distribute it to those in need.
Join our Medical Internship in Argentina. You will gain real experience by shadowing doctors and nurses in different hospital departments. Plus, you will join awareness campaigns in communities who have limited access to medical services. Not only will you gain practical experience abroad but you will also experience the humanity of medical care and the very nature of your future profession.
In Japan, it is common that office workers are at their workplace until 9 or 10 pm every day, while schools and kindergartens finish at around 3:15 pm. For this reason, parents need a possibility to keep their children entertained and supervised in the afternoon and evening hours and send them to so called “Gakudos“, privately-run after-school clubs.
In Tanzania, around 4 million children under 14 do not have access to adequate care. As a volunteer, you can get involved in institutions that counteract this. Volunteering placements are possible for anyone interested in motivated, as well as internships, for instance for students of social work or education.
The projects help to improve the quality of life of children and adolescents with mental and physical disabilities and their families. They provide educational opportunities as well as various therapy services. Volunteer placements are possible in the areas of special education, remedial education as well as in physiotherapy and occupational therapy.