Community Development Volunteering

Community Programs

Whatever your passion there is a place for you on a Love Volunteers' Community Development program abroad! Set up with the aim of enabling local communities in critical locations around the world, our Community Development programs place volunteers where they can make a very real difference in the lives of those less fortunate. 

Volunteers on our Community Development program need nothing more than a willingness to help and every skill will be put to use and enhanced by this rewarding experience. Initiative, motivation, an open mind and a smile are the most important attributes a volunteer can bring to these crucial programs. 

Community Development projects are as varied as the locations in which they take place. Volunteers may be involved in planting sustainable gardens, painting or repairing school buildings, planning and running educational programs, assisting with human rights initiatives, running community outreaches and so much more. Each volunteer contributes to a continuum of assistance which lifts the standard of living for impoverished local communities. What an amazing opportunity to be part of grassroots initiatives that would not succeed without the help of volunteers just like you.

Programs

10 programs
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • from 1 week
  • Guest House
  • from USD 619
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

Every day on this program, professionals and volunteers alike give technical and educational assistance to hundreds of Argentine children and their families. Approximately 3,500 unprivileged children have benefitted from the efforts of this program, which has in turn provided them with an opportunity to have a better quality of life and the…

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  • Brcko, Bosnia
  • from 4 weeks
  • Volunteer Apartment
  • from USD 569
  • Airport Pick Up Not Included
  • 18+

With a goal of breaking down the still prevalent racial prejudices left in the wake of the Bosnian War of 1992-95, this wonderfully unique social development project was established with the sole purpose of creating and improving relationships between the young people of historically conflicting ethnic groups in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Through…

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  • Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • from 2 weeks
  • Guest House
  • from USD 839
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This wonderful community development program currently works on three key projects;

Ciudad Oculta - Around 45 minutes away from central Buenos Aires by car, Ciudad Oculta (The hidden city) houses around 100,000 people within just five square kilometres, a slum area of epic proportions. Urban poverty has resulted in children having…

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  • Causeni, Moldova
  • from 2 weeks
  • Host Family
  • from USD 519
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This wonderful program makes a true difference to local youth by inspiring and challenging them in a positive manner. Volunteers will support the local community of Causeni in a Community Development role, working closely with a local youth group. The role of a volunteer on this program can involve youth work, organizing and facilitating events…

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  • Nablus, The West Bank
  • from 2 weeks
  • Volunteer House
  • from USD 279
  • Airport Pick Up Not Included
  • 18+

Due to the current situation in Gaza, our programs in the West Bank are now closed until further notice.

This wonderful program makes a true difference to the lives of others, providing development and improvement programs to communities living with violence and occupation, offering children, youth, and adult’s safe…

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  • New Orleans, USA
  • from 1 week
  • Public Hostel
  • from USD 629
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

Love Volunteers are needed on this inspiring community development volunteer program in New Orleans. Focusing on the real needs of the forgotten communities - those suffering from marginalization and neglect. 

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  • Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • from 4 weeks
  • Volunteer House
  • from USD 849
  • Airport Pick Up Included

This essential program works with communities located in rural Cambodia. These rural populations have suffered greatly from human rights abuses, discrimination, poverty, health issues and from low education levels.  The Community Development Program aims to work with these communities to build a fairer, more egalitarian society, reducing…

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  • Rwamagana, Rwanda
  • from 2 weeks
  • Guest House
  • from USD 379
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

Love Volunteers partners with a local charity in Rwanda to support this essential program. The Abagore Farming Co-operative (‘Abagore’ means ‘women’) supports participating families by providing supplies and a willing volunteer labor force to assist with the labour intensive farming program. Many of the families the charity works with are…

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  • San Diego, USA
  • from 1 week
  • Public Hostel
  • from USD 629
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

This program offers participants the opportunity to volunteer in California, providing community assistance on beneficial programs run by dedicated local NGOs in the beachside city of San Diego

The USA is often seen as a land of opportunity and wealth, however, the reality is that the majority of US residents suffer from income…

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  • Tirana, Albania
  • from 3 weeks
  • Volunteer House
  • from USD 459
  • Airport Pick Up Included
  • 18+

Volunteers who choose to be part of this amazing program will be based in a Children’s Community Centre on the periphery of Albania’s capital city Tirana. The centre welcomes children from different areas of Tirana outskirts, street children and children that are at risk of exploitation. Many families have migrated from different locations of…

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