Volunteer Abroad

Volunteer Abroad Explore the world and make a difference!

Left: In Nigeria, volunteers can facilitate education activities and coach sport like Osin did during 6 months programme.

Left: Before their departure, volunteers participate in an interactive workshop and meet with EIL staff and returned volunteers.

Education projects are available in 18 countries such as in this school in a disadvantaged area on the outskirts of Cape town in South Africa

Left: Education projects are available in 18 countries such as in this school in a disadvantaged area on the outskirts of Cape town in South Africa

Left: The staff from Kinderland school in Ibadan, Nigeria with Laura McGrath, a volunteer from Dublin.

Left: Volunteers can facilitate art and craft workshop such as in Barra de Potosi, a fishing village in Mexico.

Left: Anne Crotty from Kilkenny with fellow volunteers taking part in orientation upon arriving in Nepal.

Left: Brona Higgins from Co. Monaghan with some of the Nepalese students she taught.

Left: Group volunteer programmes are available in 3 locations in India: the Himalayas, Rajasthan desert and the city of Jaipur.

Left: Natural habitats are being destroyed by deforestation in Ecuador. Volunteers are needed to assist in conservation projects.

Left: Teaching and Education projects in 18 countries. No specific qualifications are necessary for teaching placements.

Find your project

EIL Intercultural Learning is an Irish not for profit organisation supporting local projects across the world. Our Volunteer Abroad programme involves living, working and making a difference in a local community while learning about a new culture and gaining a new perspective on global and development issues. We offer flexible and varied voluntary work and internship opportunities all year round. Our volunteers are supported by highly qualified in-country staff with years of experience in intercultural exchanges and in supporting international volunteers.

Find out more about our approach to short term international volunteering.

- New UNDER-18 Volunteer programme

- Discover our 5 most popular destinations: Vietnam, India, Guatemala, Thailand and Ghana

Watch our new VIDEO to find out more about EIL Intercultural Learning