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Carla, Juanita and Maria from Isla del Viejo, Mexico. Volunteers can support the local community ecotourism and education projects.
Left: Carla, Juanita and Maria from Isla del Viejo, Mexico. Volunteers can support the local community ecotourism and education projects.
Group volunteer programmes are available in 3 locations in India: the Himalayas, Rajasthan desert and the city of Jaipur.
Left: Group volunteer programmes are available in 3 locations in India: the Himalayas, Rajasthan desert and the city of Jaipur.
The staff from Kinderland school in Ibadan, Nigeria with Laura McGrath, a volunteer from Dublin.
Left: The staff from Kinderland school in Ibadan, Nigeria with Laura McGrath, a volunteer from Dublin.
Anne Crotty from Kilkenny with fellow volunteers taking part in orientation upon arriving in Nepal.
Left: Anne Crotty from Kilkenny with fellow volunteers taking part in orientation upon arriving in Nepal.
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
Natural habitats are being destroyed by deforestation in Ecuador. Volunteers are needed to assist in conservation projects.
Left: Natural habitats are being destroyed by deforestation in Ecuador. Volunteers are needed to assist in conservation projects.
Volunteers can facilitate art and craft workshop such as in Barra de Potosi, a fishing village in Mexico.
Left: Volunteers can facilitate art and craft workshop such as in Barra de Potosi, a fishing village in Mexico.
aomi from Cork is pictured here with children from the Wildflower project in Thailand.
Left: aomi from Cork is pictured here with children from the Wildflower project in Thailand.
Aedin, a volunteer from Dublin, and the children from Pratishthan school in Delhi, India.
Left: Aedin, a volunteer from Dublin, and the children from Pratishthan school in Delhi, India.
Network weekend in Cork: on their return volunteers can become part of the EIL network and spread awareness of what they've learnt abroad.
Left: Network weekend in Cork: on their return volunteers can become part of the EIL network and spread awareness of what they've learnt abroad.

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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.

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