14 Irresistible Workaway experiences to give back to the world
You all know by now how Workaway works and the benefits of volunteering compared to aimless travel, so we won’t go on about that again, but sometimes it’s just nice to highlight some of the 50,000+ opportunities in over 170 countries we now have online – especially the ones that are really making a difference to our planet and are giving back to the local communities. So this post is to recognize the unsung heroes of our world and let them know how awesome we think they are!
1. Play sports with a soccer team in Arusha, Tanzania
2. Help a charity working to empower women and children in Chiang Khong, Thailand
his non-profit, non-governmental organization based in northern Thailand is dedicated to ensuring that women and children are safe from sexual abuse, trafficking, and other forms of exploitation forms of abuse and exploitation. Working together with communities, schools, police and businesses, the NGO is creating society-wide safety nets for those who are at-risk. Their on-going projects — a Learning Center, Child Protection in Schools, Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs and HIV/AIDS awareness, Women for Change, Anti Human Trafficking Campaign, just to name a few — aim at inspiring and empowering women and children to become forces for change in their communities. The organization wants to ensure that all people regardless of their background have a fair chance at a life with dignity. They are striving to create a world in which girls and women have the same rights and opportunities and an equal standing in Thai society.
3. Support marine conservation and research in the tropical beaches of Indonesia
Join this ocean-loving family and get involved in their marine research and conservation field school in Lombok, Indonesia! As a nonprofit focused on the protection and conservation of marine ecosystems, you can support their broad range of projects including coral and mangrove propagation and community outreach programmes, while staying right on the beach and enjoying various water sports or activities such as snorkelling, kayaking and scuba diving (with equipment rental sorted out for you!).
4. Volunteer with a theatre and cultural centre in a Palestinian refugee camp
This amazing theatre and cultural centre in Jenin Refugee Camp, occupied Palestine believe that the arts have a crucial role to play in building a free and healthy society, and their contribution to that is a unique programme of activities in performing arts and multimedia, including theatre and drama, filmmaking, photography and creative writing. They stage professional theatre productions, hold amateur drama workshops and run a three-year educational program in acting. They also offer training in photography and publishing books, photography exhibitions and short films. Through professional training within the fields of theatre and multimedia the theatre has substantially increased local artistic capacity and developed an extensive network of partners and supporters in Occupied Palestine and throughout the world.
5. Discover and promote a sustainable way of life with an NGO in Costa Rica
6. Connect people through shared meals in Thessaloniki, Greece
7. Help rehabilitate rescued wildlife in the Bolivian Amazon
8. Play, connect and help Ukrainian refugees integrate into their communities in Moldova
9. Volunteer at a musical micro farm in Denmark
10. Help at a beachside children’s library in Ecuador
11. Experience authentic local life and give back to the community in Kenya
12. Discover and promote sustainable eco-living in rural Spain
If you're interested in leading a self-sustainable and ethical way of life, this is the perfect place to learn about natural building, wildlife protection, how to grow your own organic food, plus more! This non-profit eco village runs a "rewilding" project and sustainable living initiative in the mountains of Galicia, Spain, where locals and visitors alike get to observe and learn about wildlife in the regenerated woodland.
13. Join a differently-abled community and thrive together in New Zealand
14. Teach English and Maths to local youth in South Africa
Apart from volunteering abroad, there are so many other ways you could give back to meaningful causes even from afar. Have a look on our Kiva page to see how a little microloan goes a long way for small local businesses. And if none of these projects have got you filled with warmth and wanderlust yet, head on over to the Workaway Giving Back page for more inspiring hosts that have touched our hearts. As long as we have the passion and willingness to give back, we can definitely find our tribe and connect to make a positive impact together!
About Sarah
Sarah helps with the Workaway blog. She left her secure job and daily routine in the UK 5 years ago to pursue a life of volunteering and travel. Throughout her work as a freelance writer and scuba ins
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