Best Practices for Volunteering Overseas

Tips, tools, and resources to volunteer your professional skills overseas and safely plan the trip of a lifetime.

What you'll learn:

• Have the confidence and resources to plan a safe, high-impact, and meaningful international volunteering trip.
• Be aware of the factors most important when working in a different culture

Volunteering overseas is a truly remarkable experience that will have a profound effect on you, and the people around you. Through this personal voyage it is worth taking the time to reflect on why you are doing this and what kind of impact you want to make. The MovingWorld’s Training covers:

1. The State of Global Development and How You Can Help
2. Preparing Yourself for an International Volunteering Experience
3. Experteering Best Practices
4. Cultural Sensitivity and Communication
5. Tips and Resources for a Productive Planning Process
6. How to Get the Most Out of Your Experience