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Volunteer in different communities around the world

Community volunteer projects – A community is a group of individuals who share the same environment – be it physical and/or technological – forming a recognisable group, united by organisational, linguistic, religious, economic ties and common interests.

On this page, you can find volunteering programs, exchanges and projects abroad that will give you the opportunity to be part of a community.

Depending on your interests, you might prefer the environment of an Eco-village. Please see the Eco-villages volunteer opportunities section. We also have a section for Intentional communities. Please see Intentional Community volunteer projects. 

An Eco-village is a community of people that live together and share ecological values; they usually live in remote areas closer to nature. An intentional community is a group of people living together by choice. You can find “intentional communities” also in urban environments or travelling the world as nomads. Sometimes Eco-village and Intentional Communities are used as synonyms.

How to use this page

 Below is a list of volunteer projects. Read the description carefully and make sure the programs are still valid by checking the date of publication. There is a “contact details” section at the end of each announcement. Use the email and phone numbers of the host to get in touch with them and ask if the volunteer opportunity they offer is still available.

See also: Social Cafe communities – section


Community volunteer projects


This page can only show 12-15 articles. Click on ‘older posts’ to see more. Are you a host and you need volunteers? Would you like your community volunteer project to appear in this section? Feel free to add your listing.

Project Urkraft volunteer farm in Westerbroek, Groningen, chickens and ducks in a rustic courtyard.

Volunteer on a community farm project near Groningen with Project Urkraft

Kurmagram Vedic Village volunteers learning organic farming and simple living in rural Andhra Pradesh, India.

Free volunteering and life skills training at Kurmagram Vedic Village, India

Camp staff member engaging with children during an outdoor activity at a nature camp in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Nature camp volunteer exchange in Amsterdam, Netherlands

Collage of volunteers in Georgia mixing earth and straw, building with natural materials, shaping adobe bricks, and gathering outdoors near a stone tower in the hills around Nichbisi.

Earth building volunteer project in Nichbisi, Georgia (Nadi)

Seva-Sadhana inner exchange program poster for Shankar Prasad Ashram in Gokarna, offering a free stay, yoga and sattvic meals while seeking creatives for social media, photo/video, design, web and editing.

Volunteer near Gokarna: Seva-Sadhana inner exchange at Shankar Prasad Ashram (3-month minimum)

View of the Volcán de Fuego de Colima from the Roca de Hadas eco village in South Jalisco, Mexico.

Permaculture and eco building volunteer project in Jalisco, Mexico 🇲🇽

Trailteam.is volunteers resting on a rocky slope in Thórsmörk, Iceland, during a trail maintenance and conservation work placement in the highlands.

Join the Iceland Forest service as a Volunteer 🇮🇸

PREFECO, Morelia, Mexico, cultural exchange, food and accommodation, pocket money, language

Share your country’s culture in a Mexican High School 🇲🇽 🎖️

Smiling ESC volunteer holding a small Turkish flag and local food at an English immersion youth camp in Siirt, part of ESC volunteering in Turkey with CEDID Association.

40-Day ESC Volunteering in Türkiye | English Immersion Camp with CEDID Association 🇹🇷 🇪🇺

Children in Bugiri smiling and drinking during a community meal at Tenderhearts Children Initiative.

Volunteer with Tenderhearts Children Initiative in Uganda

Volunteer in Manipur India: group photo of volunteers and local children at Langon Sanglen wellness centre garden near Imphal.

Volunteer at a life-changing yoga retreat in India

Rundling village in Wendland, Lower Saxony, Germany - half-timbered farmhouses along a winding road amid fields, with distant wind turbines.

Volunteer at a Hackspace in Wendland, Germany 🇩🇪

Children learning to play brass instruments at the Educate Brass Foundation community music program in Shuuku Sheema, Uganda.

Volunteer at a community-based organization in Uganda

Sunboo Beach Bungalows, Sunset Beach, Koh Rong Sanloem, Cambodia — collage of beach bar at sunset with swing, turquoise calm sea, forested coastline, and bamboo restaurant with staff and guests dining.

Paid hospitality jobs at island resort in Cambodia (seasonal)

A smiling group of PLANE Uganda volunteers with local women and a child in Fort Portal, wearing colorful patterned clothing and standing outdoors during a community project.

PLANE Uganda: Free Volunteering in Fort Portal

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