Volunteer Opportunities
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The American Friends
Service Committee has volunteer opportunities
available on a periodic basis, and they are
posted regularly on VolunteerMatch.org. Our
volunteer opportunities change frequently, so
check often!
Regular Service Opportunities
In addition to the periodic volunteer opportunities, the American Friends Service Committee also has Regular Service Opportunities that are operated on an annual basis. These opportunities are summarized below, with links to pages containing more details.
AFSC/IMYM
Joint Service Projects
Since June of
1990, AFSC and the Intermountain Yearly
Meeting (IMYM) of the Religious
Society of Friends have conducted a special
form of discovery and service involving youth
and adults. Our projects are designed to
connect small, intergenerational groups (ages
14 and up and not limited to Friends)
with the work of AFSC in the U.S. Southwest and
Mexico which overlap within the IMYM. more
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China
Summer Work Camp
The China
Summer Workcamp begins in Beijing, one
of the most developed cities in the world for a
few days of sightseeing. Participants will then
travel to the Hunan province in rural central
China, one of the most remote areas left on the
Asian continent. For three weeks, participants
will join Chinese, Korean and Japanese
volunteers in teaching English and
environmental studies to local children. There
will be regular days off for participants to
visit nearby towns, tour a local market, go on
hikes and have an overnight homestay with a
city family. The Workcamp concludes with a
graduation ceremony for all students. more
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African
Summer Workcamps 2009
The
African Summer Workcamps of
The African Great Lakes Initiative of
Friends Peace Teams is sponsoring
intergenerational workcamps in Burundi, Kenya,
Rwanda and Uganda. Two-day Orientation
begins June 21 near Washington DC.
Workcamps end July 25. Workcampers assist with
building or rebuilding clinics, schools
and peace centers - no skills needed. Open to
all ages. Learn more at http://www.aglionline.org/
or contact Dawn Rubbert dawn@aglionline.org.
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