What's NEW this month:
Fall in love with Bali this February.
Share the love this Valentine's Day by volunteering in Indonesia! Join team leader, Tommy Marx, in Bali from February 11th to February 25th. You will be working on an infrastructure project at an orphanage operated by our host partner, Widhya Asih. Volunteers will have plenty of time to interact with children and explore the island's gorgeous scenery and beaches. Check out this video about Widhya Asih to learn more. Please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.
Discover the charm and history of Peru in March.
Famous for Machu Picchu, llamas, and stunning scenery, Peru has a rich history and friendly people. However, the country is also plagued by high rates of illiteracy, inadequate agricultural resources and training, and not enough essential services. You can help alleviate these symptoms of poverty by volunteering this March in the city of Jaen, Peru. From March 10th to March 24th, you'll join team leader, Rod Lypchuk, as you work side-by-side with locals supporting our host partner, CEPRONAM. They provide the opportunity for working children to continue their primary education. Please contact
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Adventure to the heart of Africa this July.
Calling all compassionate and adventurous volunteers! Join team leader, Nick Foster, as he leads a short-term trip to Rwanda and Uganda from July 13th to July 28th. The first week of your journey will be spent volunteering with our host partner, Building Bridges Rwanda, in the community of Gashora. You'll work on a women's livelihood centre that will allow Rwandan women to generate an income by producing woven furniture and goods. Click here to see a video about how the centre will help the community. During the second week of your trip, you will be volunteering at an orphanage in Kampala, Uganda. Please contact
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Jambo! A warm welcome for volunteers in Kenya.
After spending the holiday season in Kenya, seven DWC volunteers are back home after working in the Naro Moru community for two weeks. The team dug a kilometre long trench and laid pipes as part of a water irrigation project with our host partner, Mt. Kenya Reforestation Community Project. As a result of their efforts and many local workers, 600 community members now have access to clean drinking and irrigation water. The group was also able to go on an African safari. You can see pictures and read about their amazing trip on our Kenya blog.
A special shout out from radio personality Holly Conway!
Holly was one on the volunteers in Kenya, and she is also a radio DJ on Vancouver's The Beat 94.5. Listen to her speak live on-air about her DWC experience and what she learned by volunteering with DWC:
Holly Conway on the Beat 94.5
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Experience the difference you make in the world
by building hope in the developing world.
Volunteer Abroad with
Developing World Connections.
Volunteer with a Developing World Connections Team on sustainable development projects in:
- KENYA - RWANDA - SWAZILAND - TANZANIA -
- CAMBODIA - INDIA - INDONESIA -
- PHILIPPINES - SRI LANKA - NEPAL -
Volunteer and work alongside local people and experience making a real and lasting difference. Help build hope and bring a sustainable future to those in the greatest need.
Work on a project selected by the host community. What are you waiting for? Meet people. Have fun. Challenge yourself. Experience the difference you make.
DWC Video Links:
PERU: Created by a university student who travelled to Lima in May 2011 to work with our Host Partner, IFEJANT.
ASIA: Created by Developing World Connections volunteer, Kelly Fells. Discover Asia through the images shared by volunteers.
KENYA: Created by a high school student who travelled with his class to Maai Mahui in April 2010 to work with our Host Partner, Comfort the Children.
RWANDA: Created by Treadlights Productions with collaboration from our Host Partner, Building Bridges with Rwanda. This 15 minute promo video illustrates the work that Covaga, a cooperative of weavers in Gashora, is doing to turn an environmental problem into a socio-economic opportunity. (Copyright: Treadlights Productions)
