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Thousands of solidarity projects around the world, open to everyone.

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Why volunteer with SVI

A non-profit association, not a travel agency

Our job is to connect you with a host project, and to stay reachable while you are there.

Projects on every continent

Short workcamps, long-term placements and permanent projects, hosted by partner organisations in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas.

A contact, not a booking form

The association follows your file, answers your questions and steps in with the host organisation if something goes wrong during the placement.

Open to everyone

No diploma and no previous experience required. Each project page states its own conditions: minimum age, languages, skills and dates.

A non-profit by statute

SVI is a Belgian non-profit association. Membership and fees pay for the placement work and the support, not for shareholders.

Projects open right now

A sample of the placements currently published. The full catalogue is searchable by country, theme, dates and age.

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The journey

From the project you like to your departure

In this order: you apply, you become a member, you pay, the host confirms your placement.

  1. Step 1 of 5

    Find a project

    Search the catalogue and read the conditions.

  2. Step 2 of 5

    Apply

    Send your application from the project page.

  3. Step 3 of 5

    Become a member

    Membership is what makes an application valid.

  4. Step 4 of 5

    Pay

    Online payment, or bank transfer.

  5. Step 5 of 5

    Get your placement confirmed

    The host confirms, then you prepare.

See the full journey

Support

You are never on your own

Membership is not just an entry ticket: it opens the support the association provides before, during and after a placement.

Before you leave

Help choosing a project that matches your skills, your languages and your dates, the list of documents to gather, and answers to your practical questions.

While you are there

A contact person you can reach, and mediation with the host organisation if the placement does not match what the project page announced.

When you come back

A certificate of participation on request, and the option to join another project or to volunteer with the association itself.

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