Volunteer in Switzerland
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Volunteer for 6 Months or 1 Year in Switzerland
Known for its political neutrality, Switzerland will no doubt leave a more concrete impression with you after six months or a year of living in the glorious Alps, the lush forests or the alpine meadows. Here, you can work closely with the disabled in a living-community, set up your own theater pieces, counsel migrant women or one of our other opportunities in this land of beauty.
Cost: 6 months $4695, 1 year $7195.
Dates: Starts in August.
Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA. Telephone: 617-267-7763.
Email: quest@unitedplanet.org
Website: www.unitedplanet.org
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Concordia
Offers a variety of volunteer workcamps in Switzerland. International volunteer projects bring together individuals from around the world to participate in two to three week projects. Volunteers work as part of an international team to support community-based initiatives that would not be possible without their help.
Contact: www.concordia-iye.org.uk/vp/index.html
Gruppo Volontari della Svizzera Italiana (GVSI)
Conservation workcamps in July to help mountain communities in Ticino region of Switzerland. Participants pay a fee to cover expenses.
Contact: C.P. 12, 6517 Arbedo, Switzerland; 011-41-79-354 0161; fmari@vtx.ch, www.gvsi.org/en.
ICVolunteers
Conference Volunteering in Switzerland
Work with other ICV volunteers to help plan, host, interpret and report on events for some of Geneva's most interesting and important local, national and international conferences. Specific tasks include welcoming and assisting delegates, translation and interpretation of events, writing and editing reports on conference proceedings, and providing multimedia support. Past conferences range from annual meetings of the UN Commission of Human Rights to gatherings focused on the cutting-edge issues in information technology, sustainable development, and other current affairs.
Contact: www.icvolunteers.org
Service Civil International Workcamps SCI US
SCI is an exchange organization that sends volunteers on 2-3 week international work projects and long term 3-12 month opportunities in over 50 countries, including Switzerland. The $250 application fee covers lodging, meals, and minimal health insurance. SCI promotes voluntary service to impact social, environmental and humanitarian issues.
Contact: Service Civil International (SCI), 5505 Walnut Level Rd, Crozet, VA, 22932; Tel. 1-206-350-6585.
Email: sciivs.placement@gmail.com
Visit www.sci-ivs.org for an application.
Volunteers for Peace
Offers a variety of summer volunteer workcamps in Swtizerland.
Contact: www.vfp.org
WWOOF-Switzerland
For details on working for your keep on an organic farm, send $20/20 Swiss francs cash. Includes 45 addresses in Switzerland plus a handful elsewhere.
Contact: Postfach 59, 8124 Maur, Switzerland; switzerland@wwoof.org or wwoof@gmx.ch; zapfig.com/wwoof.com.
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