Volunteer Spring Break
Are you looking for something affordable, meaningful and fun to do during your alternative spring break? Have you ever thought about travelling abroad and volunteering? Setting off on a volunteer abroad project during your winter break is a great way to gain hands-on experience while both having fun and making a difference in the lives of people in need. It gives the satisfaction of altruism and makes your spring vacation meaningful.
Alternative spring break programs support and help disadvantaged people in the community who are in great need. While volunteering on alternative spring break volunteer programs you will not only get to improve your life with a wide variety of new ideas and skills, but also understand and practice new cultures and customs. Your volunteering experience abroad will also be recognized in your resume that will put you at an advantage in your career because it shows that you are willing to work for your passion, leaving your comfort zone.
IFRE’s offers you an amazing opportunity to experience the safest and most meaningful alternative spring break volunteering programs at the most affordable prices. Since being founded in 2005 in Texas, USA IFRE has hosted more than 22,000 volunteers in over 200 projects, in 20 countries around the world. Their cheap prices and insistence on fees being paid directly to the project or host family, creates a great level of confidence amongst potential volunteers and one of the reasons IFRE is a great organization. As a volunteer with IFRE you will feel fulfilled and satisfied knowing that your support is improving lives of children, environment and animals.
Become a volunteer today together with your group and work with spring break alternative volunteer trips for a rewarding and fulfilling opportunity. If you dream to inspire and change lives, contact us now and learn more about this life-changing opportunity that will also be included in your resume. This is a great chance for your and your friends to do the unusual for spring break!
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- Why go with IFRE Volunteers?
- How can you go as a group?
Benefits of Volunteer Spring Break Programs
There are countless unmatched advantages of volunteering abroad. Volunteering abroad is itself a selfless act that allows you to explore a new country while also making a difference. You will not only get to enrich your life with a wide variety of new ideas and skills, but also get acquainted with new cultures and traditions. Some of the precious advantages of volunteering are listed below.
The Satisfaction of Altruism
The Volunteer Spring Break projects consist of giving back to people who are in great need. Your genuine support and care for disadvantaged people and animals, help them overcome their problems. The act of giving back is a deeply meaningful one. Spending your break taking part in a meaningful cause gives you the satisfaction of altruism.
New Skills
The Volunteer abroad program can be a wonderful opportunity to gain a wide variety of new skills, such as teamwork skills, interpersonal skills, language skills, etc. As a volunteer, you will work in a setting completely different than that of your home. Therefore, you get acquainted with new cultures, traditions and also might learn a new language. You get to work with volunteers from around the world so you will learn about a variety of other cultures.
Better Manners
Volunteering abroad is an excellent opportunity to get rid of ugly manners. As a volunteer, you should present a better manner and affection, ultimately, changing your ugly behavior and make you a better person. You will be provided with meticulous education about gestures, movements and conversational ideas in order to avoid offending behaviors and language. These lessons can be a turning point and may lead you to think twice about how you act and behave in your daily life.
Professional Benefits
Embarking on an alternative spring break volunteering program is a massive boost to your resume. Your volunteering experience shows your employer that you are willing to work for your passion, leaving your comfort zone. Benefits, like foreign language skills, teamwork skills, interpersonal skills, etc. will provide an extra boost to put you above other people going for the same job opportunity..
Mental peace and happiness: Volunteering is good for attaining good mental and physical health and increasing your social and relationship skills. Volunteering makes you happy, overcome depression, and provides you with a sense of purpose.
IFRE Best Affordable Volunteer Spring Break
IFRE has a number of affordable, reputable, and well-organized alternative spring break volunteer opportunities that cater to different interests, budgets, time constraints, and travel goals.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica Turtle Conservation Volunteer OSA Peninsula, Pacific Coast)
The beautiful Osa Peninsula is a on the southern pacific coast region of Costa Rica. Also known as one of the most bio diverse places in the world, Osa Peninsula has massive rainforest trees, macaws flying overhead, whales and sea turtles swimming just offshore, sloths browsing for leaves, monkeys at play, beautiful beaches, and spectacular sunsets. Unfortunately, these rare animals are killed by boat propellers, get tangled in fishing nets, ingest plastic debris, are hunted for their meat, and have their eggs stolen by poachers. At spring break volunteer programs in Costa Rica with sea turtles, you’ll help scientists carry out in-water research to learn more about sea turtles at all stages of their lives by catching, tagging, and tracking wild turtles.
Volunteer With Turtles in Costa Rica(Caribbean Coast, Pacuare)
Most beaches in Costa Rica are the nesting grounds for four different species of endangered sea turtles, and the perfect place for your abroad adventure. The declining sea turtle population is threatening their existence. They are now considered a delicacy for their meat and eggs so humans are now consistently hunting them. While volunteering with turtles in Costa Rica, you will work with scientists and reformed former poachers to guard nests, gather data for scientific research, and ensure baby hatchlings make a safe exit to the ocean.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Costa Rica
Your background, passion, or interests are not a major factor because IFRE has volunteering programs in Costa Rica you can get excited about! See all the projects we have to offer and find one that speaks to your passion for change.
Peru
Volunteer as an English Teacher in Peru
Peru is a spectacular most famous for Machu Picchu and the Inca Trail. Despite tourism being a leading source of government revenue, fluency in English is nothing but a dream for many Peruvians. Peruvian schools are suffering without subjects such as art and physical education due to the lack of funding and staff. At the volunteer alternative spring break teaching English programs in Peru, you’ll teach these important but often overlooked subjects of art, computer skills, physical education and most importantly English.
Volunteer Orphanage Peru
In beautiful Peru, the influence of the indigenous Incas as well as the history of Spanish colonization is keenly felt in everyday life and cultural celebrations. Sadly, more than half of the population in Peru with less than $2USD a day, making children desperate and in need for basic care and destined to repeat the cycle of poverty.
This struggles and rampant poverty has led to an increase in orphaned children all around the country. Your dedication during volunteering in spring break program in Peru with orphan children will brighten the lives of orphans while at the same time allowing you pursue your passion working with poor communities.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Peru
IFRE has a great selection of available projects in Peru, so you’re sure to find something that appeals to you and will give you a chance to make the world a better place.
Guatemala
Street Children/Children at Risk Project in Guatemala
A large number of abandoned, disadvantaged and vulnerable children can be found on the streets of Guatemala. Unfortunately, the Guatemalan government has not been unable to help these at-risk kids. Taking this into consideration, RCDP is now collaborating with various local organizations and groups of Guatemala, so that these street children can find a better and healthier path.
The ‘alternative Spring Break Volunteer program abroad is an awesome opportunity for people who wish to bring change to the Guatemalan street children’s life. When you join this project, you will be assisting underprivileged street children by sharing your skills, experience, talents and knowledge.
While volunteering with street children in Guatemala, your kindness and courteous behavior will help them learn good manners. You will be tutoring them about health care or facilitating them with their daily life problems. Your true assistance for this project will assist these children, and provide them with important guidelines to get back on their own feet.
Medical Volunteer Guatemala
Guatemala has a deep history of Mayan culture, delicious cuisine and unique dress inspired by its rich Mayan heritage. But many poor people in rural Guatemala have inadequate access to healthcare services. As healthcare facilities are working hard to stay up to date with modern medicine, many disadvantaged Guatemalans are left by the wayside as they lack access to these incredible advances.
As a medical volunteer in Guatemala, you will work in public and community hospitals as an assistant to the doctor. You will learn from observing real-life cases and provide much needed help to patients struggling to navigate an underfunded healthcare system. This will give you invaluable experience while working at the volunteer over spring break in the medical field that will greatly benefit you in the future.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Guatemala
You and you group need something unique and IFRE recognizes that every volunteer is different, so we have made sure to find a wide range of alternative spring break volunteer program in Guatemala to satisfy everyone. IFRE ensure you can find a program that excites you, No matter what kind of difference you are hoping to make.
Argentina
Volunteer Teaching English Program in Argentina
With stunning variety of breathtaking landscapes, a vibrant Latin culture, and a huge range of recreational opportunities, there is something for everyone in Argentina. Unfortunately, many children lack access to a quality education, particularly those living in rural Argentina.
In partnership with local schools IFRE teams up to volunteer to teach English to kids in rural schools in Argentina. When you join Volunteer Spring Break, you’ll teach conversational English, engage children in fun recreational activities, and offer support to the rural school you are working at.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Argentina
IFRE offers a number of unique and exciting volunteer projects in Argentina. No matter what type of experience you are hoping to have, we have a program, which will suit your interests and ensure you make a real impact in Latin America
Ecuador
Volunteer as an English Teacher in Ecuador
Ecuador is the ideal location for your spring break volunteering opportunities abroad experience. This South American country seems like it holds worlds inside it, from the Andes Mountains to the Amazon rainforest to the Galapagos Islands, from colonial cities to beaches to the cloud forest, there is something here for every traveler. But the country is engulfed in deep poverty. With the tourism boost, Ecuadorians who learn to speak English have a better opportunity to break the cycle of poverty and have well-paying careers and bright futures.
Volunteering in Ecuador teaching English, you’ll open up a world of opportunity for children to change the course of their futures. You’ll get great experience teaching in an international classroom and feel amazing knowing you are making such a profound difference in the lives of children in need.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Ecuador
IFRE alternative spring break volunteer project in Ecuador has a program that is perfect for every volunteer. You will be able to find a program that fits your needs and passion.
Youth Athletics Project in Brazil
Athletics and sports are part of a day-to-day life in Brazil. These activities are embedded in the culture and traditions of Brazilian people. Unfortunately, the kids from the rural and poorer areas of Brazil don’t get the opportunity to play and work with the coaches due to extreme poverty.
If you have the passion for helping those less fortunate children, than IFRE invites you to join this sports program in Brazil and make a positive difference to their lives. In Rio, IFRE has a youth athletics volunteer programs in the community of Complexo do Alemão, a group of favelas in northern Rio de Janeiro.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Brazil
No matter what your background, experience, or passions are, IFRE has a variety of impactful and unique Brazil volunteer projects and you are sure to find one that matches your interests. Take a look at what we have to offer and select a project that just perfect for you.
Thailand
Monk Teaching Project in Thailand
If you are interested in teaching and looking for a volunteer work alternative spring break, then this is the project for you. Several Buddhist temples in Thailand operate community schools to teach monks and underprivileged children different kinds of skills. IFRE’s teaching English to Buddhist monk in Thailand support these community schools housed at Buddhist temples, which are places of both religious and social activities.
A large number of monks live and participate in demanding religious studies in over 50000 Buddhist temples in Thailand. These schools mostly offer primary or secondary school education, however, due to the lack of native or fluent English teachers, they have not been able to achieve their goal. Taking this into consideration, IFRE invites you to join this Monk Teaching Project in Thailand and gain a different experience, while helping these monks and children to develop their English skills.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Thailand
No matter your interests or background, one of IFRE’s large varieties of volunteer projects in Thailand, tours and adventure programs will be just what you’re looking for.
HIV/Aids Project in Ghana
Due to extreme poverty and illiteracy, thousands of people from Ghana have not been able to avoid the attack of the HIV virus. Every year, many Ghanaian families lose their family members due to this fatal HIV virus. The loss of the breadwinner in the family makes women widowed and their children orphaned. Several local organizations and government agencies are trying to help these less fortunate locals; however, they have not been able to fix the problem due to a lack of sufficient resources. Join this HIV volunteer program in Ghana and make a difference.
When you join this Volunteer Spring Break program, you will work in collaboration with local agencies to bring a positive change to the poor and HIV victims. You will get involved in various health awareness programs in rural and poorer areas during your volunteering period. You will be working using the ‘Stepping Stones’ method. Emphasizing on behavioral change, you will mostly be involved in counseling and providing health education.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Ghana
IFRE is sure to have a project where you can make a difference and have an amazing experience volunteering in Ghana, no matter your interests, skills, or background.
Health Project in Tanzania
If you are a medical person or a medical student and looking for a genuine volunteer opportunity in a developing country, then you should check this out. IFRE has an excellent alternative spring break volunteer travel opportunity for you!
After joining this medical project in Tanzania, you will work in collaboration with local organizations and get involved in various health awareness programs and temporary medical care camps. You will mostly work as an assistant to the doctor. Work responsibilities vary based on your education, skill and experience.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Tanzania
If you are passionate about helping others and making the world a better place, you are sure to find an IFRE volunteer project in Tanzania that matches what you are looking for. We offer a variety of opportunities that will allow you to make a difference in Africa in a number of different ways.
Women Empowerment Project in India
Though being in a fast developing country in the world, India is still far behind on issues, like poverty, gender equality and more. Due to several devastating causes like illiteracy, extreme poverty and superstitious beliefs, a large number of Indian women and young girls have been victimized and are facing extremely tragic situations. Most of these helpless women are poor, dependent, illiterate and widowed.
Considering this, IFRE’s women’s volunteer project in India aims to increase self-dependence of these helpless women by providing them with a wide variety of training, including knitting, sewing, paper bag making and so on. The project is located in the slums of Delhi and it helps women earn their livelihood.
The Women Empowerment Project in Jaypur, India is the best spring break volunteering program as you get an amazing opportunity to change the life of poor, slum dwellers, while immersing in their day to day life. You will also get to observe paper bag production, tailoring and the stitching process.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in India
No matter what your passions or interests may be, IFRE has a project in India you can get excited about. Take a look at our unique offerings, and find meaning helping others.
Skill and Qualifications
No specific skills and qualifications are required to volunteer for alternative spring break volunteer vacation. You are however are expected to be flexible, resourceful and patient as well as have a passion to love and care for people in need. Additionally, you are also expected to have basic communication skills to be able to communicate with the project staff and local people. However to join medical and healthcare programs you will be required to have a medical certification.
The Start Date(s)
IFRE programs begin every Monday year-round. If you have travel constraints, you can still start your chosen program on any day of the year.
Volunteer Spring Break: The Fee
Since 2006, IFRE has been the most trusted and respected volunteer abroad organization in the world, and also the most affordable. We’re dedicated to providing the highest quality volunteer programs at the lowest fees starting from $110 for, which makes it possible for everyone, especially students, to volunteer internationally and make a positive impact in the lives of others. IFRE believes in 100% transparency, and the program fees are paid directly to the host family. The fees cover for food, accommodation, local support and a contribution to fund the projects.
To learn more about the fee for each country please follow this link.
Housing and Food
With IFRE, you’ll never feel like you are traveling alone as we are there for you every step of the way. We make sure you have safe and comfortable accommodations, healthy food, and unparalleled in-country support. Local host families who are socially respected will accommodate you. In some countries while working at alternative spring break volunteer program you will stay at a volunteer house of a project hostel. In addition you will be served with three nutritious local meals.
Please contact us to learn more about our accommodation and meal in each destination.
How can you apply to join?
To apply for IFRE’s alternative spring break programs you will only be able to apply online which is simple and direct. You will be required to fill out basic information, which includes name, address, contact number, emergency contacts, and affiliated organization. Be sure to list any special skills, requirements or any experience so we can be able to allocate the right program. The application deposit fee will usually be required when you submit the application.
To apply to volunteer spring break, please follow the APPLY NOW button at the top of the page
Why go with IFRE Volunteers?
Founded in 2006, IFRE is one of the recognized leaders in the volunteer abroad field. As a registered non-profit, the organization collaborates with hundreds of local orphanages, schools, medical centers, women projects, local NGOs and grassroots organizations in 20 countries around the globe, to make a huge impact with the help of dedicated international volunteers like you. IFRE offers the lowest cost and highest quality programs on the market, which enables more volunteers like to serve humanity and have a lifetime experience abroad.
How can you go as a group?
IFRE provides impactful adventure for young travellers with unique experiences to work and learn together as a group of classmates. As a group taking alternative spring break programs abroad you will be able to engage by directly working with the community Volunteering abroadwith your group abroad not only improves lives of poor people but also makes you happy and fulfilled changing the world one community at a time. Contact us today to plan your travels this spring!
Conclusion
By participating in Volunteer Spring Break it will be an enriching, educational, and eye- opening experience in a colorful and vibrant country abroad. In addition you will be fulfilled and satisfied knowing that you are achieving your life passion of working in impoverished communities to positively change lives while marking sustainable change. Compare the programs and, choose wisely the one that fits your best, then take the next step.
We would love to hear your experience once you take up on any of these great opportunities!
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