Living an experience of this kind can offer you the opportunity to immerse yourself in new cultures, make a real difference in communities that really need support, and develop intercultural and leadership skills that will benefit you both personally and professionally. And without a doubt, it will be a super rewarding way to contribute to global well-being while enriching our own lives with truly meaningful and transformative experiences.
It is important and exciting that more and more people are feeling the need to build a more supportive world with more opportunities for everyone.
What are some of the positive factors in international volunteering?
IMMERSIVE CULTURAL EXPERIENCE
International volunteering allows you to immerse yourself in new cultures, languages, and ways of life. This experience provides a broader perspective of the world and helps to develop a greater understanding and appreciation for cultural diversity. Understanding other realities and challenges helps us to get rid of many prejudices and build bridges between different communities, setting aside geographical borders.
REAL IMPACT
Through this experience, you have the opportunity to contribute directly to the development and well-being of different communities. Actively participating in their education, health, community development, infrastructure construction… projects will allow you to make a significant contribution to the lives of others. And all these improvements will be reflected in the different important aspects of life: health, education, economy, and resilience.
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Living through an experience like this challenges us to step out of our comfort zone and develops our problem-solving skills in ways we have never seen before, pushes us to work
as a team, adapt, and above all to learn, empathize, and bring out our most human side. All these skills will be reflected in both our personal and professional lives.
GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
By interacting and working side by side with people from different countries, our network of contacts expands and allows us to build truly valuable connections. These connections can open doors for us in all senses, such as professional opportunities or lasting friendships. Great bonds are also created with local teams and it is rare that the experience is not repeated.
SENSE OF SATISFACTION AND PURPOSE
This experience gives us a deep sense of satisfaction. Knowing that we are making a significant contribution to the world brings us joy and brings out our most human side. Experiencing a positive impact from a developing community further generates a renewed sense of purpose and gratitude.
At Cooperating Volunteers we have projects in many destinations around the world, and this allows us to get to know a great variety of different cultures, and therefore to learn and enrich ourselves from them.
This experience can be daunting, because it is never easy to step out of our comfort zone. But once you experience it, we are totally convinced that it is impossible not to want to repeat it.
We continue to build bridges between people and communities to make the world a kinder, less hostile place.