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Volunteer Opportunities Overview Volunteering overseas can be one of your most fulfilling and challenging experiences. It can also be an excellent way to build your resume. That said, though they might offer substantial personal rewards, many overseas volunteer positions require a rather hefty fee. The following are pages listing organizations and sites that have and/or post volunteer opportunities.
Do keep in mind... You can gain international experience locally by volunteering with one of the many international community organizations on campus and in town. On the UW-Madison campus, the Morgridge Center is the best place to find such an opportunity. The Morgridge Center is also part of a community partnership which maintains a website of local (Dane County, WI) volunteer opportunities called VolunteerYourTime.org. Click for details. Local opportunities include serving as a conversation partner to someone studying English as a second language through the Madison Area Literacy Council, the Madison English as a Second Language School (MESLS), and Wisconsin English as a Second Language Institute (WESLI). When you do go overseas for any extended period of time you need to keep in mind the fact that it can and often is a life-changing experience -- and adjusting back to life in the United States (with school, family, friends, work) can pose a host of challenges. For those returning to the UW, University Health Services offers a Reentry Adjustment Group (information about halfway down the page) for “students who are adjusting to their return after living, working, or studying abroad.”
Volunteer Postings
Organizations Offering Volunteer Positions
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