Volunteer abroad in 40+ countries with United Planet

United Planet: Building a Community Beyond Borders

For more than a decade, United Planet has brought together thousands of people all over the world in the effort to build cross-cultural understanding and provide vital services to communities in need. Our guiding principle is that relationships are the building blocks of a more united planet. As an international nonprofit organization, we have earned a reputation for caring, excellence, and respect for everyone who works with us: our volunteers, our local projects, our families and team members.

We invite you to learn more about us, and to join us in a journey that will open your heart, mind, and world.


United Planet has been featured in:Media recognition of international volunteering

Wonderful video about group of nursing students in Ecuador.

Fashion blogger from Vancouver brought her heart, energy, and fashion sense to Nepal for four wonderful weeks of volunteering.

United Planet is proud to partner with a wonderful orphanage in Romania. They recently suffered a devastating fire, and our fabulous community rallied and donated to help their recovery. THANK YOU!

United Planet Japan was founded in 2011, and is delighted to accept volunteers.

United Planet volunteers talk about what it's really like to live and work in another country and culture.

Check out United Planet on YouTube, AND, our new United Planet Podcast.

Mission Statement
Download our book! It's really nice.As an international non-profit organization, United Planet strives to create a world in which all people understand, respect, and support one another. United Planet's global network of leaders and volunteers fosters cross-cultural understanding and addresses shared challenges to unite the world in a community beyond borders.

The underlying principle of our programs is the concept of Relational Diplomacy -- recognizing that the relationship between people of diverse backgrounds is the basic building block for uniting the world. United Planet’s innovative programs are designed to expose our common human bonds, generate respect and appreciation for our cultural, racial, and religious diversity, and enrich lives of our neighbors worldwide.

United Planet featured on CNN

CNN chose United Planet as one of ten
organizations to change the world in its
"Be the Change" initiative.

Please visit the United Planet channel
on YouTube as well.

Volunteer abroad with United Planet
You are needed!

United Planet is a leader in international volunteering, known for honoring our volunteers' commitment, time, and energy.

We work with local, sustainable projects to find meaningful work. We place volunteers in the homes of local families, so they can form relationships and learn about the realities and joys of daily life.

International Volunteer

       

Hillary Swank in India orphange

Oscar winner Hilary Swank volunteered at an orphanage during her United Planet Quest to India.


United Planet Executive Director Dave Santulli in JordanMessage from the Executive Director
Thanks to all the United Planet leaders, volunteers, and supporters who have helped build United Planet into a global nonprofit over the past 10 years. Your support has enabled us to bring about greater global understanding and support communities in over 40 countries.

If we can get along across our family rooms, communities, and the mountains, deserts, and oceans of this world, there is no limit to what we can achieve. Getting along means understanding, respecting, and supporting each other regardless of race, religion, sex, or cultural and socio-economic background.

United Planet focuses on volunteering, cultural immersion, grassroots leadership, and dialogue to help us forge closer relationships around the world. I encourage you to get involved in the life-changing activities of United Planet and join us in this extraordinary effort to bring the world closer -- one relationship at time!

Sincerely,

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David Santulli
Founder & Executive Director

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