Change your world view. Learn and practice important skills. Accelerate your personal growth. Make a positive and important difference in your host community. United Planet works closely with you to plan and implement your international volunteering Quest, and provides continued support for a customized, immersive, transformative learning experience.
1 – 12 week programs in Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Italy, Japan, Moldova, Nepal, Peru, Romania, South Africa, and United States.
Six months or one year volunteering abroad and a gap year in over 20 countries worldwide.
Build customized experiences for groups of five or more. Perfect for universities, high schools, corporate teams, and healthcare offices.
4 – 12 week intern abroad programs with a special focus on your area of study and specific guidance toward your learning goals.
1 to 6-month virtual programs available in over 20+ countries.
These are just a few words our volunteers use to describe a volunteer abroad Quest with United Planet.
I enjoyed so much staying with my host family! The family members looked after me so well. They bought T-shirts and stationery as a gift and treated me as their son, and I helped them back to clean the dishes and have fun with their children. So I really appreciated and enjoyed the time in Japan because of those happy experiences.
This experience taught me how much more I could possibly teach children, and how they could learn more than books. I also experienced making my own Matcha tea in a tea ceremony, dressed up in a yukata and painted my own wind bell, and even went fishing after watching the festival that wished for good catches of fishes! An experience full of learning, laughter, and smiles. Leaving it was a bittersweet moment.
United Planet in Japan was beyond ideal; it was very organized and sculpted my first experience in Japan to be the best it could be! Japan is everything I expected and much, much more. The traditional values that shape the everyday lives of the Japanese people are extremely inspiring. The people’s respect for each other and ultimately everything on earth is so admirable. I love it here and I will absolutely be back.
I learned a lot from their positive attitude I have had build up a strong independent character. It was a rich experience at first it was hard to grasp it all the food type and there respect gestures but I got through it with time and other assistance.
My Quest was an amazing and eye-opening experience that has changed my perspectives on social responsibility and intercultural exchange. This was the first trip that I have taken that I felt truly immersed in the culture of the country.
United Planet Quests are designed to be immersive, authentic, comprehensive and provide you everything you’ll need to succeed. The program elements allow you to engage fully with a new culture, forge strong relationships, and challenge yourself. Most importantly, we partner with the community to ensure your experience will be important, relevant and helpful to the community you serve.
Gap Year, 6-month+ opportunities
Group Volunteering
Teen Volunteers
Family Volunteers
Medical and Healthcare Volunteers
Corporate Leadership
Children and Education
Environmental Sustainability
Global Health
