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Women's Empowerment Volunteer Quests
United Planet’s unique Volunteer Abroad Quest program combines volunteering abroad, language learning, cultural activities, learning excursions, and special Cultural Awareness Projects to provide an incredibly fulfilling experience for volunteers and valuable support for communities in need.
Despite progress towards women’s rights, many women still lack sufficient access to education, employment, and health care. Women remain among the most vulnerable members of society, all too often subject to the trappings of poverty and abuse. Women’s empowerment and vocational training programs offer sustainable solutions, giving women the tools necessary to gain social and economic independence to lift them and their families out of unhealthy circumstances.
Universities, Schools, Corporate, Youth Groups, Spiritual Organizations
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Long-term/Gap Year Quests (6 months; 1 year):
Long-term programs vary by country
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United Planet supports a home for teenage women and their children who are placed there by a family judge and stay 4-5 years. The children go to school and get after school help and babies stay in day care. While in residence, mothers work on-site, learn how to care for their babies, take classes, are taught trades, and receive psychological counselling and health care. The goal is to break the cycle of violence by giving them the self-confidence and skills for better jobs. Read more |
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In Kathmandu, United Planet partners with a counseling center for victims of abuse. Female volunteers are needed to help the girls recover at this organization run by women for women. United Planet volunteers live and work alongside the girls at the center. Professionals may also conduct community workshops educating local communities on many topics from parenting to the effects of abuse. Read more
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Dates
Short-term women's empowerment Quests are available year-round with two start dates per month. Specific start dates vary by location. Long-term Quests begin in January and August of 2010.
- Short-term Quest fees start at: $1445
- Long-term Quest fees start at: $5285
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- Cost Savings Guide with tips on finding an affordable program, fundraising and more.
- Scholarships and Grants page for current opportunities and resources.
- Fundraising page
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