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The following compilation of short-term employment and volunteer opportunities is the esteemed work of Bill Nolting and Transitions Abroad Publishing, Inc. and is presented to Escape from America Magazine readers with their special permission.  Now in its third decade, Transitions Abroad Publishing has spawned not only the renowned magazine, but also a selection of other essential resources for the person who wants to travel, really travel, without being a tourist. Additional Resources Transitions Abroad Website  TA Article Index  Books

Susan Griffith of Transitions Abroad Publishing, Inc. writes, "The major fields of temporary employment abroad are tourism and agriculture (both seasonal), au pairing (almost exclusively women), English teaching (difficult for periods of less than nine months), volunteer work in exchange for room and board. While the more research you do before you go abroad the better, the information available is often misleading or useless. Remain determined in the face of discouragement and use the reliable resources compiled each year by Bill Nolting and published in the September/October issue of Transitions Abroad and on [www.TransitionsAbroad.com] to clarify what you want to do and determine what is possible."

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Africa

American Language Center. 4 Zankat Tanja, Rabat, 10000 Morocco; 011-212-7-761269/766121, fax 011-212-7-767-6255; alcrabat@mtds.com. The largest of 7 ALCs in Morocco which hires EFL teachers for 1 year.

American Universities Preparation Institute. P.O. Box 14842 Westlands Road, Chiromo (Lande), Nairobi, Kenya; aupi@africaonline.co.ke. TEFL teachers needed for a year.

APARE/GEC. 41 cours Jean Jaurès, 84000 Avignon, France; 011-33-490-85-51-15; apare@apare-gec.org. Runs volunteer workcamps at historic sites in Tunisia and Morocco (as well as France and Europe).

Care of the Needy (COTN). P.O. Box 2247, Mwanza, Tanzania; 011-255-811-218364; cotn@raha.com. NGO working with homeless children uses volunteers, including on Lake Victoria environmental project.

Cross-Cultural Solutions. 47 Potter Ave., New Rochelle, NY 10801; 800-380-4777; info@crossculturalsolutions.org, [www.crossculturalsolutions.org]. Volunteer vacations in eastern Ghana (as well as India, Peru and China). Volunteers spend 3 weeks teaching, providing skills training, and direction in arts, and recreation. Program fee is $1,950.

Frontier Conservation Expeditions. 77 Leonard St., London EC2A 4QS, England; 011-44-207-613-2422; enquiries@frontier.mailbox.ac.uk, [www.frontierprojects.ac.uk]. Carries out environmental surveys in Tanzania, Mozambique, and Madagascar (also Vietnam) that use paying volunteers for 10 weeks.

Global Citizens Network/Harambee. 130 N Howell St., St. Paul, MN 55104; 651-644-0960; gcn@mtn.org, [www.globalcitizens.org]. Sends paying volunteers for three weeks to rural Kenya (among other countries worldwide). $1,650 plus airfares.

Greenforce. 11-15 Betterton St., Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BP, U.K.; 011-44-207-470-8888; Greenforce@btinternet.com, [www.greenforce.org]. Recruits researchers to join conservation aid projects for a minimum of 12 weeks in Zambia (and the Amazon, Borneo, and Fiji). Participation fee from £2,650.

International Language Orientation Services, Oysterbay, Karume Rd., P.O. Box 6995, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania; 011-255-51-667195; ilostz@ud.co.tz. Native speakers of English on 2-year teaching contracts.

Operation Crossroads Africa, Inc. 475 Riverside Dr., Suite 1366, New York, NY 10115-0050; 212-870-2106; oca@igc.org; [www.igc.org/oca]. Runs 7-week summer projects in rural Africa, and Bahia, Brazil, staffed by self-financing volunteers from the U.S. and Canada.

Overland Adventure Tours. A number of overland adventure tour operators require expedition leaders aged 25-40 for at least 1 year. These include Guerba Expeditions, 40 Station Rd., Westbury, Wiltshire BA13 3JN, U.K.; info@guerba.demon.co.uk, [www.guerba.co.uk] and Kumuka Africa, 40 Earls Court Rd., London W8 6EJ, England; [www.kumuka.co.uk].

Paul and Delilah Roch Charitable Trust. Box 1120, Makambako, Tanzania; [www.SafariTanzania.com]. Volunteers needed to build computer schools in Tanzania for 3, 6 or 12 months (costs $1,000, $1,800 and $3,600 respectively).

Public Affairs Department. U.S. Embassy, Madagascar English Teaching Program, 4 Lalana Dr. Razafindratandra Ambohidahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar; 011-261-20-22-202-38, fax 011-261-20-22-213-97; etptana@compro.mg, [www.usmission.mg/etp.htm]. Occasionally hires native speakers of English for short-term work on local pay scale.

Regal Holidays. info.sharm@emperordivers.com or info.hurghada@emperordivers.com. Divers employed by British-managed tour company to work at Red Sea dive resorts of Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada, especially November-January.

S & S Human Resources Development. P.O. Box TN 1501, Teshie-Nungua Estates, Accra, Ghana; 011-233 24 37 2730; hrdev@ighmail.com. Paid internships with organizations and institutions in Accra, Kumasi, Cape Coast, Tema, Ho and Takoradi.

SCORE. Sports Coaches’ OutReach, Sports Science Institute of South Africa, Boundary Rd., Newlands, South Africa 7700 or P.O. Box 13177, Mowbray, South Africa; 011- 27-21-689-7395, fax 011-27-21-689-7486; score@iafrica.com. Program for self-funding volunteers to coach sports in deprived communities. Minimum 6 months from January or July.

SHUMAS (Strategic Humanitarian Services). P.O. Box 5047, Nkwen, Bamenda, Northwest Province, Cameroon; 237-362682. Development NGO that places volunteers aged over 21 for 3-6 months in social and environmental projects in Cameroon. Volunteers are asked to contribute £350.

Sierra Leone Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Program. c/o The Ecovolunteer Network (see Voluntary Service, below). Volunteers stay for at least 3 weeks, preferably 8 at chimpanzee sanctuary. Cost is $900 for first 3 weeks, $75-$100 per week thereafter.

Teaching for Africa, IFESH. 5040 East Shea Blvd., Suite 260, Phoenix, AZ 85254-4687; 602-443-1800, 800-835-3530, fax 602-443-1824; recep@primenet.com, [www.ifesh.org]. Arranges for teachers and college instructors to teach TESL and other subjects at schools and colleges in Ethiopia, Benin, Guinea, Malawi, Ghana, Namibia, and Nigeria. Expenses covered during 10-month program.

Traveling Seminars Abroad, Inc. 1037 Society Hill, Cherry Hill, NJ 08003; 609-424-7630. Summer and longer term programs for students and others in village in northern Ghana helping to build Habitat for Humanity homes. Estimated cost for 3-month stay is $1,200.

United Children's Fund. P.O. Box 20341, Boulder, CO 80308-3341; 303-464-0137; [www.unchildren.org]. Volunteers work in Ugandan clinics, schools, farms, etc. for short periods or 6 months. Fees from $820 for 1 week to $6,750 for 6 months, excluding airfares.

Visions in Action. 2710 Ontario Rd., NW, Washington, DC 20009; 202-625-7402, fax 202-625-2353; visions@igc.org, [www.visionsinaction.org]. Range of volunteer projects in Uganda, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Liberia (temporarily postponed), South Africa, and Tanzania. Volunteers must raise $5,000-$6,500 and commit themselves to stay from 6-12 months.

Workcamps in Africa. The following organizations arrange workcamps in Africa, though applications should normally be sent to the partner organization in the U.S. (see Voluntary Service, below): Mouvement Twiza,

 A.M.T., 23 rue Echiguer Hammand, Hay Salam, B.P. 77, 15000 Khemisset, Morocco; Tunisian Assn. of Voluntary Work, 

Maison du RCD, Blvd. 9 Avril, 1938, 1002 Tunis, Tunisia. (For Morocco and Tunisia, a knowledge of French is very useful.) Christian Welfare and Social Project Organization,

 39 Soldier St., Freetown, Sierra Leone; 011-232-22-229779. Voluntary Development Assn.,

 P.O. Box 48902, Nairobi, Kenya. Lesotho Workcamps Assn.,

 P.O. Box 6, Linare Rd., Maseru 100, Lesotho. Swaziland Workcamps Assn., P.O. Box 1430, Mbabane, Swaziland. Zimbabwe Workcamps Assn., P.O. Box CY 2039, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe. AJUPE (Mozambique), Avenida Marion Ngouabi No. 1506, C.P. 1406, Maputo, Mozambique. Southern African Student Volunteers (SASVO), Centre for Human Rights, Univ. of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa. Uganda Volunteers for Peace and Development, P.O. Box 3312, Kampala, Uganda; 011-256-077 402201; uvpeace@yahoo.co.uk. WWOOF-Ghana, c/o Ebenezer Nortey-Mensah, P.O. Box 154, Trade Fair Site, La-Accra, Ghana places volunteers on traditional farms and bicycle workshops in Ghana). WWOOF Togo, B.P. 25 Agou-Gare, Togo; 011-228-471036. Places volunteers on organic farms, forest projects, etc. in Togo.

WorldTeach. Center for International Development, Harvard Univ., 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138; 800-4-TEACH-0 or 617-495-5527, fax 617-495-1599. Recruits college graduates to teach science, English, etc., in Namibia and South Africa.

YMCA Go Global Program. 71 West 23rd St., Suite 1904, New York, NY 10010; 212-727-8800, fax 212-727-8814, [www.ymcanyc.org]. Volunteer programs in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Senegal, and the Gambia, lasting 6 weeks to 6 months. Work in fields of education, agriculture, health, etc. Partner organization in Africa (Student Youth Travel Organization) arranges accommodations and backup. Program fee $400.

Asia

Dakshinayan. c/o Siddharth Sanyal, A5/108, Clifton Apartments, Charmwood Village, Surajkund Rd., Faridabad 121009, India; Tel./fax 011-91-129 525 3114; dakshinayan@vsnl.com, [www.linkindia.com/dax]. Volunteers to help with grassroots educational medical projects in tribal lands in remote areas of Bihar state. Contribution of $5 a day is expected plus $50 administrative fee.

DPCA Sikkim (Denjong Padme Cheoling Academy). c/o 53 Blenheim Crescent, London W11 2EG; Tel./fax 011-44-207 229 4772; Julesstewart@cs.com. Foreign volunteers assist in classrooms of this school in the restricted Indian area of Sikkim for up to 45 days.

Educate the Children. P.O. Box 414, Ithaca, NY 14851-0414; 607-272-1176; fax 607-275-0932; info@etc-nepal.org, [www.etc-nepal.org]. Provides educational opportunities for low-income women and children in Nepal. Arranges 3-month internships; fee of $500.

Himalayan Explorers Club. P.O. Box 3665, Boulder, CO 80307; 888-420-8822; info@hec.org, [www.hec.org]. Runs Nepal Volunteer Program from September-December and February-June ($150 per month plus travel expenses). Volunteer teachers placed in Sherpa village schools while living with local families.

Insight Nepal. P.O. Box 489, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal; insight@mos.com.np; [www.south-asia.com/insight]. Volunteer placements for 1-4 months in Nepali schools. Must be high school graduate. $400 fee for 4-6 week placements, $800 for longer ones.

JAFFE International Education Service. Kunnuparambil Buildings, Kurichy, Kottayam 686549, India; Tel./fax 011-481 430470. Placement agency for young foreign volunteers to teach in English-language high schools, vocational institutes, summer camps, etc. in Kerala and elsewhere in India.

The Japan Times. (especially Mondays) and Korea Times

. English-language newspapers that carry teaching advertisements; [wwwjapantimes.co.jp], [www.koreatimes.com].

Joint Assistance Centre (JAC). G 17/3 DLF Qutab Enclave, Phase 1, Gurgaon, Haryana 122002, India; fax 011-91-124-351-308; nkjain@jac.unv.ernet.in. Community service organization near Delhi. Volunteers pay $230 for the first month and $130 for each subsequent month.

Korean International Volunteer Association (KIVA). 11th Fl., Sekwang B/D, 202 Sejong-ro, Chongro-gu, Seoul, South Korea 110-050; kiva21@hotmail.com; [www.kiva.or.kr]. Work placements throughout Korea for international volunteers for a minimum of 4 weeks. Board and lodging provided.

Missionaries of Charitywww.kiva.or.kr. 54A A.J.C. Bose Rd., Calcutta 16, India. Runs Mother Theresa's homes for destitute people in Calcutta. Unskilled volunteers can work for short periods.

NICE. (Never-ending Workcamps Exchange), 2-4-701 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022, Japan; nice-do@po.jah.ne.jp; [www.jah.ne.jp/~nice-do]. Applicants should contact workcamp organization in their home country (see Voluntary Service, below).

Rural Organization for Social Elevation (ROSE). Social Awareness Centre, Village Sonargaon, P.O. Box Kanda, Dist. Bageshwar, U.P. 263631, India. Grassroots development projects in Uttar Pradesh.

Sarvodaya. HQ, 98 Rawatawatte Road, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka; 011-94-72 277375, fax 011-94-1-646512; jdg@itmin.com. Village construction and other projects lasting 3-6 months for volunteers over 21.

VWOP. (Voluntary Work Opportunities in Nepal), P.O. Box 4263, Kathmandu, Nepal; fax 011-977-1-416144; vwop2000@hotmail.com. Volunteers are placed in remote areas of Nepal teaching English in schools, organizing community work, and being involved in research. Placement fee of $400 plus $50 per month for homestay accommodations and food.

WWOOF Japan. c/o Glenn and Kiyoko Burns, Akebono 5-Jo, 3-chome 19-17, Teine-ku, Sapporo 006, Japan; fax 011-81-11 694 2046; burns@arabagu.com. Short-term opportunities on organic farms in Japan.

Youth Charitable Organization (YCO). 20/14 Urban Bank St, Post Office No. 3, Yellamanchili 531055, Vizag.Dt., Andhra Pradesh, India. Foreign volunteers work on soil conservation, irrigation and community development programs lasting 2-6 months. Daily charge of 320 rupees ($7.50).
 
 
 

Central and Eastern Europe

Association for Educational, Cultural and Work International Exchange Programs (AIEP). 42 Yeznik Coghbatsi St., Apt. 22, Yerevan 375002, Armenia; 011-374-1-58 47 33, fax 011-374-1-52 92 32; aiep@arminco.co; [www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/3522]. Sponsors camps to restore and maintain medieval buildings in Armenia and run internship program.

Baikal Institute for Environment & Natural Resources. Use, Lermontov Str 104, Irkutsk 664074; 011-7-89532 430417; bienru@irk.ru. Foreign volunteers teach sports, music, English, etc. for 2-5 weeks at summer camp on Lake Baikal in Siberia. Participation fee $100.

Caledonian School. Vlatavska 24, 150 00 Prague 5, Czech Republic; Tel./fax 011-42-2-57-31-36-50; jobs@caledonianschool.com, www.caledonianschool.com. Employs 80 teachers with TEFL background to teach English in a large Prague language institute. Canadian recruitment agent: Thomas Norris, 6 Greenmount Court, Toronto, ON, M8Y 1Y1, Canada; fax 416-231-1730; norr-cal@sympatico.ca.

Central European Teaching Program. Beloit College, 700 College St., Beloit, WI 53511; 608-363-2619; dunlopa@beloit.edu, [www.beloit.edu/~cetp]. Supplies nearly 100 English teachers to Hungary and Romania plus Poland and Lithuania. Placement fee of $2,000.

Centres d’Information et de Documentation Jeunesse (CIDJ). 101 Quai Branly, 75740, Cedex 15, Paris; fax 011-33-1-40-65-02-61; [www.cidj.asso.fr]. Advisory centers for young people throughout France. Paris branch distributes leaflets (fiches)

 on work, study, etc. in France. Send 4 IRCs to receive the catalog.

City University Slovakia. International Headquarters: 335 116th Avenue SE, Bellevue, WA 98004; 800-426-5596, 425-637-1010, fax 425-709-7699; TTY: (Hearing Impaired) 425-450-4660; info@cityu.edu, [www.cityu.edu]. Language Assistance Programs, 919 SW Grady Way, Renton, WA 98055; [www.cityu.sk]. Bratislava Site: Drienova 34, P.O. Box 78, 820 09 Bratislava 29, Slovakia; Tel./fax 011-421-7293-114; Bratislava@cityu.edu. Trencin Site: Bezrucova 64, 911 01 Trencin, Slovakia; Tel./fax 011-421-8315-293-37; Trencin@cityu.edu. Recruit 30-35 native English-speaking teachers per year (must have Master’s degree and teaching experience) for Slovakia. IEP and BSBA programs. Slovakia; must have TEFL certification and international living experience.

Czech Academic Information Agency. Dum Zahranicnich Sluzeb, Senovázné Námesti 26, 11121 Prague, Czech Republic; 011-42-2-24-22-9698; aia@dzs.cz; [www.dzs.cz/aia/lektori.htm]. Helps prospective English teachers find posts mainly in state schools but also in private institutes.

Ecologia Trust. The Park, Forres, Moray IV36 3TZ; 011-44 1309 690995; ecoliza@rimplc.co.uk; [www.rmplc.co.uk/eduweb/sites.ecoliza]. Student volunteers needed for at least 1 month at children’s home in Kaluga region of Russia. Fee is $1,000+ for up to 2 months excluding airfares.

English for Everybody. c/o ITC, Kaprova 14, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic; Tel./fax 011-42-2-2481 4791; EFE@itc-training.com. EFL placement agency affiliated to US-owned TEFL training company.

English School of Communication Skills (ESCS). ul. Bernarynska 15, 33-100 Tarnow, Poland; Tel./fax 011-48-14 621 37 69; personnel@escs.pl. Hires 65 EFL teachers for 4 language schools in southern Poland and summer language camps at Polish seaside.

English School Sunny Plus. 1-Aeroportoskaya St, Bldg. 1/3, P.O. Box 23, 125057 Moscow, Russia; Tel./fax 011-7-095-129 7303; [www.sunnyplus.ru]. Hires university-educated Americans with some teaching experience.

Galindo Skola (Sava Centar). Milentija Popovica 9, 11070 Novi Beograd, Yugoslavia; 011-381-11-311-4568; galindo@net.yu. English teachers to work with children and adolescents for at least 3 months.

INEX Czech Republic. National Centre, Senovzne nam, 24, 116 47 Prague 1; 011-420-2 241 02 527; inex@czn.cz; [www.czex.cz/inex]. Forty-five projects in Czech Republic for international volunteers in social, cultural and environmental fields.

INEX Slovakia. Prazska 11, 814 13 Bratislava; 011-421-7 524 96 249, fax: 011-421-7 524 94 707; inexsk@nextra.sk, [www.inex.sk]. Partner organization in Slovakia for workcamps.

International Exchange Center. 2 Republic Sq., LV-1010 Riga, Latvia; fax 011-371-783 0257; iec@mail.eunet.lv. Recruits English-speaking volunteers for summer projects in Latvia and Russia that may involve camp counseling, au pairing, etc. Basic knowledge of Russian or local language required.

International House. maintains a large contingent of language schools in Poland employing many certificate-qualified EFL teachers: IH Katowice (Ul. Sokolska 78/80, 40-128 Katowice), IH Kraków (ul. Pilsudskiego 6, Ip, 31-109 Kraków), IH Opole (Ul. Kosciuszki 17, 45-062 Opole), IH Wroclaw (Ul. Leszczynskiego 3, 50-078 Wroclaw), and IH Bielsko-Biala (Ul. Karsinskiego 24, 43-300 Bielsko Biala).

Language Link Russia. Novoslobodskaya ul. 5 bld. 2, 103030 Moscow; Tel./fax 011-7-095-250-8935; jobs@language.ru, [www.language.ru]. Places 400 native-English teachers in schools throughout Russia.

MOST. Breg 12, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia; 011-386-1-426-80-67, fax 011-386-1-251-72-08; drustvo.most@siol.net, [www.drustvo-most.si]. Sponsors 15 international workcamps in Slovenia for volunteers, mostly building renovation, ecological, agricultural or social projects.

Ormansag Foundation. Arany Janos u. 4, 7967 Dravafok, Hungary; Tel./fax 011-36-73-352 333. Unpaid gardening work in orchard, herb garden, etc. at sustainable farm. Also coordinates volunteers for neighboring farms. Free accommodations. Minimum stay 1 week.

Petro-Teach Program. C./ Prof. Wallace J. Sherlcok, Dept. of Curriculum and Instruction, Univ. of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI 53190; sherlocw@mail.uww.edu; [www.semlab2,sbs.sunysb.edu/Users/jbailyn.Petro.html.] Petro-Teach program in St. Petersburg places candidates in state secondary schools and private institutes. Application process begins in February and March for September 1 start date.

Project Harmony. 6 Irasville Common, Waitsfield, VT 05673; 802-496-4545, [www.projectharmony.org]. Teaching Intern Program places teachers in Russia and Ukraine (Odessa). Recent college graduates accepted.

PUT THIS ENTRY FIRST UNDER THE HEADING. Many opportunities, especially in English language teaching, have become available in the Baltic, Russia, and the Republics.

Russia Camp Program. c/o Camp Counselors USA, 2330 Marinship Way, Suite 250, Sausalito, CA 94965; 800-999-CAMP; outbound@campcounselors.com. American counselors spend 4 or 8 weeks volunteering at Russian youth camps. Program fee of $1,600 including return airfare New York-Moscow, visa, insurance, and orientation.

Services for Open Learning. North Devon Professional Centre, Vicarage St., Barnstable, Devon EX32 7HB, U.K.; 011-44-1271-327319; [www.sol.org.uk]. Recruits graduates to teach in schools in Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, and Slovakia. Interviews in Eastern Central Europe or U.K.

Soros Professional English Language Teaching Program (SPELT). Open Society Institute, 400 W. 59th St., 4th Fl., New York, NY 10019. Teaching and teacher hiring positions in Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, Yugoslavia for certified (Master's preferred), experienced professional English teachers who are ready for a Croatia challenge.

Teachers for Central and Eastern Europe. 21 V 5 Rakovski Blvd., Dimitrovgrad 6400, Bulgaria; tel/fax 011-359-391-24787; U.S. tel 707-276-4571; tfcee@usa.net; [www.tfcee.8m,com]. Appoints 80 native speakers to teach in English language secondary schools for 1 academic year in Bulgaria, and also in Czech Republic, Hungary, P.O.land, and Slovakia. Details also available from InterExchange see Worldwide Jobs, below).

Travel Teach. St. James’s Building, 79 Oxford St., Manchester M1 6FR; UK premium line: 011-44-870-789-8100; [www.travelteach.com]. Working holiday opportunities teaching English in Moldova and Lithuania. Placement fees £445 (Moldova–minimum 2 weeks) and £495 (Lithuania–minimum 7 weeks).

Union Forum Ukraine. Lychakivska Str. P.O. 5327, Lviv 10, 79010 Ukraine; Tel./fax 011-38-0322-759488; ukrforum@ipm.lviv.ua. Invites enthusiastic individuals to participate in Voluntary International Exchange Service Program in the summer.

Willing Workers on Organic Farms Russia. Contact Orehov Vladimir Dmirievihs, Ekaterinburg, Russia; bibl@mail.ur.ru. Contact for arranging work-for-week stays on organic farms in Russia.
 

Latin America

AmeriSpan Unlimited. P.O. Box 40007, Philadelphia, PA 19106-0007; 800) 879-6640; [www.amerispan.com/volunteer]. Runs volunteer and internship programs as well as language immersion courses in Latin America.

Amigos. 5618 Star Lane, Houston, TX 77057; 800- 231-7796, fax 713-782-9267; info@amigoslink.org. Sends about 500 volunteers aged 16-21 with knowledge of Spanish or Portuguese to Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua and Paraguay. Participants pay $3,200 including return travel from U.S.

Amity Volunteer Teachers Abroad. 10671 Roselle St., Suite 101, San Diego, CA 92121-1525; 858-455-6364; mail@amity.org; [www.amity.org]. Volunteers needed to teach English in Argentina, Peru, Mexico and the Dominican Republic while living with local families. Also active in other countries (see Worldwide Jobs below).

Amizade Volunteer Vacations. 367 S. Graham St, Pittsburgh, PA 15232; 888-973-4443; volunteer@amizade.org; [www.amizade.org]. Short-term community service volunteer programs in Brazil and Bolivia (plus Montana, Navajo Nation, Australia and Nepal). Participation fees vary according to program, $1,000-$2,600.

Artemis Cloud Forest Preserve. Apdo. 937 San Pedro Montes de Oca, 2050 Costa Rica. Volunteers pay $175 per week. Tasks include trail building and tree planting. Minimum stay 1 month.

Benedict School of Languages. P.O. Box 09-01-8916, Guayaquil, Ecuador; 011-593-4-444418; benecent@telconet.net. College-educated native speakers needed for several Benedict schools in Ecuador. Minimum stay 4 months.

Bermuda Biological Station for Research, Inc. 17 Biological Ln., St. George’s, GE01 Bermuda; 441-297-1880; [www.bbsr.edu]. Volunteer interns help scientists conduct research; apply 4 months in advance.

Bospas Forest Farm. c/o Casa Dobronski, Calle Guanhuiltagua N34-457 Quito, Ecuador; bospas@hotmail.com. Farm assistants with experience in gardening needed for fruit farm in subtropical valley in Northwest Ecuador. Monthly charge of $200.

Caledonia Languages Abroad. The Clockhouse, Bonnington Mill, 72 Newhaven Rd., Edinburgh EH6 5QG, U.K.; 011-44-131-621-7721; [www.caledonialanguages.co.uk]. Spanish and voluntary work programs organized in Peru and Costa Rica yer round. Community and environmental projects and teaching English, depending on skills and level of language ability.

Casa de los Amigos. Ignacio Mariscal 132, 06030 Mexico, D.F., Mexico; 011-52-5-705-0521; friends@avantel.net, [www.avantel.net/~friends]. Quaker-run service center in Mexico City with information on volunteers opportunities throughout Mexico and Central America.

Casa Guatemala. 14th Calle 10-63, Zona 1, Guatemala City; 011-502-232-5517/221-1851; casaguatemal@guate.net. Runs orphanage in the Petén region that needs volunteer medical staff, teachers, and nannies.

Casa Xelaju Guatemala. , Callejon 15, Diagonal 13-02, Zonal, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala; 502-761-5955; internships@casaxelaju.com. Supervised internships in and around Quetzaltenango. Minimum stay 2 months. Must have good knowledge of Spanish. Cost of participation is $120 per week. U.S. contact: Casa Xelaju, 3034 47th Ave. S, Minneapolis, MN 55406; 888-796-CASA.

Centro Cultural Colombo Americano. Carrera 43, 51-95 Apartado Aereo 2097, Barranquilla, Colombia; 011-57-53-408084; colombo@b-quilla.cetcol.net.co. Recruits native speaker teachers. Similar centers in Cali, Bogota, Medellin, etc.

Centro Mexicano Internacional (CMI). Fray Antonio de San Miguel 173, Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico or Apartado P.O.stal 56, Morelia, Michoacan 58000; 011-52-43-12-45-96; cmi.spanish-language.com, [http://208.137.153.15/spanish]. Intern placement program with Spanish language tuition in Mexico. $370 per week. Web site lists various voluntary projects in Mexico education, camp counseling, social, etc). U.S. contact: Victor Padelford, 14427 Brookhollow, Suite No. 279, San Antonio, TX 78232.

Centro Venezolano Americano (CVA). Apartado 61715 Del Este, Caracas 1060-A, Venezuela; or Avenida Jose Marti, Edif. CVA, Urb. Mercedes, Caracas 1060-A, Venezuela; 011-58-2-993-7911; infocva@cva.org.ve, [www.cva.org.ve]. Internships of at least 6 months for English teachers. In the U.S. this Pasante Internacional

 program is represented by Nancy Carapaica, 1408 NW 82nd Ave., C-525, Miami, FL 33126, fax 582-993-6812.

CIS-MAM Language School. Boulevard Universitario #4, Colonia El Roble, San Salvador, El Salvador; 011 503-226-2623; [www.cis-elsalvador.org] [from Dec 2000]. Volunteer English teachers to work part-time with members of the Salvadorean opposition.

Conservation International. Eco-Escuela de Español, c/o Conservation International, 2501 M St NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20037; 202-973-2238; ecoescuela@conservation.org; also c/o G.A.P. Adventures, 19 Duncan St, Suite 401, Toronto M5H 3H1, Canada; [www.gap.ca/can/eco]. Students live in Guatemalan village in Peten region and help with development work while studying Spanish. Fee of $200 per week covers tuition and homestay.

Foundation for Sustainable Development. 5547 Mitcham Ct., Springfield, VA 22151; 703-764-0859; fsd@interconnection.org. Summer and longer term internships in all areas of development in Nicaragua and Bolivia (as well as South Africa and Tanzania).

Grant Foundation. 8466 N Lockwood Ridge Rd., #111, Sarasota, FL 34243; 941-355-2805; fax 941-351-0735. Work team projects use voluntary input to help at the Hopital Albert Schweizer in Haiti.

ICADS (Institute for Central American Development Studies). Apartado 3, 2070 Sabanilla, San Jose, Costa Rica; 011-506-225-0508. Also P.O. Box 025216, Miami, FL 33102-5216; [www.icadscr.com]. One-month Spanish course combined with voluntary service in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, or Belize, $1,500. 10-week summer internships $3,400.

IMARC (Instituto Mexicano Norteamericano de Relaciones Culturales). Pres. Cardenas 840, Satillo, Coahuila 25000, Mexico; 011-52-84-14 84 22; academ@imarc.edu.mx. Experienced EFL teachers needed.

JustAct. 333 Valencia St., Suite 101, San Francisco, CA 94103; 415-431-4204; odn@igc.org. Staff research internship opportunities for U.S. students ($25 fee).

Latin Link STEP Programme. 175 Tower Bridge Rd., London SE1 2AB, UK; 011-44-207-939 9014; step.uk@latinlink.org. Self-funded team-based program for committed Christians. Work is on small-scale building projects in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, and Peru. Four months in spring (March to July) or 7 weeks in summer (July/August).

Na Bolom Volunteer Program. Na Bolom Cultural Institute, Av. Vicente Guerrero No. 33, San Cristóbal de Las Casas, C.P. 29220 Chiapas, Mexico; Tel./fax 011-52-967-8-14-18; nabolom@sclc.ecosur.mx. Variety of voluntary opportunities for at least 3 or 6 months with association working to preserve indigenous culture.

Polyglot. Villavicencio 361 Of. 102, Santiago, Chile; 011-56-2-639-8078; application@polyglot.cl. Forty-50 English teachers with TEFL background hired each year.

Programa de Voluntariado Internacional. Servicio de Parques Nacionales, Apdo. 11384-1000/10104-1000, San Jose, Costa Rica; 011-506-257-0922. Spanish-speaking volunteers work in national parks for at least 45 days. Cost is $10 a day.

Pronatura Chiapas. Av. Benita Juarez 11-B, Apartado Postal 219, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, C.P. 29200 Mexico. Tel.fax 011-52-967-85000; pronaturach@laneta.apc.org. Rainforest conservation, environmental education and sustainable agriculture projects. Volunteers must be Spanish-speaking. Accommodations provided.

Tambopata Jungle Lodge. P.O. Box 454, Cusco, Peru; Tel./fax 011-51-84-245695; [www.tambopatalodge.com]. Takes on guides for a minimum of 6 months. They must have studied natural sciences and preferably speak Spanish.