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CHANGE THEIR WORLD. CHANGE YOURS. THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.

A volunteer trip abroad with Cross-Cultural Solutions will change you. Change the way you see other cultures. Maybe even change how you live your life. All while you change the lives of others for the better. Ultimately we’re changing the way volunteering is done, making it a safe, exciting adventure of a lifetime for people of all ages and walks of life.

OUR PHILOSOPHY

More than ever, people around the world want change. Change in the inequities that polarize. Change in the corrupt systems that prevent self-determination. Change in the unjust repression of entire populations.

But the change we all wish to see won't be realized through big, sweeping acts—not by governments, or armies, or the UN. Instead, lasting change will be achieved through small, personal acts of kindness and selflessness, and through the spreading of tolerance and understanding between people and cultures. Only as people become more willing to change themselves—the way they think, the way they act—will real change become possible.

It is exactly these types of changes that Cross-Cultural Solutions makes possible. The passion that you bring to your volunteer experience will start a ripple effect, bringing change to people and the communities in which they live. Meanwhile, you’ll find wisdom and beauty in a way of life different from your own.

You'll discover the critical role that every individual plays in achieving lasting change. You'll see that international volunteering can be a safe and exciting adventure—the trip of a lifetime where you can learn about another culture while learning about yourself.

Change in the world begins with you. You're closer than ever to making an incredible difference.

Change their world. Change yours.
THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING.

Our Volunteer Opportunities

Improve Education for Children

Assist with the Care of Infants and Children

Improve Health and the Sense of Dignity Among the Elderly

Improve the Quality of Care for People with Disabilities

Support Those Affected by HIV/AIDS

Enhance the Quality of Healthcare

And So Much More!

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FEATURED DESTINATIONS
FOR VOLUNTEERING ABROAD

Rabat, Morocco

Rabat, one of Morocco's largest cities, has its share of social issues including high rates of unemployment, and many children who are either homeless, or living on the street. As a Cross-Cultural Solutions volunteer in Morocco, you will have an opportunity to partner with local people and organizations and lend your support.

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Cartago, Costa Rica

As Costa Rica’s economy changes, so do traditional social structures, and oftentimes, these changes don’t account for vulnerable populations. As a result, many are left with little access to healthcare, education, or social services. As a Cross-Cultural Solutions volunteer abroad in Cartago, Costa Rica, you'll have the opportunity to work with local organizations as they address these issues.

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Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Among the most prevalent issues that local people in Moshi deal with are those presented by the lack of resources, residual effects of a colonial past, and the impact of HIV/AIDS. As a Cross-Cultural Solutions volunteer in Tanzania, you'll have a chance to work side by side with local communities as they work to address these social issues and work toward a more economically independent and sustainable future.

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Pattye

Volunteer

04 December, 2013 0

On my 65th birthday, I became an international volunteer

by Pattye, Volunteer

For my very first Cross-Cultural Solutions experience, I was in Tanzania celebrating my 65th birthday. I spent several weeks teaching at a local juvenile detention center. It was the hardest, and most wonderful thing I've ever done. I arrived in Moshi thinking that I would be teaching English to the boys at the center, and nothing more. But what an awakening! And just like any other international volunteer will tell you, I'm sure I learned more from those boys than they learned from me.

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