Developing World Connections is a non-profit organization that offers the opportunity to help communities in the developing world through short-term international volunteer experiences.
What's NEW:
Bridging the digital divide in Bali with Softchoice.
This April, twelve altruistic employees from the Toronto based IT company, Softchoice, used their technological skills to help improve the livelihoods of 500 orphaned children. Working with our Host Partner, Widhya Asih, the group installed new computer training facilities to enrich the children's educational experience. Government schools are not free in Indonesia, yet a good education is paramount to breaking the cycle of poverty that affects 60% of the Balinese population. The volunteer group also provided a server and database software to allow Widhya Asih to centralize their record management processes for their seven Indonesian orphanages. On top of all of that, the group helped re-build an orphanage and donated items, such as glasses and school supplies. You can relive the team's incredible journey on our Bali blog. For a short summary, check out this blog post from Widhya Asih.
Volunteers are back their adventure in Sri Lanka!
TRIP Canada made their annual trip to Sri Lanka this April. Janet McKelvey led the group of 13 volunteers who worked on rebuilding a school and new monks' quarters at the neighbouring monastery in Ketakelawatta. The school is over 120 years old and in desperate need of some renovations. Despite a bit of rain and a couple of mishaps, the group was able to complete a large amount of work from plastering and painting walls to cementing floors and sidewalks around the building. You can read about their entire trip on our Sri Lanka blog. TRIP Canada has also posted their photo album online which you can access here: TRIP Team 9 Photo Album.
Make a Cambodian family's dream come true this July.
Join Team Leader, Tanja Kisslinger, as you spend two week building a house for an impoverished family. These homes are simple thatch structures made from bamboo, but for many poor Cambodian families, the houses are what they would consider a "dream home". From July 7th to 21st, you'll work alongside locals in the rural area of Chamcar Bei supporting locally driven projects that deal with housing, food security, resource conservation, literacy, and vocational training. Plus, you'll have the opportunity to sample Cambodia’s rich culture by visiting the museums and pagodas in Phnom Penh and exploring the extraordinary UNESCO World Heritage site of Angkor Wat after your trip is complete. For more information about our trips, please visit our Short-Term Experience page or contact us at
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Students do good on their spring break in Guatemala.
Two groups of philanthropic high school students used their free time in March to help build homes for impoverished families in San Miguel Duenas, Guatemala. Working with Host Partner, Open Windows Foundation, the first group of students from Panorama Ridge Secondary school finished a home for a poor family whose father had recently passed away. A few of the students even paid for the 16 year-old son's school tuition for the next two years! The second group from Sahali Secondary worked on another home for a needy and deserving family of six. Share in the adventure by reading about their trips here on our Guatemala blog.
A special shout out from radio personality Holly Conway!
Holly was one of our volunteers in Kenya over the holiday season, and she is also a radio DJ on Vancouver's The Beat 94.5. Listen to her speak live on-air about her DWC experience and what she learned by volunteering with DWC:
Holly Conway on the Beat 94.5
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Experience the difference you make in the world
by building hope in the developing world.
Volunteer Abroad with
Developing World Connections.
Volunteer with a Developing World Connections Team on sustainable development projects in:
- KENYA - RWANDA - SWAZILAND - TANZANIA -
- CAMBODIA - INDIA - INDONESIA -
- PHILIPPINES - SRI LANKA - NEPAL -
Volunteer and work alongside local people and experience making a real and lasting difference. Help build hope and bring a sustainable future to those in the greatest need.
Work on a project selected by the host community. What are you waiting for? Meet people. Have fun. Challenge yourself. Experience the difference you make.
DWC Video Links:
PERU: Created by a university student who travelled to Lima in May 2011 to work with our Host Partner, IFEJANT.
ASIA: Created by Developing World Connections volunteer, Kelly Fells. Discover Asia through the images shared by volunteers.
KENYA: Created by a high school student who travelled with his class to Maai Mahui in April 2010 to work with our Host Partner, Comfort the Children.
RWANDA: Created by Treadlights Productions with collaboration from our Host Partner, Building Bridges with Rwanda. This 15 minute promo video illustrates the work that Covaga, a cooperative of weavers in Gashora, is doing to turn an environmental problem into a socio-economic opportunity. (Copyright: Treadlights Productions)
