Take Action: Volunteer and Study Opportunities

In response to COVID-19, our partners have developed new ways to engage volunteers, both through online offerings and opportunities in the field. Others continue to provide work and study opportunities for those interested in international development and humanitarian aid. Learn more!

VOLUNTEER

TEVEL B’TZEDEK

Tevel B’Tzedek’s COVID-19 prevention campaign in Zambia (Tevel B’Tzedek’s Facebook page)

Tevel B’Tzedek is relaunching its volunteering program in Zambia. From June to September 2021, join other volunteers in a life changing service learning experience, and work alongside local and international partners to create sustainable change for rural communities.

Learn more and apply here!


JDC ENTWINE

Volunteer overseas with JDC Entwine’s Global Jewish Service Corps Fellowship! Invest in developing Jewish and non-Jewish communities around the world and in your own leadership development – all through a Jewish lens. The JDC Entwine Global Jewish Service Corps Fellowship (JSC) offers young Jews the opportunity to directly engage with JDC’s global mission while actively fulfilling the value of global Jewish responsibility.

Learn more and apply here!


PROJECT TEN

Project TEN is an international development organization that operates volunteer centers in Israel and and other countries, within communities in need. They bring together young Jewish adults from all over the world to follow a program that combines volunteer work with local communities, as well as service-learning in the fields of international development, culture, identity, and Jewish activism. Project Ten is recruiting volunteers for their centers in Israel, South Africa, Ghana, Greece, Uganda or Mexico.

Learn more and apply here!


SKILLS FOR IMPACT

Do you have expertise in accounting, communications, graphic design, finance, marketing, research, PR, etc. or have some other skill you’d like to share? Volunteer digitally with Skills for Impact, an initiative spearheaded by Repair the World in partnership with OLAM and others, that matches nonprofits to volunteers who share skills over the phone or virtually. Volunteers help nonprofits — including 10 OLAM partner organizations — meet the urgent needs of the communities they serve, and have the opportunity to join our Jewish communal effort to support those on the front-line of the COVID-19 crisis.

Learn more and apply here!


STUDY

Applications are now open for Glocal International Development Studies’ 18-month Master’s program. Glocal is a unique program designed to assist students in becoming professionals who create sustainable interventions working hand in hand with disadvantaged communities around the world.

Learn more and apply here!