Volunteer World

Pioneering Cost Transparency for meaningful travel

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Volunteer World today announced the launch of the first independent platform to search and compare volunteer programs on a global scale. As of now, over 500 volunteer organisations from 60 different countries have registered. Volunteer World’s mission is to have lasting positive impact on the volunteer market by providing cost and service transparency of volunteer programs as well as significantly simplifying the search and application process. Volunteer World provides a community marketplace for people to list, discover, and apply to international programs. Social projects can submit and self-administer their programs in an easy step-by-step process. Volunteer World presents all programs in the same design, levelling the differences in resource and providing grassroot projects with a fair chance to attract volunteer for their cause. Volunteers can search opportunities by region or task and easily compare fees and services. The integrated application and payment process provide a safe and convenient option for both parties. Together with an extensive knowledge database and a peer-generated blog Volunteer World provides a single access point for volunteers to make informed, responsible decisions. “Too many volunteers experience an overpriced and disappointing volunteer abroad stay. Our mission is to make the market transparent to avoid this in the future!” says Pascal Christians, Managing Director of Volunteer World. “Volunteer World aims to solve both by providing a possibility for social projects to reduce overhead costs that often drive prices up, as well as enable volunteers to make an informed decision.” Volunteer World was founded after a life-changing experience made by Felix Rädel, one of the Co-Founders. Since then, there was the idea seeded in his mind to change the way of global voluntary work. “I realised that there had to be a better way, a network that connects social projects with volunteers globally in a direct way. Volunteer World is the result of our 7 year long effort to simplify the process of connecting volunteers and social projects around the world. “ To learn more about Volunteer World, visit www.volunteerworld.com About Volunteer World Volunteer World is an independent platform that connects volunteers and social projects on a global scale. Based on the latest web technology, the platform offers a user-friendly experience. Volunteers can explore, compare and apply to social projects worldwide according to personal preferences con