Peace Brigades International: Volunteer in the Field

Volunteer programs

Requirements

Duration
  • 6-12 months
  • 12 months+
Minimum age
25
Maximum age
90
Student status required
No
Qualifications required
  • None
Languages
Language notes
Fluent Spanish is essential for working in Mexico~ Guatemala and Colombia. The Indonesia team uses English but all volunteers are required to learn Bahasa Indonesian before joining the team. Those who don’t speak Bahasa Indonesian are required to become p
Application process
In order to apply for volunteer field positions, applicants must contact their country group. After contacting the group, an application form should be completed and submitted with resume to the project office.

Pricing

Price range
  • n/a
The volunteers of Peace Brigades International (PBI) come from many different countries and backgrounds but share a strong commitment to nonviolence and a belief in the contribution that ordinary people can make to creating a more peaceful and just world. When there is a conflict within a state or between communities or nations, certain actions are possible and appropriate for outsiders - others are not. A PBI team seeks to encourage, by means of an international, nonviolent, non partisan presence, a peaceful resolution of conflicts in the local area. Most costs for volunteers are covered by PBI.

Organization details

Peace Brigades International (PBI) is a non-governmental organization which protects human rights and promotes nonviolent transformation of conflicts. When invited, they send teams of volunteers into areas of repression and conflict; these volunteers accompany human rights defenders, their organi...

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