International Volunteer Program

The International Volunteer Program is a unique project that aims at promoting volunteerism in Europe and the United States. For six weeks, through daily cooperation with staffs of overseas organizations, volunteers learn how others live and view the world. The International Volunteer Program was instituted in 1991 by La SociÈtÈ FranÁaise de Bienfaisance Mutuelle with the assistance and cooperation of the French Consulate in San Francisco, the University of California at Irvine and le ComitÈ des Jumelages de Troyes.

The International Volunteer Program links cultural frontiers by allowing visitors to act as as important volunteers and colleagues. This complete cultural immersion helps to open new horizons and foster philanthropy on both community and global levels.

In Europe and in the United States, the International Volunteer Program has facilitated this first-hand cultural understanding for hundreds of volunteers and provided volunteer staffing for more than 100 non-for-profit organizations.

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