Welcome, to Concordia International Volunteers
// 2009 SUMMER PROGRAMME is now live>>>
Concordia is a charity committed to international volunteering as a means to promoting intercultural understanding and peace.
Our programme offers affordable volunteering opportunities all over the world, with fees from £150, including food and accommodation. So if you fancy taking part on a volunteer project please check through our programmes and if you have any questions our team will be more than happy to help you.
2009 Summer Programme is now available online with many places available in over 1100 volunteer projects worldwide! Search for projects here »
Next North South Preparation coming up in July (10th-12th): places still available read more »
For updates on projects coming up and events, sign up to our newsletters here »
Through our Standard Programme you could become an international volunteer overseas in many destinations in Europe such as France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, Spain, Greece, Croatia and other Balkan countries, Poland, Russia, the Czech Republic and many more european destinations or further a field in Canada, USA, Korea and Japan. Also you could travel overseas to South East Asia, India, Africa, Central and South America through our North South programme.
>> View all projects on our database
So what else is new>>>>>
On the 1st July Concordia will be open to the public from 12pm to 5pm. This is a good opportunity to enquire about volunteer projects abroad and have a cup of tea and snacks with Concordia staff! We will be happy to assist you with all the queries you might have.
Click here to see where to find us.
For more information contact the office on 01273 422218 or email info@concordia-iye.org.uk.
NORTH SOUTH PREPARATION in JULY: places still available!
North South preparations are meant for all volunteers who want to go on a project in Latin America, Asia, Africa and Middle East.
Next preparation available will be July 10th-12th.
You can also read the report on the previous North South Preparation in June
SENIOR PROJECTS AVAILABLE
Partners in France and USA propose two projects for volunteers aged 50+
Volunteers going to europe - be tick alert!
If you are doing an environmental project this summer make sure that you are 'Tick Alert' Please visit www.masta-travel-health.com/tickalert for more information on how to avoid tick bites and Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE)
group co-ordinators needed for uk projects
Do you have leadership skills? Would you like to take part in a UK project for 
free this summer? Are you responsible and trust worthy? Then co-ordinating could be for you…
We still have projects this summer that need a group co-ordinator to look after a group of international volunteers for 2 – 4 weeks.
NEWSLETTER SPRING 2009 ONLINE now!
Check the new issue of our NEWSLETTER CHAT, with articles on recent Training for Trainers in Berlin 2009, our first ever weekend project in the UK, volunteer experiences and more.
NEW 2009 SUMMER PROGRAMME IS NOW LIVE!!!
We are really happy to announce our brand new summer programme with more than 1500 projects available worldwide!
This year we also improved the online database, which now allows you to browse the project not only by country, dates amd type of work, but also by region! We hope this tool will prove useful.
Search for your project here »
Applying is really easy: all you need to do is to select the project/s you would like to join and follow the online application procedure. Once you sent your application it takes 3/5 days to have confirmation, and then you are ready to start preparing for the journey!
For any enquiry please call 01273 422218 or email info@concordia-iye.org.uk
EVS projects who need volunteers
We have the following project for an EVS volunteers:
2006-FR-84 in La Rochelle, France - A volunteer is needed for 6 - 12 months an a social project.
For more information please email fiona@concordia-iye.org.uk
European database on EVS accredited organisations
CONCORDIA IS PART OF VINE-UK NETWORK
Concordia cooperates actively with other volunteer organisation in the UK who carry out international volunteer projects.
teenage handbook
For all Teenagers going on our Teenage Projects please have a read of our new Teenage Handbook with details about how to apply and information for parents
16 - 25 and live in brighton & hove be v-involved
ORGANISING YOUR JOURNEY TO THE PROJECT?
If you are looking for flights to your project destination, we recommend the non for profit travel agency North South Travel: they offer discount fares worldwide and all their profits are donated to grassroots projects in the South.
For more information visit www.northsouthtravel.com
CONCORDIA ON FACEBOOK
Now you can find Concordia on Facebook
From now on you can Invite your friends to the new Concordia page on facebook and receive updates about our events and opportunities, and help spread the word about Concordia.
Concordia news
Please visit our news section for the latest stories and updates.
Fiona, Francesco and Helen
The Concordia Volunteer Team