UBELONG: Reviews and Volunteer Abroad Programs

UBELONG offers high quality and extremely affordable volunteering opportunities in Asia, Latin America and Africa. It is based in Washington, DC and led by volunteers and leading university professors determined to raise the bar in international volunteering. You will not find a more affordable, professional and supportive volunteering organization.

10 reasons why volunteers love UBELONG:

1. Affordability
Without compromising safety, flexibility and quality, UBELONG offers the most affordable international volunteering opportunities in the world. Program fees start at US$150. You are not "paying to volunteer." Among other services, you are paying for your pre-departure preparation, on the ground project supervision, housing and meals.

2. Support
Every UBELONG volunteer is part of its extensive support structure. Before, during and after their UBELONG experience volunteers work one on one with a UBELONG Mentor. In the field they are supported by UBELONG's local team leaders and local partners' staffs.

3. Flexibility
You decide what you do and where, when and for how long you go.

4. Experience
UBELONG is led by volunteers who have volunteered throughout the world on every kind of project; international development professionals who have worked for organizations like the United Nations and World Bank; and university professors who still teach at Cornell and Johns Hopkins universities. From the largest to smallest details of a volunteer's experience, UBELONG knows what works because they've been there themselves.

5. Washington, DC based
DC is one of the most important international volunteering centers in the world. The UBELONG network is strong and UBELONG has unparalleled resources at its fingertips. UBELONG taps heavily into these networks to design safe, affordable and high-quality programs.

6. Transparency
The mission of UBELONG is to make volunteering abroad accessible –instead of a hurdle, an impossible dream or a mystery. The UBELONG website is easy to navigate, and the projects are organized and presented in way that is rigorous yet friendly.

7. Efficiency
The online application process is easy. The UBELONG experience is hassle-free and efficient, yet personal. Every UBELONG volunteer receives personalized attention.

8. Impact
UBELONG is a social venture with the mission to support disadvantaged communities through international volunteers. UBELONG does not simply offer any project anywhere: we understand where we go and why.

9. Social responsibility
UBELONG is a social venture fundamentally rooted in promoting positive change. We strive to be honest, open and transparent in everything that we do.

10. Community
From students at universities to professionals at prestigious organizations to backpackers and retirees traveling for months, UBELONG volunteers come from all backgrounds and its network stretches across the world.

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