362 Volunteering/Community Service/Social Entreprenuership opportunities

Our mission is to participate in the restoration of Lebanese woodland and promote sustainable reforestation. Volunteer Roles: Plantation Site Supervisor Trainee General Office / Admin Assistance Grant Writing Research Marketing & Communication Fundraising IT Support Laboratory Assistance GOALS Restore degraded forest ecosystems. Contribute to the development of the Green Corridor. Foster urban forests and agroforestry. Create and share new and good forestry practices through research & development. Raise awareness on the importance of forests and biodiversity. Involve local communities in the protection and management of our planted forests. Encourage Lebanese residents and diaspora to support reforestation OUR OFFICE Pierre Gemmayel Street, Corniche Al Nahr Plus Properties Building, 2nd Floor Beirut, Lebanon +961 71 124 000 - contact@jouzourloubnan.org

The UAE Food Bank is a non-profit charitable organisation launched January 4th 2017 under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI). It is committed to distributing food to those in need while eliminating food waste by collaborating with local authorities, as well as local and international charities, to create a comprehensive ecosystem to efficiently store, package and distribute excess fresh food from hotels, restaurants and supermarkets. It is the first Food Bank in the United Arab Emirates. Food wastage is discarded or uneaten food which is fit for human consumption. There are many causes, accidental or intentional, of food waste, which occur at various stages of the food supply chain: production, processing, retailing and consumption. The bulk of food waste in developed economies takes place in the distribution, retail and consumption stages of the supply chain. An alarming amount of food purchased by people in the UAE is surplus to...

Discover Bedouin lifestyles, new desert agriculture techniques, give back to the community & exchange cultural experiences. Make a lasting impact in Nuweiba.  Volunteering at the Organic Farm The goal of this project is to help Bedouin organic farmers with their research and experimental farming projects. You will help them discover new desert agricultural techniques and exchange cultural experiences. This is a unique opportunity for you to work with the Bedouin side-by-side, for you to learn to see the world through their eyes, and to give them a chance to do the same with you. By participating in this project you will be empowering local Bedouin to create their own food security in an uncertain world, as well as to teach them not only to farm in the desert, but to conduct desert farming research to continue innovating on their own. Our metric for success is when one of our farmers can leave to create their own experimental farm elsewhere in the desert. The...

We believe in change. Every year the street animals in Morocco suffer . We need to help them & with your help, we can.  We began as worried individuals, helping local street dogs of Taghazout . Years later, we are a team of volunteers, rescuing and rehabilitating hundreds of street animals in & around the Agadir region. Our volunteer schedule is never the same. Some weeks we are overflowing with volunteers. Other weeks we really struggle. Whichever the scenario, we need to ensure that we are adequately covered to be able to meet the needs of the animals at the shelter.  Morocco Animal Aid is run entirely by volunteers. Our volunteers come from all over the globe & are from all walks of life. Without our volunteers, our shelter does not run.  The animals at Morocco Animal Aid are our patients. We have a duty of care to ensure that they are safe, healthy & happy. You will be contributing to help create a shift towards a safer, healthier, happier...

Provide Bedouin women with everyday household knowledge, so that they can both support their own food needs as well as participate in crop exchanges with the community. This volunteer program is especially suitable for: Age 18+, Singles, Couples, 50+ Habiba Community is committed to transforming the lives of local Bedouin communities through promoting sustainable agriculture and permaculture. We do this by empowering the Bedouin we employ to experiment with organic farming, helping them to not only grow their own produce, but to conduct their own research into how best to make use of the resources around us. We also run programs for the economic and educational empowerment of women who have more restrictions on their lives. Our goal at the farm is to help the local Bedouin leave and create their own farms, thus creating employment, food security and a sense of commitment to the future of our shared environment. Our goal through the women empowerment program is to provide...

Volunteer with ESMA ESMA needs your talents and skills. It takes a lot to keep our shelter and activities going, and we depend on contributions from the community. Share your abilities and help us to keep ESMA strong and effective. How can you help us? Here are some of the most important ways you can volunteer: Socializing with animals (spend time with the cats and dogs at the shelter) Grooming animals at the shelter Foster parenting (temporarily foster an animal at your home) Shelter cleaning and organization Flight parenting (act as a courier to an adopted cat or dog flying outside of Egypt) To find out more or sign up please fill out our volunteer form and email Mona Khalil at  mona@esmaegypt.org or Bahra Fahmy at bahrafahmy@gmail.com The Egyptian Society for Mercy to Animals (ESMA) was formed in late 2007 in response to a horrific shooting spree of street dogs by the Egyptian government. A small group of Egyptians and expatriates came together to fight...

Science communication contest A challenge to use various mediums including writing, audio and film/video, and performing art, to inform and create awareness for science to ordinary people in their lives. To develop communication skills in the science world for a larger audience beyond their scientific community. For more information visit the official site at https://www.saasta.ac.za/young-science-communicators  

Eco Technology contest Looking for winning ideas to solve water crisis in South Africa Seeking sustainable solutions for South Africa's water challenge For more information visit the official site at www.launchlab.co.za/waterchallenge  

The campaign values the power of language and cultural relevance in literacy development. For reasons relating to empowerment, pedagogy, identity and democracy, Nal’ibali fully promotes reading and writing in mother tongue languages. All children and adults need to understand what they are listening to, or reading, for it to be meaningful and enjoyable – which is crucial for raising readers. Books plus training plus digital. For more information visit the official site at https://nalibali.org/about-us  

Oxfam South Africa leverages its local to global footprint and access to 60 years of experience working for change to advance its goals. We work at multiple levels, employing a range of strategies and combine long-term development programming with catalytic, responsive and timeous interventions. For more information visit the official site athttps://www.oxfam.org.za/  

This programme will address, according to these priorities, the needs within Child Protection, Health, Education and Enterprise Development. For more information visit the official site at https://www.worldvision.co.za/about-us/  

Critical role in protecting, supporting and empowering women and their children who are survivors of domestic violence, abuse and stigmatisation that is so prevalent and widespread in our communities. We provide care – free of judgement, criticism and bias – and aspire to empower those who pass through our doors, to become better equipped for their role in society. For more information visit the official site at https://sisters.org.za/get-involved/  

Help children from disadvantaged communities learn to read. Our literacy intervention programmes are run at public primary schools across South Africa, and provide children who struggle to read with one-on-one attention from a volunteer Reading Helper or community Literacy Tutor. For more information visit the official site at https://help2read.org/our-work  

Sponsored and associated with organisations, foundations, aquariums, zoos and zoological societies around the world Rescue and rehabilitate seabirds - large scale projects especially after oil spills or environmental disasters, training and education to communities and schools. For more information visit the official site at https://sanccob.co.za/  

  Holistic community-centered and shelter-aligned development - helping to build houses and shelters in communities. For more information visit the official site at http://habitat.org.za/  

The South African Red Cross Society is a member organisation of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), which is the largest volunteer driven organisation on earth. The Red Cross Society has 100 million members and a presence in 189 countries. Relies on Donor Funding and generating revenue   A large number of different projects where volunteers can offer support: -Baking projects -Farming projects -Community housing projects For more information visit the official site at http://redcross.org.za/