Solidarity Workers

The New Community Project offers the opportunity to volunteer as Solidarity Workers in locations around the world faced with significant ecological and/or social challenges. The purposes of the program are:

• To show support for our global neighbors (people) and neighborhood (planet)
• To share and to learn
• To work with our partners to build a fairer and more sustainable world
• To challenge participants to examine their own lives and grow personally, spiritually and in terms of their abilities and their capacity for leadership

Sarah Durnbaugh's final reflections on her summer in Sudan--worth the read!

Here's how it works:

Using the application form below, a candidate provides NCP with information about their background, education, any language fluencies and previous experiences, along with an idea of the kind of work with which they wish to be involved and for how long.

NCP then contacts the appropriate partner(s) to ascertain their interest in and ability to host a volunteer. Assignments could include:

• Grassroots development work in Central America
• Working with an environmental and native rights organization in the Ecuadorian Amazon
• Assisting in schools, a reforestation site or women's programs in southern Sudan
• A position with NCP partners in other areas of the world, depending on the applicant's skills snd the needs of the organization

NCP and the volunteer(s) work to plan financing of the trip (costs borne primarily by the volunteer), orientation and travel arrangements. The volunteer and NCP work with the host agency to develop plans for accommodations and for the work to be done.

Given the time and costs for organizing a volunteer opportunity and the necessary time needed to gain understanding of the cultural context, minimum terms of three months are recommended.

Contact NCP director David Radcliff to explore the possibilities! dradcliff@newcommunityproject.org 888-800-2985

Application form here! (MS Word / pdf )

Read what Lori had to say about the Amazon!