VICS: Volunteer overseas
Our close-knit not-for-profit organization has spent the last 44 years sending Canadian volunteers to developing countries. Using technical and professional skills that match host organizations’ requests, we work, listen and serve through presence, not evangelization. Volunteers do not go as experts, ready to fix and change people and their environment. Rather, for two years we immerse ourselves in a new culture and work setting, opening ourselves to a deeper, mutually shared learning experience.
Listing Details
Organization Name
VICS - Volunteer International Christian Service
Organization Mandate
Our mandate is to assist and work alongside people in developing countries.
Address
Unit 3, 843 Youville Dr W NW, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6L 6X8
Telephone
1 780 485 5505
Non-profit organization?
Yes
Faith-based?
Yes
Duration
12 months+
Age (min)
21
Age (max)
64
Price range
n/a
Application process and requirements
Apply through the VICS website, email or by phone
Language
English
Language required varies based on which countries are currently requesting a volunteer
Funding information
Participants are not required to spend any of their own money. Airfare, health, accomodation, and a volunteer maintenance allowance are all provided by either VICS or the hosting organization.
Student status required?
No
Qualifications required
Undergraduate Degree