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Internship (i), Fellowship(f), Volunteer (v) |
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| American Committees on Foreign Relations |
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Over 18 |
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ACFR offers activities in study trips throughout the world for those over 18 |
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| American Friends Service Committee |
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Child-up |
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American Friends Service Committee offers activities in arts, culture, community service, and mission work, with short-term visits throughout the world. |
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| Americans for Informed Democracy |
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Young people, especially students |
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Americans for Informed Democracy empowers and equips young people, especially students in the United States to address global issues—poverty, health, climate change, peace and security—through awareness-raising and actions that promote just and sustainable solutions on their campuses, in their communities, and nationally. |
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| The Department of Commerce |
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Business owners and workers |
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The Department of Commerce is set up to help facitilate international trade throughout the world. |
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| The China Exchange Initiative |
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High school students, school administrators |
Study Tours |
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The China Exchange Initiative(CEI) focuses primarily on exchange between high school students and job shadowing project between Chinese and American school administrators. CEI Currently has six projects working with educators and others in 17 states in the U.S. and with education bureaus for 13 provinces in China. |
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| Discover Worlds |
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High school and college students |
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An entirely student-run NGO, Discover Worlds encourages students and youth across the U.S and the globe to make changes to help their community and make a global impact. It has a chapter in Rwanda as well. |
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EF Educational Tours |
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All ages |
Study Tours |
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EF Educational Tours is the world's largest private education company, with a group of 15 subsidiaries and non-profit organizations centered around language learning, educational travel, cultural exchange, and academic programs. Offering children the opportunity to travel the world as young as age six, EF facilitates travel for thousands of students and teachers around the globe every year.
Plus, teachers travel free! |
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Friendship Force International |
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All ages |
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Friendship Force International provides exchange programs and clubs worldwide for all ages. |
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| Global Youth Action Network |
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Youth |
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Global Youth Action Network is a youth-led organization that promotes youth leadership and provides tools, resources, and recognition for positive youth action. It has regional teams worldwide. |
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| Lions Club |
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All ages |
i, v |
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Lions Club provides internship and volunteer opportunities around the world, ranging from cleaning up local parks to providing supplies to victims of natural disasters. |
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| National Council for International Visitors |
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All ages |
v |
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The NCIV offers exchange programs to the United States from countries worldwide for cultural, governmental and diplomatic purposes. |
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| Partners of the Americas (POA) |
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Faculty, Teachers, All Ages |
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Partners of the Americas offers activities in arts, culture, community service, language study, persons with disabilities, professional training, and work exchanges throughout the Caribbean, Central, North and South America |
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| People to People International |
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Kindergarten and up, teachers |
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People to People International provides programs and travel opportunities to private citizens of all ages wishing to enhance cross-cultural communication. |
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| Rotary International |
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All ages |
v |
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Rotary International provides humanitarian exchange programs worldwide for all ages. |
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| Sister Cities International (SCI) |
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K-12, Teachers |
i, v |
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Sister Cities offers internship and volunteer activities in community service, and professional training in homestays and short term visits throughout the world for teachers and student K-12. |
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| United Nations Assocation of the USA |
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The United Nations Assocation of the USA promotes objectives of the UN within the USA. |
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| US Chamber of Commerce |
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Business owners and workers |
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The Chamber is helping to promote US business throughout the world. |
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| World Affairs Council |
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Over 16 |
Study Tour |
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The World Affairs Council offers activities in international exchanges, school programs, model UN, travel programs and more throughout the world to those over 16. |
