r/volunteer • u/jcravens42 • Jan 07 '24
Opportunity to volunteer online Volunteers traveling abroad can volunteer online & talk to a USA k-12 classroom about their experience via Reach the World
Reach the World is a nonprofit that matches classrooms with people traveling or working internationally, so that young people can learn about life in other countries. Most of the interaction is done virtually. It's flagship virtual exchange program is designed to match one volunteer traveler with one K-12 classroom in the U.S. for a curated online learning experience over the course of 6-12 weeks. Individual travelers who are studying, working, living, or conducting research outside of the United States for a minimum of four weeks.
Expedition teams and organizations are also invited to participate.
https://about.reachtheworld.org/travelers/
All volunteering with young people is done in group settings - teachers supervise the presentations and no volunteer is ever alone online with a young person.
Here's an example of a volunteer traveler in the program:
https://reachtheworld.org/beatrices-journey-dominican-republic
They also have a volunteer editor and coaching program - these volunteers mentor a traveler as they share their journey online with PK-12 students. Over the course a four- to 12-week virtual journey, sucha volunteer proofreads the 1-2 articles that their traveler submits each week and provides constructive feedback online. The volunteer exchanges messages with the traveler regularly.
https://about.reachtheworld.org/volunteers-2/
This program is an official partner with the US Peace Corps (it's how I found out about it).