Intercultural exchange

Live the world, change it

From 2 weeks to 1 year. 40+ countries.

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Non-profitFull supportICYE network since 1949

Ghana 🇬🇭

Finlandia 🇫🇮

+2.500

volunteers

75 years transforming the world✦Live another culture✦Serve with purpose✦Make friends for life✦Grow for real✦

1981

In Colombia since

40+

Countries in the network

Programs

100%

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Four programs, you choose the time

From two weeks to a year. Tap a program to see all the details.

Workcamps

2–4 weeks

Your first experience

Short Term

3 months

Community and purpose

Build real bonds

Another version of you

More than a trip

Always supported

Before, during and after.

How we support you

40+ countries

Across four continents.

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Scholarships & aid

So money is not a barrier.

Scholarships & funding

Community

Your second family.

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Where you can go

Pick a continent to see the available countries.

ICYE taught me the biggest journey wasn't changing countries — it was discovering what I'm capable of.

AAlison MontoyaVolunteering in Austria 🇦🇹 · 2018-19

Trusted by the world's leading organizations.

The ICYE network's international partners and recognitions.

UN Messengers of Peace

Messenger of Peace · ECOSOC status

Recognized by the United Nations for its work in peace and intercultural understanding.

UNESCO member

Member organization

Part of the network of organizations working with UNESCO on education and youth.

Erasmus+ funding

European Union · European Solidarity Corps

Mobility and volunteering programs co-funded with European Union funds.

CCIVS Coordinating Committee

International Voluntary Service

Body founded in 1948 under UNESCO's auspices to coordinate international voluntary service.

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