As an Australian volunteer...
You'll contribute to lasting change
Volunteers work with organisations overseas who are driving their own change.
You'll enhance their efforts to reduce poverty and improve livelihoods. The impacts are often realised long after you've gone. You'll also discover how volunteering will help enhance your career.
You'll support the objectives of the Australian aid program
Whether it is strengthening governance, empowering women or improving health or education outcomes your efforts will support host organisations to deliver effective and sustainable development objectives.
You'll gain valuable career experience
International experience is highly desired by employers. By working overseas, you'll gain new and diversified skills and enhance your global literacy.
You'll be a part of history
Lifelong bonds are formed, world views are changed and you become a part of Australia's history of global diplomacy.
Stories from Australian volunteers
From emergency care in Papua New Guinea to defending women's rights in Indonesia, Australian volunteers share their experiences.
RAVN National Volunteer Week events: Meet your speakers
This year, the Returned Australian Volunteer Network's (RAVN) May events are being held alongside National Volunteer Week. This helps us celebrate the work of Australian volunteers overseas, but also the ... Read More