Medium and Long-Term Projects

IVP's Long Term Volunteering programme gives volunteers the possibility to stay abroad from 3 to 12 months, working in a project that cooperates with a local SCI branch or partner or a Network for Voluntary Development in Asia (NVDA) partner.

Medium term volunteers (MTVs) work for 3 to 6 months; Long term volunteers (LTVs) work for 6 to 12 months (or even more). Volunteers are provided with food, accommodation and some pocket money and are usually covered by a basic SCI insurance. Travel costs to the project are generally covered by the volunteer and there are no age limits.

Please note: Volunteers wishing to apply for an MTV/LTV position need to have completed a previous workcamp. Those who have not satisfied this requirement are not eligible to apply for an MTV/LTV placement. Relevant volunteering experience is a pre-requisite for MTV/LTV placements since the demands placed on the individual volunteer are considerably higher in comparison to that of a workcamp. Volunteers will be assessed for their suitability for each individual placement and the selection criteria will be based on relevant experience and/or training.

Search the SCI Long Term Volunteering Database

Please note that Australians are NOT eligible for EVS placements.

Click on the help icon in the database next to "Long term type" for more information about this.

If you find a MTV/LTV position that you are interested in you should then contact the office to discuss how to apply: phone: (02) 96991129 or email: ivpadmin@gmail.com