8 volunteer opportunities for creative types
Did you know you can serve in the Peace Corps as a music teacher or animation specialist?
Peace Corps Response offers unique, short-term volunteer opportunities around the world for experienced professionals. Use your creativity and technical skills where they are needed most.
Here are eight opportunities you can apply to now.
1. Co-Working Space Specialist
Country: Panama
Duration: 12 months
Snapshot of qualifications: proficiency in spoken and written Spanish,
experience developing innovative projects, experience in the development of
community leaders
Country: St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Eastern Caribbean
Duration: 12 months
Snapshot of qualifications: bachelor’s degree in music education and experience playing band instrument, including wind instruments
Country: Mexico
Duration: 10 months
Snapshot of qualifications: degree in engineering, science, technology or relevant field and experience working in an informal educational setting with youth
4. Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Specialist
Country: Sierra Leone
Duration: 12 months
Snapshot of qualifications: degree in environment education or related field
and experience in curriculum designing and program planning
5. Eco-tourism Development Planning Specialist
Country: Philippines
Duration: 7 months
Snapshot of qualifications: bachelor’s degree in tourism or related field and at least two years of experience working in eco-tourism project planning and implementation
6. Communications & Marketing Specialist
Country: Peru
Duration: 12 months
Snapshot of qualifications: proficiency in Spanish and bachelor’s degree in business administration, communications, marketing, advertising or relevant field
Country: Mexico
Duration: 10 months
Snapshot of qualifications: professional training and experience in multiple mediums of animation, strong understanding of gesture drawing for animation, and expertise in character animation (multiple mediums preferred: 2-D, 3-D, stop-motion, hybrid)
8. ICT Curriculum Development Specialist
Country: Philippines
Duration: 9 months
Snapshot of qualifications: master’s degree in computer science or information
technology, two years of experience in the IT industry, and knowledge of
software development, JAVA, database management, and networking
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