What we do:

KIDS Worldwide helps to organise placements for approximately 500 international volunteers every year, who get involved in over forty childrens projects located in 17 developing countries around the world. These projects are managed by organisations registered in the country in which they work.

Our point of difference:

Kids Worldwide is different from the majority of other volunteer organisations in that we are run by volunteers FOR volunteers . We do not have to recoup staff and salary costs for administration. This means that volunteers only pay for their food and accomodation to the project directors themselves, when they arrive - thus directly benefitting the project they are going to help. There is no middle man and the cost is thus very reasonable to volunteers.

Encouraging Project Independence & Self-sustainability

Kids Worldwide encourages projects to take on increasing responsiblity for the management and booking of volunteers. We tend to take on new projects that are under 5 years old, and our aim is to scaffold and assist them in the management and administration of both their project and volunteers, to achieve independence. Read more...>

Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to many volunteers questions related to cost and the way we work can be found in the volunteer section of our website as well as the about us section.

Supporting Childrens Projects

Every year since we started Kids Worldwide, we have taken into our programme approximately 5-8 new projects. This year (2010) we wish to consolidate the 40+ projects we currently assist. This means we do not intend to add any new projects, unless your project is in a country where we currently have no other projects. Please read the affiliation section if you wish to know more.

News

Kids Worldwide volunteers in the Philippines successfully ran a summer holiday program for 16 children to help support our continued work in the Philippines with the 2 orphanages. Click here to read our latest newsletter with pictures from the program.

Tanzania volunteer finalist in National Geographic Competition

Jamara Knight volunteered with Hands of Mercy in 2008, one of our past Kids Worldwide projects in Tanzania, and taught the older kids photography classes. She entered one of her photographs of the children and neighbors dancing together in a photo contest. She was a finalist in a National Geographic photo competition with the photo below:

Redesign of website

The website is currently under a major reconstruction, so different areas of the site may appear quite different. Some links may also not work properly. Please let us know of any problems. We apologise for any inconvenience.