VIA's one- and two-year positions allow individuals to volunteer with underserved institutions for an extended period of time. If you are interested in living in Asia and volunteering with a community that values your contributions, VIA is interested in you. We have ongoing relationships with underserved institutions where your English skills will be highly appreciated.

What do long-term volunteers do?

All VIA volunteers work on building English language capacity. You will work either with an educational institution as an English teacher, with a local non-profit organization as an English resource volunteer, or some combination of the two. Some of the organizations we work with focus on specific sectors which will allow volunteers to build and use their experience in areas such as education, the environment, gender, health and disability issues, migration, minority empowerment, or rural and community development. We try our best to match your interests and experience with the needs of our partner institutions in Asia.

Who participates

Teaching experience and Asian language skills are not required; we will help you gain both. What is important is that you are an English-fluent college graduate living in the US who is excited about a new set of challenges and a new world of opportunity across the Pacific. VIA currently offers long-term volunteer positions in the following countries:

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