Careers involve working for humanity?

Question

if i major in economics what careers would i be able to work for.. i want to work for humanity, meaning in countries like africa. like development, water system, schools, etc... helping the economy grow.

anthropology, would i be able to still work in africa, for development, building schools, if i major in anthroplogy? would i be able to become succesful?

doctor, surgical dentist, optomologist, still would i be able to work in other countries; africa.. etc. and open clinics, also aware the community on proper health care, promoting concerts to raise money, for a project... like giving free medical care.. etc..

international relations... i need more insight on that?

i want to do humanitarian work, but which career would fit best for me... also involving travel, because i am not the stable living type of person.

and plz dont include, air hostess, pilot, or anything with business... if u have any other careers to tell me about which may be in of interest feel free. thanx.

Answer 1

That's really cool. I dont know much about this, neither can I offer sufficient help to your question but maybe non profit organizations are something you might like to consider.

I'm a Psychology Undergrad and I'd like to do something for the world in future (3rd world countries etc). The last thing I wanna do is sit behind a desk :)

I'm thinking of working for United Nations (but of course, if other family commitments & etc get in the way, it might be a bit of a problem). Something related would be good too.

Its important to know what you wanna do in future, what will give you satisfaction aka make you happy, what drives/motivates/inspires you and what you'd like to achieve in the end. I think those goals would help.

Maybe you could start with something small which relates to the community or maybe even kids depending on your interests. You could build up experience from there :)

Its nice to meet someone who's driven to make lives better :)

Sorry, my imput wasnt much :)