Where do i go to become a missionary/third world helper?

Question

ive always wanted to help people in a third world for a year or so, after highschool.

its almost end of grade 11 and i want to have everything set u;p so i can do this

i need to know where i go to sign up for it.

and what i need to have.

and anyother tips

Answer 1

The money that it would cost to bring an unskilled volunteer to the developing world could be better used to hire local people for jobs they desperately need. Therefore, short-term placement agencies charge unskilled volunteers a fee, or require these volunteers to pay their own way (flights, in-country transportation, health insurance, accommodation, food, security, translators, training, staff to create the service opportunities and then to supervise and support the volunteers in their service, liaisons with the police and local officials, etc.).

There is a listing of the more-than-30 member organizations of the International Volunteers Program Association (IVPA) that is a good place to find reputable volunteer-for-a-fee programs -- programs where you don't need to have much experience in order to participate, and the placements are just for a few weeks or months:

http://www.volunteerinternational.org/

Here is a web site that can help you learn more about the skills and experience desired by long-term placement organizations, or organizations that don't charge volunteers but require volunteers to be highly-skilled, and how you can start to gain such experience locally, wherever you are now:

http://www.coyotecommunications.com/volu...

Answer 2

talk to your pastor or someone from your church about missionary opportunities. i know a baptist church would be a great start for some info..(my BF parents were baptist missionaries)