Through the ora volunteer program, you can get to know the work of our international project partners and work as a volunteer on site. Depending on your time and financial possibilities, we will organize your assignment individually and in personal consultation.

You can travel to our project countries in Eastern Europe or Sub-Saharan Africa as a volunteer. Our project countries are: Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Republic of Moldova, Rwanda, Romania, Sierra Leone and South Africa.

You must be at least 18 years old, present an extended police clearance certificate (as you will be working with children and young people in all our projects), sign our child protection policy, agree to ora Kinderhilfe's declarations of liability, and demonstrate language skills appropriate to the country in which you will be volunteering.

For the countries Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, Sierra Leone and South Africa, this means a good knowledge of English and in the Republic of Moldova and Romania, a basic knowledge of Romanian or Russian and English.

Depending on the project country, it is important to start planning your assignment as an ora volunteer early on. You may be faced with compulsory vaccinations, visa applications or applying for a new passport. These processes take time.

It is best to get in touch as soon as you are interested in working as an ora volunteer, then you will receive individual advice from us on what to look out for in your case. A preparation period of at least 6 months is ideal.

The areas of work for ora volunteers are: Agriculture, health, education, nutrition, office and crafts. These vary depending on the project, as all our project partners are committed in different ways to our common goals of education, health and nutrition for the sponsored children, their siblings and families.