World Neighbors offers many different volunteer opportunities at World Neighbors Headquarters in Oklahoma City, OK and across the country.
Volunteer translators needed for Global Conference
World Neighbors is hosting its annual Global Conference October 26 - 30 and is in need of volunteer translators for our international program staff arriving from Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Caribbean. Fluency in Haitian Creole, French, Spanish or Nepali are required.
For more information about volunteers shifts available or if you are interested, please contact Kathie Sanders at 405, 418.0200 or ksanders@wn.org.
To learn more about the programs we are offering click on your area of interest below.
Looking for a great place to volunteer? Become a World Neighbors volunteer today and support our U.S.-based headquarters staff as we make a difference in the lives of communities throughout the world. World Neighbors volunteers are advocates, event-planners, local community fundraisers, outreach representatives and provide departmental administrative and technical support. World Neighbors volunteers assist our U.S.-based headquarters staff with annual opportunities such as our WorldFest fair trade festival and Walk for Women program events. On a monthly basis, volunteers provide administrative and technical support to our marketing and communications and resource development departments with data entry, donor mailings, corporate outreach mailings, event promotions, donor appreciation and much more. The majority of our volunteer opportunities are located in Oklahoma. Work of Women house party hosts, Work of Women bake sale organizer, Work of Women network founders and World Neighbors gift catalog promoters can complete their volunteer opportunities outside of Oklahoma with the assistance of self-directed volunteer opportunity toolkits and support staff. We do not offer volunteer opportunities for non-native residents in our field offices in Asia, Africa or Latin America as it conflicts with our program approach of native people training each other to address their own problems and formulate their own solutions. All volunteer opportunities are non-paid.
If you are interested in becoming a World Neighbors volunteer, please complete an online volunteer interest form. In addition to completing the online form, please send Kathie Sanders a quick message to ensure your form is processed correctly at ksanders@wn.org.
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World Neighbors offers several internship opportunities to undergraduate and graduate level college students to support our U.S.-based headquarters staff during the fall, spring and summer semesters. Interns are responsible for assisting with the weekly and monthly needs of our organization. Interns are advocates, event-planners, fundraisers, grant-writers, interpreters, outreach representatives, researchers, translators and much more. The majority of our internship opportunities are located in Oklahoma to support our headquarters’ staff. We do not offer intern opportunities for non-native residents in our field offices in Asia, Africa or Latin America as it conflicts with our program approach of native people training each other to address their own problems and formulate their own solutions. All intern opportunities are non-paid.
If you are interested in becoming a World Neighbors intern, please complete an online internship interest form. In addition to completing the online form, please send Kathie Sanders a quick message to ensure your form is processed correctly at ksanders@wn.org.
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As world neighbors, we all share a responsibility to create a fair and just world where all people can live healthy, productive and fulfilling lives. World Neighbors is so grateful to all of our volunteers who donate generously of their time and talents in an effort to help us as we inspire people and strengthen communities in Asia, Africa and Latin America.
With the support of our volunteers and interns, World Neighbors is increasing the reach and impact of our work, serving new communities, meeting emerging global challenges and needs, and transforming more lives. Together, World Neighbors and our volunteers and interns are applying the power of people to change the world!
VOLUNTEERS
Ellen Cravens
World Neighbors thanks Ellen Cravens for her ongoing support of the organization. Ellen came to World Neighbors originally as an intern working to support our WorldFest fair trade festival event. Since the completion of her internship Ellen has assisted with several fair trade product sale events and service-learning projects. Since the spring of 2007, Ellen has given over 400 volunteer hours!
College of Public Health Graduate Student Association, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
World Neighbors would like to recognize Christine Benner and Patrick Schlecht as well as the entire University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center College of Public Health Graduate Student Association for their support of our international program work. These students have assisted us as research interns to support our program, learning and innovation international program department team on projects such as nutrition and agricultural linkages, bio-fuels, safe water, etc. They have also contributed to the development of our WorldFest learning village facilitator guide and headquarters village tour leader guide. In addition, they have served as hunger banquet table leaders and learning village facilitators. As a result of their hard work, these students have reached over 3,250 people by sharing the World Neighbors program approach and methodology.
Casady High School Service-Learning Students
World Neighbors thanks Carmen Clay, director of Service-Learning, and the Casady High School service-learning students for their outstanding contributions over the past few years. These students have contributed to the success of our organization by serving as hunger banquet hosts, WorldFest volunteers and service-learning project facilitators. As a result of their advocacy, education and fundraising responsibilities, Casady High School students have reached over 4,500 community members and have raised over $20,000 to support the work of World Neighbors.
Jeanne Fowler, Marsha Harris and Pat Dean
World Neighbors would like to recognize Jeanne Fowler, Marsha Harris and Pate Dean for volunteering their time and talents in support of our mission. These women continue to support the World Neighbors headquarters staff by providing monthly assistance with various projects such as packaging of our World Neighbors in the Classroom educational materials, assisting with the design of table decorations for hunger banquets, assembling house party host kits for our WOW! Work of Women program, assembling annual and leadership giving mailings and much more. We thank Jeanne, Marsha and Pat for the over 500 volunteer hours they have contributed over the past few years.
Kappa Delta Chi Sorority, University of Oklahoma
World Neighbors thanks the women of Kappa Delta Chi Sorority at the University of Oklahoma for their amazing support over the past two years. These women are constantly volunteering their time to assist with our World Neighbors in the Classroom curriculum kit assembly, WOW! Work of Women house party kit assembly, annual and leadership giving mailings and several of our administrative support needs. In addition to these volunteer opportunities, Kappa Delta Chi members serve as hunger banquet table leaders, International Celebration of Women luncheon models, WorldFest volunteers, learning village facilitators and service-learning project facilitators. Since 2006, these women have devoted 800 volunteer hours to support our organization!
Louis Paugh
World Neighbors would like to recognize Louis Paugh, World Neighbors volunteer, for his assistance with our fair trade product sale events, global conference, hunger banquet events, international program database and much more. He is always willing to help support our transformative work that is changing the lives of rural villagers every day. Louis has been an active volunteer since 2006 and has contributed over 350 service hours to support the organization.
Putnam City High School Service-Learning Students
World Neighbors thanks Sara Kersey, Activity and Leadership coordinator, and the Putnam City High School service-learning students for their outstanding contributions over the past few years. These students have assisted the organization with annual, leadership and international program mailings, the Art of Recycling service-learning project preparation, corporate outreach information packet assembly and much more. The majority of our donor and community outreach efforts are made possible because of these students. We are happy to have Brittany Wanner and Audrie Miller join us weekly as World Neighbors interns this spring!
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