Global Justice Volunteer Opportunities

Activist San Diego

Availability of Internship: ongoing
Activist San Diego is a social justice organization that promotes and facilitates the development of an active, inter-related, progressive community in San Diego through networking, culture and electronic technology.
activistsandiego.org

Alliance for Africa

Availability of Internship: Ongoing Volunteer Opportunities
Guided by Christian values, our mission is to assist refugees, immigrants, the economically challenged, and underserved to become self-sufficient productive members of their communities.
www.alliance-for-africa.org

Alta Gracia Union-Made, Living-Wage Apparel

Fall Semester Begins August 22nd, 10-20 hours/week
Gracia apparel brings union-made living-wage tees and hoodies from the Dominican Republic to over 400 University bookstores nationwide.
usas.org/campaigns/sweat-free-campus/alta-gracia

Alternate Focus

Availability of Internship: ongoing volunteer opportunities
Founded by a Jew, a Christian and a Muslim, Alternate Focus is working for peace and justice by offering the American public media which shows another side of Middle Eastern issues.
www.alternatefocus.org/Help.html

American-Arab Anti-Discriminatory Committee

Availability of Internship: ongoing volunteer opportunities
The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) is a civil rights organization committed to defending the rights of people of Arab descent and promoting their rich cultural heritage. ADC, which is non-profit, non-sectarian and non-partisan, is the largest Arab-American grassroots organization in the United States. It was founded in 1980 by former U.S. Senator James Abourezk and has chapters nationwide.
www.adc.org

American Friends Service Committee

Availability of Internship: ongoing volunteer, summer internships
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker organization that includes people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace and humanitarian service. Our work is based on the principles of the Religious Society of Friends, the belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice.
www.afsc.org

Casa Familiar

Availability of Internship: ongoing
Casa Familiar is a widely recognized authority when it comes to understanding the unique challenges faced by border communities. We respond to what is known to be a multidimensional concern with an appropriately holistic approach—We offer over fifty programs spanning the program areas of
Human Services
Community Development
Recreation Services
Technology
Arts and Culture,
and Education.
www.casafamiliar.org

Citizen Diplomacy Council of San Diego

Availability of Internship: For Fall, deadline is Aug 27th
As a non-profit, non-partisan organization, the mission of Citizen Diplomacy Council of San Diego is to promote global understanding between San Diego citizens and our neighbors around the world. This mission is accomplished by arranging face-to-face professional and cultural exchanges between our visiting international leaders and our San Diego citizens and experts.
www.sandiegodiplomacy.org

Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)

Availability of Internship: Year-round internship opportunities
From its beginning, CAIR focused its efforts on training American Muslims to be effective in their dealings with the media. This focus resulted in media training events across the nation in which Muslims learned how to write and issue press releases, how to formulate talking points and even what types of clothes to wear when going on television (for instance, avoiding clothes with stripes or wearing sunglasses). CAIR’s “Media Relations Handbook for Muslim Activists” was published in 1996. It is an early example of CAIR’s strong belief in providing community members tools with which to empower themselves. CAIR’s 2008 “Civic Participation Handbook” similarly contains practical steps for community members who wish to work on government affairs issues.
www.cair.com

Food & Water Watch

Availability of Internship: Volunteers always, internships September-December, January -May
Food & Water Watch works to ensure the food, water and fish we consume is safe, accessible and sustainably produced. So we can all enjoy and trust in what we eat and drink, we help people take charge of where their food comes from, keep clean, affordable, public tap water flowing freely to our homes, protect the environmental quality of oceans, force government to do its job protecting citizens, and educate about the importance of keeping the global commons — our shared resources — under public control.
www.foodandwaterwatch.org

Foundation for Change

Availability of Internship: ongoing
To create a passionate community of support for progressive leaders and organizations in the San Diego/ Tijuana region.
www.foundation4change.org

International Community Foundation

Availability of Internship: based on open internship positions
The International Community Foundation seeks to increase charitable giving and volunteerism across U.S. borders to benefit overseas communities and nonprofit organizations.
www.icfdn.org

International Rescue Committee

Availability of Internship: varies, some ongoing, some are multiple month commitments
The International Rescue Committee responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster.
www.rescue.org

Jewish Family Service Refugee Resettlement Program

Availability of Internship: ongoing
Jewish Family Service resettles nearly 500 refugees and asylees from around the world. While escaping persecution, many arriving refugees now face new challenges adjusting to their lives here in the US: finding a job, learning English, navigating public institutions, and supporting their families, while adjusting to a new culture in a new land. To address the cultural adjustment difficulties facing newcomers, JFS offers many volunteer opportunities to accommodate the growing need.
www.jfssd.org

National Conflict Resolution Center

Availability of Internship: year-round
The National Conflict Resolution Center was founded in 1983 by the University of San Diego Law Center and the San Diego County Bar Association. With more than twenty years of experience and over 20,000 cases managed, NCRC is recognized as an international leader in mediation instruction and conflict resolution.
www.ncrconline.com

San Diego World Affairs Council

Availability of Internship: ongoing, dependent on position availability
The San Diego World Affairs Council (SDWAC) has a diverse membership, including business professionals, former ambassadors, journalists, academicians and students. Their common characteristic is an abiding interest in world affairs. The Council offers a wide variety of programs to promote interest in, and knowledge of, international issues and foreign policy.
www.sdwac.com

SCHAP (Sustainable, Comprehensive Humanitarian Assistance and Planning

Availability of Internship: One College Semester
SCHAP trains willing and committed volunteers. Dispatching them with the skills and understanding necessary to make real impact and sustainable progress with partner organizations in developing communities. Our programs include specialties in micro finance administration, water access and purification, agricultural development, community sanitation, gender inequality and youth development
www.schap.info

Search for Common Ground

Fall 2011
Search for Common Ground works to transform the way the world deals with conflict - away from adversarial approaches and towards collaborative problem solving. We use a multi-faceted approach, employing media initiatives and working with local partners in government and civil society, to find culturally appropriate means to strengthen societies' capacity to deal with conflicts constructively: to understand the differences and act on the commonalities.
www.sfcg.org

Survivors of Torture International

Availability of Internship: ongoing
Survivors of Torture, International is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to caring for survivors of politically motivated torture and their families who live in San Diego County.
www.notorture.org

United Nations Association San Diego

Availability of internship: ongoing
The United Nations Association of San Diego (UNASD) serves as a resource for the citizens of the San Diego area on the broad agenda of critical global issues addressed by the United Nations and its agencies: peacekeeping, human rights, humanitarian relief, economic development, and education. The United Nations Association of San Diego is committed to educating the public about all the critical and essential work of the United Nations. With the help of our members and through public events, fundraisers, and symposiums, we can create a stronger understanding and build greater international cooperation.
www.unasd.org

Via International

Availability of Internship: ongoing
Via International is a 501(c)3 service organization based in California. Dedicated to building "paths to self-reliance for an interdependent world," Via International has more than 35 years of experience addressing community needs by supporting community members to become agents of positive change. Emerging from the communities, programs are designed to improve quality of life through nutrition and ecology training, community leadership education, and microcredit and microenterprise support.
www.viainternational.org

Western Service Workers Association

Assists low-income workers and their families, working in the service-production industry, reaches out to large immigrant community, based in City Heights. Does a mix of humanitarian services and advocacy.
To volunteer, call 619-238-9763

World View Press

Availability of Internship: ongoing
The Worldview Press is an imprint of the non profit organization The Worldview Project which is dedicated to promoting greater knowledge, appreciation and understanding of world cultures.
www.worldviewpress.org