Meaningful Volunteer is a 100% non-profit volunteer placement organization dedicated to empowering volunteers to make a meaningful impact in developing countries. We currently have volunteer programs in Uganda and the Philippines.



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Volunteer Teaching in the Philippines

Our RYE Schools (Recycle Your Education) are a radical volunteer experience. 

You can meet our students, check out their grades and see the lesson plans all before you even arrive on site.

Children who attend our schools pay in the form of garbage!  100 aluminum cans, or five bags of garbage from the beach - for example - are good enough for one terms worth of fees.

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Volunteering FAQ

Wanting to volunteer but not sure what it truly entails?

We've compiled a list of common concerns and questions that will help guide you on your way.   Find out just where your fees are going and learn how to tell a for-profit organization from a non-profit organization.


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The Meaningful Volunteer difference

Meaningful Volunteer is all about meaningful volunteering, as opposed to mere volunteer tourism.

What's the difference? Meaningful volunteering actually makes a real and lasting difference in developing communities while learning about the country you're in. 

Volunteer tourism on the other hand focuses on experiencing the community without necessarily having a meaningful impact.


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Meaningful Volunteer Programs

Programs in the Philippines

RYE School

Help to teach Filipino children in a real and meaningful way.

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Project Lifecycle

Make a stand for female human rights and help to change family planning norms.

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Meaningful Shop

Work with Filipino women to empower their lives through livelihood projects.

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Project Mangrove

Get down and dirty for the environment and help replenish the mangroves around Tablas Island.

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School Building

Pick up a hammer and help to build and repair schools in the Philippines.

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Programs in Uganda

The Malaria Operation

The Malaria Operation takes a systematic approach to malaria reduction in Eastern Uganda

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The Heart of Uganda

Blaze a trail across the Heart of Uganda! Make a real, positive, meaningful change to the Pearl of Africa.

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RYE School

Help to teach Ugandan children in a real and meaningful way.

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