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  • Palestine
Length
1 to 12 weeks
Project Types
Childcare Street Children Community Development Education Teaching Health Medical Elderly Care Disabled Care Professional Development

Program Details

Language
English
Age Min.
18
Timeframe
Year Round
Housing
Host Family Hostel
Groups
Small Group (1-15) Medium Group (16-30) Large Group (31+)

Pricing

Starting Price
299
Price Details
Love Volunteers registration fee, plus program fees
Program fees cover orientation, accommodation and program support (see website for specific program details).
The Love Volunteers registration fee covers lifetime alumni membership
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May 02, 2012
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About Program

Love Volunteers provides volunteers with many rewarding opportunities to participate in programs in the West Bank. Volunteering in Palestine provides volunteers the unique opportunity to learn more about one of the oldest civilizations in the world, home to a rich culture and history. Love volunteers provides a range of options for volunteering in Palestine. Browse through the list below and visit the Love Volunteers website for more information.

Current Love Volunteers Programs in Palestine:
Community Development
Education Support

Highlights
Volunteers are encouraged to take Arabic classes while they volunteer in Palestine.
Projects can be taken anywhere from 1 week to 3 months.
Volunteers live in apartments with other volunteers.

This program is currently not being promoted on Go Overseas by its provider. Check with Love Volunteers for the most up-to-date information regarding the status of this program.

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MadMax13
36
Male
9/10
Yes, I recommend this program

What you make of it.

May 2, 2012

The West Bank is no place to be afraid of. As with everywhere there are considerations to be aware of. For example, falling in love with the Palestinian people. It is considerably dangerous business, the warmth, hospitality, patience and consideration is lethal.

The program itself is involved heavily in the local community, and well regarded. Time spent outside program activities can be spent on activities ranging from visiting historical and religious sites, braving tear gas, rubber bullets and arrest at protests, hiking the Judean Desert or Golan foothills, studying colloquial Arabic or agricultural permaculture methods. Planned wisely, visiting the West Bank and Israel will give you an unbiased, first hand insight into a conflict that has had a global impact for the past 60 years.

The food is fantastic, the dancing is manic, the hospitality and concern for every visitor's wellbeing is aggressive.

I can only advise going soon and for remaining as long as you can.

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Response from Love Volunteers

Hi Max,
Wow, what a great insight into Palestinian hospitality!
We're so pleased to hear that the experience was rewarding both for yourself and for the local community - exactly what we intend for all our volunteers.
All the best for the future!
The Team @ Love Volunteers

By Love Volunteers on February 9, 2016
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jenwells21
36
Female
9/10
Yes, I recommend this program

hard work + great people + good place = best summer ever

May 1, 2012

As soon as I stepped foot into the volunteer house, I felt like a welcome part of the team, and that was something I never really thought was possible. It was impossible not to bond with the people I met from day 1. The entire month I spent there went by entirely too quickly.

During the time I was there, I may have done alot of "manual labour" but I had a blast knowing that when all the hard work was finished, there would be kids playing and learning on every inch of the land we worked on. Working there taught be alot about myself, what I thought I could do, and what I found out I could do. That trip actually did change my outlook on life. Changed what I want to study in graduate school, and my dream job.

I loved the food. I had never really had Middle Eastern food much before, and what I did have was the Westernized American version. I've never eaten so many felafels before, and I still like to have one now and then. The golden bread/hummus we had regularly for lunch was surprisingly filling.

The other volunteers and I found some great places to go and hang out, with locals, and with other internationals. It was absolutely amazing! That doesn't really even begin to cover it. Even now, almost a year later, I'm still telling people about my experiences, and constantly wishing I could go back. I still keep in contact with all of the amazing people I met and made friends with. I would highly recommend going and experiencing as much of Palestine as posisble!

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Response from Love Volunteers

Dear Jen,
It made me smile reading your review and picturing you in Palestine, working hard but having a ball.
Volunteers go abroad to enrich the lives of those they help; the wonderful side-effect of this is the change in the volunteer themselves. You can't help but be inspired by the experience of helping others in an environment so different from your own.
May your wish of going back come true - we'd love to have on the team again.
The Team @ Love Volunteers

By Love Volunteers on January 19, 2016

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Alumni Interviews

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Jen Wells

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Make a REAL difference in Palestine with Love Volunteers!
Jen Wells lives in Los Angeles, CA. She went to Palestine June 9 - July 11, 2011, though she wishes sge had been there for the whole three months I had off school. Jen was 24 when I went on the volunteer trip, and currently works as a Behavioural Therapist with Autistic Children.

Volunteering in Palestine with Love Volunteers

Why did you decide to volunteer with Love Volunteers in Palestine?

Jen: I really didn't know much about the Occupation and how life was in an occupied territory. Most of my family also wasn't sure about me being over there, and I wanted to learn about it so I could come back and educate them on what they didn't know. I wanted to be in a place where I knew I would be having a lot of fun, and where I could hang out with other volunteers. I loved the idea of living in a volunteer house and being in an area that was very friendly to foreigners. The price was also a really big factor. My flights actually cost me more than my fees and spending money combined!

Describe your day to day activities as a volunteer.

Jen: Depending on the day, our duties changed. They also changed when we had a high school group staying with us for two weeks. During a regular work week, we would usually leave home around 845 to walk to the office/centre by 9am. Because the organization had just taken out a new long lease on a piece of land, so we did alot of "manual" labour. We put up a lot of security and barbed wire, finished the compost toilet, repainted the whole building, knocked down some walls, did some plumbing, played with/used jack hammers and sledge hammers, did some gardening, made some concrete, and occasionally played on the high ropes course. Every day we had some music playing, and it lasted all day.

Our weekends were a bit different because the rock wall was at a different location. Our mornings and afternoons were free, and we would work the rock wall from around 530 to 930. There would be other Palestinians there as well to translate for us. We would usually alternate helping kids into and out of harnesses, fitting a helmet, or belaying. If it was ever slow, we would occasionally go up the wall ourselves. Now that the centre is redone and the rock wall moved, there are sure to be kids at the centre every day after school and on weekends.

What made this volunteer experience unique and special?

Jen: Any preconceived notions I had about the Arab world as a whole, and also Palestinians were proved wrong. I learned so much from the people I met there (both Palestinians and other volunteers). Honestly, I wanted to miss my flight when I had to move on because I had such a great time and I wasn't ready to leave all of my new friends.

Palestine volunteering with Love Volunteers

How has this experience helped you grow personally and professionally?

Jen: After this trip, I've actually changed what my dream job is and what I want to study in graduate school. I'm much more aware of what happens in the Middle East, and I'm always trying to find other information about the area. After seeing what Palestine is really like, I now want to work for the United Nations.

Location

Location:
Palestine
Currency:
Israeli New Shekel
Weather:
Jan-Mar
68 F / 50 F
Apr-Jun
81 F / 57 F
Jul-Sep
86 F / 72 F
Oct-Dec
81 F / 54 F
Airports:
Eilat-Ramon
( ETM )
Haifa-U. Michaeli
( HFA )
Tel Aviv-Ben Gurion
( TLV )

While traveling in the Palestine region, you will be confronted with their tumultuous history. The main pull for traveling in this region comes down to learning about the culture and breaking down unsubstantiated ideas. There is a lot to learn form the people, history, and political climate.

About Love Volunteers

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