About Cosmic Volunteers

Cosmic Volunteers is a US-based non-profit organization that offers volunteer and internship programs abroad in Bolivia, China, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Nepal, Peru, the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda, and Vietnam.

With home offices in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cosmic Volunteers sends hundreds of volunteers abroad each year to volunteer and intern at schools, hospitals, newspapers, orphanages, HIV/AIDS clinics, women's groups, and other organizations who ask us for assistance.

Our volunteers are mostly from the US, Canada, and Europe, from all walks of life, and range in age from high school to retirees. Most programs do not require special skills or experience, just an open mind and a desire to reach out to those in need in non-western countries.

Cosmic Volunteers was founded in 2001 by American Scott Burke who volunteered as a teacher in rural Nepal. Cosmic Volunteers began by offering volunteer programs in Nepal but has since established ongoing programs on several continents.

Cosmic Volunteers is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, with all program fees tax-deductible for US taxpayers. We are not affiliated with any government or religious organizations. We receive 100% of our funding from the program fees paid by our volunteers.