Human Rights Volunteers in Palestine

Palestine Summer Encounter offers opportunities for short term volunteers to work in the fields of peacemaking, human rights, nonviolence and activism.

Tasks for these types of opportunities might include:

+ Legal research and advocacy.

+ Observing and participating in Palestinian led nonviolence workshops.

+ Office work for a human rights or peacemaking NGO.

Note: We do not guarantee any specific volunteer placement. As a participant in the Palestine Summer Encounter program you will be placed at a volunteer assignment based on your skill sets, your work/volunteer/education background, your interests and the stated needs of the organizations that we serve. This page is intended ONLY as a sample of what types of volunteer opportunities are available.

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General Info.

Palestine Summer Encounter is a one to three month service learning and cultural immersion program in Bethlehem, Palestine. Participants study Arabic in and outside of the classroom setting, live with a Palestinian host family, volunteer with one of thirty-seven participating nonprofits and organizations and meet with both Israeli and Palestinian peacemakers.