Volunteering

Volunteer groups, by city

498 volunteer groups you can join in 221 cities. Updated .

Empty delivery baskets returning to a green pantry doorway.

Top cities

  • A hand-drawn view of Singapore, with local streets, greenery and young adults together.

    Singapore

    Singapore

    20 volunteer groups

  • A hand-drawn Cape Town view with Table Mountain above the waterfront and young adults strolling by the harbor.

    Cape Town

    South Africa

    18 volunteer groups

  • A hand-drawn Accra coast with Jamestown lighthouse, low-rise buildings and palms.

    Accra

    Ghana

    14 volunteer groups

  • A hand-drawn view of Nairobi with the KICC tower above its leafy city skyline and young adults on a garden path.

    Nairobi

    Kenya

    14 volunteer groups

  • A hand-drawn Auckland waterfront with Sky Tower, the harbour bridge and green volcanic cones.

    Auckland

    New Zealand

    9 volunteer groups

  • A hand-drawn Kuala Lumpur view with the Petronas Twin Towers above a tropical park and reflecting pool.

    Kuala Lumpur

    Malaysia

    9 volunteer groups

  • A hand-drawn view of Lima’s Plaza Mayor with ornate balconies and historic facades.

    Lima

    Peru

    8 volunteer groups

  • A hand-drawn view of Wellington’s harbor and hills, with the red cable car and young adults enjoying a lookout.

    Wellington

    New Zealand

    8 volunteer groups

  • A hand-drawn view of Buenos Aires with the Obelisk above a leafy avenue and young adults in a plaza.

    Buenos Aires

    Argentina

    7 volunteer groups

  • A hand-drawn Cebu harbor view from Fort San Pedro with the Cebu-Cordova bridge and green hills.

    Cebu City

    Philippines

    6 volunteer groups

  • A hand-drawn Johannesburg park view with Ponte City and the Hillbrow skyline.

    Johannesburg

    South Africa

    6 volunteer groups

  • A hand-drawn Kampala garden scene with the Baháʼí House of Worship and tropical hills.

    Kampala

    Uganda

    6 volunteer groups

Top countries

  • A hand-drawn characteristic landscape of South Africa, with a few young adults for scale.

    South Africa

  • A hand-drawn characteristic landscape of Philippines, with a few young adults for scale.

    Philippines

  • A hand-drawn characteristic landscape of India, with a few young adults for scale.

    India

  • A hand-drawn characteristic landscape of New Zealand, with a few young adults for scale.

    New Zealand

  • A hand-drawn characteristic landscape of Kenya, with a few young adults for scale.

    Kenya

  • A hand-drawn characteristic landscape of Ghana, with a few young adults for scale.

    Ghana

Cities

At a glance

  • Of the 498 volunteer groups we list, 46 met recently or have a meeting coming up, 385 are listed with no meeting date seen, 2 have not been checked yet, 46 cannot be checked automatically and 19 may have stopped.
  • 112 of the 498 give a regular day. Saturday is the most common meeting day (43 volunteer groups).
  • 148 of the 247 that say how often they meet do so every week or more often; 251 do not say how often.
  • 19 of the 31 that give a start time start at 17:00 or later.
  • 447 of the 498 name a language: English (318), Spanish (54), French (25), Portuguese (25), Arabic (14), Chinese (12), Filipino (11), Malay (10) and 42 more languages.
  • Of the 498, 56 say they are free and 18 say they are paid; 424 do not say.
Meeting days of the 112 that give one
  1. Monday: 7
  2. Tuesday: 12
  3. Wednesday: 11
  4. Thursday: 18
  5. Friday: 13
  6. Saturday: 43
  7. Sunday: 22
The languages named most by the 447 that name one
  • English318
  • Spanish54
  • French25
  • Portuguese25
  • Arabic14

Volunteer groups in the cities with the most

Illustration: Young adults gather leafy greens from a shared garden bed.Active

VolunteeringSingapore

Nee Soon South Garden Guardians

  • Every other Sunday
  • Weekend
  • Next
  • English
  • Blk 783 Yishun Ring Road, Yishun
Illustration: Open grocery bags, plain grain packets and blank tins on a packing table.Active

VolunteeringCape Town

Trash Bash

  • Next
  • English
Illustration: Reusable shopping bags hanging open for checking outside a store room.

VolunteeringAccra

Mayekoo Volunteer Community

  • Last
  • English
  • Labadi, Nungua, Chorkor
Illustration: Young adults discuss a handmade model of a shared neighborhood space.Active

VolunteeringNairobi

Mwiki Environmental Sustainability Project

  • Once a month, on Saturday
  • Weekend
  • Next
  • English
  • Mwiki Sub-Location, Kasarani
Illustration: The folding mechanism of a community table being checked on padded trestles.Active

VolunteeringAuckland

A Rocha Auckland Local Group

  • Last
  • English
  • Unsworth Reserve; Oakley Creek; Matuku Link
Illustration: Insulated food carriers and a hand truck at a community loading ramp.

VolunteeringKuala Lumpur

Build for Public Volunteer Builders

  • Once a month
  • Last
  • English
  • Free
  • Kuala Lumpur
Illustration: Blank clipboards and pencils in a red civic-meeting wall rack.

VolunteeringLima

Mercy Lima

  • Every Saturday
  • Weekend
  • Last
  • Spanish
  • Lima Metropolitana
Illustration: Closed reusable meal containers in transport trays on a community kitchen counter.Active

VolunteeringWellington

Kaicycle Community Working Bees

  • Once a month
  • Last
  • English
  • Newtown
Illustration: Generic play materials sorted into yellow donation cubbies.Active

VolunteeringBuenos Aires

Aves Argentinas Native Trees Volunteer Group

  • Once a month
  • Last
  • Spanish
  • Aves Argentinas headquarters
Illustration: A toolbox and safety vest returned at a green-framed lending hatch.Active

VolunteeringCebu City

Angat Buhay Cebu BPO Volunteer Network

  • Last
  • Cebuano, Filipino and one more language
Illustration: Empty pet carriers drying on a clean utility-room floor.Active

VolunteeringJohannesburg

Clean City SA Adopt a Street Volunteer Network

  • Last
  • English
Illustration: Washed stainless pet bowls drying beside a utility sink.Active

VolunteeringKampala

Rotary Club of Kampala Metropolitan

  • Every Friday, 19:00 to 20:00
  • Evening
  • Last
  • English

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