Volunteer Trips

Every year Hope Without Borders organizes international volunteer trips. The pandemic has changed the way we do things on these trips. On overseas trips, we work together to provide medical care, water wells, sanitation systems, microbusinesses, training, and community development services that bring HOPE to communities in need. Teaching is at the core of what we do. Our teams are made up of university students, practitioners and professionals, who have an interest in sharing their skills and knowledge with others in order to positively impact their communities. If you wonder what we really do on our trips, read and click on our Travel BLOGS. If you would like to join us as a volunteer on one of our trips, please click on and fill out an APPLICATION, submit it and then return to this page to submit your application fee below by clicking on the “Submit Payment” button. Your application fee includes a 1 year Hope Without Borders membership. You will be required to be cleared by your healthcare provider in order to participate. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Parve (medical director) at: julie.parve@hwb-intl.org.

If you are donating towards a volunteer who is going on a trip, you can do that by clicking on the "Donate” button below and put the traveler’s name in the comment box.. If you are paying by credit card you need to pay a 3% convenience fee.

Here are our volunteer trips. To apply click HERE.

Trips for 2025:

Kenya/Tanzania (May 4-18, 2025-tentative dates): Travel with us to Tanzania and Kenya to help in local school and farming projects. We also do water purification and go to local schools and clinics, all within view of Mount Kilimanjaro. We will visit the local farmers, clinics, schools and churches. This will be a life changing experience-one you will never forget. Of course, we will go on safari too. Trip fee: $3950-$4250 (students and alumni have reduced fees). Please submit an application if you are interested as trips fill up fast.

We will host an informational webinar about the 2025 trip on Thursday, September 12th at 7 pm CST via Zoom. Mtg ID 262 243 2051

There is a $50 application fee or if you are a student it is $25.

Click on the “Submit Payment" button above to pay your application fee. This fee includes a 1 year membership to Hope Without Borders and is required in order for us to view your application. Thank you for supporting our organization. Click the “Donate” button below to pay your trip fees or to donate toward a volunteer’s trip fees. Once you submit your application it takes us 1-2 weeks to review.

Blog from the Kenya 2022 trip participants (Concordia University): https://blog.cuw.edu/global-experiences-learned-in-kenya/

“Africa Will Change Your Life”

By: Jena Cruciani, RN (Volunteer Trip - March 2012)

How did Africa impact me? When I was asked to write this article I was like “psh no big deal, super easy, going to write it in five minutes and email it back”—wrong. Why may you ask? – let me tell you. Africa was the MOST amazing experience that I have ever, EVER been a part of. After you get past the 16 hours of “leisurely” plane travel, and you step foot into the African sun, something begins to hit you. You probably won’t realize it at first—I know I didn’t, but ever so slowly something changes you as a person. The first time you step foot into our medical camps, the schools we partner with or the slums we trek into, and you look at your surroundings, you look at what you are doing, what you are going to accomplish and who you are helping you become overwhelmed. Now, I’m not talking the overwhelmed like you have a pathophysiology and pharmacology exam in the same week, I mean overwhelmed with hope. Realistically speaking, even with the 1000+ people you will help see in the camps, clinics and schools, you will not be able to help everyone or solve their lack of access to health care, but here’s what you will do: You will inspire people, you will help people, you will shed sweat and tears for people, you will change peoples’ lives, but most of all, you will give people hope. You will walk into this with 20 strangers and leave as a family. You will make a difference. So buckle up, grab hold of something steady (you will need to in the vans) and get ready, because Africa will change your life.