Every year, International Volunteer HQ places hundreds of volunteers in customized IVHQ Groups programs abroad.
Here’s a list of some of the different universities and organizations that IVHQ has worked with over the past few years.
2019 Alumni
- University of California - Los Angeles (Peru - June 2019)
- City University of Hong Kong (Cambodia and Fiji - June 2019)
- Wayne State University (Peru - June 2019)
- Griffith University (Tanzania - June 2019)
- De Montford University (Cambodia and Mexico - June 2019)
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Peru - June 2019)
- San Diego State University (Peru and Costa Rica - June 2019)
- Purdue Fort Wayne (Costa Rica - May 2019)
- University of Maine (Guatemala - May 2019 )
- Allen College (New Orleans - May 2019)
- Hampton University (Peru - May 2019)
- Clarkson University (Vietnam - May 2019)
- Schriener University (Guatemala - May 2019)
- Howard University (India - May 2019)
- Memorial University (Costa Rica - April 2019)
- Florida International University (Italy and Guatemala - April 2019)
- Conestoga University (Guatemala - April 2019)
- University of Illinois in Chicago (Costa Rica - April 2019)
- Florida International University (Argentina - April 2019)
- University of Virginia (Peru - March 2019)
- University of Bridgeport (Ecuador and Peru - March 2019)
- University of North Dakota (Guatemala - March 2019)
- Howard University (Guatemala - March 2019)
- Adelphi University (Peru - March 2019)
- Southern Utah University (Ecuador - March 2019)
- Florida International University (Peru - March 2019)
- Duquesne University (Costa Rica - March 2019)
- Hawaii Pacific University (Guatemala - March 2019)
- Antioch University (Peru - March 2019)
- North Michigan University (Peru - March 2019)
- Drew University (Mexico - March 2019)
- Queens University (Costa Rica - February 2019)
- De Montfort University (South Africa - February 2019)
- Conestoga University (Costa Rica - February 2019)
- Georgian Court University (Peru - January 2019)
- Carnegie Mellon University (New Zealand - January 2019)
- University of Bridgeport (Peru - January 2019)
2017/2018 Alumni
- University of Minnesota (Costa Rica and Guatemala - December 2018)
- University of Sharjah (Sri Lanka - December 2018)
- American University of Kuwait (Morocco - December 2018)
- San Diego State University (Costa Rica and Peru - December 2018)
- Purdue University (Guatemala - December 2018)
- Touro College (Guatemala - December 2018)
- Chicago State University (India - December 2018)
- University of Portland (Peru - October 2018)
- University of Michigan (Vietnam - August 2018)
- ouro College (Nepal - August 2018)
- Kantlen Polytechnic University (Sri Lanka - August 2018)
- Ecole de Psychologues Praticiens (Vietnam - August 2018)
- Washington and Jefferson College (Costa Rica - August 2018)
- University of Michigan (Portugal - July 2018)
- Zhejiang University, China (Sri Lanka - July 2018)
- Beijing University of Technology, China (Bali - Ubud - July 2018)
- City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Cambodia - July 2018)
- University of California - Los Angeles, USA (Guatemala - July 2018)
- Wayne State University, USA (Philippines - July 2018)
- Beijing University of Technology, China (New Zealand - July 2018)
- University of Central Lancashire, United Kingdom (Nepal - June 2018)
- Cegep Andre - Laurendeau, Canada (India - Delhi - June 2018)
- Mercersburg Academy, USA (Peru - Cusco - June 2018)
- Cegep Andre - Laurendeau, Canada (India - Dharamsala - June 2018)
- City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Fiji - June 2018)
- De montfort University, United Kingdom (Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - June 2018)
- De montfort University, United Kingdom (Peru - Lima - June 2018)
- Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA (Nepal - June 2018)
- Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Georgia Campus, USA (Peru - Lima - June 2018)
- Colorado Mesa University, USA (Peru - Cusco - June 2018)
- University of Maine, USA (Ghana - June 2018)
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA (Peru Cusco - May 2018)
- Colorado Mesa University, USA (Uganda - May 2018)
- Clarkson University, USA (Guatemala - May 2018)
- University of Colorado Boulder, USA (Uganda - May 2018)
- Weill Cornell Medicine, Qatar (Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - May 2018)
- Des Moines Community College, USA (Sri Lanka - May 2018)
- Midwestern University, USA (Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - May 2018)
- Texas A&M University, USA (Peru - Cusco - May 2018)
- Minnesota State University - Mankato, USA (Guatemala - May 2018)
- Howard University College of Medicine, USA (Peru - Lima - May 2018)
- Florida Atlantic University, USA (Ghana - May 2018)
- University of Ottawa, Canada (Guatemala - May 2018)
- Midwestern University, USA (Vietnam - Ho Chi Mich - May 2018)
- University of Florida, USA (Guatemala - May 2018)
- Hawaii Pacific Univeristy, USA (Costa Rica - May 2018)
- Ryerson University, Canada (Ghana - May 2018)
- University of Michigan, USA (Costa Rica - April 2018)
- Florida International University, USA (Costa Rica - April 2018)
- The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Fiji - April 2018)
- Keiser University, USA (Peru - Lima - April 2018)
- Florida International University, USA (Peru - Cusco - April 2018)
- Ryerson University, Canada (Zambia - April 2018)
- Costa Rica International Academy, Costa Rica (Peru - Cusco - April 2018)
- Sidwell Friends School, USA (Colombia - Cartagena - March 2018)
- University of California Riverside, USA (Mexico - Merida - March 2018)
- University of Illinois at Chicago, USA (Peru - Cusco - March 2018)
- Frostburg State University, USA (Peru - Lima - March 2018)
- Southern Utah university, USA (Peru - Lima - March 2018)
- University of Bridgeport, USA (Ecuador - Quito - March 2018)
- Florida International University, USA (Peru - Lima - March 2018)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA (Guatemala - March 2018)
- Purdue University, USA (Peru - Cusco - March 2018)
- Austin Peay State University, USA (Guatemala - March 2018)
- Utah State University, USA (Guatemala - March 2018)
- University of Florida, USA (Costa Rica - March 2018)
- Antioch University New England, USA (Peru - Cusco - March 2018)
- Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar, USA (Sri Lanka - March 2018)
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, USA (Costa Rica - February 2018)
- Cape Breton University International Nursing, Canada (Bali - Ubud - February 2018)
- Conestoga College, Canada (Guatemala - February 2018)
- Cape Breton University, Canada (Bali - Ubud - February 2018)
- Queen’s University, Canada (Guatemala - February 2018)
- Strathmore High School, Canada (Peru - Cusco - February 2018)
- Unity Christian High School, Canada (Peru - Cusco - January 2018)
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA (Costa Rica - January 2018)
- Missouri State University, USA (Costa Rica - January 2018)
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, USA (Peru - Cusco - January 2018)
- Southern Vermont College, USA (Tanzania - January 2018)
- Colby-Sawyer College, USA (Costa Rica - January 2018)
- San Diego State University, USA (Bali - Ubud - January 2018)
- University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, USA (Guatemala - January 2018)
- University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy, USA (Peru - Cusco - January 2018)
- California State University, Dominguez Hills, USA (Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - December 2017)
- American University of Kuwait, Kuwait (India - Delhi - December 2017)
- Southern Utah University, USA (Guatemala - December 2017)
- Ryerson University, USA (Guatemala - December 2017)
- Bismarck State College, USA (Guatemala - December 2017)
- Purdue University, USA (Guatemala - December 2017)
- University of Illinois at Chicago, USA (Peru - Cusco - December 2017)
- Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar (New Zealand - December 2017)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA (Costa Rica - December 2017)
- Western Oregon University, USA (Peru - Cusco - December 2017)
- Western Oregon University, USA (Costa Rica - December 2017)
- Western Oregon University, USA (Thailand - December 2017)
- Isabella Graham Hart School of Practical Nursing, USA (Peru - Cusco - December 2017)
- Premier Education Partners, USA (Mexico - Merida - November 2017)
- Teachnical and Further Education, Aus (Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - October 2017)
- Mount Carmel College of Nursing, USA (Costa Rica - September 2017)
- Emmaus Christian School, Aus (Bali - Ubud - September 2017)
2016/17 Alumni
- University of California, Los Angeles, USA (Peru - Cusco - August 2017)
- University of Michigan, USA (Morocco - August 2017)
- University of Michigan, USA (Philippines - August 2017)
- Touro College, USA (Nepal - August 2017)
- Washington and Jefferson College, USA (Peru - Lima - July 2017)
- Ratoath College, Ireland (Kenya - July 2017)
- De Montfort University, United Kingdom (Bali - Ubud - July 2017)
- Western University of Health Sciences, USA (Peru - Cusco - July 2017)
- Beijing University of Technology, China (Bali - Ubud - July 2017)
- Thomas Jefferson University, USA (Guatemala - July 2017)
- Beijing University of Technology, China (Bali - Ubud - July 2017)
- Sentara College of Health Sciences, USA (Ghana - June 2017)
- Coventry University, United Kingdom (South Africa - June 2017)
- Schreiner University, USA (Peru - Cusco - June 2017)
- De Montfort University, United Kingdom (Peru - Lima - June 2017)
- City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Cambodia - June 2017)
- City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Nepal - June 2017)
- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand (Peru - Cusco - June 2017)
- Beijing University of Technology, China (Bali - Ubud - June 2017)
- University of Michigan, USA (New Zealand - May 2017)
- Southern Utah University, USA (Peru - Cusco - May 2017)
- Roanoke College, USA (Ghana - May 2017)
- Austin Peay State University, USA (Guatemala - May 2017)
- Midwestern University, USA (Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - May 2017)
- Hawaii Pacific University, USA (Thailand - May 2017)
- Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar, Qatar (Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - May 2017)
- Algonquin College, Canada (Guatemala - May 2017)
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA (Costa Rica - May 2017)
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA (Peru - Cusco - May 2017)
- Texas A&M University, USA (China - May 2017)
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA (Peru - Cusco - May 2017)
- Universidad Anáhuac México, Mexico (Thailand - May 2017)
- Ryerson University, Canada (Cambodia - May 2017)
- University of New Brunswick, Canada (Guatemala - April 2017)
- Northwestern University in Qatar, Qatar (Italy - March 2017)
- Antioch University New England, USA (Peru - Cusco - March 2017)
- Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Qatar (Sri Lanka - March 2017)
- University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA (Nepal - March 2017)
- Gonzaga University, USA (Ecuador - Quito - March 2017)
- Auburn University, USA (Ecuador - Quito - March 2017)
- Colorado Mountain College, USA (Peru - Cusco - March 2017)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (Mexico - March 2017)
- San Diego State University, USA (Portugal - March 2017)
- San Diego State University, USA (Morocco - March 2017)
- San Diego State University, USA (Guatemala - March 2017)
- American University of Kuwait, Kuwait (Cambodia - March 2017)
- Nankai University, China (Bali - Ubud - February 2017)
- Confucius International School Qingdao, China (Cambodia - February 2017)
- University of Michigan, USA (Bali - Ubud - February 2017)
- University of Minnesota, USA (Guatemala - January 2017)
- University of Illinois at Chicago, USA (Peru - Cusco - January 2017)
- California State University, Long Beach, USA (Guatemala - January 2017)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, USA (Costa Rica - January 2017)
- John Hopkins University, USA (Peru - Cusco - January 2017)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (Guatemala - January 2017)
- Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Qatar (Bali - Ubud - January 2017)
- Community College of Baltimore County, USA (Costa Rica - January 2017)
- University at Buffalo, USA (Guatemala - January 2017)
- Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, South Korea (Romania - January 2017)
- Monash University, Australia (Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - December 2016)
- Western Oregon University, USA (Costa Rica - December 2016)
- Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Qatar (Bali - Ubud - December 2016)
- University of California, Los Angeles, USA (Guatemala - December 2016)
- Ferris State University, USA (Costa Rica - December 2016)
- Ryerson University, Canada (Argentina - December 2016)
- University of Ottawa, Canada (Costa Rica - December 2016)
- American University of Kuwait, Kuwait (Kenya - December 2016)
2015/16 Alumni
- Washington Jefferson College, USA (Costa Rica - August 2016)
- Stockton University, USA (Guatemala - August 2016)
- Palm Beach State College, USA (Guatemala - August 2016)
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA (Guatemala - July 2016)
- The Citadel, USA (Italy - July 2016)
- University of California, Los Angeles, USA (India - Delhi - July 2016)
- University of New Brunswick Saint John, Canada (Peru - Cusco - July 2016)
- City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (India - Dharamsala - June 2016)
- Austin Peay State University, USA (Ecuador - June 2016)
- St Patrick’s College, Ireland (Cambodia - June 2016)
- City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Laos - June 2016)
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA (Peru - Cusco - May 2016)
- Michigan State University, USA (Guatemala - May 2016)
- Algonquin College, Canada (Guatemala - May 2016)
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, USA (Costa Rica - May 2016)
- Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Qatar (Sri Lanka - May 2016)
- University of Illinois at Chicago, USA (Costa Rica - May 2016)
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA (Portugal - May 2016)
- Clarkson University, USA (Peru - Cusco - May 2016)
- North Carolina State University, USA (South Africa - May 2016)
- Hawaii Pacific University, USA (Thailand - May 2016)
- Florida International University, USA (Peru - Cusco - May 2016)
- Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar, Qatar (Romania - May 2016)
- Southern University of Utah, USA (Costa Rica - May 2016)
- University of Michigan, USA (Guatemala - May 2016)
- University of Michigan, USA (Peru - Cusco - May 2016)
- University of Florida, USA (Costa Rica - May 2016)
- Ryerson University, Canada (Peru - Lima - May 2016)
- Sidwell School, USA (Colombia - Cartagena - March 2016)
- Thunder Mountain High School, USA (Bali - Ubud - March 2016)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (Mexico - March 2016)
- Beach School, USA (Guatemala - March 2016)
- George Washington University, USA (Peru - Lima - March 2016)
- Handsworth Secondary School, Canada (Guatemala - March 2016)
- Antioch University, USA (Peru - Cusco - March 2016)
- Southern University of Utah, USA (Costa Rica - March 2016)
- Southern University of Utah, USA (Guatemala - March 2016)
- Arizona State University, USA (Costa Rica - March 2016)
- Handsworth Secondary School, Canada (Guatemala - March 2016)
- George Washington University, USA (Returning Group, Peru - Lima - March 2016)
- Beach School, USA (Guatemala - March 2016)
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA (Mexico - March 2016)
- Thunder Mountain High School, USA (Bali - March 2016)
- Sidwell Friends School, USA (Colombia - Cartagema - March 2016)
- Conestoga College, Canada (Returning Group, Guatemala – February 2016)
- University of Michigan, USA (Returning Group, Peru - Cusco - February 2016)
- University of Florida, USA (Returning Group, Guatemala - February 2016)
- Northeastern University in Qatar, Qatar (Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh - February 2016)
- University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh, USA (Costa Rica - January 2016)
- University of South Australia, AUS (Laos - January 2016)
- Habitat for Humanity, Syracuse University, USA (Costa Rica - January 2016)
- Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College, USA (Guatemala - January 2016)
- Missouri State University, USA (Returning Group, Costa Rica - January 2016)
- Ferris State University, USA (Costa Rica - January 2016)
- The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Bali - December 2015)
- Phi Delta Chi, University of Minnesota, USA (Guatemala - December 2015)
- University of Macau, Macau (Thailand - December 2015)
- University of Tromso, Norway (Kenya - December 2015)
- Southern Utah University, USA (Returning Group, Guatemala - December 2015)
- Bobcat Student Nurses Group, Ohio University, USA (Costa Rica - December 2015)
- The Caddy Girls Group, USA (Guatemala - November 2015)
- St Joseph’s Institution International School, Singapore (Thailand - October 2015)
- Salesforce Group, USA (Peru - Cusco - October 2015)
- Opunake High School, New Zealand (Bali - October 2015)
2014/15 Alumni
- Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Kuwait (India - Delhi August 2015)
- Erikson Institute, USA (Guatemala - August 2015)
- Skyline College, USA (Guatemala - August 2015)
- Engineers Without Borders Student Branch, American University of Sharjah, UAE (Bali - August 2015)
- The Village P.r.o.j.e.c.t.s NGO, USA (Returning Group, Ghana - August 2015)
- City University Youth Empowerment Project, Hong Kong (Returning Group, Cambodia - July 2015)
- Redbirds Group, USA (Costa Rica - July 2015)
- Fort Wayne Travelers Group, USA (Tanzania - July 2015)
- Marine Life Preservation Society, University of California, Los Angeles, USA (Costa Rica, July 2015)
- University of Winnipeg, Canada (Ecuador - July 2015)
- Purple Wagon NGO, USA (Returning Group, India - Dharamsala - June 2015)
- Macdonald High School Group, Canada (India - Delhi - June 2015)
- International Outreach Project, American Medical Student Association, University of California, Los Angeles, USA (Returning Group, Guatemala - June 2015)
- Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, Canada (India - Dharamsala - June 2015)
- City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Laos - June 2015)
- Pastoral Misionera Construction Group, Mexico (Costa Rica – June 2015)
- Student-led Group from the College of New Jersey, USA (Ecuador – June 2015)
- Student-led Group from the San Francisco State University Sequoia Baccalaureate Nursing Program, USA (Costa Rica – June 2015)
- Faculty-led Group from the Knight School of Communication, Queens University of Charlotte, USA (Peru Lima - June 2015)
- Faculty-led Group from the Department of Applied Psychology, Antioch University New England, USA (Peru Cusco - May 2015)
- Faculty-led Group from Stetson University, USA (Cambodia – May 2015)
- Student-led Medical Group from Clarkson University, USA (Returning Group, Costa Rica – May 2015)
- Alumni Group from Yale Club of Charlotte, USA (Costa Rica – May 2015)
- Faculty-led Alternative Breaks Group from Florida International University, USA (Peru Lima – May 2015)
- Faculty-led Group from the College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources, University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA (Peru Cusco - May 2015)
- Student-led Group from the National American University: Student Nurses Association, USA (Returning Group, India Delhi – May 2015)
- Faculty-led Bachelor of Science Nursing Group from Algonquin College, Canada (Guatemala – May 2015)
- Tartans Without Borders Group from Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar (Bali – May 2015)
- Faculty-led Group from Indiana University – Purdue University Fort Wayne, USA (Peru Cusco – May 2015)
- Student-led Group from the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, USA (Argentina – May 2015)
- Faculty-led Student Volunteer Group from Austin Peay State University, USA (Guatemala – May 2015)
- Student-led Nursing Group from Thompson Rivers University in Kamloops, Canada (Peru Cusco – May 2015)
- Student-led Honors Group from the University of Michigan, (Costa Rica – May 2015)
- Student-led Teacher Candidate Group from the University of Western Ontario, Canada (Peru Lima – May 2015)
- Rotaract Group from York University, Canada (Costa Rica – May 2015)
- Gator Group from the University of Florida, USA (Peru Lima – May 2015)
- Latin Medical Student Association at the American University of the Caribbean, Sint Maarten (Guatemala – April 2015)
- Rush University Medical Center, Group of Nurses, USA (Peru Cusco – April 2015)
- Captain Meares Elementary Secondary School, Canada (Mexico – March 2015)
- University of California, San Diego “Alternative Breaks: Empower The Community 2K15”, USA (Argentina – March 2015)
- University of California, San Diego “AB Train To Sustain”, USA (Costa Rica – March 2015)
- Purdue University, USA (Costa Rica – March 2015)
- Gonzaga University, School of Law, “Mission Possible”, USA (Argentina – March 2015)
- Southern Utah University, USA (Returning Group, Costa Rica – March 2015)
- University of Florida, Health Engineered for All Lives, USA (Costa Rica – March 2015)
- Michigan University, Health Engineered for All Lives, USA (Guatemala – March 2015)
- Northwestern University, Qatar (Zambia – February 2015)
- Conestoga College, Canada (Returning Group, Costa Rica – February 2015)
- Peking University, China (Bali - January 2015)
- St Paul’s College, Australia (Peru Cusco - January 2015)
- University of Wisconsin, Health Occupations Student Association, Madison Campus, USA (Returning Group, Costa Rica - January 2015)
- San Francisco State University, USA (Returning Group, Guatemala – January 2015)
- Missouri State University Group, Missouri State University, USA (Costa Rica – January 2015)
- Women of Change-CMUQ Group, Carnegie Mellon University, Qatar (Morocco – January 2015)
- Lee Group, Family and Friends, USA (Returning Group, Peru Cusco – December 2014)
- Thunderbird Group, Southern Utah University, USA (Returning Group, Guatemala - December 2014)
- UNF Volunteers Group, University of North Florida, USA (Costa Rica - December 2014)
- RIEL Group, Ryerson University, Canada (Colombia Cartagena - December 2014)
- PHP (People Helping People) Group, Nursing Colleagues, Saudi Arabia (Bali - October 2014)
Read testimonials from previous IVHQ group volunteers here or email groups@volunteerhq.org for more information.