LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR NEW UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATION PARTNERSHIP WITH OMPRAKASH EDGE PROGRAM

Extensive online training and personalized mentorship is available to individuals who are volunteering with Voluntario Global. The program encourages participants to think critically about international aid and volunteering, and works to push back against problematic trends in 'voluntourism.'  

So what do you get when applying to this program?

IMMERSIVE VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

All those volunteering with Voluntario Global are elegible to  apply for Omprakash EdGE program and find positions based on their skills and interests, and plan their work.  

ACADEMIC CREDIT

The EdGE course has been fully accredited by the Kansas State University Staley School of Leadership Studies. Anybody is eligible to pay an extra tuition fee to KSU in order to earn 3 transferrable academic credits.

AN EXTENSIVE CURRICULUM

Participants join peers in an online pre-departure classroom to explore the moral, ethical, historical, environmental and economic complexities of international aid and volunteering.

PERSONAL MENTORSHIP

Participants receive dedicated personal guidance from experienced Omprakash mentors before, during, and after their volunteer program with Voluntario Global.

UNPARALLELLED AFFORDABILITY

Omprakash offers need-based financial aid to reduce the EdGE program fee.  

 Check out the EdGE Orientation Book to learn more!