Servicio Para la Paz · Volunteer

Give your time. Grow as a leader. Build peace.

Our Volunteer Corps is the heart of every project: young people who plan, organize and work side by side with Dominican communities, starting with access to safe water.

registered Dominican volunteers

international volunteers since 2005

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volunteer commissions

Why volunteer with us

A space to grow, serve and multiply

Volunteering at Servicio Para la Paz gives young people room to grow intellectually and personally, strengthen their organizing skills and their social awareness, and become multipliers who bring other young people into the development of the Dominican Republic.

Our work follows community-driven development: the people of each community make the decisions and lead every plan, and volunteers help make it happen.

Hands-on experience in real community projects
Training in leadership, planning and teamwork
An official volunteer certificate, valid for two years
The protections and benefits of Dominican Volunteer Law 61-13
A voice and a vote in the Volunteer Corps

Volunteer in a Servicio Para la Paz shirt smiling in a community

Ways to volunteer

Find your place

Dominican RepublicVolunteer Corps memberJoin the corps, take part in projects, programs and events, and propose new projects of your own. Ages 18 to 35.

Share your expertiseCollaboratorProfessionals and students who offer their knowledge and skills to a specific project, program or event.

From abroadInternational volunteerStudents from partner universities and groups who serve with us in the Dominican Republic. See our programs.

How to join

Four steps to the Volunteer Corps

ApplyFill out the online form and tell us about your skills, time and interests.
ReviewThe Evaluation Committee reviews every application.
InterviewSelected candidates talk with us about service and their community experience.
Oath and certificateNew volunteers take the volunteer oath and receive their certificate.

Who can apply

Young people aged 18 to 35
Teamwork, a calling to serve and social sensitivity
Foreign languages are a plus

Anyone can apply, regardless of nationality, origin, gender, occupation, religion or political views. We do not discriminate on any basis.

Staying active

Active volunteers take part in at least 75% of meetings over two years, join the Plenary Assembly that meets at least twice a year, and elect the Volunteer Board: President, Vice President, Secretary and Board Member.

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Where volunteers work

Four volunteer commissions

CommunicationsShares our agenda, activities and projects.

ProjectsPlans and coordinates the corps' official activities.

FundraisingRaises the money and in-kind support each program needs.

Data collectionGathers and organizes information from the communities we serve.

The Volunteer Board can also create special commissions for specific projects and events.

Youth program · Dandelion Innovative Youth

DIY Local: young people who learn, lead and transform their communities

DIY Local develops the leadership of young people in Dominican communities and gives them the tools to become active citizens and agents of change. It is built on learning by doing: interactive workshops, teamwork and service build skills in leadership, communication, planning, sustainability and community participation.

From a problem to a solution

In the Youth Action Plan, participants identify a problem in their school or community and work in teams through key questions:

What is the problem?→Who does it affect?→What can we do?→What do we want to achieve?→What do we need?→How much does it cost?→How will we know it worked?

They design a small community initiative, plan activities, identify resources and volunteers, prepare a basic budget and decide how to measure results.

Learning by doing: rainwater harvesting

Participants join real projects, like our Rainwater Harvesting Project, installing systems with families and community leaders. The community becomes their classroom.

Where do resources come from?

Using real projects, we show how a need becomes a project: structuring an idea, preparing a budget, communicating a cause, finding allies and mobilizing resources.

The result

Identify community needs and design solutions
Lead teams and prepare basic projects and budgets
Mobilize resources and volunteers
Carry out community action and evaluate results
Multiply leadership and a culture of peace

DIY Local helps young people stop seeing themselves only as beneficiaries and start seeing themselves as leaders of their own communities' development.

Learn. Lead. Mobilize. Serve. Transform.

Volunteers in action

What volunteers have made possible

Year	Project	Community	Reach
2026	School furniture, Juan Pablo Duarte school7 tables and 28 chairs for children aged 4 to 6	Juan Adrián, Piedra Blanca	28 children
2026	"Un espacio para crecer"Project led by UNAPEC student volunteers, fundraising phase	Children's village	62 children
2014	National Volunteer DayClean-up, tree planting and community talks	El Tamarindo, Santiago Rodríguez	567 people
2010	Global Youth Service Day classroomYoung volunteers built a classroom	Arroyo Indio, Pedro Brand	58 students