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Bright Light Volunteers: Make the World a Brighter Place

Our volunteer excursions are customized for each particular group, working with the group leaders and the host community to structure a program that benefits all involved, while staying true to our core organizational beliefs. Our program destinations currently include: *Cuba *Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands *Ghana *Peru *Cambodia *Costa Rica *Guatemala *Albania *Greece. We are a growing organization, and have several other opportunities currently being planned as well.

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At Bright Light Volunteers, we are a committed partner for international volunteering, uniting people and cultures through positive, sustainable change. We bring people together for the better because we believe we can teach and learn from one another, embrace new and different cultures, and shar...

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Verge believes in travel for change. International experience creates global citizens, who can change our planet for the better. This belief is at the core of everything we do.