This is a website dedicated to international volunteering
This is a website dedicated to international volunteering
La Guilde's expertise: Why host your volunteers with La Guilde?
With over 900 volunteers supported on average each year, La Guilde is the leading French international volunteering organization.
It enables local associations, NGOs, public institutions, and foundations to host volunteers for long-term assignments. It combines enthusiasm and quality, drawing on a proven track record in volunteering.
Whether from headquarters or international base camps, we help you build your missions and welcome volunteers according to your needs.
At La Guilde, we offer two distinct volunteering opportunities:
For over 50 years, La Guilde has developed genuine expertise in supporting international volunteering.
This expertise has enabled us to obtain accreditation for Civic Service in 86 countries, allowing us to offer a wide range of missions in diverse contexts and with very different structures: NGOs, Alliance Française branches, local associations, local authorities, schools, social and solidarity enterprises, etc.
Hosting volunteers with La Guilde guarantees them comprehensive and rigorous support. Each volunteer and each organization benefits from a dedicated contact person throughout their mission.
Becoming a partner of La Guilde means joining a rich and diverse network: local and French associations, embassies, and the France Volontaires network.
This network offers a genuine lever for development: access to an active pool of volunteers, opportunities for cross-sector collaboration, and the sharing of experiences. By joining La Guilde, you are not just joining a program, you are joining a community committed to serving the common good.
With La Guilde, there are no imposed seasonal constraints. Partnerships are explored and developed throughout the year. Once the mission is co-created and approved, you can send volunteers as needed, according to your requirements and the training schedule.
This flexibility explains why many long-standing partners renew their collaboration every year.
Thanks to our five base camps at Senegal, At Cambodia, At Lebanon, in Colombia and to Madagascar, We provide close support to both volunteers and host organizations. Our teams are present on the ground, understand local realities, conduct regular visits, and ensure responsive follow-up, all within the same time zone. This local presence allows us to build lasting relationships of trust and ensure that our missions are tailored to everyone's needs.
Would you like to host volunteers within your organization with La Guilde? We support you every step of the way.
The first step is to contact the volunteer department. This exchange allows us to understand your project and verify its alignment with our values and support methods.
Following this discussion, we invite you to complete a file containing essential information about your organization and the proposed missions. This information will allow us to properly assess your application.
Applications are reviewed by committees held regularly throughout the year. Management assesses, in particular, the relevance and quality of the proposed projects, a mandatory step before any partnership agreement is signed.
1 Long-standing expertise in volunteering
2 Network of 244 partner organizations in 83 countries
3 Monthly training sessions and departures
4 On-the-ground presence via base camps in Phnom Penh, Bogota, Dakar and Antananarivo
5 Freedom of management (recruitment, integration, etc.)
6 Comprehensive social protection
7 Dedicated contacts
8 Tailored support for organizations
9 Pool of available candidates
10 Shared digital platform
Your contact: Séverine d'Hauthuille
Head of Partnerships and Innovation in Volunteering
