Exciting Opportunity for Youth: Join the 2025 UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers Program

Ednah Carrick July 18, 2025

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Exciting Opportunity for Youth: Join the 2025 UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers Program

Are you a passionate young person eager to explore the world’s rich heritage and make a real impact?
Here’s your chance to be part of the 2025 UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers Program!

Volunteer at stunning World Heritage sites, connect with global changemakers, and help preserve culture and the environment. No experience needed, just your passion and energy!

World Heritage Volunteers 2025 Campaign: Working on the Future

The UNESCO World Heritage Centre is pleased to announce the selected projects of the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) 2025 Campaign, under the theme of ‘World Heritage Volunteers 2025 – Working on the Future’.

89 action camp projects will be implemented from April to December 2025 at 82 World Heritage properties and sites on the Tentative Lists, by 70 organizations in 41 countries around the globe.

After seventeen years of grassroots youth activities and international cooperation, the World Heritage Volunteers (WHV) Initiative continue to involve young people, communities and site managers in building together new, inclusive societies where World Heritage is a source of resilience, humanity and innovation, beyond the challenges that faces the World. National and international volunteers will work together with the local communities to preserve the common cultural and natural heritage, through concrete hands-on and awareness-raising activities, which will provide empowering and enriching opportunities to young people and enable them to go beyond the constraints of geography to some of the most outstanding places in the world.

Volunteering for World Heritage preservation is a unique experience! Come join UNESCO in the WHV 2025 Campaign!

What is the WHV Initiative?

The WHV Initiative was launched in 2008 to encourage young people to undertake concrete actions and play an active role in the protection, preservation and promotion of World Heritage. It consists of action camp projects organized by organizations or institutions, involving national and international volunteers in awareness-raising and hands on activities. These projects are implemented in cooperation with multiple stakeholders and partners, including the local communities, who work together towards the preservation of our common cultural and natural heritage.

The World Heritage Volunteers Initiative is led by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre in collaboration with Better World.

How to become a Volunteer?

To become a volunteer, please refer to the list of selected projects of the World Heritage Volunteers 2025 Campaign, along with the brief descriptions of the selected projects. You may choose a project of your interest, based on the activities, duration and timeline of the project.

Please note that the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the global coordinator Better World are not responsible for the selection of individual volunteers. As such, you will need to contact the organizations implementing the chosen projects directly, so that they may be able to provide you with details regarding the application procedure, and other necessary information. The contact details are available in the brief descriptions below.