Internships overseas

There are as many, overseas internships as there are jobs.  Sometimes, the internships and volunteer positions are practically the same, in terms of work duties; the only difference in the two, for most positions, is that a volunteer program typically allows you the flexibility of coming and going as you please whereas the internship program has set starting and ending date.  I think the benefit of doing an internship over a volunteer position is that with an internship, you can place it in the employment section of your resume whereas you would normally place a volunteer position in a separate area, near the bottom of the resume.

Internships differ for each part of the world because there are specific needs that might only be relevant to a specific area or the type of culture in that area.  For example, an internship in the Islands will revolve around economic issues (like improving inter-Island trade or increasing tourism) and ocean sustainability (regulating fishing quotas or coral reef preservation).  Internships in Africa mainly deal with building up a remote village's infrastructure (roads, housing, and clean water) or helping refugees from the many war torn areas on the continent.  Internships in Asia, Central America, and South America mainly focus on helping children (homeless and in orphanages) and improving political rights.  Internships in Europe center around working with the huge International organizations; the great advantage of working in a European internship program is that you can choose to work in a wide variety of departments that deal with every imaginable interest field.