Put your volunteer time off to work, from your desk.
One hour on video helps someone practise English for the life she is rebuilding. Booked on your calendar, logged the moment it happens, signed by our staff.
Use your VTO from your desk
Magic-link signup · LinkedIn-verified · Staff-approved
Paid time off to volunteer · put to work
An hour of conversation, not a curriculum.
You meet one adult learner on video: a Ukrainian professional rebuilding a career in Europe, or a woman in South America returning to work. She brings the agenda from her week; you bring the conversation.
What you’ll actually do: talk with one learner about work, interviews and everyday life. No grading, no prep beyond showing up.
Conversation practice · not teachingPaid time off to volunteer, with paperwork your program can check.
Volunteer time off programs run on documentation. Yours will not be a screenshot and a promise: attendance is recorded session by session, TEEI staff review and sign the record, and the statement carries a live public verification link.
Your volunteer statement
Dollars for doers & matching
If your employer matches volunteer hours with donations, verified hours are the documentation those programs usually ask for: who, when, how long, signed by the organisation.
Whether they match is their program’s decision. The statement is ours: staff-signed, publicly checkable.
WHETHER AN HOUR QUALIFIES IS ALWAYS YOUR PROGRAM’S CALL. THE STATEMENT GIVES THEM EVERYTHING THEY USUALLY ASK FOR.
Your week
It fits inside a workday.
No evenings sacrificed, no Saturday shift across town. The hour sits between two meetings instead of eating an evening.
From one hour a week, booked on your own calendar, in your own time zone. It is a floor, not a schedule: give what your week allows.
Who you’ll meet
The only requirement is fluent conversation.
The person on the other side of the call is an adult rebuilding a career in a new language. She is not looking for a teacher; she needs practice with someone patient.
Start with the hour you already have.
Sign up with your LinkedIn profile
Magic link, no password, takes minutes.
Staff verify and approve you
Safeguarding briefing included.
Your first session goes on your calendar
Your time zone, your slot, your VTO.
FREE FOR YOU · 18+ · VERIFIED HOURS FROM SESSION ONE
Questions people ask before they use their first hour.
Does this count as community service PTO?
Many volunteer time off and community service PTO programs accept verified remote volunteering. Your statement is attendance-tracked, staff-signed and publicly verifiable; whether an hour qualifies is your program’s call, so check its terms first.
Can I use my company’s volunteer time off for this?
That is what this page is for. Sessions are booked on your own calendar, so a VTO hour can sit inside a normal workday instead of costing you an evening.
How do I show the hours to my employer?
Your statement lists every session with dates and durations, staff-signed, with a public verification link your program can open. No screenshots, no self-reporting.
Do I need teaching experience?
No. The sessions are conversation practice and mentoring, not lessons. Fluent English and patience are the qualifications.
How much time do I have to give?
From one hour a week, on your own calendar, in your own time zone. It is a floor, not a schedule.
Can my whole team do this?
Yes. TEEI runs virtual volunteer opportunities for teams as part of company partnerships, with verified reporting included. If you want your whole team in, see how TEEI works with companies.
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