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Charities,
NGO's & Sending Agencies
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The
following charitable organisations accept volunteers or
provide programs which could be useful when planning your
gap year.
Africa
Trust Network
www.africatrust.org.uk
Since 1994 Africatrust has been committed to working with
disadvantaged young people in North and West Africa and
to helping enthustiastic international volunteers gain
valuable work-experience in Africa whilst making a real
difference.
Aid
Camps
www.aidcamps.org
AidCamps International is a registered charity that offers
you the opportunity to participate in short term voluntary
work development aid projects overseas in conjunction
with local non-governmental organisations in the third
world.
Batemans
Trust
www.batemanstrust.org
The Batemans Trust supports disadvantaged Anglo-Indian
children in Southern India.
Children
Today
www.childrentoday.org.uk
Children Today helps disabled children and young people
achieve their full potential. We provide grants for vital
life-changing equipment for children and young people
with sickness and disability right across the UK and Northern
Ireland.
Concern
www.concern.net
Getting involved with Concern makes a difference to the
lives of the people the organisation is working with.
Each year Concern relies on the generosity of the public
to raise half of the funding it needs to carry out its
work.
International
Service
www.internationalservice.org.uk
International Service is a development agency working
in Latin America, West Africa and the Middle East. We
combat poverty and oppression by working to increase global
understanding of development issues and improving local
society in the world’s poorest countries.
L'Arche
www.larche.org.uk
L'Arche is an international faith community founded by
Jean Vanier in France in 1964 where assistan.
Oxfam
www.oxfam.org.uk/get_involved/volunteer/index.html
Volunteer in an Oxfam shop : In our online shop : In an
Oxfam office : At an event : As an intern : As a festival
steward. We'll convert your precious time into lifesaving
work around the world.
Peru's
Challenge
www.peruschallenge.com
Peru's Challenge offers a complete volunteer travel package,
each package is designed to offer you the opportunity to
affordably travel in South America while contributing directly
to local communities and creating real opportunities for
the children of Peru.
Raleigh
International
www.raleighinternational.org
Raleigh International is a charity that provides adventurous
and challenging expeditions for people from all backgrounds,
nationalities and ages, especially young people.
Red
Cross
www.redcross.org.uk
Want to volunteer? Find out how to join our family of 97
million Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers worldwide.
Save
The Children
www.savethechildren.org.uk
Save the Children supports self-sufficiency in its global
programmes, so we encourage overseas projects to recruit
staff and volunteers locally. Therefore we do not send UK
volunteers to work on our programmes overseas. But there
are many ways you can support us within the UK and dramatically
help the lives of children both at home and abroad.
Scope
www.scope.org.uk/adventures
Address: Scope, 6 Market Road, London N7 9PW, England
Telephone: 020 7619 7100
World
Challenge
www.world-challenge.co.uk
Trips are part community- or school-based and visit the
Andes, India, Borneo or East Africa. From £3,500 (includes
flight, transport, all board and insurance).
Telephone: 020 8728 7200
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