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Gap
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Featured Gap Year Companies
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Greenforce
Specializes in marine and terrestrial
scientific conservation expeditions for
gap year students, university students,
career breaks and those wanting to work
or volunteer worldwide |
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BUNAC
BUNAC's overseas work and travel programmes
offer anyone aged 18+ a unique opportunity
to work abroad. Taking part in a BUNAC programme
may change your life, affect your career
choices and certainly alter the way you
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Projects
Abroad
The leading global organiser of overseas
voluntary work placements. With over 250
trained staff at our destinations, and offering
over 150 generic placements and a wide choice
within these placements, we are now the
UK's leading overseas volunteer organisation.
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ORCA
Foundation
The O.R.C.A. Marine Foundation gives volunteers
the chance to become part of one of the
worlds most successful ocean research teams.
Gap year travel does not get much more exciting
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Oyster
Worldwide
Oyster Gap Year has a variety of opportunities
in some very diverse destinations. If
you want to totally understand a country
different to your own whilst making a useful
contribution, then this is for you! |
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Oyter
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Sunrise
International
Sunrise International UK is the specialist
for volunteer projects in China. We offer
two weeks to one year volunteer opportunities
abroad in social, environment, education,
medical, journalism and community areas
around China. |
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Trekforce
Started in 1990, Trekforce is
one of the original names in the gap year
and career break business. The Trekforce
projects can be a life changing experience
that can also open up new career opportunities. |
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Starfish
Ventures
Starfish Ventures is now in its fifth year
creating, developing and supporting worthwhile
projects in Thailand. From teaching English
through to helping conserve Thailand's turtle
population. Whatever your interests there
is a project for you. Volunteer. You Can. |
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Other
Gap Year Volunteer Operators
Aang
Serian
Aang Serian (the name means 'House
of Peace' in Maasai language) is an
independent, non-profit organisation
founded in March 1999 by young people
in Arusha, Northern Tanzania.
ABLe
Voluneers
An innovative online charity devoted
to sustainable development which is
sensitive to climate-change. We operate
online & onsite volunteering, help
to bridge the technological divide
and endeavour to achieve the Millenium
Development Goals within rural Kenya.
Abroad
China
Abroad China is committed to providing
individuals unique opportunities to
better understand China. We are a
service oriented company offering
several programs, which include internship
programs, volunteer programs and study
tours. Through these programs Abroad
China aims to bridge the cultural
gap that exists between China and
the west.
Action
Aid
ActionAid is a unique partnership
of people who are fighting for a world
without poverty, in which every person
can exercise their right to a life
of dignity. We work with poor and
marginalised people to help eradicate
poverty by overcoming the injustice
and inequity that cause it.
Action
for Children in Conflict
(AfCiC) works to assist and transform
the lives of children affected by
various forms of conflict or crisis
be it war, extreme poverty, hunger,
illness, persecution, or neglect.
Advance-Africa
We offer products and services geared
towards advancement of Africans. These
include scholarships for African students,
development jobs in Africa, internships
as well as volunteer in Africa opportunities.
Adventure
and Meaningful Travel
Adventure travel in Brazil, including
voluntourism, expeditions and other
meaningful and worthwhile travel.
Asian
Foundation for Philanthropy (AFP)
A UK-based charity established in
November 2004 to support British Asians
Diaspora who want to make a difference
to social and economic development
in India. We use our extensive networks
in both the UK and India to provide
means for both individuals and businesses
who wish to contribute towards social
change in India.
Africa
Impact
African Impact offers volunteer
work Africa, working holidays
abroad and gap year travel in
Africa.
Africa
Intern
Africa Intern is specifically
designed to offer the widest range
of exciting placements in Ghana.
Our strong presence in Ghana has
enabled us to partner with high-profile
organisations looking for quality
international interns.
African
Leadership Academy
The gap year program at African
Leadership Academy is a once-in-a-lifetime
experience for recent high school
graduates from around the world.
ALVP
Assumption Volunteers are individuals
aged 20+, single or married, who
are willing to take up the challenge
of living in a culture that is
very different from their own.
Amanzi
Travel
Whether you are looking for a
gap year, career break, post career
break or simply a holiday with
a difference, Amanzi Travel will
create your very own experience
of a lifetime.
American
Jewish World Service
American Jewish World Service
(AJWS) is an international development
organization motivated by Judaism’s
imperative to pursue justice.
Amigos
AMIGOS provides opportunities
for young people to experience
a meaningful cultural exchange
in Latin America while living
with community members and working
together on sustainable health,
construction, and environmental
projects.
Amizade
Community-driven service, locally-defined
and delivered learning on cultural
history and social concerns, and
forming friendships across cultures:
these are the opportunities that
lead to deeply engaging and enriching
individual volunteer experiences.
A
Broader View Volunteers
A Broader View is a 501 non-profit
international volunteer organization
offering short and long term volunteer
programs in developing countries
around the World.
Be
More
Be More are a registered charity
that supports small-scale, community
led projects in South Africa.
Our projects include orphanages,
medical centres for HIV/AIDS patients,
hospices and child rescue centres.
BMS
World Mission
BMS World Mission is in the business
of changing lives. Working with
around 40 countries of the world,
on four continents. Every day
our personnel and partners meet
people who are being transformed
by God through the work of BMS.
Bolivia
Volunteers
Bolivia Volunteers is a non profit-making
charity, with over ten years´
experience in placing Volunteers
from the U.S.A., U.K., Australia
and New Zealand with Projects
in Cochabamba, Bolivia, including
Orphanages, Schools, Children´s
Hostels and Centres.
Brathay
Exploration
Brathay Exploration Group Trust
Ltd. is a Registered Charity which
has been running expeditions,
training courses and other events
around the world and at home in
the U.K., for over 50 years.
British
Trust for Conservation Volunteers
(BTCV)
BTCV is the UK’s leading practical
conservation charity, with almost
50 years experience of working
with people from all sectors of
the community in positive action
to improve the environment.
BRUCE
Peru
We exist to provide education
to the quarter of Latin American
children who are not in school.
Cambodia
- vMaD - Volunteers Making
a Difference in Cambodia
vMaD is a non profit organization
offering ethical international
volunteer work abroad
opportunities specializing
in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Volunteer work opportunities
are available working
with children in an orphanage
(teaching, playing & caring)
and in rural community
development (building
& farming).
Camphill
Village Kimberton Hills
Camphill Village Kimberton Hills
is a vibrant farming and handcrafting
community that includes adults
with developmental disabilities.
Catholic
Gap Year
If you are planning to take a
year out before work or further
study, you don't always need to
travel thousands of miles to find
a worthwhile project where you
can use your talents and serve
in a Church-based environment.
Children
Walking Tall
Founded in 2004, Children Walking
Tall is a registered UK charity
dedicated to helping slum and
street children in India. We provide
food, shelter, medical care and
education for some of the poorest
children in India from our base
in Goa.
China
Concern
If you have a heart for China’s
abandoned and disabled and would
like to join our team, there are
several options. We’re looking
for people with professional qualifications,
skills and experience in medicine,
therapy, nursing, social work,
education, administration, communications,
and management.
Christian
Aid
Volunteering is right at the heart
of our work. Hundreds of people
give their time freely to run
events, speak about our work,
help out in offices, lead school
assemblies, get stories in the
local media and much more.
Christians
Abroad
We work with churches, schools,
hospitals and other agencies in
three continents. All our placements
are with people or places known
to us. Some require professional
qualifications while others are
for volunteers who are equally
committed and who can show adaptability
and creativity.
Christian
Gap Year
We have the following Christian
gap year opportunities available:
* DJ Involved in schools work,
gigging and clubbing, and worship.
* Singers/Dancers Involved in
schools work, events and worship.
* Youth Work Volunteers Involved
in schools work, community work,
events and worship.
Church
Mission Society
CMS is your gateway to God's worldwide
mission – right where you are.
There are so many easy ways to
get involved.
City
Travel Review
We are a company specialising
in taking students/young people
on ventures abroad. These are
gap periods of 3-8 weeks which
mix a lethal cocktail of study,
work and a lot of fun!
Cosmic
Volunteers
We offer volunteer programs in
Africa, Asia, and South America.
Our programs include teaching
English, orphanages, healthcare,
journalism, HIV/AIDS, conservation
and more. Volunteer abroad with
us and contribute to the world
in a meaningful way.
CSV
The aim of our founders was to
involve young people aged 16-35
in voluntary service in the UK,
to enrich the lives of volunteers
and those they help and to generate
social change.
Cultural Destination Nepal
Cultural Destination Nepal is a volunteer organization,
which was established to introduce Nepal and its diverse
geographical and cultural environment and promote general
inter-cultural understanding through experiential learning
in Nepal.
Dakshinayan
In touch with rural India throug the children Dakshinayan
is a volunteer based organization providing education
and health care to tribal and other rural communities
in India. Through volunteer placements on rural development
projects, it also promotes international and inter-cultural
solidarity and a better understanding of the myth and
reality of 'third world poverty'.
Destinee
Charity
Destinee Charity Foundation is a certified non-profit
organization which works to improve the quality of life
of the indigenous people (pygmies) of Cameroon.
Destiny
Volunteers
Destiny Volunteers is a non-governmental organisation
(NGO) based in Ghana, Africa that seeks to improve the
health and well-being of Ghanaians
in deprived communities.
Development
in Action
Development in Action (DiA) is a development non-governmental
organisation (NGO) run by young people for young people.
Our main objective is to promote global citizenship by
encouraging engagement in global issues amongst young
people in the UK.
Disaster
Volunteers of Ghana (DIVOG)
Whether you're looking for a Volunteer Programs Abroad
experience, career break, or just a meaningful travel
Volunteer Opportunities experience, DIVOG offers a variety
of Volunteer Programs in Ghana to match your varying interests.
Dragonfly
Dragonfly volunteers work all across Thailand on projects
which aid communities and environment. We are committed
to providing local people and wildlife with help and support,
and each volunteer with the best opportunity to work abroad
and experience the amazing culture of Thailand.
Eco
Volunteer
By helping local organizations with their conservation
projects. This makes an Ecovolunteer trip both a rewarding
and an unforgettable experience.
Ecologia
Ecologia Youth Trust promotes the welfare of young people
by providing safe secure learning environments in which
they can discover and develop their potential to make
a contribution to their communities while safeguarding
the environment.
EIL
Abroad
Whether you're a student, a professional, or a retiree,
there is a wide world to explore, with endless opportunities
to learn.ELI, a non-profit organization that creates volunteer,
internship, and study abroad opportunities for the globally-minded
who don't want to travel as mere tourists.
EIL
UK
Our range of programmes involves people of all ages from
a variety of different communities. We have a track record
of working with young people, including those who are
disadvantaged, both nationally and internationally.
ELEP
An international internship or volunteer through ELEP
can be a rewarding and challenging way to experience another
culture and gain experience simultaneously.
Enkosini
Conservation work on wildlife projects in Southern
Africa.
Epiphany
The Epiphany Trust is a legally constituted charity, dedicated
to helping others, regardless of creed culture, by aid
and education, and by encouraging groups and individuals
wishing to initiate or continue their own projects.
Experience
Mexeco
Experience MexECO offers a range of exciting volunteer
projects in collaboration with Mexican community groups
and governmentally supervised conservation groups.
Extra-Mile
Extra mile is recruiting successful, retired and serving
teachers, other professionals and gap-year student volunteers
to work in schools in Sierra Leone.
FACE
India
FACE India is a volunteer unit of East-West educational
& cultural Welfare society established under the Indian
society act.
Gaia
Vista
We are looking for Volunteers Worldwide to help with various
aspects of the Creation of The Gaia Vista Eco Resort &
Sustainabilty Center.
Gap
Intern
Work hard and play even harder in one of the most beautiful
cities in the world, Cape Town, South Africa. Alternatively,
volunteer to take part in one of our social welfare programs
in South Africa.
Gap
Year Traveller
Whether you would like volunteer with wildlife, work with
children or teach English abroad we can help. Travel abroad
for a full gap year out or for just a couple of weeks
– we have a programme to suit all budgets.
Geo
Visions
GeoVisions offers exciting ways to experience first hand
a new country, a town, a community through our volunteer
abroad and teach abroad programs.
Global
Routes
Three-month placements for gap year and college students
interested in teaching overseas. Teach English abroad
or choose from a range of other subjects.
Global
Service Corps
Global Service Corps (GSC) is a registered U.S. 501
(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing life changing
volunteer, internship or fellowship experiences in
Tanzania and Thailand.
Global
Vision International
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Global Vision International runs Marine Conservation
Expeditions, Wildlife Research Expeditions Volunteer
Projects, Courses and Career Opportunities around
the world.
Global
Volunteer Network
Volunteer opportunities in community projects throughout
the world, participate in a variety of educational,
environmental and community aid programs. Our vision
is to support the work of local community organizations
in developing countries through the placement of international
volunteers.
Global
Volunteer Projects
Global Volunteer Projects is as much about learning
as it is about giving. Our programmes are designed
to incorporate learning the local language and something
about the local culture.
Go-Gap
ACTION CENTRES U.K. Has been developing young people
through gap year & volunteer programmes since 1971
and still provides oppotunities for you to...
Green
Volunteers
Worldwide wildlife and conservation voluntary work...
nearly 500 projects listed: short or long-term, marine
or terrestrial, many with no or low cost...to protect
a variety of habitats and species.
Hampy
You can help to facilitate big changes in Peru and
discover the new face of volunteering by participating
in one of our many projects!
Hands
for Help
Hands for Help Nepal (HFH) invites and assists you
to do so by being a part of our program. You will
have an excellent experience, if not a life time experience
while helping the people of least developed country
like Nepal. Nepal is rich in culture, natural beauty
and diversities.
Hands
up Holidays
Luxury Volunteering (Voluntourism) trips: eco-adventures
blending sightseeing with a taste of volunteering
HCJB
Globally, our focus is to empower ministries and develop
local leaders who have a vision to use media and healthcare
within their communities. As we partner with these
believers we know the impact will be greater than
anything we could do on our own.
HELP
we provide support to young people in poor communities
in the Himalayas to give them a chance to complete
their education and so improve their employment prospects
when they leave school or college. In so doing, we
hope in the longer term to have an impact not only
on their own living standards, but also on those of
their extended families and of the wider communities
they come from.
Help
Argentina
Volunteer in Argentina! Help Argentina's volunteer
program is a serious opportunity for individuals seeking
to make a difference in Argentina. It offers customized
placements in a wide variety of social organizations
throughout Argentina.
Himalayan
Light Foundation (HLF)
A non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO)
working in the Himalayan Kingdom of Nepal and the
South Asia Region. HLF's main objective is to improve
the quality of life of the remote population of the
Himalayan and South Asia region via the introduction
and use of environmentally friendly renewable energy
technologies (RETs).
Hopenhome
A non governmental organization registered with Nepal
government and affiliated with Social Welfare Council
of Nepal.
ifrevolunteers
IFRE conducts and supports authentic field research
programs on poverty, ecology, environment, wildlife,
disease and other areas affecting our global communities.
We also organize affordable and high quality volunteer
abroad and humanitarian programs.
Ikando
Ikando specializes in volunteer recruitment on behalf
of organisations in need.
Interserve
Australia
Interserve is an international mission agency offering
you the unique challenge of using your Christian faith,
training and skills in service beyond that which you
may have ever imagined.
Inti
Wara Yassi
The Inti Wara Yassi organization was founded by Juan
Carlos Antezana in 1992. The organization aided poor
or orphaned children by teaching them a trade so that
they could support themselves and their families.
IPSL
IPSL programs integrate academic studies with volunteer
service and full cultural immersion to give students
a deeper, more meaningful study abroad experience.
iVolunteer
iVolunteer is a volunteering exchange, a platform
that connects volunteers with volunteering opportunities
in India.
IEP
For Australian and New Zealand citizens,
volunteer placements in South Africa, Costa Rica,
Cambodia and Peru.
Ikoporan
The goal of all the programs is to make a positive
impact on the projects in which they take place, promoting
intercultural exchanges and strengthening a constant
and growing number of Non Profit Organizations in
Brazil.
Institute
for Cultural Ecology
Founded on the conviction that visits to exotic destinations
imply a commitment to cultural sensitivity and environmental
stewardship. Our programs match the interests, academic
goals, and passions of the participant to select host
organizations and researchers.
jvcbritain
JVC volunteers aspire to be contemplatives in action.
Through working for social justice in inner cities,
living simply in community and exploring faith, volunteers
live out their values in generosity and care for others.
Junior
Art Club
"The Junior Art Club" is made up of mostly young creative
personalities. It is our aim to identify, train and
provide action- oriented skills and job opportunities
through product design and marketing.
Karen
Hill Tribes
We are working with the Karen people of northern Thailand
to help them build a better future. 40% of the rural
population lack access to clean drinking water and
only 1 in 4 children complete their school education.
Karmifarm
This family run farm offers comfortable accommodation
in the foothills of the Himalayas near Darjeeling,
West Bengal, India. It provides an ideal base for
trekking and exploring nearby Sikkim.
Karuna
Karuna strives to help oppressed people to develop
the skills, dignity and confidence to transform their
lives and take their rightful place in society.
Keep
Nepal
Kathmandu Environmental Education Project (KEEP) is
a non-profit, non-governmental organisation. Its aims
are twofold: to provide impartial and independent
information to travellers, and to ensure the future
ecological and cultural prosperity of Nepal through
positive impact tourism and outreach project work.
Kibbutz
Volunteer
Volunteer in Isreal and learn about the
culture.
La
Maison des Chameaux
La Maison des Chameaux is a camel farm and activity
centre for all the family in the South of France.
Latin
Link
Latin Link's ministry in 11 countries in Latin
America is overseen by our International Team
Leader. We send Step teams to work with churches
in Latin America, Spain and Portugal each year.
The teams usually work on a building project,
in community work and evangelism.
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