Make
the most of your time away, below we have listed popular
projects and placements alongside some of the best gap
year operators which will help you have a meaningful
gap year. View
all gap year opportunities.
Volunteer Abroad
Volunteering
abroad can be an amazing and rewarding experience. There
are a diverse range of placements availble which you can
participate in, from working on community projects in
Kenya to volunteering with panda's in China.
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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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Projects-Abroad
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Travel,
Expeditons & Volunteering
Trekforce
Expeditions now enters a new era of expeditions, leadership
and teaching placements, continuing to contribute in
a practical way to conservation and exploration. Volunteers
learn that with correct training anything is possible
as they are typically the first to enter these remote
parts of the world.
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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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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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Inspire
Volunteering
The Inspire company was set up to provide the bridge
to developing countries for like minded people to be
able donate their skills and resources. The goal is
to send people with skills to Kenya and Sri Lanka to
benefit real places that really need them and have fun
at the same time. |
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Inspire
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Work
& Volunteer
Choose
from Conservation & Community, Learn a New Skill or Action
& Adventure breaks - all of which leave you feeling refreshed,
revitalised and returning home with a sense of achievement.
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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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Oyster
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Ski
Resort Work / Combo Placements
Have
you thought structuring your gap year to inculde
work and volunteer projects? BUNAC
offer combo options where you can, for example work
at a summer camp
in the USA and then work at a ski
resort in Canada.
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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 look at the world. |
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BUNAC
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Volunteer
with Animals
Are
you looking to volunteer with wildlife? Why not visit
South Africa and take part in an amazing project with
dolphins.
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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 than this! |
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ORCA
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Short
Term Volunteering
Concordia
works in close co-operation with over 80 partner organisations
worldwide, all independent organisations who share
a common involvement in short-term international volunteer
projects.
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Eco
Volunteering
Volunteering
on ecotourism placements offers diverse activities
for the volunteer, such as teaching english, acting
as a tourist guide and conservation work. Placements
can last up to 12 months, although shorter placements
are available.
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Teaching
English & TEFL Courses
Work
Abroad
Working
CCUSA offer work placement in Australia, New Zealand,
USA and Worldwide. Visit
website for further information. Or browse
all jobs
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CCUSA
With offices in over 40 countries around the world,
CCUSA can assist your international travels. With
over 20 years of experience and 150,000 participants
from around the world, CCUSA is able to offer you
the best work and travel programs in the industry. |
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Camp
America
We've
spent the last 38 years in the business of sending
young people over the big pond for a summer of fun,
sun, kids and camp - so trust us …we know a thing
or two about this - we've been doing it a long time!
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Camp
Leaders
Spend
this summer in the USA living and working on a children’s
summer camp. We specialise in summer camp and pride
ourselves on the quality and value of our service.
Choose Camp and go with the Leaders. |
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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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Safari
Ranger Training
Afreco
Tours specialises in Safari Ranger Training (Field
Guide Training) and Wildlife Courses & Experiences
in Africa. Join them for a safari experience of
a life time whether you are on a gap year, a sabbatical,
your annual 2 week holiday break or just on a short
visit to South Africa.
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Professional
Field Guide Training and Wildlife Conservation Experiences.
Volunteer options available in association with the Space
for Elephants Foundation.
Religious
Volunteering
As
one of the largest gap-year organisations in
the UK, Time For God have more than 40 years
of experience in working with young adults who
serve full-time in placements across the UK
and around the world.
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Film
& Media Opportunities
ISAC’s
film and media program is a one of a kind program
that is based in the heart of India’s film industry
popularly known as “Bollywood”.
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Yoga,
Meditation, Expeditons & Volunteering
Soul
Projects or Spiral of Your Life Projects, is
a small, family run organization that was set-up
in early 2008, to give travellers the opportunity
to have adventurous travel experiences that
are deeply internally rewarding. While at the
same time helping to support the local communities,
in the most positively active and sustainable
way as possible. Giving you the chance to really
leave YOUR mark, and make YOUR difference.
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