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. Click here to 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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	Volunteering Solutions Provides International Volunteer programs in 20 countries across Asia, Africa & South America. We constantly work to provide affordable and meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities for volunteers from around the world.
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	Volunteering India Volunteering India, is the most comprehensive and extensive way to do volunteer work in India which is highly affordable.
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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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Volunteer Journalism

Inspire Volunteering offer meaningful volunteer projects in Kenya and Sri Lanka. One popular placement is a journalism placement in Nairobi, for more informaton please visit website.

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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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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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	Vivisto Providing you with unique, life changing travel experiences in destinations all over the world.
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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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Volunteer with Animals

Are you looking to volunteer with wildlife? Globalxperience offer a placement in South Africa View All Volunteer Placements

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	GlobalXperience Over 250 volunteer programmes spanning 6 continents and 21 countries! If you are thinking about making a lasting and positive impact on our planet then Global Xperience are the right people to talk to.
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Teach English

Have you thought about teaching English abroad? There are opportunities to teach English worldwide, to find a job browse our selected teaching vacancies or view more information about TEFL courses and teaching abroad. The Caledonian School offer a TEFL certification and a job at the end of training.

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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 - whatever your interests there is a project for you.
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	Caledonian School Guaranteed TEFL jobs in Prague and other locations in the Czech Republic. Caledonian School offers the training you need to enter the world of TEFL including a guaranteed job after completion of the course!
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Work Abroad

Working CCUSA offer work placement in Australia, New Zealand, and Australia, visit website for further information. 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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Summer Camp USA

Working at a summer camp in the USA is a popular placement as it offers a paid job and structured placement. You get the chance to work in the United States and then you can travel around North America. Camp America offer summer camp jobs across the North America, apply online. View All Summer Camp Jobs

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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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Tour and Volunteer

Taking a gap year tour is a great way to see a different country. Sunrise International combine tours and volunteer placements, a popular option is sightseeing in Beijing whilst going on to volunteer with panda's. Visit website for more information about Sunrise International placements.

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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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Volunteer in the UK & Abroad

Gap and Career Breaks offer a wide range of volunteer placements in the UK and worldwide. You have the option to volunteer at an animal rescue centre in Guernsey, take part in community work in Bali, or help with restoration in Tobaga

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	Gap & Career Breaks Gap Years, Career Breaks or Sabbaticals: we offer volunteer projects for all ages.
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