Volunteer Projects for Gap Years, Gap Months, Career Breaks, Electives & Summer Placements

Volunteer in Africa

Volunteer in Africa with Projects Abroad. We offer volunteer placements in Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania and Togo. You could work in an orphanage in Ghana, teach English in Ethiopia or take part in a conservation project in South Africa. For more information go to our African destinations.

Volunteer in Asia

Volunteer in Asia with Projects Abroad. We offer you the choice of a wide range of projects in Cambodia, China, India, Mongolia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand. You could teach English in China, work in an orphanage in Sri Lanka or live with Nomads in Mongolia. For more information go to our Asian destinations.

Volunteer in South America

Volunteer in South America with Projects Abroad and you could be working in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil or Peru. We have a wide range of projects available including Teaching, Care and Conservation & Environment. For more information please go to our South American destinations.

Summer Placements

Summer placements are available in all our destinations. You could choose to volunteer during the summer for one or two months or if you are 16 to 19, volunteer abroad on one of our 2-Week Specials projects, to get a taste of living and working abroad on a wide range of projects during your summer holidays.
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Gap Year Planning

Planning your gap-year is a massive task – there are so many options and so many things to organise once you decide what you want to do. We have put together this handy guide to get you started – a bunch of hints, tips, advice and guidance from people who have been there and done it all before!
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Gap Year Safety

Gap-years can be a daunting prospect, for the person taking the gap year and for the family members that they leave behind. Volunteer with us and you will have a team of staff who will be looking out for you from the moment you arrive in your destination. But there are steps that you can be taking right now to make your gap year safer, and we have put together this guide to help you out.
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Internships Abroad

Enhance your CV by gaining work experience on an internship abroad. We offer a host of voluntary internship placements in areas such as Business, Law & Human Rights, Journalism, Medicine & Healthcare and Veterinary Medicine. Projects are available in 24 destinations and can be done at any time of the year.
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Work Experience Abroad

Get some work experience abroad and you can greatly improve your chances of securing a relevant job, breaking into a new industry, or winning a place at university. Or simply volunteer with us to find out what a particular area of work is like. Work experience abroad will greatly enhance your CV and future prospects.
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Teaching Projects Abroad

Our teaching projects abroad focus on conversational English teaching and don't require TEFL qualifications. You could teach in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Eastern Europe the Caribbean or the South Pacific, and our teaching projects take place in schools, universities and orphanages. Teaching volunteers also often help with other activities, you could teach sport, music or drama for example. For more information go to our teaching projects abroad section.

Volunteering Overseas

Volunteering overseas in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, Latin America, the Caribbean or the South Pacific with Projects Abroad. We offer overseas voluntary work placements including Teaching, Care, Conservation & Environment, Medicine & Healthcare, Journalism, Law & Human Rights and Business projects.
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Gap Month Abroad

A Gap Month abroad allows students to gain practical work experience, undertake a meaningful project and take part in a unique cultural exchange without having to take a gap year.