A combination of volunteering and tourism, voluntourism is a popular form of international travel. You use your time and energy to help others while exploring a different country and culture. At Projects Abroad, we take volunteer tourism a step further.
With us, you won’t just help and explore as a volunteer, you’ll discover what you’re capable of. We provide the gold standard of safety and support, helping you fulfill your potential and create positive change in the world. We believe in long-term, sustainable solutions and working directly with local communities. To help us achieve this, we have the support of passionate volunteers and dedicated, in-country staff.
Each of our projects offers a hassle-free experience. You can volunteer abroad or do an international internship. We also offer cultural exchange programmes.
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![Students in Nepal wait patiently in a line for their Childcare volunteer Children line up with their backpacks outside their classroom in Nepal](https://rs.projects-abroad.co.uk/v1/hero/product-5cefcf224ee34.[414].jpeg)
Volunteer with Children in Nepal
See this project- Price: £1,300 for 2 weeks
- Extra Weeks: £205
- Start Date: Anytime
- Minimum Duration: 2 weeks
- Age: 16 or over
![Projects Abroad interns and local medical staff outside a rural clinic in Tanzania. Local medical staff with a group of Projects Abroad Medicine interns doing work experience placements in Tanzania.](https://rs.projects-abroad.ie/v1/hero/product-5b559ee357f0d.[414].jpeg)
Medicine Internship in Tanzania
See this project- Price: £1,725 for 2 weeks
- Extra Weeks: £255
- Start Date: Anytime
- Minimum Duration: 2 weeks
- Age: 16 or over
![Two Conservation volunteers use recycled plastic bottles to build an eco-wall in the Galapagos Islands. Projects Abroad Conservation volunteers build an eco-wall using recycled plastic in the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.](https://rs.projects-abroad.ie/v1/hero/product-5b51a6c3f09e1.[414].jpeg)
Giant Tortoise & Sea Lion Conservation in the Galapagos Islands
See this project- Price: £1,745 for 1 week
- Extra Weeks: £305
- Start Date: Anytime
- Minimum Duration: 1 week
- Age: 16 or over
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Request InfoHow does volunteer tourism benefit the community?
There are a number of ways that voluntourism can benefit local people:
- When you contribute to a well-run and sustainable project, you’re helping to implement long-term development. Use your skills, time, and energy to make a difference that will last long after you’ve returned home. By helping a local teacher improve their English and classroom skills through a Teaching Project, you’ll indirectly impact the children they teach. When you help a struggling entrepreneur get their business off the ground at a Microfinance Project, you’re helping support an entire family for years to come.
- By participating in voluntourism, you’re contributing to the local economy. In their free time, most volunteers go sightseeing, like game drives and island tours. Many developing countries rely heavily on the income from tourism. In this way, voluntourism companies and volunteers support local businesses.
- Voluntourism companies employ local staff. Projects Abroad employs dedicated, in-country staff wherever we work. We’re not just committed to helping you discover what you’re capable of. We do the same for our staff.
Volunteering tourism is increasingly popular and it’s important to carefully research the organisation you’re considering travelling with. Experience, sustainability, and financial responsibility are essential to running programmes that benefit local people.
Changing individuals and communities is one of our core values. We’re implementing real change through our projects. We plan, monitor, and evaluate all our projects in close consultation with local communities, conducting rigorous impact assessments as standard practice. You can read more about our values and who we are here, as well as our impact.
![A local beneficiary with the small business he built with the support of Projects Abroad voluntourists. Voluntourists visit the small business they helped a local man build with the support of Projects Abroad.](https://rs.projects-abroad.net/v1/products/product-5c6670cdb06e9.[1090].jpeg)
Voluntourism Opportunities: More than just volunteering and sightseeing
With volunteering tourism, you’re well placed to make a tangible impact on the people you work and live with. You’ll also learn about the culture and traditions first-hand.
When they’re abroad, most of our volunteers live with local host families. Your host family will welcome you into their home and help you become part of the community. You’ll share their daily lives and learn their customs, which most tourists never experience.
When you choose to join a voluntourism programme, you’re also joining a global network of volunteers. Our volunteers come from all over the world. You’ll find that most of them share your passion for giving back and your desire to broaden your horizons.
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