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Gap Year Volunteer Work
A Gap year with Projects Abroad takes you to some of the most exciting places on the planet, and lets you give something back - working side by side with the poorest people in the developing world, and gap-year students from across the globe.
We have gap year volunteering programs in 26 different countries: do you see yourself living in a remote Ghanaian village teaching English? Or helping conserve the precious marine life off the coast of Cambodia? We are looking for students who can join one of these amazing projects for all, or part of your gap year. At Projects Abroad you can volunteer at any time of the year, with a minimum of two weeks for your project, meaning you can travel before uni starts, or combine it with a holiday with your mates.
When you volunteer with Projects Abroad on your gap year, you are making a genuine contribution to the communities where we work. Living with a host family and your fellow gap year buddies, you are guaranteed to fall in love with the local culture and the people you are helping – it is an amazing experience. It is both humbling to work in these communities, and exciting to explore the sights and sounds of the countries of Africa, Asia and South America.
Make your gap year a life changing experience
When you volunteer on your gap year, you open up a whole world of opportunities for growth and knowledge. Volunteering is challenging: new sights, sounds, smells and responsibilities… every one of our volunteers grow personally from their time abroad, and in different ways. It might be a quiet confidence from your newfound ability to haggle in an African market, or a deepened respect for how people in much of the world get by on very little. Volunteering allows you the chance to learn more about yourself, while helping other people who genuinely need it.
More and more students are also considering the career benefits of time overseas before they start university. If you are hoping to study medicine, law, journalism, business, nursing or international development, then Projects Abroad can provide an internship which gives you the experience of a life time, and improves your chances to get in to your dream course.
Taking a Gap Year Overseas
Projects Abroad makes sure that our gap year placements are absolutely worthwhile – for the communities we work with, and from the perspective of our volunteers. That means English trained staff on the ground in every country we work, that means 24/7 support, that means checking every placement to ensure it suits the volunteer, that meets weekly social events, that means every host family meets our standards for safety and friendliness! So whether you plan on helping conserve Elephant populations in South Africa, or giving new hope to orphans in Nepal, you can be sure that we have your back!
Projects Abroad was established in 1992 and in 2010 sent over 6000 volunteers to worthwhile and constructive placements around the world, 600 of who were Australians or Kiwis. We believe that a better understanding of the world out there is crucial to a more just and peaceful future. Living and working in the developing world is an amazing experience, and a privilege. A gap year with Projects Abroad helps you make the most it: by becoming a better person, and sticking a hand out for others in the process.