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Take a behind-the-scenes look at Thailand with one of three tours. Learn about the country’s language and culture, work with elephants and train as a mahout or help out in an orphanage or school. |
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Give some valuable assistance in a day care centre or school in Himachal Pradesh. Teach English or other subjects, lead creative activities or help decorate the buildings – whatever you do will be greatly appreciated. |
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Put something back into a country that desperately needs volunteers. Whether you help out in an orphanage, a school or a centre for disabled children, your time will be gratefully received. |
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Help children in Ecuador acquire the skills and knowledge they need to secure a job. Work with other volunteers to develop lesson plans, then give your own lessons in English, sports or the arts. |
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Give orphans and vulnerable children the chance of a better future. Work at a centre and help them learn vital skills such as English, manual labour and sports – essential if they don’t go onto university. |
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Located in the Borneo jungle, volunteers live and work alongside native communities, playing an integral part in aiding the development of the area whilst retaining traditional ways of life. Time will be spent working in village schools both teaching, and helping with refurbishments. |
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Put your DIY experience to good use – or learn as you go. Help build and repair homes and other facilities, get involved with painting projects and generally give underprivileged children a safer, more secure environment. |
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Be a role model to children who were born into poverty. Draw up lesson plans, teach English, crafts and health education and help maintain the classrooms. Your presence and encouragement will help them towards brighter futures. |
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Pass on the basic skills many people take for granted, and make a difference to young lives. Give lessons to children and help local staff develop their leadership skills so they can benefit future generations. |
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In the typical over-crowded conditions of most schools in Cape Town pupils often find it difficult to excel in their learning due to the lack on individual attention. This teaching initiative takes children away from the classroom environment for one-on-one tuition sessions. Not only will you see the pupils reading and writing improve but through the interactive and varied teaching methods their awareness of language will develop, providing them with a vital life skill. |
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Get involved in several projects, based around two schools. Run craft and sports sessions, work with orphans, pass on vital skills and generally help lift the area out of poverty. A varied and rewarding programme. |
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The time you give to these projects will benefit Cape Town’s underprivileged communities tremendously. Live with a local family and choose from projects including Healing Through Horses, Marine Conservation and Penguin Rescue and Cape Town for Orphans. |
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See the real China, not tourist China. Live and work with villagers, trek to China’s holiest peak, stay in a temple, meet the monks and learn about the language, cooking techniques and customs. |
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Teach some of the keenest learners in the world! Take a short training course in teaching English, then give lessons at a school on a tropical island. Very rewarding, and a great way to immerse yourself in Chinese culture. |
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Sample Ghana’s fascinating and largely undeveloped culture. Take part in projects that provide medical care and tackle the AIDS epidemic, improve education and leisure activities in orphanages and schools and build new facilities for the community. |
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Channel your creative energy into community centres and make a huge difference to their users. Whether you make puppets, play Simon Says or organise a sports day, you’ll make a valuable contribution. |
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Sports Coaching – Football – Volleyball - Basketball
Work as a PE teacher in a village school. Help out with lessons and take your own, organise competitions and give advice on keeping healthy. Football, volleyball and basketball are all popular with the children. |
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Brighten up the lives of children who are largely left to fend for themselves. Organise activities, encourage them to keep healthy and show them someone cares. You’ll also be supporting children who attend school. |
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Put your passion for football to good use and coach disadvantaged children – enthusiasm is more important than expertise. Give them vital English lessons, and show them much-needed care and attention. |
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Help take children off the streets of Quito by arranging football coaching and competitions. Watch as the magic of sport interests and enthuses young people with very few advantages in life. |
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Help meet the need for teachers on a spectacular island. Teach English and music, crafts, sports or foreign languages – whatever you feel comfortable with. A great way to contribute while learning about a new culture. |
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Match your skills to one of several worthwhile projects. Get involved in teaching, orphan care, HIV projects and health care, construction, community development, ecotourism and more. Whatever you do will be much appreciated. |
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Make a valuable, long lasting contribution to a village in Guatemala. Give the children some basic lessons in English, maths, computing or crafts, build classrooms and recreational facilities or help with healthcare. |
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This programme is currently unavailable; to find out about similar projects, please contact us. Sport is a terrific way for people of all countries to find common ground, and hockey is now one of the fastest-growing games played in schools and clubs throughout Ghana. This programme is ideal for anyone with a good grounding in hockey who wants to share that skill and enthusiasm with some of the more deprived children of West Africa. |
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Help relieve the devastating effects of AIDS on Argentina’s poorest children. You can make a difference by playing with them, teaching them English and computer skills, assisting teachers with workshops and running others about your home country. |
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General Sports – Cricket – Football – Volleyball – Netball
Become part of the Sports and Community Project based in India and help to encourage the physical health of disadvantaged children. |
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General Sports – Cricket – Football – Volleyball – Netball
Watch underprivileged children respond to your enthusiasm for sports. Set up training sessions and competitions in football, cricket, athletics and more. Equally as valuable will be your work in the community, on education and childcare projects. |
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Give an isolated community their dignity back. Get involved in teaching English, improving school facilities, setting up health camps, running teaching workshops, planting trees and forging links with local schools. |
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Get involved with successful projects that aim to give children and families the means to sustain themselves. You can help provide food, shelter, clean water, training and health care – and most valuable of all, emotional support. |
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Make a small but meaningful difference to people in Nairobi. Work in a hospital or orphanage, reaching out to people who live in poverty. You can teach and care for the children, help repair infrastructure and learn Swahili too. |
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Orphans in Kimilili get very little love and attention because there simply isn’t enough staff. This is where you come in. You’ll divide your time between teaching and caring for the children – both equally worthwhile tasks. |
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Teach English and computer skills in the morning and organise sports sessions in the afternoons. The lessons will greatly improve the children’s prospects, while sport will keep them fit and give them a chance to enjoy themselves. |
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Schools in Malawi are seriously under funded with little resources and a lack of trained teachers to educate classes of sometimes up to 200 children. Volunteer help is desperately needed. |
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