Lattitude placements suit individuals with a can-do attitude who are willing to embrace their placement and above all enjoy it.

For applicants from the UK, we have a number of bursary schemes available for volunteers from a variety of backgrounds.

Our bursary scheme and funded placement projects reduce the barrier of cost for young people experiencing financial problems. They are designed to help young people who would not otherwise be able to afford to go.
When can you go?

February for 4/5 months
Your placement

Placements in general are to support children from poor families in different situations of vulnerability.

Projects are in orphanages, day care centres, a YMCA centre and rural schools, where you could be looking after infants or supervising children up to the age of eighteen. On particular orphanage has a farm attached and your duties may include milking goats or working in a market garden. In the majority of these placements you will help with homework and playing with the children or teach in the morning and run activities, like sport and music, in the afternoon.
Qualities/skills required

An ability to speak Spanish is desirable, however if you have no Spanish but are willing to learn, you may also be considered.

0845 344 7500

Lattitude Global Volunteering has placed over 25,000 17- 25 year olds in volunteer projects since 1977. We are passionately concerned about the issues facing us all in the world and about the positive impact on the communities in which we volunteer. Lattitude is an organisation with attitude. Responsible, exciting, different...