Humanitarian Projects
Humanitarian projects are a great way to spend your gap year. There are hundreds of opportunities abroad; you can help reconstruct areas after natural disasters, increase awareness of HIV and AIDS or build wells to provide an entire community with clean drinking water. Each volunteer is sure to leave their mark on these amazing projects. The only thing that’s limiting you is your ambition and imagination.
Whatever your skills or amount of time you have available to offer, there are people who will benefit from you volunteering.
Humanitarian projects can be an amazing experience, not only for you, but for everyone you work with. Not only will you experience local life that only backpackers and tourists can only dream about, but you’ll contribute to society and make a difference to people’s lives.
Volunteering really gives you the opportunity to get to know a country, to become a part of a community and to learn valuable skills for life. You’ll gain a lot more through volunteering in a country than just passing through it...
Human Rights work experience in Cambodia
Countries:
Cambodia
Duration:
from 2 Months
Our Projects Abroad Human Rights placement in Cambodia offers volunteers the chance to work alongside a respected humanitarian organisation, whilst gaining first-hand experience of human rights law in practice. As a volunteer you will work with one of our partner not-for-profit NGOs that work to represent local communities and develop laws that are in the public interest. Your precise role will be determined by your background and level of interest in specific areas.
Call: 0845 344 7562
Tanzania Community Volunteers
Countries:
Tanzania
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Play an important part in providing vulnerable children, youths and adults with the care, education and skills they need to build a better life, whilst living just a stone’s throw from the crystal clear Indian Ocean!
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Volunteer in Community Development in Brazil
Countries:
Brazil
Duration:
from 3 Weeks to 24 Weeks
International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ), the world's most affordable international volunteer organisation, offers a range of volunteer opportunities in community development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Volunteer in Kenya
Countries:
Kenya
Duration:
from 14 Days to 365 Days
Helping Kenya is offering £20 off the application fee if you mention this listing on gapyear.com.
Volunteer & Surf in Panama
Countries:
Guyana,
Panama
Duration:
from 1 Weeks to 8 Weeks
Travel to a tropical Island off the Caribbean coast of Panama and experience a volunteer abroad project like no other! Help build up and support Native indigenous communities, live in a national park among wildlife, play on the beach and on the surf catching waves!
Environmental or Community Projects
Countries:
Costa Rica,
Nicaragua
Duration:
from 5 Weeks to 10 Weeks
Call: 0845 344 7600
Buddhist Temple Volunteer in Cambodia
Countries:
Cambodia
Duration:
from 2 Weeks
As a volunteer in Cambodia you will be immersed in temple life in a community of Buddhist monks. Contribute through cultural exchange and teaching whilst learning about Buddhism. Live in our amazing volunteer house in Battambang.
Call: 08452178220
Sports Coaching South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 5 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Use the power of sport to help raise the awareness of health and social issues among underprivileged children in South Africa.
Law & Human Rights in Ghana
Countries:
Ghana
Duration:
from 2 Weeks
Whether you are considering a career in Law and Human Rights or a graduate seeking practical experience, you will have a role to play in our project in Ghana. Volunteers on our Projects Abroad Law and Human Rights placement will work alongside local lawyers and gain first-hand experience of human rights law in practice.
Human Rights placement in Tanzania
Countries:
Tanzania
Duration:
from 4 Weeks
Volunteers on our Projects Abroad Human Rights placement will help raise awareness of the problems faced by marginalised groups in Tanzania. This project is based just outside the town of Arusha. Volunteers have the chance to get involved with a humanitarian organisation which strives to make a difference to the lives of vulnerable communities.
Call: 0845 344 7562
Community Projects in Borneo
Countries: Malaysia
Borneo community projects are based in some of the remotest and poorest parts of Sabah. Volunteers will live and work amongst rural communities on worthwhile sustainable development projects.
Costa Rica House Building Volunteers
Countries:
Costa Rica
Duration:
from 1 Weeks to 8 Weeks
Help to build new homes for people living in some of the poorest rural communities of Costa Rica. As well as giving underprivileged communities a better standard of life, you will gain a unique insight into local culture.
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Malawi Medical Volunteers
Countries:
Malawi
Duration:
from 4 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Enhance your medical experience and knowledge in one of Africa’s most beautiful countries. Depending on your skill level, you’ll be able to assist in a range of different areas from assisting in field dressing clinics to providing care in local orphanages.
