Care Work / Childcare
Volunteering with children is one of the most selfless things you can do, and it’s a fantastic way to spend your gap year. It’s a life-changing experience and you’ll help develop underprivileged children to maximise their potential and equip them with the skills for a brighter future.
There are plenty of opportunities all over the world for anyone who wants a caring gap year and hundreds of childcare programmes to choose from. You can work in an orphanage in Cambodia, or care for the elderly in New Zealand, or change the lives of street children in Vietnam; the only thing that’s limiting you is your ambition and imagination. Childcare placements are a chance for volunteers to really make a difference.
Whatever your skills or amount of time you have available to offer, there are children who will benefit from you volunteering.
Volunteering is an amazing experience, not only for you, but for everyone you work with.
Tanzania Encompassed
Countries:
Tanzania
Duration:
from 6 Weeks
Tanzania Encompassed is the complete African gap year experience. Volunteer for 4 weeks on your choice of volunteer teaching projects, climb the iconic Mt. Kilimanjaro and safari for 5 days as you explore all aspects of Tanzania.
Team Project and Expedition - Villa Maria Children’s Project, Peru
Countries:
Bolivia,
Chile,
Ecuador,
Peru
Duration:
from 3 Months to 3 Months
Experience South America away from the tourist trail. learn Spanish in historic Quito, become truly exhausted whilst hundreds of 6-year-old children run rings around you on the football pitch or show your dance moves in ways you never thought possible. Finally, explore parts of South America you'd never find on your own, from Andes to Amazon.
Community work with young children in Moshi, Tanzania
Countries:
Tanzania
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Take your pick from a variety of projects focused on improving English language skills as well as educating and caring for local children. You can make a huge difference and gain a real insight into Tanzanian culture.
Call: 0845 344 7592
Teaching English to children in Thailand
Countries:
Thailand
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
You will be getting into the heart of real rural Thailand as you work on this project in the province of Surin in northeastern Thailand. Tourism is an ever growing industry in Thailand and many of the international companies operating in Thailand rely on good skills in spoken and written in English so your help is needed as you teach English to the enthusiastic children of the area.
Call: 0845 344 7592
Medical work experience in Vietnam
Countries:
Vietnam
Duration:
from 4 Weeks
Volunteers on our Projects Abroad Medical placement in Vietnam will gain a great deal of valuable work-experience alongside some of the most skilled doctors in the country. You will find yourself coming into contact with conditions that you wouldn't normally see in the developed world.
Call: 0845 344 7562
Care work in Nepal
Countries:
Nepal
Duration:
from 2 Weeks
Get involved and help improve conditions for local children on our Projects Abroad Care placement in Nepal. As a volunteer, you can provide much-needed love and attention, and put a smile on the face of a child.
Volunteer in Colombia with International Volunteer HQ
Countries:
Colombia
Duration:
from 1 Weeks to 6 Months
International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ), the world's most affordable international volunteer organisation, offers a range of volunteer projects in Colombia, including Teaching, Childcare, Elderly Care, Feed the Homeless and Construction and Renovation.
Peru Youth Outreach Volunteers
Countries:
Peru
Duration:
from 2 Weeks
Get involved with Peruvian life working with vulnerable young people on a range of projects. Change lives and lend a hand at nursery schools, day-care centres, schools, orphanages and teenage boys’ homes.
Child Care, Teaching and Sport in Nepal
Countries:
Nepal
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
£75 discount for volunteers who combine more than one PoD project! Volunteer with children in orphanages, schools and street children centres with the PoD team in Nepal. Live in a family-run guest house and really experience Nepali culture which being surrounded by breath-taking views of the Himalayas
India Goa Volunteer and Adventure
Countries:
India
Duration:
from 28 Days
Get taste of Indian life and culture! You’ll get adventurous on a 2-day trek, discover your spiritual side with an Ashram experience and make a huge difference to local communities with a host of volunteering options!
Work with orphaned and neglected children in Cambodia
Countries:
Cambodia
Duration:
from 4 Weeks
Volunteer on our Projects Abroad Care placement in Cambodia and help make a difference to the lives of some of the most vulnerable people in the country.
Call: 0845 344 7562
Medical work experience in Sri Lanka
Countries:
Sri Lanka
Duration:
from 4 Weeks
Volunteers on our Projects Abroad Medical placement in Sri Lanka will gain a great deal of valuable work experience alongside some of the most skilled doctors in the country. You will find yourself coming into contact with conditions that you wouldn't normally see in the developed world.
Call: 0845 344 7562
Care work in Costa Rica
Countries:
Costa Rica
Duration:
from 4 Weeks
Our Projects Abroad Care placement in Costa Rica is perfect for enthusiastic and compassionate volunteers who have a passion for working with children and a desire to experience this fascinating country.
Healthcare projects worldwide in need of volunteers
Countries:
Belize,
Costa Rica,
Ghana,
Kenya,
Nepal,
Peru,
Philippines,
South Africa,
Vietnam,
Zambia
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Whether you are qualified and on a career break or studying and hoping to expand your experience with rotation, Kaya have a range of projects in Belize, Nepal, South Africa, Ghana, Peru, Philippines, Costa Rica, Zambia, Kenya and Vietnam.
Occupational Therapy & Speech Therapy placements abroad
Duration:
from 2 Months
Projects Abroad offers placements in both Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy. These projects provide volunteers with international work experience whilst caring for those who really need your help.
