Building

Countries: Mozambique
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks

Countries: Fiji
Duration: from 3 Months to 7 Months

Few placements offer such a culturally rich experience. Volunteers become immersed in the traditional Fijian way of life while contributing to the local community. It will suit people who are proactive, outgoing and willing to think outside the box. The work can be challenging, the accommodation is basic and the food is quite alternative! However the whole experience is guaranteed to be truly exhilarating and enormously rewarding. Community placements in Fiji involve volunteers working in a variety of placements such rural district schools, kindergartens, centres for children with various disabilities and also assisting a local community to build a school for their children and conservation within a national park. All applicants are matched to placements to ensure that there is a good fit between the volunteer and their host communities. Lattitude Global Volunteering is an international youth development charity that has been sending volunteers on challenging structured and exciting voluntary placements around the world for 40 years.

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 4 Weeks

Help to hand-rear young cubs across the cat species, assist with important research, nurse sick animals back to health and play a vital role in saving the cheetah from extinction at his fantastic big cat project!

Countries: Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia

One of the travel writers’ great clichés describes Malawi as ‘the warm heart of Africa.’ Clichés, however, don’t take hold unless there’s more than a ring of truth about them. Malawi’s reputation is deserved. Its people are some of the friendliest on the continent and the beauty of this project is that it exposes you directly to their warmth and guarantees you unforgettable memories. The scale of your task here can be seen in the background provided by some depressing statistics.

Countries: Kenya
Duration: from 1 Weeks to 12 Weeks

Flex those muscles and wok with impoverished communities in stunning Nakuru. You can help to give impoverished communities a brighter future building new homes and lending a hand with development projects.

Countries: Malaysia
Duration: from 5 Weeks to 10 Weeks

Make a difference to children in remote parts of Borneo! Live and work alongside friendly communities to build a kindergartens for young children who otherwise wouldn’t have access to education. Having access to a kindergarten is fundamental to the communities we work with as it means the local children can reach the minimum standard of reading and writing required for them to enter the education system in Malaysia.

Countries: Cambodia
Duration: from 6 Weeks to 10 Weeks

Winner Best Gap Year - Sunday Times. Best of Both... live and work in Cambodia’s hippest town, Siem Reap + on the idyllic beaches at Sihanoukville - tackling conservation and community projects in each place.

Countries: Madagascar
Duration: from 5 Weeks to 10 Weeks

Join the Azafady Pioneer programme and help some of the poorest communities on earth. Be prepared for adventurous journeys, long walks in remote forests and beautiful project sites. The work may be tough at times but rest assured it is incomparably rewarding – we invite you to be more than just a tourist!

Countries: Tanzania
Duration: from 7 Days to 12 Weeks

At a rural school you can be one of few volunteers to get a real glimpse of life in this developing country. After securing your place, help at this project and in return receive free volunteer accommodation and volunteer support during your stay.

Countries: Ghana
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks

£75 discount for volunteers who combine more than one PoD project! Volunteer with a team of local builders and carpenters whilst experiencing life in a rural tropical village in West Africa.Get involved in charity projects and with other roles such as child care, teaching, photography and sports coaching.

Countries: Swaziland
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 4 Weeks

Although Swaziland is one of the smallest African countries it has one of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS and unemployment thus having a devastating effect on its people – many families have been left with the eldest child to cope with the task of bringing up their siblings in many cases in inadequate shelters. Help this project as it strives to build decent shelters for these children to live in.

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 3 Weeks

Volunteer with Gap Year South Africa assisting local community school children through teaching extra lessons during after school homework club and contributing to the refurbishment of our partner primary school. Volunteers will be teaching numerous subjects to enthusiastic underprivileged primary school children in the local community of Masiphumelele in Cape Town, South Africa.

Countries: Australia
Duration: from 5 Months to 5 Months

Living and working in Australia allows you to experience the country’s rich cultural heritage and environment first hand, whether in the vibrant cities, the rugged Outback or the northern tropics. Working in a variety of settings, you will be able to develop your skills and pursue new interests while contributing to children’s education and enjoyment. If living close to nature, working in a team and inspiring young people sounds exciting, then camp life is for you! As an Outdoor Activities Instructor, you will work within stunning scenery assisting young people to learn and develop their outdoor skills All applicants are matched to placements to ensure that there is a good fit between the volunteer and their host communities. Lattitude Global Volunteering is an international youth development charity that has been sending volunteers on challenging structured and exciting voluntary placements around the world for 40 years.

Countries: Costa Rica
Duration: from 1 Weeks to 8 Weeks

Whether you’re an experienced builder or you just want to pitch in, work closely with Costa Rican families as you help them to build a home that will give them more shelter and really improve their quality of life.

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 6 Weeks

Your mission on this project is to educate and support disadvantaged and vulnerable children, while helping to uplift the community not only through education, but also through health-care, building projects and sports. Being based in Cape Town, South Africa, voted as one of the top tourist destinations in the world you will have opportunities to enjoy the many restaurants, bars and markets the town has to offer, as well as many outdoor leisure activities.