Community Projects -  Education

This placement would suit:

• People who want a worthwhile volunteering experience overseas with an established not-for-profit company
• People who want to become fully immersed in African culture
• People who want the reassurance of personal support both before and during their trip.

This placement would suit:

People who want to make a real difference to refugee children, who want first-hand experience of real Maori culture and who have initiative. No qualifications or previous experience are necessary, just a good dose of enthusiasm!

Cost details:

When you're on your placement, if you'd like to extend your time, you can do so at a cost of £125 per additional week.

Duration details:

This placement can be extended for any length of time (many of our volunteers do!), subject to availability and any visa restrictions that may apply.

This placement would suit:

People who want to make a real difference, want first-hand experience of real Brazilian culture and who have initiative. You can also learn Spanish while you're there. No qualifications or previous experience are necessary, just a good dose of enthusiasm!

Cost details:

When you're on your placement, if you'd like to extend your time, you can do so at a cost of £75 per additional week.

Duration details:

This placement can be extended for any length of time (many of our volunteers do!), subject to availability and any visa restrictions that may apply.

This placement would suit:

Someone who would appreciate this a stunning Himalayan location and who would take a real interest in Sikkim’s Buddhist culture. If you want to spend time getting to know India and its people, but want to get away from the bustle and modernity of its cities then consider Oyster’s placements in the mountains of Sikkim. You can make a real contribution to the lives of local people while getting to understand and love their traditional way of life. Projects with schools, monasteries and eco-tourism will place you at the heart of the community.

Cost details:

We can arrange your return flight to India (cost £600). Short trek included.

Duration details:

Can be extended (£200 per extra month)

This placement would suit:

This programme lets you take in the sights and culture Thailand has to offer, before jumping into a true adventure by volunteering in a remote village in the north of Thailand. You will join other enthusiastic people and learn how to make your skills beneficial, to help the hill-tribe villages develop in the right direction for the benefit of all the inhabitants.

Duration details:

• You can join the programme daily, year round with no minimum number of persons.
• The programme duration is four weeks and you can extend your stay by a week.

This placement would suit:

someone who is pro-active, willing to take initiative, open minded and culturally sensitive. The work is challenging: conditions are tough, accommodation is basic and the food is very different to what volunteers are used to at home. However, the entire experience is truly exhilarating and rewarding.

Cost details:

Medical costs such as inoculations.

This placement would suit:

someone who wants to be involved in humanitarian projects that are helping to improve the quality of life and cultural integration of a population that is still trying to heel the wounds caused by civil war.

Cost details:

Flights included

Duration details:

10 weeks - 6 months available

This placement would suit:

those who want to make a long lasting difference to the orphaned children of Malawi. Quest support their projects like no one else and select volunteers carefully so that they get the most out of their experience. Working with kids and building is hard work, you have been warned!

Duration details:

Spend 6 weeks working and living alongside the rural community of Pensulo. Work with orphaned children and then experience an incredible 6 week expedition from Malawi to Durban.