Rehabilitating Children

Countries: India
Duration: from 2.00 Weeks to 2.00 Weeks

Aside from befriending elephants you will also be making some new friends of the human variety when you work with children and young people at a special needs school. Your weekends will be filled with stunning scenery as you float along Kerala’s famous backwaters by houseboat, spend time fishing with the locals and take a tour of historic Kochi.

Countries: Ethiopia
Duration: from 2.00 Weeks to 0.00

Snow-capped mountains and smiling faces. Multi-coloured lakes and world-renowned churches. Welcome to the real Ethiopia – a far cry from the parched and barren land it’s portrayed as on the news. This is a vibrant and exciting country, where the locals are waiting to welcome you. Projects Abroad volunteers work with orphanages, day care centres, kindergartens and care homes in and around Addis Ababa.

Countries: Morocco
Duration: from 7.00 Days to 12.00 Weeks

Volunteer in Morocco and submerse yourself in the souks and desert set against the superb film-set like backdrop of the peaks of the Atlas mountains. Volunteer work in Marrakesh offers exciting and varied volunteer experiences in and around the city from helping at orphanages to outdoor games in remote Berber villages.

Countries: South Africa
Duration: from 2.00 Weeks to 12.00 Weeks

Countries: Ghana
Duration: from 7.00 Days to 12.00 Weeks

Volunteer in Ghana, where both education and willing hands are highly valued. If you would like to get stuck in with a rewarding project, are resourceful and would like the freedom and flexibility to try out your own ideas this Ghana volunteer placement is for you. Travelling out from your volunteer base each day with fellow volunteers or perhaps a friend or partner you travelled with you have an exciting a variety of options.

Countries: Kenya
Duration: from 14.00 Days to 365.00 Days

Helping Kenya is offering £20 off the application fee if you mention this listing on gapyear.com.

Duration: from 2.00 Months to 0.00

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.

Duration: from 2.00 Weeks to 0.00

All over the world there are huge numbers of children and adults in need of care and attention. By volunteering on a Care placement with Projects Abroad you can help make an invaluable difference to these people’s lives. No previous experience or qualifications are needed, simply a passion to care for those less fortunate than yourself.

Countries: Fiji
Duration: from 2.00 Weeks to 0.00

With picture-perfect beaches and crystal clear waters, Fiji has a lot to offer. Why not give something back? Volunteer on our Projects Abroad Care placement and provide disadvantaged children with much-needed love and attention.

Countries: Jamaica
Duration: from 2.00 Weeks to 0.00

This Projects Abroad Care placement offers volunteers the chance to make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and adults. As a volunteer, you will help by bathing and feeding the children; taking them on trips; helping them with their homework and playing games with them.

Countries: Vietnam
Duration: from 2.00 Weeks to 0.00

The Projects Abroad care placements in Vietnam are extremely worthwhile projects. They are based largely in orphanages, rehabilitation centres for disabled children or in kindergartens. These projects allow volunteers to make a real difference to the lives of children who need constant care and attention.

Countries: Cambodia
Duration: from 0.00 to 14.00 Days

Explore one of Asia’s lesser-travelled treasures, from the colonial architecture of Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, gateway to the legendary Angkor Wat. You’ll get your fill of stunning sights and help out with volunteering.

Countries: Tanzania
Duration: from 4.00 Weeks to 4.00 Weeks

Get ready to experience the best of Tanzania in a 4 week adventure! You’ll get a real taste of local life volunteering with children in Moshi, feast your eyes on Kilimanjaro, go on safari, visit national parks, chill out on stunning beaches, and stay at a real Masai village!

Countries: Nepal
Duration: from 2.00 Weeks to 0.00

Take your pick from a variety of volunteer projects in Nepal and make a real impact on the lives of deprived youngsters or opt to try out your teaching skills and learn all about Buddhism living in a monastery!

Countries: Mexico
Duration: from 2.00 Weeks to 12.00 Weeks

Volunteer in a children’s centre run by Save the Children on Mexico’s picturesque Caribbean coast