Cultural Development

Countries: Guatemala
Duration: from 2 Weeks

Help to change the lives of entire communities building homes in Guatemala. You can help to provide impoverished locals with safe and secure accommodation that will give them a better standard of life.

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.

Countries: Costa Rica, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Tanzania
Duration: from 5 Weeks to 10 Weeks

Raleigh International offers bursaries worth up to £2,000 for its 5, 7 and 10 week expeditions to Borneo, Tanzania and Costa Rica & Nicaragua. Find out more about the Raleigh Bursary Award.

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.

Countries: Tanzania
Duration: from 2 Weeks

If you are looking for a unique way to help vulnerable groups in a developing country then a Micro-finance placement with Projects Abroad in Tanzania may be right for you.

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.

Countries: Tanzania
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 6 Weeks

There's nothing better than combining a rewarding volunteer experience with white sandy beaches and a tropical climate! Located on the East coast of Zanzibar Island, in a village set on a pristine stretch of coastline, this project gives you the chance to assist with teaching, childcare, community development and sports coaching projects.

Countries: Ecuador
Duration: from 2 Weeks

Our Projects Abroad Care placement in The Galapagos will provide volunteers with a hugely rewarding experience in a spectacular environment. Your role may involve practical care activities like washing and dressing the children, or playing games and sports. You might find yourself helping older children with their homework or even taking a group out on a trip.

Countries: Costa Rica
Duration: from 6 Weeks to 10 Weeks

Winner of Best Gap Year Company in the Sunday Times "tour op challenge"

Countries: Peru
Duration: from 4 Weeks

£75 discount for volunteers who combine more than one PoD project! Get involved in community projects whilst living in the beautiful 'white city' of Arequipa. Enjoy the attractions of Peru including the Colca Canyon and Machu Picchu.

Countries: Costa Rica
Duration: from 4 Weeks to 12 Weeks

If you love working with children then this is where you will want to be! Looking after some amazing children that have not had the best start in life and giving the special one to one attention that they need you will be rewarded with smiles that will warm your heart.

Countries: Malaysia
Duration: from 1 Months to 3 Months

Explore jungle, beach and mountains on this exotic tropical island. Assist local communities in their day-to-day life, whilst being enriched by their culture and traditions that are unique to this island. This gap year expedition has been designed for volunteers who are keen to take on a challenge and support our ongoing community and environmental programmes alongside other international volunteers.

Countries: Zimbabwe
Duration: from 1 Weeks to 4 Weeks

Come and enjoy working alongside a community, helping them to develop their own project, a preschool that caters for the orphaned and vulnerable of that community and a skills development centre to empower their caregivers. Teach the children, work with the caregivers, help us build mushroom projects and dig veggie gardens. Become a part of a vibrant community and learn how they live on the smell of an oil rag but live a full life. We also offer you the option of extending your stay and moving to our partner, Imire, where you can enjoy time on a conservation project working with rhinos and elephants at a professional, world class site.

Countries: India
Duration:

Set in the glorious state of Goa with its sandy beaches, sun and sea you will really getting into the heart of this place as you work with disadvantaged children from the slums areas helping to give them a better start in life. Living just a stone`s throw away from one of the best beaches in Goa too what more could you want!

Countries: Cambodia, China, Thailand
Duration: from 3 Weeks to 8 Weeks

Asia is a continent of stunning contrast, but with so much to explore it can be hard knowing where to start! Choose between 3, 5 or 8 week durations and over 20 different projects and activities across Thailand, Cambodia and China!