Disadvantaged Children

Countries: Kenya
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 2 Weeks

In rural Kenya, around 70% of people are living below the poverty line and access to proper sanitation, clean drinking water, healthcare and an education are often limited or non-existent. Based from Camp Kenya’s original camp in the village of Makongeni, this trip gives those in the medical profession a chance to experience caring for people in a new and challenging environment.

Countries: Romania
Duration: from 1 Months to 3 Months

Volunteer with severely neglected yet delightfully loving children in Romanian orphanages and family homes. Live in the beautiful medieval city of Brasov, overlooked by dramatic mountains and Romania's largest ski resort.

Countries: Vietnam
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 8 Weeks

£75 discount for volunteers who combine more than one PoD project! Enrich the loves of children in rural Vietnam by twaching English, playing games and getting involved in daily life at the orphanage. Experience rural Vietnamese culture.

Countries: Zimbabwe
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 20 Weeks

Be inspired and uplifted by the amazing children you will meet at this home for abandoned and abused children in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. Help create a safe, secure and loving home and give them the confidence to build a bright and hopeful future.

Countries: Morocco
Duration: from 2 Weeks

Our Projects Abroad Care placement in Morocco offers challenging but worthwhile work for volunteers to immerse themselves in. You will work alongside local staff in a centre for vulnerable children and those with special needs.

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: 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: India
Duration: from 1 Months to 3 Months

Volunteering with Letz Live allows you a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a culture unlike anything you have experienced before. As a Letz Live volunteer, you will live and work alongside locals and learn to understand their way of life. We don't believe you should pay a fortune for volunteer opportunities!

Countries: Argentina
Duration: from 4 Months to 5 Months

If you are looking for a new cultural experience and can adapt to the Argentinian pace of life, then a rewarding time awaits. You will need to show flexibility and initiative and in turn, you will have the chance to develop your Spanish and build strong ties with your hosts. Community placements are available in children’s or residential homes when some of the children with learning difficulties become adults. Volunteers provide support within the children’s home to residents, who range in age from newborns to 16 years old. In the home, volunteers assist with the day-to-day running of the centre. Activities with the residents, such as arts, drama and sport, are also greatly appreciated and enjoyed. No English is spoken in these centres, so volunteers need to learn to speak basic Spanish before their placements begin.

Countries: Malaysia
Duration: from 4 Weeks to 3 Months

Countries: Tanzania
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 8 Weeks

When the name Zanzibar is mentioned it conjures up pictures of white sandy beaches, glorious turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean, aromas of the many exotic spices and a truly idyllic place to spend your time. Along with topping up your tan you will also be able to give something back as you teach English to disadvantaged children in order to give them a better start in life.

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: South Africa
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 8 Weeks

What an opportunity to really get wet and wild as you learn to surf on this project on the stunning beaches of South Africa, then you will have plenty of children from disadvantaged backgrounds that you can pass on your new found skills to.

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: 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.