Construction

Countries: Kenya
Duration: from 5 Weeks to 5 Weeks

Today 1 child dies from a water related disease every 21 seconds. The water and sanitation crisis claims more lives through disease than any war claims through guns. Be part of the solution volunteer with Quest Overseas and help in the construction of a life changing sand dam providing 2-20 million litres of clean water.

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: 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: 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: 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: South Africa
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks

Change the lives of people in a rural community through teaching, building projects and sustainability initiatives while living in the heart of a Big 5 game reserve! You'll also get plenty of time to go on game drives and see some of Africa's famous wildlife.

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: 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.

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: Indonesia
Duration: from 1 Weeks to 3 Months

Unique to the International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) Bali program, volunteers can join Healthcare Education or Environmental Education projects, working in local schools and educating and engaging the children in basic hygiene practices or clean-up activities.

Countries: Costa Rica
Duration: from 4 Weeks

Explore Costa Rica’s most incredible sights and get first-hand experience of local life! Take in everything from the Arenal Volcano to the idyllic Bocas del Toro islands and get ready for a truly Costa Rican adventure...

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.