Youth and Students

• www.volunteerafrica.org An International 'not for profit' organisation that is run by a team of volunteers spread around the world
• www.globalvolunteers.org A non-governmental organization (NGO) in special consultative status with the United Nations, Global Volunteers mobilizes some 150 service-learning teams year-around to work in 18 countries on six continents, and is the internationally recognized leader in this field of work
• www.raleigh.org.uk A youth development charity which inspires people from all backgrounds and nationalities to discover their full potential by working together on challenging environmental and community projects around the world
• www.unaexchange.org Supports community development through volunteering in more than 70 countries
• www.worldvolunteerweb.org Supports the volunteer community by serving as a global clearing house for information and resources linked to volunteering.
• www.workingabroad.com The international networking service for volunteers, workers and travellers. It's involved in projects in over 150 countries worldwide.
• www.volunteer.org.nz New Zealand based, it offers voluntary work in community projects throughout the developing world, supporting the work of local community organisations.
• Aviva provide placements working with children or conservation for a period of between 4 – 6 weeks in South Africa, costs vary.
• Concern enable willing volunteers the opportunity to undertake global challenges in a variety of locations including the Himalayas, China, Peru and Europe. Challenges last 2 – 4 weeks, and costs vary.
• Africa & Asia Venture is a specialist gap year organisation and a founding member of the Year Out Group. They offer a wide variety of opportunities including; teaching, coaching sport, conservation work and construction projects in Africa and Asia. Typical placement length is 5 – 6 months and costs vary depending on location.
• Africa Trust offer placements working with disadvantaged children in the UK, Ghana, Morocco and the Cameroon. Placement lengths vary between 3 – 6 months, some last longer and costs vary depending on time and location.
• BUNAC provide voluntary placements ranging between 6 – 12 months in North America, Australasia and South Africa. Placements enable volunteers the opportunity to help in conservation, teaching and general working holidays. Costs vary depending on location.
• www.csv.org.uk/Volunteer/Full-time CSV’s full-time volunteers participate for 4-12 months in the UK helping to change the lives of people in need, facing new challenges, making new friends, and developing essential personal and workplace skills.
• www.findagap.com A comprehensive gap-year directory of gap-year ideas, gap-year travel destinations, gap-year jobs, gap-year placements and expeditions, backpacking information & much more.
• www.gapwork.com/gap-year-educator Free gap-year magazine that will guide you through your gap-year options.
• www.iaeste.org.uk Provides course-related summer placements abroad for science, engineering and applied arts students.
• www.springboard.org.uk/volunteering/ Springboard for Children’s full-time volunteers commit to working 35 hours per week, from September to the following August, working one-to-one with children between the ages of 6-11 years, helping them to learn to read and write.
• www.yearoutgroup.org A website packed with information and guidance on taking a gap-year or career break.
• Foreign Commonwealth Office : Travel advice and tips for British travellers on staying safe abroad and what help the FCO can provide if something goes wrong
• Gap Year Review is an independent website that provides you with objective reviews of all of the big gap year companies so you know before you go.
• Responsible Travel since 2001, have been handpicking inspiring holidays from all over the globe to give their customers a fantastic experience and make a real difference to local people and the environment.
• Tourism Concern is the only UK organisation campaigning on exploitation in the global tourism industry.
• Volunteering England works to support and increase the quality, quantity, impact and accessibility of volunteering throughout England.

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