This volunteer placement is for 18 to 25 year olds (UK passport holders and residents of the UK only) who wouldn’t otherwise be able to visit a developing country and get involved with global issues of justice and poverty.
You don’t need any specific skills; however, if you have relevant skills or experience, the project will do its best to make sure you have the opportunity to use them.
All of the work is locally operated and supervised, beneficial to the local community and sustainable, offering you a structured placement. Projects include the following kinds of work: constructing community buildings like schools, toilet facilities and community centres with a local team; renovating existing buildings; developing new and existing gardens, play areas and sports pitches; caring for and teaching children in orphanages, kindergartens and schools; building infrastructure at ecological centres and helping community school groups to learn about protecting the environment.
As this project is aimed at people who wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford to do something like this, it’s fully-funded for the volunteer. The programme includes: return economy flights from Heathrow; travel insurance; local food and accommodation; a small weekly allowance in country; pre-trip health screening; a medical kit; all minimum required vaccinations; transfers to and from the airport in country and to and from the project; full training in the UK and in-country.