Are you looking to spend your gap year doing something worthwhile? Apply to join a community volunteering project.
There are many people around the world who cannot access the basic rights of food, security, education or health. Lots of local and international organisations work to support local people around the world so that they can access their basic rights and improve their living standards.
Organisations welcome volunteers who are willing to support and give care to communities. On most programs, international volunteers work together alongside local volunteers and staff to visit communities to learn about the local lifestyle.
Best Community Volunteer Projects
These are some of the most popular community based volunteer programs we promote around the world.
Community Volunteer in Zanzibar
• 2-8 weeks
• Price from £2,045
Community Work in Cape Town
• 2-12 weeks
• Price from £1,545
Volunteer in the Galapagos
• 2-8 weeks
• Price from £1,195
India Humanitarian Volunteer Trip
• 2-11 weeks
• Price from £945
Teach Monks in Thailand
• 2-12 weeks
• Price from £945
Childcare Development in Fiji
• 1-12 weeks
• Price from £1,500
Featured Companies
These companies are highly recommended to book a volunteering trip with.
Global Work & Travel
See another side of the world as you travel with a purpose, and leave a lasting impact. Apply to help community projects and causes internationally in Africa and Asia, Central and South America, Europe and the South Pacific.
GVI
Volunteer abroad with GVI and make a sustainable difference while enhancing your personal and professional experience. Choose from award winning life changing volunteer projects and join over 2000 people participating every year.
Community Development Abroad
With projects in communities in over 50 countries, you can be sure to find the placement that will be just right for you and the volunteer experience you are looking for.
Some organisations have been providing volunteer placements for decades and offer a range of development projects in a variety of different communities that will provide cultural enrichment and the chance to explore a country as a local.
You will also be able to make an extremely important contribution to securing a brighter future for those who need it most.
How You Can Help
Join locals for some amazing experiences. With marginalised communities around the world in need of the time and manpower that volunteers are able to provide in order to develop their communities and work towards a more secure future, community development projects are the perfect way to make a lasting and definite contribution to the community you will become a part of.
International volunteers can help with include outreach, building schools, painting buildings, and other activities which will contribute to the development of in-need communities. You might also be able to help widows cope with raising children without a monthly income, organizing weekly home care clinics at the local hospital, assisting home-based care nurses run local community clinics, administer AIDS control programs, and distribute medication and food supplements.
On arrival, all international volunteers are given instruction to acquaint them with the local language, culture and what to expect. Participants have the freedom to choose any type of work they are able to do, so you never have to be concerned about doing a job you are not capable of completing.
If you have any questions about whether this is the right project for you then just get in touch and we’ll be happy to help. If you’ve found your dream project and are ready to start preparing then apply now and start the application process!
