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The Leap
The Leap 
Location(s): Africa, South America, Asia and Australia
All our placements encompass an exciting mix of conservation, community and ecotourism projects providing great variety and diversity. Teaching English and art to remote communities, refurbishing medical clinics and classrooms, and building fresh water systems are just some of the experiences awaiting you. For more details click below.
     

Travellers Worldwide
Travellers Worldwide 
Location(s): Argentina, Australia, China, Ghana, India, Kenya, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Zambia
A Work Experience placement is a unique way to observe experts in your field and learn how they work in different countries. The experience you gain will be invaluable to you in the future and very different to what you're used to. All our Work Experience placements are tailored to suit your specific requirements, to ensure you gain the maximum benefit and experience from the placement.
     

Global Volunteer Projects
Global Volunteer Projects 
Location(s): Ghana, Tanzania, Mali, China, India, Cambodia, Mexico & Poland
Gain valuable work experience on journalism and medical projects (including nursing, dentistry and physiotherapy) or give your time working in orphanages or on conservation, HIV awareness and teaching projects in Africa, Latin America, Asia or E. Europe. Global Volunteer Projects is as much about learning as it is about giving. Our programmes are designed to incorporate learning the local language and something about the local culture.
     

GlobalXperience
GlobalXperience 
Location(s): Africa, Asia, Australasia & Latin America
Would you like to make a lasting and positive impact on our planet? Whether you are taking a gap year, need a career break or just craving a fresh perspective, look no further than GlobalXperience. Whether you have one month or a whole year, our range of volunteer and work programmes is guaranteed to help you make a difference where it counts and to give you Xperiences that will live in your memory for a lifetime. Click below for more details.
     

Oyster Worldwide
Oyster Worldwide 
Location(s): Brazil, Canada, Chile, India, Kenya, Nepal, Romania, Tanzania, Zambia
Oyster have a variety of opportunities in some very diverse destinations. If you want to totally understand a country different to your own whilst making a useful contribution, then this is for you! Change the lives of street kids in Brazil, perfect your Spanish teaching lively classes in Chile or finance the best ever ski-ing season by working in a Canadian mountain resort. Whatever you choose Oyster will help you get it right.
     

Real Gap Experience
Real Gap Experience 
Location(s): Worldwide Locations
Gap Years, Career Breaks and Volunteer Projects in over 35 countries. Choose from a huge variety of travel ideas and programmes, ranging from basic budget package to get you started working in Australia to an amazing Complete Gap Year around the world lasting up to 12 months. Call our Gap Year team to discuss your plans. They are all young, experienced travellers who have returned from a Gap Year of their own and will help you plan yours.
     

Oyster Worldwide
Oyster Worldwide 
Location(s): Canada
Why not earn a wage while enjoying life at one of Canada's top ski resorts? With Oyster you can work in a top hotel in Banff or help look after children in Whistler resort's crèche. Alternatively you could perfect your French working in a hotel in a resort in Quebec. Pre departure training included. Click below for further information.
     

Changing Worlds
Changing Worlds 
Location(s): Argentina, Australia, Honduras, India, Kenya and Madagascar
Changing Worlds has teamed up with UK charity Azafady, winner of Best Volunteer Organisation in the Responsible Tourism Awards 2007. They've made considerable progress in building environmentally friendly and sustainable ways of life in Madagascar for some of the poorest communities. We also offer the opportunity to work in zoos around the world. Other conservation opportunities are available in Argentina, Australia, Honduras, India and Kenya.
     

Travellers Worldwide
Travellers Worldwide 
Location(s): Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei/Borneo, China, Ghana, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Malawi, Malaysia, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Thailand, Zambia
Travellers Worldwide have placements all over the world where you can teach a variety of subjects (English, sport, drama, music, IT, dance) to children and adults, usually in the poorer section of society. Anyone can do these projects, from 17 to 70+, and from any country. You don't need any qualifications and we provide you with a Teaching Guide which we have had written especially to help you plan lessons and give you ideas of topics.
     

Changing Worlds
Changing Worlds 
Location(s): Chennai (formerly Madras), India
Changing Worlds offer the opportunity to work with a leading newspaper in the Southern Indian city of Chennai. We send volunteers to work as part of a busy team. You will be involved in all aspects, writing and editing stories, research, and taking photographs! This experience is for those with a genuine interest in working for a newspaper. You must be keen, able to turn your hand to all situations and ensure you can work to strict deadlines.
     

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