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Voluntary Work & Gap Years Abroad

British Trust for Conservation Volunteers - Week or weekend long conservation projects in Britain. Also international working holidays.

Cactus Language - Language courses, tefl courses, homestays and community projects around the world. Not just restricted to students, the company offer programmes for both professionals and retirees.The website also includes examples of how to write your CV in a foreign language.

Cathedral Camps - Help to clean and restore historic cathedrals and churches in the UK.

Inter-Cultural Youth Exchange (ICYE-UK) - ICYE-UK offers 18-30 year olds 6 or 12 months voluntary work overseas. Placements available in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe. Projects include working with streetchildren, disabled, NGO's, HIV education, health, environmental work.

Peace Brigades International - Recruits volunteers to act as international observers and to accompany local human rights activists in conflict areas. PBI began working in Guatemala in 1983 and have run projects in El Salvador and Sri Lanka.

Sudan Voluntary Programme - Volunteers, under-graduates and graduates who are native English speakers, are needed to teach English on projects in Sudan for 12 weeks or more.

Volunteer Latin America - VLA connect prospective volunteers with hundreds of environmental voluntary and intern projects in Latin America.

Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) - Skilled volunteers recruited to work in the developing world earning local wages.