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Volunteer Projects with People
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Volunteer projects with people are an excellent gap year choice for numerous reasons. Primarily, of course, volunteer projects with people are all about giving up some of your time on a gap year in order to help those less fortunate than yourself. It's all too easy to forget just how privileged many of us in the western world are to be able to travel the world - so volunteer projects with people are an ideal way to be a responsible tourist and ‘give something back' to some of the places you visit on your gap year.
Another reason volunteer projects with people are so worthwhile is that they give you a far greater insight in to local life and everyday culture - which make makes for a far more ‘real' and authentic travel experience. When you work on volunteer projects with people you'll get to know both the people you are helping and fellow colleagues in a way that's just not possible if you're simply a passing tourist. Many of the people you encounter on volunteer projects with people are inspirational with the strength of spirit and determination they show in the face of adversity. In this sense, volunteer projects with people certainly help to put your own problems in to perspective.
Real Gap has an extremely diverse range of community volunteering projects with people you can get involved with all over the world. The vast majority of our volunteer projects with people don't require you to have any specific experience or skills - just plenty of enthusiasm. Full details on all of Real Gap's volunteer projects with people can be found on this website - or you can always speak to one of our travel advisers for expert advice.
Real Gap has far too many volunteer projects with people for us to be able to summarise them in full on just one web page. However, in order to provide a brief idea of the broad range of volunteer projects with people that are out there, here are a few typical examples…
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Volunteer projects with people - Africa
If you're heading out to Africa on your gap year there are plenty of volunteer projects with people to choose from. For example many of our volunteer projects in Africa are focussed on providing support to anyone who is affected in any way by Africa's AIDS epidemic - from AIDS patients themselves to orphaned children.
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Volunteer projects with people - Latin AmericaThere are also volunteer projects with people throughout Latin America - a typical example of our volunteer projects in South America is a programme which helps impoverished street kids in Costa Rica.
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Volunteer projects with people - AsiaReal Gap has volunteer projects in Asia with people in several Asian countries - including a rewarding orphanage volunteer programme in Sri Lanka. You could make a difference to disadvantaged children, creating more opportunities for them by helping them improve their English and maths skills.
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