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Youth Development

Work with young people on a youth development project abroad to help them improve their life prospects.

Varied Youth Development Projects

These youth development projects have so much variety, there is bound to be something you love doing in there – the youths need help developing their education, life skills, what to do with their futures, vocational skills and lots more...
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Thailand Orphanage Volunteer Programme

Spread a little happiness through Thai orphanages. Give informal English lessons, work with the children in the garden, run sports and craft sessions and generally show them compassion and enthusiasm.

 
Thailand Hill Tribe Volunteer

Work with the traditional hill tribes of northern Thailand, teaching, building and getting involved with new projects. If you’re patient, compassionate and creative, and interested in new cultures, this is an ideal project.

 
Peru Street Children Volunteers

Make some of Cusco’s poorest children smile again. Help in the classrooms, with occupational activities, with teaching the children to prepare meals, and with fundraising. Most of all, show them love and affection.
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Brazil Childcare and Education

Help out a city with exceptional levels of poverty by teaching English and organising fun activities. Your work will keep children off the streets, contribute to their social wellbeing and show them how to enjoy their childhood.

 
Canada Camp Volunteer

Mentor excited and enthusiastic youngsters as they make friends and have new adventures. You could lead them in anything from crafts to extreme sports! Use your free time to explore Canada’s spectacular and varied scenery.

 
Argentina Youth Outreach Volunteers

Give disillusioned young people a reason to be positive. Play games and sports with them, set up clubs, collect food and clothes donations, run workshops, serve them meals or organise trips out.

 
Brazil Youth Outreach

Help brighten up the lives of underprivileged children in Rio. Whether you teach them English, play games with them or run arts and crafts sessions, you’ll improve their self-confidence and social skills.

 
Bolivia Youth Volunteer

Help abandoned and vulnerable teenagers learn manual skills – their lifeline if they don’t go to university. You’ll be based in Sucre, a vibrant city where the colourful, native traditions are still in evidence.

 
Uganda Orphan Skills Training

Pass on practical or academic skills to vulnerable children, and improve their chances of finding work. Help with vocational workshops, school lessons, extra curricular activities, classroom building or raising awareness of HIV - you will make a difference.

 
Uganda Community Outreach

Dedicate your energy and skills to helping some of the world’s poorest children. Assist with home visits and needs assessments, compile reports on the children or come up with new ways to raise funds.

 
Ethiopia Community Volunteers

A rewarding experience in an awe-inspiring setting. Your time in Ethiopia will involve helping children transform their lives through education. Your role offers diversity ranging from teaching English at an elementary or secondary school to supporting community activities.

 
Tanzania Care for Orphans and Street Children

Offer vital support to young boys in Tanzania – AIDS victims, and those who have been neglected or abused. Teach them the skills and show them the affection they’ll need to lead happier lives as adults.

 
Tanzania Reach Out to Children

Dedicate your skills, experience and enthusiasm to a very worthy cause. Teach in under funded schools, set up a sports programme, counsel those affected by HIV or AIDS – your work will be much appreciated.

 
Venezuela Community And Youth Development

Organising activities, visiting children in hospital or helping decorate classrooms will make a huge difference to one of Venezuela’s friendliest but most deprived communities. The project is based in the stunning Gran Sabana national park.

 
Kenya Community Development Busia

Help relieve the crippling effect of AIDS on the Kenyan district of Busia. Projects include supporting the older orphans who are left to look after their siblings, improving sanitation and running vocational schemes.

 
South Africa Community Volunteers - Cape Town

Help the children of Hout Bay in Cape Town, whose families have been deeply affected by these problems, by providing them with the much-needed attention they deserve and teaching them invaluable life skills.

 
Brazil Educational Centre Volunteer

Give children in the most deprived part of Brazil the chance of a better future by teaching football, English or arts and crafts. You’ll get the feel-good factor and they’ll get improved social skills, more confidence and brighter prospects.

 
Cape Town Teaching and Development

Help provide vital teaching assistance at two schools within underprivileged communities of Fish Hoek, on the outskirts of Cape Town. Assist in community work and development initiatives and gain an insight into the lives of underprivileged individuals in Cape Town.

 
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