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Make a difference from heart of the Amazon Jungle by teaching English and other subjects to local children – vital if they want a job in the future. You’ll help preserve the traditional values of Ecuadorian tribes. |

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A dream for horse lovers and anyone who enjoys the outside – you’ll be fully immersed in rural life, helping with everything from training horses and farm work to teaching English and preparing activities for the children. |

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Work on up to four projects, all of which are based in beautiful and rarely visited parts of Botswana. There are elephant, crocodile, hippo and community projects and you may see other wildlife, such as leopards and buffalo. |

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If you like tennis, this is an opportunity to teach it to deprived children in Belo Horizonte. You’ll also learn Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, with time to explore some of the most beautiful parts of Brazil. |

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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. |

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A varied project that combines language lessons with volunteer work at a children’s centre. Your help with craft workshops, teaching English and general classroom duties will be invaluable to the already over-stretched teachers. |

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This project enables you to become involved in making a real difference on a project that is in vital need of your support. Your role will allow you to gain hands-on building, repair and construction experience using traditional Swazi methods and local resources. |

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You’ll learn and build on medical skills at a large medical practice, before using them at a rural Bushman clinic. There’s also the chance to nurse animals at a wildlife sanctuary – maybe baby baboons or tamed cheetahs. |

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As a camp counsellor, you’ll lead and mentor youngsters as they make friends and have new adventures. In your free time, you’ll have opportunities to explore Canada’s spectacular and varied scenery. |

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Choose a community project that lets you put your skills to use: therapeutic horse riding or sailing, volunteering in a school or gallery or a specially requested project. Explore British Columbia in your free time. |

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The girls at this home, who have usually suffered abuse, poverty or neglect, will benefit tremendously from any help you can give them with their school work, computer skills or just with enjoying their childhood. |

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Help doctors with sick children in the mornings and get involved in building and painting schools, AIDS support and an education centre in the afternoons. You’ll make a difference and have time to explore Cape Town’s sights. |

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Teach children who often make do with carrier bags for balls and inspire them to play football or take up other sports. You’ll combine much needed sports coaching with academic tuition. |

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Gain a real insight into the lives of Cape Town’s impoverished children, and help give them the care they deserve. Teaching, sports coaching, working with AIDS victims, classroom maintenance and more make for a very rewarding programme. |

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A fantastic way to combine a love of football with time in Ecuador. You’ll work at children’s football schools, helping with training sessions and competitions, refereeing games and teaching English. You can combine it with Spanish lessons if necessary. |

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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.
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Give some much-needed help to social or labour projects in Indian villages. You might carry out restoration work or raise awareness of AIDS, and will get a real feel for village life. Trips to top attractions are included. |

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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. |

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Whether you work in an orphanage, women’s centre, school or clinic, you’ll be giving something back to an underdeveloped but extremely friendly community. Living with a local family will give you extraordinary insight into Ghanaian life.
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You’ll be invaluable to the over-worked leaders of orphanages and homes. Finger-printing, hopscotch or baking cakes will encourage abused, neglected and orphan children to smile again, while you’ll get a rare insight into Costa Rican life. |

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Teach English or computer skills or organise fun activities such as plays, arts and crafts and sport in schools or centres around Costa Rica. Living with a family will give you an excellent opportunity to practise your Spanish. |

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Football – Basketball – Volleyball – General Sports Help with PE lessons in local schools and organise games of football and other sports. Your skills and enthusiasm will inspire underprivileged children who often have to make do with little or no equipment. |

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A massively rewarding project that involves helping wash, feed and look after mentally and physically handicapped children, and, if you wish, getting involved in their lessons. Great whether you have care experience or just want to make them smile. |

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Help with adults’ workshops, children’s classes and after-school clubs. Loving homes and centres have been set up to give them the chance to develop but volunteers are desperately needed to keep the facilities going. |

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Experience Ecuador through Spanish lessons, cooking classes, trips around Quito, community and conservation projects in the Andes and the Amazon, horseback rides, sunbathing on the beaches, surfing, scuba diving, a night forest walk and lots more! |

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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. |

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Use your love of football to inspire and educate children from disadvantaged backgrounds. You’ll work on a street project or a talent academy, organising training sessions and tournaments, refereeing, advising on tactics and teaching new exercises. |

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Teach English and other activities to underprivileged children on two of the most remote and beautiful islands in the world. The help you give them will greatly improve their chances of working in tourism or other industries. |

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Choose from teaching, health care, orphanage, community development or AIDs prevention projects, in rural and urban areas. You’ll work and live with local people, giving you a unique insight into their lives, and take a tour of Ghana.
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Netball is growing quickly in Ghana and you’ll work with the children to develop their skills. They face a lack of resources and coaches but some of them have massive potential – you can help release it! |

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Put your interest in rugby to good use and develop talent in a country becoming more and more interested in the sport. Coaching is needed at all levels – you could teach beginners or the international team. |

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