Gap
Year
Organisations
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The
following is a list of not-for-profit organisations which assist Gap Year
voluntary work placement. If you know of any other suitable businesses
missing from the list please let us know and we will add them free of
charge.
Gap
Activity Projects [http://www.gap.org.uk/] - 'volunteering experiences for your year out'.
Blue
Ventures [http://www.blueventures.org/] - an award winning UK-based not-for-profit organisation,
dedicated to facilitating projects that enhance global coral reef conservation
and research, offering opportunities to volunteers to contribute to coral
reef research.
Frontier
[http://www.frontier.ac.uk/] - 'a conservation agency aiming to promote and advance field research
and implement practical projects contributing to the conservation of natural
resources'.
Greenforce
[http://www.greenforce.org/] - 'works at the invitation of the host country National Trust, or Wildlife
Commission, to assist wildlife conservation schemes'.
Leading
Edge Expeditions [http://www.leadingedge.org.uk]- Leading Edge Expeditions and gap year activities
are ventures approved by the Dorset Expeditionary Society, a registered
charity, founded to encourage safe but challenging 'leading edge' expedition
opportunities for young people who want more for their money.
Project
Trust [http://www.projecttrust.org.uk/] - 'a gap year organisation that sends secondary school leavers
abroad for a year's voluntary work in 24 different developing countries'.
Raleigh
International [http://www.raleigh.org.uk/] - 'to inspire people from all backgrounds and nationalities
to discover their full potential by working on challenging environmental
and community project around the world'.
Working
Abroad [http://www.workingabroad.com/] - 'international networking service for volunteers, workers
and travellers'.
Smallpiece
Trust [http://www.smallpiecetrust.org.uk] - 'focus on promoting engineering careers to young people through
a variety of activities including the provision of residential courses;
prize awards for university students; conferences and seminars; and supporting
other engineering education schemes'.
Students
Partnership Worldwide [http://www.spw.org] - 'every year SPW sends over 600 volunteers
aged 18-28 into rural communities in Africa and Asia'.
The
Oceania Project [http://www.oceania.org.au] - caring for Whales, Dolphins and the Oceans - Participate
in the Annual Whale Research Expedition as an Intern or Eco-Volunteer.
Trekforce
Expeditions [http://www.trekforce.org.uk/] - UK based charity established in 1990, dedicated to delivering
challenging expedition programmes consisting of sustainable projects,
language, teaching and cultural experiences in diverse environments, which
benefit the host country, in order to educate and inspire the volunteers.
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