Volunteering Overseas

Volunteering overseas on one of hundreds of worthwhile, constructive and community based programmes means you can make a difference in one of 25 third world and developing countries.

With Projects Abroad, your compassion, skills and energy will be channelled into a rewarding and challenging experience while volunteering abroad.

Volunteering Overseas – Why, Who and What?

Volunteering overseas will be a unique life and travel experience. At the same time as making a genuine contribution to the community in which you live, you will understand and fall in love with amazing countries, make friends for life and learn much about your self and the world around you.

Volunteering overseas is open to all ages and Projects Abroad offers flexible start dates and project durations from two weeks up to twelve months.

People volunteering overseas may work with deprived children in orphanages in Cambodia, teach English in Nepal, help with cutting edge conservation measures in the heart of the Amazon rainforest or build houses in rural African communities.

Volunteering Overseas - More Info

To find out more about volunteering overseas you can read some stories from previous volunteers here and also follow the links to find out more about our work in these countries.

Projects Abroad was established in 1992 and in 2008 sent over 4000 volunteers to worthwhile and constructive placements around the world. We believe that a better understanding of the world out there is crucial to a more just and peaceful world for the future.

Projects Abroad offers volunteers overseas work which is constructive, rewarding, safe, well supported and valuable. We hope you’ll choose to join us.