Travellers Worldwide

Volunteer Work Overseas

searchfirst — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:56:00 +0000

If you would like to volunteer for work overseas then Travellers Worldwide is the ideal place to find a wealth of information on the sort of documentation you would need for certain countries, the types of jobs and projects that are available. We currently have projects available in 21 countries around the world.

Volunteering for work overseas is something that needs some serious consideration and if you feel you are up for a challenge, would like to help animals around the world that are abused or perhaps you are someone who gets a great deal of fulfilment from teaching children in deprived areas of the world then volunteering is definitely something you will enjoy.

It doesn't matter if you are someone who is retired, a student who is on a gap year, taking a break from your career or undergraduate, you can apply to volunteer for work overseas. Anyone between the age of 17 and 70 is welcome and you will find we have a hundreds of projects of all natures, something for everyone. We also offer these projects to people of all nationalities. No time limit is set on how long you must work on each project, it could be 2 weeks it could be 52 weeks, the choice is yours. No matter how much work you do you will be amazed at how appreciated it is.

This site has hundreds of pages full of information on the projects available in the different countries around the world. I would suggest getting yourself a cup of tea and get relaxed before reading through the site and deciding what kind of work you would like to do. You may have something in mind but, as many people do when reading through our site, you may change your mind and see something else you would like to try your hands at.

Gap Year

searchfirst — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:32:00 +0000

The Oxford dictionary defines a gap year as "a year that a young person spends working and/or travelling, often between leaving school and starting university". It is often referred to as a year out, a deferred year, bridging year, a year off or time out. The title is suggestive that these time out periods last for 12 months, however this is not always the case. The common perception of someone participating in gap year travel is that of a student wanting to take some time away from their studies to experience other cultures, perhaps learning something about themselves in the process. However anyone, not just students, might want to take a gap year as it usually comes between 2 distinct eras in a person's life. Somebody wanting to change their career might prefer to take a gap year before embarking on their career change, giving themselves time to re-assess what they are about to do, or time to decide, even, what exactly they want to do next.

Travellers Worldwide provide information for those choosing to take gap year for year out projects either as a break from their career or study. There are many destinations to choose from throughout the world; from Cuba to China, with courses or voluntary work available to skilled and unskilled participants.

Your gap year projects can help with your university course or your job for experience but you can do absolutely anything you want. You might be a lawyer who wants to go to Ghana and teach football, whatever you want to do we can send you there. Everyone is welcome on a Travellers programme, whether gap year projects, undergraduate on a career break or even retired. From seventeen years old upwards are needed from all nationalities from anywhere in the world.

We are not agents for other companies or institutions either here or overseas. We work with various overseas organisations, such as government and private Wildlife Services and schools. For more information on gap year travel please feel free to browse through the pages of our web site.

Voluntary Work Abroad

searchfirst — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:25:00 +0000

Take a year out to do some voluntary work abroad in somewhere such as Cuba or Ghana and make a difference to individuals and whole communities.

Voluntary work abroad is very rewarding. All over the world there are millions of people who are in need of the basics . Many of these communities cannot afford to build houses let alone new schools so they need all the help they can get. There is a common misconception that you need to be a graduate or similar to teach in a foreign country, you don't. In fact you need no academic qualifications at all; the will and desire to help are all you need to get you started.

We are looking for people willing to take up voluntary work abroad aged seventeen to over one hundred, we do not discriminate against anyone, social standing, race or disability does not come into it as we have placements for everyone.

So what sort of voluntary work abroad can you do? It really is up to you. What are you interested in? Teaching English, animals, football or boxing? Maybe art? Whatever you can do there is somewhere in the world that will welcome you and your talents. You could go and help on a Lion breeding park for three months or go to Brazil to help teach English through sport, voluntary work abroad is as diverse as the people who are in need.

Once you decide to venture abroad to live or to do voluntary work, a whole new vista of experience opens up for you. From the first moment you step onto the airplane, everything is new and different and exciting. The best part is that you get to know your host country intimately by living and working with the people. It's a wonderful experience and one that you'll never forget.

Travellers work closely with partner organisations, such as schools and game reserves, trusts and NGOs, to ensure that they understand the ethos behind Travellers and voluntary work abroad. This is not always easy because one or two of the less developed countries' attitudes to, say, conservation, for example, can be very different to ours. However, this only makes the presence of our voluntary workers more beneficial to those countries, because in time they see the sense and benefits of conserving their natural resources, and as much as our volunteers learn from them, so they also learn from our voluntary workers.