voluntary work

Voluntary work is very rewarding. All over the world there are millions of people who basically have the clothes on their backs and not much else. These communities cannot afford to build houses let alone new schools and so they need all the help they can get, you can help. 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, such is the desperate need for knowledge and help anyone can help.

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

So what sort of voluntary work can you do  It really is up to you. What are you interested in  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 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 aeroplane, 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. 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.