Summer Volunteer

Are you looking to volunteer abroad this summer. GVI run a number of summer volunteer opportunities from 1 week to 2 months in Africa, South America, Europe, Asia and beyond. All running between the beginning of June and the end of August, they are ideal for school leavers on a mini-gap year before starting university... or for anyone who is bound by the school holidays!

Here’s your chance to use that gap in your diary to get away, while doing something rewarding and worthwhile on one of our exciting conservation or community projects around the world…

Our Top Ten Summer Volunteer Programs

Turtle Conservation in Greece - Protect and conserve an important loggerhead turtle nesting area in the Mediterranean
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Dolphin Research in Kenya - Volunteer for two weeks to assist vital conservation efforts on this long running research project on the East African Coast
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Volunteer in an Orphanage in Cape Town, South Africa - Assist with childcare & educational activities in a township orphanage while exploring South Africa
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Teach English to Buddhist Novice Monks and Local Communities in Laos
Teach English to Buddhist Novice Monks and Local Communities in Laos

Enhance the education of novice Buddhist monks in Luang Prabang as well as other members of the local community while learning about the local culture
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Volunteer at a Childcare Centre in Mombasa, Kenya
Volunteer at a Childcare Centre in Mombasa, Kenya

Assist education, counselling, arts and sports for impoverished children and orphans from Mombasa's slums
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Wildlife Research Expedition in South Africa
Wildlife Research Expedition in South Africa

Enjoy first-class wildlife viewing whilst volunteering on a research project in aid of conservation of Africa’s large game
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Volunteer with Colobus Monkeys in Kenya
Volunteer with Colobus Monkeys in Kenya

Undertake research in a global biodiversity hotspot to support community-based conservation of Kenya's coastal forests and colobus monkeys
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Volunteer to Teach Children in Thailand
Volunteer to Teach Children in Thailand

Work alongside Thai teachers assisting with English language lessons in local schools
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Short-Term Building Projects in Peru
Short-Term Building Projects in Peru

Help improve health levels and reduce deforestation in Peruvian indigenous communities around Colca Canyon by building fuel-efficient stoves
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Volunteer with Indigenous Children in the Ecuadorian Andes
Volunteer with Indigenous Children in the Ecuadorian Andes

Learn Spanish, live and work with an indigenous community and explore South America
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