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3 to 5 Months - Africa and Asia Venture

3 to 5 Months

Volunteering - Who and Why?

AV is not just for students and graduates on gap years; we have volunteering opportunities for those of you in the world of work too! If you want to volunteer abroad with total immersion in a culture that will teach you to appreciate the really important things in life, we can help. 

We offer volunteer teaching, sports coaching, and community, environment and conservation placements for groups of 18-25 year-olds in Africa, Asia and Latin America.

All of our volunteer projects have some common features:

• In-country orientation and safety course
• Living and working in pairs or threes but in some areas, living in houses of six or eight.
• Four weeks of independent group travel.
• Independence but with 24/7 support close by.
  
  

Volunteer Teaching

AM I ABLE ENOUGH TO DO IT? Yes, certainly.
HARD WORK? Yes.
NAUGHTY CHILDREN? Every day!
SCARY? Definitely...

...until half way through the first lesson when you realise just how much the children want to learn and also to see you enjoy the experience. Then it's undiluted pleasure (and a lot of laughter).
You stay for a whole term (8-16 weeks); live and teach with a partner; and get your own house (except when volunteering with the Lepchas, when you stay with a family).

Go solo if and when you want to. Teach everything you can and then some more after school (music, art, drama, sport). It's a rich and fantastic experience where you can enhance a range of skills.

Volunteer Sports Coaching

Africans live for two things: football and ugali (maize meal). Mexicans also adore the beautiful game and tortillas. Indians live for cricket and curries. Travel anywhere in the world and the food of choice may change, but kids' love of sport won't - it's universal!

Tell us your sport of choice and we'll place you where it can be taught - satisfaction guaranteed!

Community, Environment & Conservation

ECUADOR

The Pacific, coastal plains, the Andes and the Amazon basin - all in this small and beautiful country.  AV are working with Rainforest Concern to learn more about the "lungs of the world" and help to stop the appalling destruction of the cloud forest of Santa Lucia. See how you can become involved as a volunteer and make a difference.

COSTA RICA 

The Caribbean on one side, the Pacific on the other and rainforest in the middle - no wonder turtles come back year on year to lay their eggs here!  This is one of the most stable and peaceful countries in all the Americas (they gave up having an Army in 1948) and it has some incredible biodiversity that needs protection.  AV are working with Endangered Wildlife Trust and Rainforest Concern to help do just that.  See how you can become involved too. 

Graduate Volunteering

If you are a graduate, we recognise that you are different. You're older, you may already have had a gap year and the experiences you are looking for might be quite specific. We make considerable efforts to meet your needs and will place you with other graduates, wherever possible.

If you need some help and want to talk about your plans to volunteer, please Get in touch