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Volunteer with Children

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Provide support to underprivileged children in poor communities across the world.

As a volunteer with children you will work within local communities making a difference in young people's lives. If you want to volunteer with children you can choose from a variety of projects.

Choose to teach English to children, work in an orphanage or hospice or directly help to improve the future of street children in impoverished areas. Your help as a volunteer with children will be rewarding and worthwhile. If you are interested in helping people from underprivileged backgrounds then you may also want to take a look at our community volunteering projects.

Listed below are full details of all of our volunteer work with children.
Thailand Adventure
Take a behind-the-scenes look at Thailand with one of three tours. Learn about the country’s language and culture, work with elephants and train as a mahout or help out in an orphanage or school. From £999

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Volunteer India Himachal Project
Give some valuable assistance in a day care centre or school in Himachal Pradesh. Teach English or other subjects, lead creative activities or help decorate the buildings – whatever you do will be greatly appreciated. From £1149

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Volunteer India Rajasthan Project
Put something back into a country that desperately needs volunteers. Whether you help out in an orphanage, a school or a centre for disabled children, your time will be gratefully received. From £1149

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Amazon Teaching Project
Help children in Ecuador acquire the skills and knowledge they need to secure a job. Work with other volunteers to develop lesson plans, then give your own lessons in English, sports or the arts. From £549

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Bolivia Experience
Discover why so many people love Bolivia. Take Spanish lessons and learn to salsa, do some valuable volunteer work with children or animals, visit the highest city in the world, meet the indigenous Tacana people and lots more. From £999

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Bolivia Orphanage Volunteer
Make life a little brighter for orphans in Bolivia. Organise dancing, music, painting and sports classes, help cook and feed them – but most of all, give them the love and attention many miss out on. From £799

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Bolivia Youth Voluntary Project
Give orphans and vulnerable children the chance of a better future. Work at a centre and help them learn vital skills such as English, manual labour and sports – essential if they don’t go onto university. From £799

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Borneo Camp Life Experience
Located in the Borneo jungle, volunteers live and work alongside native communities, playing an integral part in aiding the development of the area whilst retaining traditional ways of life. Time will be spent working in village schools both teaching, and helping with refurbishments. From £895

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Brazil Education Centre in Recife
Give vulnerable children a better quality of life by teaching English, football and other subjects. You’ll assist with homework, build up their confidence and help them to a brighter future. From £999

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Brazil Environmental Education and Theatre Onboard
This programme incorporates education and conservation as you travel by boat around the islands of the Tinhare Archipelago raising environmental awareness amongst children. You will also be involved in tree planting, assist with local environmental research and even producing a theatrical performance to raise environmental awareness! From £799

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Brazil Floating School Project and Capeiora
Take part in a truly unique project. Give English lessons in the morning, help build the touring, floating school in the afternoon then learn capoeira from locals in the evening. No experience needed, just enthusiasm! From £749

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Brazil Tennis Coaching
Put your love of tennis to a worthwhile cause and coach underprivileged children. Help out with sessions, organise your own classes and competitions, umpire in the community – you’ll be amazed by what sport can do. From £799

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Brighter Future in Cordoba Argentina
Light up the lives of children and adults from a poor part of Argentina. Play with the younger ones and assist with their workshops, and help women develop the skills to become self-sufficient. From £349

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Build a Future in Swaziland
Put your DIY experience to good use – or learn as you go. Help build and repair homes and other facilities, get involved with painting projects and generally give underprivileged children a safer, more secure environment.  From £1395

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Cambodia Caring for Children
Be a role model to children who were born into poverty. Draw up lesson plans, teach English, crafts and health education and help maintain the classrooms. Your presence and encouragement will help them towards brighter futures. From £695

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Cambodia Teaching Volunteer
Pass on the basic skills many people take for granted, and make a difference to young lives. Give lessons to children and help local staff develop their leadership skills so they can benefit future generations. From £695

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Camp Canada Counsellor Programme
Work as a counsellor and watch as your charges develop and grow. Stay at one of three bases, leading workshops, supervising your group of children and sharing their adventures. All three camps are in fantastic locations! From £679

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Cape Town Home For Girls
Give some much-craved attention to girls from a township. Help them with their schoolwork, teach them vital computer skills or direct them in a play or dance show. They have few possessions but lots of enthusiasm. From £699

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Cape Town Literacy and Language Project
In the typical over-crowded conditions of most schools in Cape Town pupils often find it difficult to excel in their learning due to the lack on individual attention. This teaching initiative takes children away from the classroom environment for one-on-one tuition sessions. Not only will you see the pupils reading and writing improve but through the interactive and varied teaching methods their awareness of language will develop, providing them with a vital life skill. From £1099

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Cape Town Medical and Community Programme
Put your medical skills to use in area with many sick children. Help out at a clinic, or, if you’re not medically qualified, get involved with education, building or community projects. From £1299

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Cape Town Sports
Set up and run sports and teaching sessions for children with virtually nothing. Introduce them to sports they don’t know, like rugby, netball and cricket, or help them improve at football. Use your initiative and you’ll be well rewarded. From £1099

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Cape Town Teaching and Community Development
Get involved in several projects, based around two schools. Run craft and sports sessions, work with orphans, pass on vital skills and generally help lift the area out of poverty. A varied and rewarding programme. From £1295

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Cape Town Volunteer Projects
The time you give to these projects will benefit Cape Town’s underprivileged communities tremendously. Live with a local family and choose from projects including Healing Through Horses, Marine Conservation and Penguin Rescue and Cape Town for Orphans. From £949

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China Volunteer Teach English
Teach some of the keenest learners in the world! Take a short training course in teaching English, then give lessons at a school on a tropical island. Very rewarding, and a great way to immerse yourself in Chinese culture. From £799

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Coach Sports and Teach Malawi

Make a vital contribution to a beautiful but impoverished country. Give the teachers a much-need hand with English and maths, and help set up sports training sessions and competitions. A little time will make a lasting difference.

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Community Support in Rio Brazil
Help families break the poverty circle by teaching English, mentoring children, organising leisure activities and helping with the running of the day care centre. Your efforts will help them towards employment in the future. From £649

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Community Voluntary Work Ghana
Sample Ghana’s fascinating and largely undeveloped culture. Take part in projects that provide medical care and tackle the AIDS epidemic, improve education and leisure activities in orphanages and schools and build new facilities for the community. From £899

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Costa Rica Orphanages and Homes
Get involved with all aspects of orphanages and homes. Teach English and other lessons, run arts and sports activities and help the staff feed, bathe and take care of the children. Most importantly, make them smile. From £599

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Costa Rica Schools and Day Care Centres
Channel your creative energy into community centres and make a huge difference to their users. Whether you make puppets, play Simon Says or organise a sports day, you’ll make a valuable contribution. From £599

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Costa Rica Sports and Teaching

Sports Coaching – Football – Volleyball - Basketball

Work as a PE teacher in a village school. Help out with lessons and take your own, organise competitions and give advice on keeping healthy. Football, volleyball and basketball are all popular with the children.

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Ecuador Street Children Care and Education
Brighten up the lives of children who are largely left to fend for themselves. Organise activities, encourage them to keep healthy and show them someone cares. You’ll also be supporting children who attend school. From £499

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Football and Teaching Project Ghana
Put your passion for football to good use and coach disadvantaged children – enthusiasm is more important than expertise. Give them vital English lessons, and show them much-needed care and attention. From £799

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Football Coaching Ecuador
Help take children off the streets of Quito by arranging football coaching and competitions. Watch as the magic of sport interests and enthuses young people with very few advantages in life. From £799

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Galapagos Island Teaching Project
Help meet the need for teachers on a spectacular islan