Community

Brazil Community Development in Rio

Understand life in the favelas of Rio by looking after children and providing a lifeline to parents who need to ...

Medical Elective in Namibia

This medical internship in Namibia is perfect for those looking to gain valuable and rewarding experience, working in a remote ...

Ghana Childcare Volunteers

An exciting and thoroughly rewarding experience awaits you when you decide to become a childcare volunteer in Ghana. Like many ...

Ghana Teaching Volunteers

Get a real sense of achievement and become a teaching volunteer in Ghana. Many schools in Ghana are hugely underfunded ...

Sri Lanka Elephant and Community Volunteers

Sri Lanka Elephant and Community Volunteers

This project was started because the owners of these elephants could no longer look after them. The project works to ...

Botswana Experience

This Botswana Experience will take you on an awe inspiring journey through Botswana and into Zambia, visiting one of Africa’s ...

Zimbabwe Lion Rehabilitation - Victoria Falls

This programme of lion rehabilitation is a combination of two project areas; working on our lion breeding and rehabilitation programme ...

Costa Rica Care For Vulnerable Children

In Costa Rica a number of homes and care centres have been set up to care for the children who ...

India Goa Community Volunteers

Ever wanted to take a short break doing something worthwhile? Community development in India introduces you to friendly locals and ...

South Africa Surf and Community Volunteers

Learn how to surf and then teach some fantastic children how to do their thing on the waves! You’ll experience ...

South Africa Child Development Volunteers

This is one our most rewarding South Africa volunteer programmes which gives you the opportunity to really make a difference ...

South Africa Children's Hospital Volunteers

You will be Volunteering in South Africa, spending time enriching the lives of patients in a hospital dedicated to sick ...

South Africa Sports Volunteers

Volunteering on our South Africa Sports Volunteers project, you will be assisting with sports activities at a school in the ...

Thailand Building Volunteers

Volunteer on your gap year in Thailand

Your month volunteering in Thailand is a great opportunity to do something really helpful and really practical in Asia – ...

Thailand Community and Elephant Volunteers

This programme offers you the opportunity to become part of the local Thai community and gain a true understanding of ...

Cambodia Floating School near Angkor Wat

Cambodia Teaching Volunteers

Help make a difference in Cambodia schools! Assist the teachers at a local Pagoda (temple) school and at a unique ...

Cambodia Childcare Volunteers near Angkor Wat

Choosing to be a childcare volunteer in Cambodia could be a life-changing decision, for both you and the children in ...

Zambia Building and Wildlife Experience

On our 'Zambia Building and Wildlife Experience', you'll be getting stuck in to community life from the start! Get your ...

Thailand Childcare Volunteers

Thailand is one of those countries that desperately need volunteers like you. You’ll find that teaching in Thailand is rewarding ...

Thailand Teaching Volunteers

Teach in Thailand and help Thai Children prepare for a better future by teaching them English in the rural Surin ...

South Africa Big 5 Wildlife and Community

South Africa Big 5 Wildlife and Community

Get involved with this exciting wildlife conservation programme on a real Big 5 reserve in a stunning part of South ...

Kruger to Coast Volunteer Adventure

This is a real Southern Africa adventure! Safari! Swim! Five days and a million memories in one of the continent’s ...

Ecuador Amazon Teaching Volunteers

This programmes offers a fantastic and unique opportunity for you to help teach English to children in several rural schools ...

Tanzania Community Volunteers

Becoming a community volunteer in Tanzania is a fantastic opportunity to give something back to the local communities near Dar ...

India Goa Volunteer and Adventure

Spending time on this option is a great way to sample the essence of India all in one go. You’ll ...

India Himalaya Volunteer and Adventure

Based in a beautiful region of northern India, this Himalaya volunteer and India adventure program is an excellent choice if ...

India Kerala Experience

You will be spending two exciting weeks experiencing the mellow southern Indian way of life on this trip as you ...

Argentina Community Volunteers

As a great way to introduce you to Argentine life and the local language, you’ll be enrolled on a Spanish ...

Argentina Volunteering with Underprivileged Youth

There are many underprivileged youths in Buenos Aires who are in need of help due to economic or family reasons. ...

Costa Rica Animal Rescue

In Costa Rica, ecotourism is a growing and fundamental part of the country's economy. Many people in Costa Rica illegally ...

South Africa Literacy Volunteers

This project presents a great opportunity to experience the real South Africa in a small community near Cape Town, as ...

South Africa Schools and Development

South Africa Schools and Development

Teaching in South Africa at this project involves various aspects of community work and development initiatives that will provide you ...

Peru Youth Outreach Volunteers

Become a Peru volunteer and get involved in some amazing community volunteer projects, helping to take care of some of ...

Sri Lanka Sea Turtle and Community Volunteers

Make sure you don't miss this stunning island on any visit to Asia! Working on this project will enable you ...

Moldova Teaching Volunteers

Help those who need it in Moldova and volunteer with children. Help provide a chance of a better life by ...

Moldova Orphanage Volunteers

Rewarding work in the eastern European country of Moldova. Care for Moldova orphanage children in a rehabilitation centre or boarding ...

Peru Support For Disabled Children

One of the Peru volunteer opportunities available to you, is this massively rewarding project that involves helping wash, feed and ...

Guatemala House Building Volunteers

Guatemala Building Volunteers

This is undoubtedly one ofthe most rewarding projects!Not only will you make ahuge difference to the people you are working ...

Guatemala Community Outreach

Guatemala Community Volunteers

The Guatemala Community Outreach project is one of our most successful community development programmes - a direct result of the ...

Ecuador Street Children Care And Education

Teach in Ecuador as a volunteer on this programme and work in the poorest areas of Quito, helping to make ...

Nepal Community Volunteers

Choose to volunteer in Nepaland there area variety of volunteer projects you can get involved in. Make a real contribution ...

Uganda Community Volunteers

Dedicate your energy and skills to helping some of the world’s poorest children. Assist this community in Uganda – support ...

Kenya Medical and Community Volunteers

Volunteering abroad in Kenya is a great way to enhance your medical experience and make a huge difference with your ...

Malawi Sports and Community

Malawi is one of the world’s poorest countries, with over half of the population living below the poverty line and ...

Malawi Teaching Volunteers

Teach in Malawi and prepare to be creative, imaginative and flexible as you work with large groups of eager pupils. ...

Malawi Medical Volunteers

Be a medical volunteer abroad in one of Africa’s most beautiful but deprived countries. Spend your time volunteering in many ...

India Community Development

With community development in India you will get a chance to bring a new lease of life to the local ...

Community

Being a volunteer abroad in a community project lets you see the world and experience the true culture of the country you visit, as well as meeting dedicated people who live their inspiration. 

You can help within a community through education, conservation, caring for children and community development work.

Community volunteering projects
Real Gap has a huge number of community volunteering projects that span the globe. For example, combining development work in Swaziland with travel along the stunning Wild Coast and Garden Route to Cape Town in South Africa, and providing vital support in Brazil’s Rio de Janeiro.
 

With a wide range of worthwhile community projects on offer you will definitley find the right trip for you. For more information just give our travel advisers a call or why not download a copy of our latest brochure...

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Ecuador Amazon Teaching Volunteers

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Ecuador Amazon Teaching Volunteers

This programmes offers a fantastic and unique opportunity for you to help teach English to children in several  rural schools to support them in thier future development, whilst creating opportunities to help create and maintain healthy communities in the rich, biodiverse Ecuadorian Amazon.

Costa Rica Care For Vulnerable Children

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Costa Rica Care For Vulnerable Children

In Costa Rica a number of homes and care centres have been set up to care for the children who have been abandoned, neglected, abused or orphaned, as well as those whose parents simply can’t afford to take care of them during the day.

Minimum 4 weeks From $1,299
Tanzania Community Volunteers

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Tanzania Community Volunteers

Becoming a community volunteer in Tanzania is a fantastic opportunity to give something back to the local communities near Dar Es Salaam and get involved in some amazing community projects. On top of all this, Tanzania is a rich and diverse country with an abundance of fascinating places to visit during your free time... all in all making it a must visit gap travel destination!

Minimum 2 weeks From $989
South Africa Sports Volunteers

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South Africa Sports Volunteers

Volunteering on our South Africa Sports Volunteers project, you will be assisting with sports activities at a school in the disadvantaged community on the South Peninsula. The school is committed to creating opportunities for every learner to develop to the full- mentally, physically and spiritually. They strive to foster initiative, individuality and integrity and cultivate a creative approach to life's challenges so that our learners will make a meaningful contribution as adult members of the community.

Minimum 2 weeks From $1,170 (was $1,299)
India Himalaya Volunteer and Adventure

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India Himalaya Volunteer and Adventure

Based in a beautiful region of northern India, this Himalaya volunteer and India adventure programme is an excellent choice if you want to make a difference to the lives of local people as well as having a real India adventure in an area that is normally forgotten by many travellers to Asia.

Minimum 28 days From $2,079
Brazil Community Development in Rio

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Brazil Community Development in Rio

Understand life in the favelas of Rio by looking after children and providing a lifeline to parents who need to go out to work.Why not include 10 hours of Portuguese language lessons during your first week of volunteering? Call us for more details!

Minimum 3 weeks From $1,209
India Goa Community Volunteers

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India Goa Community Volunteers

Ever wanted to take a short break doing something worthwhile? Community development in India introduces you to friendly locals and their culture and enables you to gain volunteer experience.

India Goa Volunteer and Adventure

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India Goa Volunteer and Adventure

Spending time on this option is a great way to sample the essence of India all in one go. You’ll see the pick of the best places to visit in Goa with sight-seeing excursions, a spiritual experience and trekking, combined with really important volunteer work close to some of the most beautiful beaches in the world.

South Africa Child Development Volunteers

South Africa Child Development Volunteers

This is one our most rewarding South Africa volunteer programmes which gives you the opportunity to really make a difference to lives of the children at the centre. This volunteer programme is based at Doreen’s Creche, a well established Childcare Centre in the Masiphumelele Township, near Cape Town. The centre takes care of over 50 children aged from three to six years during the day whilst their parents go out to work.

Thailand Community and Elephant Volunteers

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Thailand Community and Elephant Volunteers

This programme offers you the opportunity to become part of the local Thai community and gain a true understanding of the Surin province and its people. The rewarding hands-on work at this elephant sanctuary in Thailand will involve helping maintain and plant crops to feed the local elephants, giving them a wash down at the river and offering support to the local communities. As a volunteer abroad in Thailand you’ll really get under the skin of local life and see Surin from the inside.

Minimum 2 weeks From $1,389
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