Community Project Volunteer
Live locally, connect with communities and make a genuine difference to people's lives through a community volunteer placements abroad.
What Community Project Volunteering Is Like
Community project volunteer placements offer one of the most immersive and personally rewarding gap year experiences you can have. Rather than passing through as a visitor, you become a genuine part of a local community, building real relationships and contributing in ways that have a lasting impact on the people around you.
Your role will vary depending on your placement, but could include supporting young people in need of shelter and guidance, assisting with health education and community outreach, living with a host family as an au pair, or contributing to grassroots initiatives that give young people a better chance in life. Every community projects volunteer placement is different, but all of them matter.
What You'll Typically Do
Support local communities, build meaningful relationships and contribute to projects that make a real difference every day.
Whether you are working with young people facing difficult circumstances, families in need of support, or communities with limited resources, your presence and commitment makes a genuine difference to the people you work alongside.
Community projects volunteer placements are built on human connection. You will spend your time engaging with, listening to and supporting the people in your placement, developing interpersonal skills that will stay with you long after your gap year ends.
Contribute to Meaningful Initiatives
From health outreach and education programmes to emergency shelter and community projects, you will play an active role in initiatives that have clear, day to day value for the communities you are part of.
Where You Can Volunteer on Community Projects
Community project volunteer placements are available across three unique options, each offering a completely different experience and environment.
Support disadvantaged communities in Ghana through placements at a medical centre and a Football for Hope initiative. One of our most eye opening and rewarding gap year community projects experiences.
Live with a British host family as an au pair while volunteering part time with a local community organisation. A unique way to experience everyday UK life while making a genuine contribution.
Support vulnerable young people aged 16 to 25 at a homeless shelter in the UK, providing accommodation, food and a safe and welcoming environment. A deeply meaningful community projects volunteer placement.
Is This the Right Placement for You?
A community project volunteer placement could be perfect if you:
- enjoy connecting with and supporting people from all walks of life
- want a gap year experience that goes beyond sightseeing and tourism
- are looking for a placement with genuine purpose and real daily impact
- are open minded, adaptable and happy to take on a varied role
Support & Safety
All community project volunteer placements are carefully vetted and supported by our team. You will receive preparation before you arrive, clear guidance throughout your placement, and ongoing support from local coordinators. For volunteers and their families, that peace of mind is built into every placement we offer.
