About Us

UK Support

The UK team is on hand before you leave to discuss any aspect of your project,

Overseas Support

taking time out overseas is often a daunting prospect,

Our pricing explained

Sometimes the way we cost our programmes makes us look like a low cost airline.

Overseas support

Taking time out overseas is often a daunting prospect, particularly if you have little or no experience travelling in lesser economically developed countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Your safety and support is our prime concern so we employ local staff in all our destinations to ensure your programme runs smoothly. They are on hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the unlikely event of any emergency and are available during office hours if you need any help or advice.

Arriving in a new country for the first time can be quite scary so our overseas team will be there to meet you with a big sign and even bigger welcome!

We think that it’s important to give you a thorough introduction to your new home for the next few months therefore, our staff will sit you down and give you an induction covering basic customs to where to change money.

Our overseas team are not just there to meet you at the airport. They’re also not there to molly coddle you either. Our overseas team is on hand during office hours to do anything they can to help you get the most out of your experience. You will also be given out of office contact details to be used in the event of emergencies, so please rest assured that in the unlikely event that anything goes wrong, our overseas team will be there to help in whatever way they can.

We do ask you to keep in mind that this is not a holiday and our staff aren’t holiday reps. We encourage you to speak to them if you have any problems or you’re not comfortable and they will do their absolute best to help.

However, sometimes they just can’t help. You will be living in countries that are different and that’s part of the experience. Sometimes, it’s impossible to do anything about the food, the local cultures or the weather.

OUR WORK PROCESS

Sometimes the way we cost our programmes makes us look like a low cost airline. We would never describe our projects as ‘no frills’, in fact our projects have many ‘frills’ that other organisations don’t provide such as language courses and culture courses, which are included at no extra cost.

Put simply

it’s cheaper to be the first to join a project, or join us ‘off peak’, because it costs us less. As more people join us, the projects cost more to run. Therefore, we have introduced the policy to reward people for joining us early or in our quiet times.

Even if you're not lucky enough

Be the first to join our projects, we believe we cost significantly less than similar organisations without compromising your support or your experience.

Contact us

Please don’t hesitate to contact us to chat about this further. We look forward to seeing you on one of our projects soon!

 

(+44) 191 222 0404

Why pay to volunteer / where does the money go?

When looking at programmes like this, many people question why you have to pay to volunteer. Put simply, because they can’t afford to pay you. The money you pay us pays for your food and accommodation, the support you receive overseas from our paid overseas staff and the support you receive from the UK. Part of that money pays for marketing and advertising the programmes otherwise how would you get to hear about us. Where possible we try to keep these costs to a minimum, which is why we only produce a small brochure and have most of the information online.

Additionally, many of our programmes are not traditional volunteer projects, some are aimed at giving you work experience, for example our medical and journalism projects. These projects often include time spent on a course learning skills you will need before you start your placement. In most cases we also pay your hosts to organise a programme for you, which we think is only reasonable given the time they will invest in you. This is why some of these projects cost more.

MEET THE TEAMS!

However, sometimes they just can’t help. You will be living in countries that are different and that’s part of the experience. Sometimes, it’s impossible to do anything about the food, the local cultures or the weather.

SUPPORT TEAM

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