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Teaching English abroad is a really rewarding way to spend part of your career break if you would like to volunteer with children or get involved with community development. We have a wide range of teaching projects and it's not just English that you can teach. Our projects need volunteers to teach Maths, Science, Environmental Conservation, manual skills and, if you're the sporty type, we also have plenty of projects where you can coach a wide range of sports.


Teach all over the world!

You can teach English in the third world countries of Africa, in deprived communities of South America, across the continent of Asia including Thailand, Sri Lanka, India and China and now throughout Eastern Europe!

Our many opportunities to teach abroad are listed below.
Thailand Adventure
Thailand is one of our most popular destinations. Discover this country's diverse treasures; travel through stunning rainforests and jungles, home to traditional hill tribe villages in the north; to its vibrant capital city of Bangkok and on to tropical islands of the south. From £999

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Volunteer India Himachal Project
Himachal Pradesh is a small, mountainous state in North India. The region is dominated by amazing views of the snow-capped mountains and glaciers of the Himalayas mountain range. Choose a volunteer project from teaching or childcare placements. From £1149

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Volunteer India Rajasthan Project
Volunteer in the Rajasthan desert area of North West India. Stay in the world's most colourful desert in the land of the Maharajas. Be part of a developmental project to help communities prosper, where you will be able to make a valuable contribution to the improvement of the living conditions in Rajasthan. From £1149

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Amazon Teaching Project
Thousands of Ecuadorian children living in rural communities are denied the chance to earn a good living due to a lack of adequate education. You could try out your teaching skills and benefit these children by providing a balanced and constant learning environment. From £549

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Bolivia Youth Voluntary Project
This project is based in an orphanage that serves one area of Sucre, looking after children who have been deserted or are at risk living with their families. Most are aged between 5 and 18.  From £799

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Borneo Tribal Children and Horses Volunteer
This project is packed with the best that Borneo has to offer. It is ideal for people who love the great outdoors, enjoy exotic culture and cuisine, or are looking for a project with genuine nature and conservation value. If you enjoy working with horses, or children, or just want to escape and experience another way of life then this is the perfect project for you. From £599

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Brighter Future in Cordoba Argentina
Initially set-up as a day care centre for children of working mothers, the centre now also acts as a shelter for disadvantaged young children. As a volunteer, you will be directly involved with helping educating attendees of the centre as well as acting as a vital support to the already over-stretched staff. From £349

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Cape Town Teaching and Community Development
Many children in the suburbs of Cape Town live in poverty, and are not receiving the education or childhood that they deserve.This project provides vital teaching assistance, at two schools within a particular underprivileged community. You will also be assisting in various community projects and development initiatives. From £1295

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Cape Town Volunteer Projects
By participating in one of these volunteer projects you will provide priceless assistance to children and adults in deprived parts of the community. Choose from a range of social voluntary projects and stay in with a local family in the beautiful Cape Province of South Africa. From £949

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China Budget Paid Teaching
Find yourself in the ‘off the tourist radar’ China, experiencing one of the world’s oldest, most interesting and unique cultures. You may be teaching some of China’s huge population, but you’re bound to learn a thing or two as well! From £799

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China Experience Programme
On this programme you can combine a number of excursions and activities that give you the unique chance to experience real life in China. From £999

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China Volunteer Teach English
Teach English in China on this rewarding volunteer programme - a great way for you to learn all about Chinese culture, customs and the language, while also making a valuable contribution to this rapidly emerging nation. The perfect way to spend a career break in China. From £799

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Community Voluntary Work Ghana
Ghana remains largely undeveloped in terms of responsible tourism and international volunteering. Because of this, Ghana maintains a strong authentic culture and presents many opportunities for volunteers to assist in this African developing Nation. Choose from a range of Healthcare, Orphanage and Teaching Volunteer placements. From £899

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Costa Rica Schools and Day Care Centres
Volunteers can help with recreational and educational activities in schools and day care centres all throughout Costa Rica. You will be assisting teachers in classrooms as well as helping the children with basic written and conversational English. From £599

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Costa Rica Sports and Teaching

Sports Coaching – Football – Volleyball - Basketball

Enjoy the Pacific Coast of one of Central America’s most beautiful nations and indulge you passion for sport with some of Costa Rica’s underprivileged children! You will be teaching PE at school during the morning and coaching it in the afternoons, so you and the children can really make the most of your time in Matapalo!

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Ecuador Street Children Care and Education
As a volunteer, you will work closely with the Ecuadorian people and become deeply immersed in their way of life. There are so many children in Ecuador who live in poverty and do not receive the support and attention that they need. You will play a vital role in helping to improve the lives of these children From £499

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Football and Teaching Project Ghana
Join this programme and help to coach football and teach English to school and street children in Ghana. Sport, particularly football, has been an excellent medium to alleviate the financial and educational hardships that many children in Africa face and has been the perfect way to encourage children to interact and develop on a day-to-day basis. From £799

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Football Coaching Ecuador
Join this project to help coach football to underprivileged children in Ecuador. Use your skills and passion for the sport to help young aspiring players stay off the streets in Quito. This project is perfectly suited to football enthusiasts of any ability, whom are interested in giving something back and developing their Spanish skills at the same time. From £799

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Galapagos Island Teaching Project
Teach English to children in the Galapagos Islands. Learning English is a compulsory part of the curriculum in Ecuador but there are not enough teachers and resources to fulfil this. Volunteers fill this gap and free up sufficient resources to invest in the children's futures. From £999

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Ghana Community Development Project
As a community volunteer, working and living amongst the Ghanaian people, you will have the unique opportunity to immerse yourself in the wonderful culture of the country, and experience firsthand what life in these communities is like. As a volunteer, you will also be taken through a comprehensive and detailed orientation, as well as a week long guided tour around Ghana. From £999

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Guatemala Community Outreach Project
Be part of a successful and exciting community development programme and help change the lives of Guatemala’s underprivileged families. On this varied programme, volunteer help is needed in teaching children, building and health care projects. From £499

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Helping Hand in Cordoba Argentina

Based in Córdoba City, this is a broad programme whose overall objective is to help people in the community who suffer from severe poverty. Volunteers will run workshops and activities for both children and adults with the aim of developing their skills and building their self-esteem.

 

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Hockey Coaching Project Ghana
This programme is currently unavailable; to find out about similar projects, please contact us. Sport is a terrific way for people of all countries to find common ground, and hockey is now one of the fastest-growing games played in schools and clubs throughout Ghana. This programme is ideal for anyone with a good grounding in hockey who wants to share that skill and enthusiasm with some of the more deprived children of West Africa. From £799

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House of Light in Buenos Aires
This project aims to help the children of AIDS victims, who are in desperate need of affection and attention. The centre has since broadened its scope and now also provides education and care to children from low-income families, who receive the love and support they so badly need. From £449

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India Sports and Community Himachal
General Sports – Cricket – Football – Volleyball – Netball
Become part of the Sports and Community Project based in India and help to encourage the physical health of disadvantaged children. 
From £1149

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India Sports and Community Rajasthan
General Sports – Cricket – Football – Volleyball – Netball
Join our Real Sport Experience’s Sports and Community Project in India to help develop the physical wellbeing of underprivileged children.
From £1299

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Kanjar Community Development
A challenging project for those who would like to help a group of people who have struggled as a result of poverty and isolation. Your work will be particularly beneficial for the Kanjar children, but also for the community as a whole. From £649

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Kenya Community Outreach Volunteer
This is a shining example of a successful community upliftment programme. The programme is situated in the small West Kenyan town of Kimilili and aims to help those who are infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. From £899

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Kenya Medical and Community Programme
Volunteer in the Nairobi slums and nearby schools, orphanages and hospital. Volunteers will be deeply affected by their time spent assisting doctors in understaffed hospitals and the possibility to give orphaned children much needed attention and love. From £1295

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Kenya Orphanage and Community Outreach
This project is a great way to really contribute to the deprived families and orphans living in Kenya. You will mostly be working with children ranging from the age of 3 to 16 years old, all of which have already seen a great amount of suffering in their lives. From £899

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Kenya Sports and Teaching Programme
This project will have you volunteer teaching and sports coaching, a great way to develop the education and to have fun with underprivileged children. You will teach in the mornings and do sports coaching in the afternoons allowing you to make an impact on the lives of the disadvantaged people in a neglected region of Kenya. From £899

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Kruger Child Development Programme
Set on the outskirts of the majestic Kruger National Park, you will be working in the heart of South African rural communities helping change the lives of some of the country’s most underprivileged children. From £1149

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Lake Malawi Teaching Volunteers
Schools in Malawi are seriously under funded with little resources and a lack of trained teachers to educate classes of sometimes up to 200 children. Volunteer help is desperately needed. From £949

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Making a Difference in Buenos Aires