Are you tired of trying to plan another two week package
holiday or constantly looking for ways to travel abroad and
see the best of the world? If the answer is yes, then Kaya
has the perfect answer for you. With projects for a
volunteer for a week, or a volunteer for 2 weeks or more,
Kaya has options for an alternative holiday from work,
college, university or even just life! With adventure
tours, language courses and volunteer projects there are
hundreds of options to keep you busy for your yearly break
from routine.

Whether you are looking to escape to the depths of the
Amazon Rainforest for two weeks working at an Animal Rescue
Centre, want to dedicate skilled time abroad working in
schools, medical clinics, or building sites, or just want to
help the Inca make jewellery in Peru, we have exciting and
refreshing projects to make a real difference in just a few
weeks.

Most of our projects are available for short breaks but if
you simply don't know where to start we've hand-picked our
top 5 projects for short-term volunteers - check them out on
the right-hand side of the page!

There is no better way of seeing the real world. Any
volunteer will tell you that a short volunteering experience
is more memorable, interesting and fun than travelling as a
tourist and behind the scenes, you will see so much more of
the country and the culture.

Emily Wyszynski did just that and left work behind for a 3
week stint volunteering with wildlife in our Amazon
Rainforest Wildlife Rescue Centre in Ecuador. Read more
below.

“I had saved up some money and wanted to travel somewhere
new in the world, but I wanted to do something more
meaningful than paying to stay at a resort, etc. I thought
it would be great to experience a country by working with
the people who live there and by making a physical (as well
as monetary) contribution to their projects.

As this was my first time volunteering, but also my first
time on a big trip abroad by myself, I, along with my family
had several worries before I travelled. The main concern was
the safety of the country I was visiting and of the project
I was working on. Most of my other questions were rather
minor such as the availability of methods to contact my
family at home, how to get around in Ecuador, what the
accommodations were like at the Centre, timing, etc. Kaya
was very helpful and addressed all of my questions/worries.
One of the Kaya coordinators told me that volunteering is
probably the best way to travel solo, as you have the
ability to meet new people and others in your situation.
That helped me to be less nervous about going alone...”

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