Types of Community Development volunteer projects
These volunteering placements offer you the chance to join a building, childcare, sports and/or women’s empowerment project. Bring your enthusiasm, team spirit and flexibility to work where needed while volunteering and living at the heart of a community.
Our Community volunteer projects

Experience health promotion and community development through this internship by assisting local staff with the daily challenges facing residents
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Be part of a team working to spread knowledge and education.
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Learn about the impacts of Human Rights, Social Justice & NGO Management abroad
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If you want to help a rural impoverished community while learning about the culture and the people of Cambodia, all that while making friends, this is a placement for you!
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If you want to help a rural impoverished community while learning about the culture and the people of Cambodia, all that while making friends, this is a placement for you!
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If you want to help a rural impoverished community while learning about the culture and the people of Cambodia, all that while making friends, this is a placement for you!
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Human rights and girls’ empowerment volunteering in Quito
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Volunteer in the poorest country in South America, and your family will be welcomed with open arms into a friendly and vivacious community
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Volunteer as a family in Morocco and give back to your local hosting community through teaching women, children from impoverished areas or children with special needs.
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Get involved with women's empowerment projects in Morocco and help local women build their future!
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Get involved with local Moroccan children and help move their education forward!
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Get involved with tourism development in a rural community of Thailand and help build the future of the local community!
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Combine study abroad and volunteering for a semester in Vietnam
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Join this NGO Business Internship in Vietnam and develop your business knowledge by working with local community projects.
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Combine study abroad and volunteering for a semester in Cusco, Peru.
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Join us in Kenya as a healthcare volunteer and help to change the lives of the vulnerable, ill and over-burden communities.
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Intern in a special education centre in Peru that supports children age 3 to 20 by providing them special education geared to their specific needs
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Intern in Cusco for a social centre that supports young mothers
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Volunteer in Tanzania on a teaching and community work project based in rural Moshi.
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Combine study abroad and volunteering this summer in Cusco, Peru.
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Combine study abroad and volunteering this summer in Cusco, Peru.
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Combine study abroad and volunteering this summer in Cusco, Peru.
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Develop your knowledge of the theory and practical elements in tackling global warming on this Climate Change Internship in Vietnam
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Join this Agriculture Internship in Vietnam and learn about local approaches to improving crop yields, land use, agri policy and more
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Come and join us in an NGO in Ho Chi Minh city and develop your CV/Resume and work skills on this Social Work Internship in Vietnam
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If you are under 18 join this initiative Volunteering for 16 and 17 Year Olds in Swaziland
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Join our volunteering for 16 and 17 year olds in India and spend time with other young people developing global citizenship.
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Volunteer At A School for Deaf Children in The Philippines and share your sign language skills with children and local teachers to improve their education
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Film, Photography and Community Volunteering in Nepal for those with creative and practical skills to share to empower women in a rural community
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Girl and women empowerment volunteering in Zambia offers the opportunity to increase access to education, sport, livelihoods and more.
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Bring your accounting or economics skills to Ghana to assist the local team with their micro-finance project which has already helped 120 Ghanaian women.
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Join our Fair Trade Internship in the Amazon Rainforest at a unique tea project doing sustainable economic development, cultural preservation and conservation.
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Share this small business development internship in South Africa to extend your CV/Resume while developing the capacity of a social enterprise.
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Volunteer in Nepal and empower Nepalese women through sustainable agriculture, providing them with the ability to support themselves and their children.
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Spend your holidays doing something different and help others through volunteering overseas. Work on 1 of 4 projects in Costa Rica that accept 16 and 17 year olds.
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Volunteer in Cusco and support young mothers and their children in Peru.
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Volunteer in a Children’s Centre in Bolivia managed entirely by local families from a small community.
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Join us in supporting local families by addressing hygiene and sanitation issues by working on our healthy kitchens volunteering in Peru project.
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Volunteer in India and help with the provision of child care to disadvantaged children as well as participating in a range of exciting activities essential to Indian culture.
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Join our NGO Development Internship in Chiang Mai in Thailand and develop your knowledge and practical experience of international development.
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Learn about non-profit management, community development, social media in promotion, event management and donor funding while experiencing local culture.
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Become a sports coach and volunteer in Swaziland. Coach disadvantaged children to play football, soccer, tennis, volleyball, netball and more.
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Participate in a fascinating health promotion and community volunteering project assisting local staff with the daily challenges facing residents
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There are numerous wonderful projects looking for the support of international volunteers to help with NGO and Community Development in Siem Reap.
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Volunteer on our community education and day care project and support the people of St. Lucia, South Africa where HIV/AIDS rates are high.
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Volunteer in Ecuador on an economic and community development initiative to help families preserve their values, culture and environment and create sustainable livelihoods.
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As a community sports coaching volunteer you will volunteer in South Africa in a Cape Town township where sports coaching is much needed.
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Build a Sustainable Home for Orphans in Belize and support children prepare for adulthood, while immersing them in sustainability initiatives.
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Bring your caring and sharing approach to life and participate in community volunteering in Southern Vietnam.
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Bring your family to Nepal and spend your holiday volunteering and give your family the chance to give something back to communities less fortunate than themselves.
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Build interesting volunteering experiences to your itinerary, and meet like-minded new friends and get to know a country before venturing off on your travels
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Bring your family to Belize and join us on this farming and building project for disadvantaged teenagers.
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Volunteer in Belize this Spring Break and work on a small farm, cultivating sustainable organically grown food for a home that supports abused and abandoned children.
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Why not spend Christmas this year doing something different and volunteer on this building a home for abandoned and abused teenagers project in Belize.
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Become a sports coaching and community work volunteer in the Andes and help integrate boys and girls into sports, foster technical expertise, team work and gender equity.
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Volunteer in the Bolivian Andes and combine construction work and animal welfare at the city zoo with improvements to a local children's centre.
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Combine study abroad and volunteering or interning this summer in Thailand.
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Spend your Spring Break volunteering in Ecuador and support 50 families to preserve their cultural identity and community.
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Volunteer in Ecuador and the whole family will enjoy living in a tight-knit community, working on small conservation projects in the misty cloud forest.
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Volunteer in Quito and help with the education of children who work upwards of ten hours a day in the markets, streets and countryside of Ecuador to support their families.
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Volunteer abroad with Kaya in Costa Rica and get hands-on teaching experience with children who will really benefit from international instruction.
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Despite being derived from the Spanish for “Rich Coast”, Costa Rica still endures relatively high poverty levels, especially in rural areas.
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Volunteer on this community and conservation project on health, the environmental and education initiatives.
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Join us in San Jose for a week of community volunteering helping abandoned and underprivileged children in the city’s children’s homes , community and day care centres.
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Our Experience India Tour encompasses charm, culture and care over 10 or 14 nights where you will be able to see the sights, learn about the real India and get a taste of volunteering.
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Become a volunteer in Costa Rica and join one of our most unique projects in Central America assisting local communities at 2 cooperatives.
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The purpose of this project is to allow education centres to increase their resources via the help of volunteers.
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Volunteer in India on this Women’s Empowerment project and help challenge the problems facing women today in local communities.
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Volunteer and support an eco camp that provides support through employment to a local community cooperative in Malaysian Borneo
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Volunteer in South Africa and assist local nurses and carers by offering support to this busy children’s hospital.
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Help agrarian based families generate an income and volunteer in rural Nepal in a Day Care Centre for the very young and provide education support for older children.
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Come and volunteer in Tacloban City in the Philippines and work in an orphanage supporting the vulnerable that have been further affected by the devastation of Typhoon Haiyan.
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Work in a young offenders rehabilitation centre in the Philippines and reach out to those who've had a troubled past and give them a chance at a new way of life.
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Volunteer in the Philippines and support community development projects by assisting overworked staff at local community centres based in Tacloban.
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Volunteers with a passion for the outdoors who are keen to use their physical strength to help to build structures, clear community spaces or assist with agricultural work will enjoy this project.
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Become a classroom and child care assistant volunteer and work on rewarding educational placements in Cambodia’s premier tourist destination, Siem Reap.
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Volunteer and help improve the lives of abused women in the Philippines by providing skills and education.
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Volunteer with your family in the Philippines and work on community child support activities targeting those that survived the devastation brought by Typhoon Haiyan.
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Volunteer on a building project in the Philippines and help with the ongoing enormous relief effort needed following Typhoon Yolanda in November 2013.
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By volunteering in Swaziland, you can help to care for orphaned and vulnerable children in need at a daycare centre.
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Volunteer in Swaziland to help to build family homes for needy families using local building materials and techniques.
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Volunteer in Tanzania on a teaching and community work project based on the island of Zanzibar, located just off Africa's Tanzanian coast.
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Volunteer near the amazing Victoria Falls in Zambia on a project working with local communities and do something extra special this Christmas.
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Volunteer in Zambia on teaching and community work and support local schools with large class numbers and a small number of teachers.
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Volunteer in Zambia on our sports development project, teaching sport skills as well as tackling topics such as HIV, nutrition and living a healthy life.
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Come and volunteer in the bustling city of Accra and work alongside local staff and beneficiaries on this hands-on Agriculture for Education project.
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Easy 3-step application process
APPLY ONLINE
Click here to apply online and pay your deposit to secure your space on your chosen project. Our advisors will then contact you to guide you through the next steps.
TELEPHONE INTERVIEW
Once we’ve received your application, we’ll be in touch to arrange your informal telephone interview with your Kaya Placement Advisor.
GET PREPARED
When you’ve been accepted onto your project we’ll send you your Welcome Pack and lots of other helpful information to assist you with preparing for your placement.
HAVE A QUESTION?
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