Community Development Volunteer Projects
These community development 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.
Like on all Kaya projects, our community development volunteers support locally led initiatives. Firstly, this is important because it ensures the hard work you put in can continue to have an effect after you have left as the project will continue to thrive. Secondly, it means that no jobs are taken from local people and in most cases more are created through things like tours and homestays. It is aspects like this that help us ensure that our community development volunteer projects are ethical and sustainable. VIEW PROJECTS.
Becoming a community development volunteer and joining a building project is a great way to use your enthusiasm to support the communities you visit. Whether you want to be a community development volunteer to help with recovery work after a natural disaster, create safe housing, or building inspiring schools, we have a community development project to match your skills and passions. When you join a Kaya building project you will be working with local people to support existing initiatives. This approach allows us to ensure that all of our community development volunteer placements are sustainable and can continue to develop.
If you have a passion for working with children, becoming a community development volunteer and joining a childcare project could be a good option for you. Our childcare community development volunteer projects allow you to support children in all aspects of their lives. Some days you may work with the children on their academics. Other days you may play fun games and read stories. You may also get involved in helping serving meals, run sports activities, and teach the children life skills. If you are looking for a holistic approach to making children’s lives better a community development volunteer project could be perfect for you.
Our community work volunteer projects cover a whole host of initiatives. The developing communities we work are often tackling a number of issues and our community development volunteer projects will give you a real insight into the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Kaya community development volunteer projects range from working with the elderly, repairing community spaces, supporting those trying to escape the poverty cycle, and supporting NGO development. We also have some great options for families wanting to join a community development volunteer project!
If you are looking to become a community development volunteer and have a particular interest in sports, we have a great range of projects that would suit you. These projects work within schools and community centres and support young children, teenagers, teachers, and sports coaches. Not only is exercise important, playing sports teaches team working, communication, and listening skills. These projects also offer activities for youths who often fall into crime with nothing else offered to them. You don’t need any training or qualifications to become a community development volunteer on a sports project just an enthusiasm for sports and exercise. If you do have experience in this field then your knowledge and expertise could be well used on a community development volunteer project so let us know!
If you are interested in learning about and supporting women in developing countries, we have a number of community development volunteer projects which specialise in women’s empowerment. These projects offer safe places for women and girls who are often in vulnerable situations in their communities and support them to build brighter futures for themselves. Situated in countries where women are threatened by exploitation and abuse, these projects are a great way to learn about women’s empowerment across the world while you work alongside local staff to support those you meet.
Other types of Community volunteer projects
Our Community volunteer projects
Gain some practical experience in Architecture abroad!
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Gain some research experience in Political Studies abroad!
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Gain some real experience in Environmental and Wildlife Conservation abroad!
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Gain some experience in Educational Psychology abroad!
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Join this organic farming and food security initiative, aimed at providing a sustainable source of healthy foods for young mothers and inner city youth in Belize.
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Join our 10 or 7-week environment conservation and community development gap year adventure program, and explore Costa Rica in an exciting and meaningful way!
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Join our 10 or 7-week environment conservation and community development gap year program, and explore South Africa in an exciting and meaningful way!
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Join Kaya's NGO Development Internship and gain key skills to enhance your CV whilst contributing to impactful work in Livingstone, Zambia.
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Make a fundamental improvement to your own life and the vulnerable living by volunteering and helping to improve nutritional standards in Tacloban City.
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Join us in the rural community of Costa Rica and contribute to local education through sports while living an adventure of a lifetime!
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Kaya Teaching in Ghana placement provides participants with the opportunity to learn about the local community while sharing their knowledge and providing brighter prospects to the local students.
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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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Take part in a Psychology and Social Work Internship in Ecuador and develop your skills and gain experience abroad
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Take part in a NGO Management Internship in Ecuador and develop your skills and gain experience abroad
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Take part in a Social Justice Internship in Ecuador and help combat causes you care about
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Join the sustainability internship in South Africa and make an impact environmentally, economically or culturally depending on your field!
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Intern in for a local social enterprise promoting financial independence through indigenous traditions in Peru
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Intern in a local school and gain some teaching experience in Peru
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Participate in the Environmental Protection Internship in Uganda and learn how renewable energy can be used in a country like Uganda
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Participate in a human rights internship and contribute to the access to disability-friendly sexual and reproductive health services for those with disabilities
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Participate in a Youth Empowerment Internship in Uganda and contribute to the lack of youth-friendly health care services that is evident in Uganda.
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Participate in the farmers' economic empowerment internship in Uganda and contribute to the expansion of local farming businesses
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Participate in a women empowerment internship and learn about sustainable development model to empower local vulnerable women and help them make a living.
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Intern on this Microfinance and Entrepreneurship Training for Communities in Uganda placement and contribute to the training of local entrepreneurs.
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Join our social work internship in South Africa and get involved in a local community while developing your professional skills in a different environment.
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Join our human rights internship in South Africa and get involved with a local community on a worthy cause.
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Volunteer Coaching Sports in Ghana placement provides participants with the opportunity to learn about the local community while sharing their knowledge and providing brighter prospects to the local athletes
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Develop and share your business skills by participating in this microfinance internship in Africa.
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Experience health promotion and community development through this internship by assisting local staff with the daily challenges facing residents
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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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Human rights and girls’ empowerment volunteering in Quito
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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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Join this NGO Business Internship in Vietnam and develop your business knowledge by working with local community projects.
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Join us in Kenya as a healthcare volunteer and help make a difference to those living in vulnerable and developing 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 a social centre that supports children and adolescents considered at-risk and help the NGO provide a safe and comfortable environment.
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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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Use your business and financial skills to empower local women and youth by doing this Microfinance Internship in Ghana and contribute to local economies.
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Join our Fair Trade Internship in Ecuador and work with a local sustainable environmental project that helps alleviate poverty locally.
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Share this small business development internship in Eswatini 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 teenagers from 15 years old.
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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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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 and work in a rural health clinic in stricken Tacloban and gain experience working with a local team serving the impoverished communities of Leyte province.
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If you are studying early years education or development intern with us in South Africa or Swaziland and earn from and compare your experiences with local teachers and students.
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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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Bring your caring and sharing approach to life and participate in community volunteering in Southern Vietnam.
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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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Become a sports coaching and community work volunteer in the Bolivian Andes and help integrate boys and girls into sports, foster technical expertise, team work and gender equity.
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Volunteer within the social services on this counselling and social work project in Belize to help an understaffed centre support young people and women who are in need.
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If you have a passion for, and can inspire others to express themselves through dance and movement, then volunteer on this wonderful dance therapy project in Belize.
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Support over-stretched teachers in classrooms and through interactive training sessions on this teaching and teacher development volunteering project in Belize.
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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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If you are interested in community development with a health focus then this rural public health volunteering placement is perfect for you.
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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 childcare experience with children who will really benefit from international instruction.
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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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Volunteer in India on this Women’s Empowerment project and help challenge the problems facing women today in local communities.
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Become a Social Work volunteer in Cambodia and use your social work skills to build the capacity of social workers in Siem Reap.
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Come and volunteer in Tacloban City in the Philippines and work with disadvantaged children 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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Use your expertise and experience in education and become a volunteer and work on a teacher and curriculum development placement in Cambodia’s premier tourist destination, Siem Reap.
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Participate in promoting environmental awareness within African Communities, combat Climate Change and develop your own knowledge and skills.
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Volunteer in Tacloban, hit heavily by Typhoon Haiyan in November 2013 and give rural, impoverished children a valuable boost for their future by teaching them English.
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Volunteer in the Philippines for a grassroots NGO and raise awareness through media and photography of the socioeconomic issues facing Filipino people.
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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 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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Become a community teaching volunteer in South Africa and provide essential teaching support in the poverty stricken communities in the townships of Cape Town.
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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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Easy 4-step application process
APPLY ONLINE
Click here to apply online and pay your application fee to apply for 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 review your details and be in touch to arrange your informal telephone interview with your Kaya Placement Advisor.
CONFIRMATION
Following your interview, we will provide you a placement offer. Once you are ready to confirm your placement and dates, you can pay your confirmation fee to book and secure your space.
GET PREPARED
When you have confirmed your project dates we’ll send you your Welcome Pack and lots of other helpful information to assist you with preparing for your placement.