Organisations and companies offering short term overseas opportunities: (less than 3 months)

• Aviva provide placements working with children or conservation for a period of between 4 – 6 weeks in South Africa, costs vary.

Web: www.aviva-sa.com
Email: info@aviva-sa.com

• Biosphere Expeditions offer placements on conservation projects across the world and won the 2006 ‘Best Volunteering Organisation’ award from First Choice Responsible Tourism.  Placements are between 2 – 4 weeks and costs vary.

Web: www.biosphere-expeditions.org    
Email: info@biosphere-expeditions.org

• BTCVprovide voluntary placements in conservation across Europe, North America, Africa, Asia and Australasia. Placement lengths and costs vary.

Web: www.btcv.org         
Email: information@btcv.org.uk

• Changing Worlds offer placements in North and South America, Asia and Africa on conservation projects. Placements are usually 8 weeks long, and costs vary. Changing Worlds were a founding member of the Year Out Group and are ATOL protected

Web: www.changingworlds.co.uk       
Email: welcome@changingworlds.co.uk

• Concern enable willing volunteers the opportunity to undertake global challenges in a variety of locations including the Himalayas, China, Peru and Europe. Challenges last 2 – 4 weeks, and costs vary.

Web: www.concern.net     
Email: londoninfo@concern.net

• Raleigh offer placements conservation and animal welfare across Asia and Africa. Placements last between 5 – 10 weeks and costs vary depending on location.

Web: www.raleigh.org.uk  
Email: info@raleigh.org.uk

• Volunteer Africa provide placements for volunteers keen on construction/improving local infrastructure in Tanzania and East Africa. Placement lengths vary between 4, 7 or 10 weeks and costs depend on placement length.

Web: www.volunteerafrica.org     

• The new Heart for Change program provides young university students, young professionals and other motivated and socially-concerned people the opportunity to volunteer in Colombia. Volunteers can choose this option not just as a way to spend their holidays, but also to help at-risk communities and to take advantage of the experience to grow both professionally and personally.

Web: www.heartforchange.org

Email: info@heartforchange.org