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How it works

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Choose your destination + volunteer programme + preferred start date + placement duration

If you’re not sure which one is right for you request a call back for a one-to-one consultation. Note Intake dates may fill up quickly, especially in peak seasons, so enroll early! If you’re preferred dates are unavailable you can either go on the waiting list or select another date. If you’re traveling in a group please contact us to check availability and receive your group discount.
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Complete the online application form and submit it to Big Beyond
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The Big Beyond team will review and process your application and we’ll contact you within two business days for a one-to-one consultation to assess your motivations and eligibility
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If you’re successful we’ll begin to design your Big Beyond volunteer placement with you, around your skills and interests and request any further information that we may need to help us do so
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You’ll then receive an email confirming your Big Beyond volunteer placement along with an invoice for the deposit, which will be due seven days from the day of issue. Upon receipt of the payment, your volunteer placement will be secured! Note It is at this stage that we’ll provide you with your information pack and sign you up to our eLearning facility to help you get prepared. You’ll be assigned a Big Beyond team member that you can contact with any questions leading up to your trip.
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One month before departure you’ll receive a detailed job specification outlining your specific tasks allocated according to the needs of your local project at that time

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What are your reasons for wanting to volunteer?
I am over 18 years of age

If you choose well, you can match a range of personal needs and interests. It really depends on what is driving you toward traveling with this purpose. Are you looking to grow your skill set? To address an issue you feel passionate about? To help tackle poverty in some of the poorest countries of the world? To help preserve the natural world? To have time out from a fast–paced or routine life? To have an authentic and ethical work and travel experience that makes a real difference? Or, is it simply an alternative holiday offering you more adventure? There are no wrong answers. Volunteering abroad is unlike conventional travel and offers the individual an opportunity to gain a unique understanding of a different culture, to interact with the local community on a personal level and also learn a lot about yourself.

Volunteering abroad is an opportunity to truly experience a place behind the scenes and not just observe it. It’s travel with a positive footprint. It’s the chance to take your knowledge, experiences and energy to people and places that genuinely value your contribution, where you can make a real difference. It’s how you can meet new friends from around the world and be inspired about new possibilities. It’s also the opportunity to develop personal and career benefits whilst exploring incredible parts of your world.

Personalised Big Beyond work and travel placements in Africa include: scientific research (wildlife, land and water), conservation projects, medical assistance, economic and social development (including small enterprise, agriculture, construction and education), working with children and cultural restoration. Volunteers will find themselves working on a multitude of projects which could include: teaching English, arts and crafts, drama, business skills, brainstorming product development ideas for women's empowerment enterprises, tree planting, conducting health campaigns, taking people on wildlife excursions, designing education materials, coaching sports, developing a rainforest reserve or assisting medics with a local clinic. Volunteers are paired to a work and travel project placement which matches their motivation and that will directly support the local community in which they will be based.

Travel
Boost your career
Make a difference
Do something out of
your ordinary

Travel

Travel is one of the most rewarding and enriching experiences.

Learn more about the diverse world in which you live
Challenge yourself in new and different environments
Increase your knowledge and widen your perspective
Be inspired by seeing new things and meeting new people
Feel the buzz from adventure and doing something you’ve never done before
Disconnect from your regular life and wake up to something new everyday
Have memories and stories that will stay with you forever
Marvel at the natural wonders in hidden corners of planet earth
Learn about different cultures first–hand and experience different ways of life
Re–charge your batteries doing something refreshing and revitalising
Broaden your horizons
Build your confidence and embrace change

Where can I go?

Boost your career

Your volunteer experience should not be a gap in your resume, in fact it can stand you out from the crowd at interviews, and really help your job prospects.

Work experience doesn’t have to be paid, or directly relevant – volunteering abroad is a brilliant way to apply yourself in an unconventional setting
Companies are eager to hire people with international work experience and global skills
You’ll gain new and unique skills
Show your communication skills and true exposure to different cultures
Demonstrate your self–confidence, worldliness and knowledge of this multicultural world
Prove you have transferable skills necessary to handle different situations
Shout about your ambition, flexibility and ability to adapt
If it’s something you’re passionate about you’ll really glow in interview
Get across that you’re concerned with something more than just the bottom–line
You may actually become clearer about your career goals if you need to
Some can acquire college credits
You’ll get a reference from Big Beyond at the end of your placement

What can I do?

Make a difference

Most human beings do feel the urge to act in a humanitarian capacity at least once in their lives.

Volunteering abroad is a lot more meaningful and purposeful than just a holiday
It’s a great way to ‘give something back’ and appreciate the things you’ve been lucky enough to experience in your own life
The opportunity to physically contribute to something you’re passionate about
Your knowledge, training, time, dedication and experience can make a big difference to the world
You’ll genuinely feel needed and wanted where you participate
It’s energising to be proactive and involved with working towards positive sustainable change
You may actually end up ‘receiving’ just as much as you give

What can I do?

Do something out of your ordinary to the Big Beyond

You can travel to incredible places whilst boosting your career and making a difference all at the same time.

You’ll affordably travel to remote and unique places and meet people you’re unlikely to visit or have access to as a tourist. Travelling with a purpose is hugely rewarding and puts a very different spin on an experience
You’ll live and work closely with rural communities and genuinely be immersed within another culture, so have the chance to challenge yourself in a new environment, with both personal and career benefits
You’ll have the opportunity to build relevant work experience through our tailored work and travel programmes in Africa
You’ll definitely being doing something good and giving back, even if it’s not your main motivation, because all of our placements target real issues at the time of your placement

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Why Volunteer?

Travel

Boost your career

Make a difference

Do something out of your ordinary to the Big Beyond

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