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Welcome to Personal Overseas Development (PoD)

PoD provides the opportunity for volunteers to make a real difference overseas, while experiencing incredible parts of the world that are rich in culture, variety and natural beauty. We also arrange placements and courses for our volunteers who want to develop their skills in amazing locations. You may be on your gap year, taking a career break or wanting to volunteer as part of a working holiday abroad.

We currently offer gap years, career breaks, working holidays and volunteer projects in Belize, Cambodia, Malawi, Nepal, Peru, Tanzania and Thailand. We also organise school expeditions.

Through every project that PoD is involved with, we aim to ensure benefit for the volunteers, the charities and organisations we work with, and most importantly the local environment and communities.

 
Short projects
 A range of 1 week - 1 month volunteer projects and working holidays that can fit into travel and holiday plans 
 
What's new
 Bare foot building Caribbean building project -building & interior design volunteers wanted this summer on a dive island in the Caribbean
 
Responsible Travel
 We work hard to try to ensure that our volunteer impact is always positive and never damaging
 
Gap years
Carefully structured and supported gap year projects that are challenging, worthwhile and fun
 
Friends & Couples
 Our volunteer projects can accommodate friends and partners, and we give a discount for most projects!
 
Not from the UK?
As well as UK volunteers, we are very happy to accept volunteer applications from Europe, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa
 


Gap years

- Comprehensive 1 week-6 month programmes for challenging and fun gap years. PoD offers a wide variety of opportunities for volunteers to work in the most incredible parts of the world on their gap years. We also offer summer mini gap projects for 1-8 weeks in the summer holidays designed for people who aren't taking full gap years or University students during their summer holiday. Detailed information on both our gap years and summer mini gap voluntary programmes are available.

 



Career Breaks

- 1 week-6 month programmes providing the essentials for a fulfilling career break, which can also be incorporated into existing travel plans. Our career break volunteers programmes are designed for over 21s and those looking for a more independent volunteer placement, making a difference to people, animals and the environment. More details about career breaks and voluntary work are available.

 



Working holidays

- not everyone can spare a month or two to join an overseas project. For a week or more people who care can take a working holiday or ethical holiday and join our ongoing voluntary work programmes of support and development in local communities. We have an exciting selection of short working holidays and ethical holiday volunteer programmes.

Looking for volunteer work abroad?

- If you are looking for volunteer work abroad our website can help. From orphanages in Malawi to wildlife rescue in Thailand, our website offers a variety of choices. If you are looking for volunteer work abroad we can help you find what you are looking for.

 



Voluntary Work Abroad

- We have relationships with many different voluntary work organisations, and we have helped people from all over the UK and other countries volunteer for good causes all over the world. If you are looking to work with voluntary work organisations we are confident we can help you find what you are looking for.

 




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