When you volunteer with Projects Abroad, you can earn a President's Volunteer Service Award. The President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) was established by President George W. Bush in 2003. It honors people whose service positively impacts communities and who, through offering
I always knew I wanted to travel. That part was obvious. The hard choice was deciding where I wanted to travel to and what I wanted to do once I got there. Whilst researching for my trip I stumbled across the Projects Abroad website, had a browse, and was delighted with what I fo
Ever since I can remember, I knew I had to go to Africa. I didn’t know what I wanted to do while I was there, but I knew I had to go and do something. As I got older and finished my schooling and got my education, I worked for a year as an assistant physiotherapist and assistan
The last time I visited Vietnam was 12 years ago in Saigon. I travelled to Vietnam to make a connection with my heritage. This was my second visit to Vietnam and I was there to implement my goal of becoming a Physiotherapist and to help as many people as possible. I came to the I
I arrived at the airport at four in the morning and Nairobi was already buzzing as people had started walking to the city for work. I took a matatu (the Kenyan public transport/minibus) with my volunteer coordinator to Nakuru. I was given my induction here and I was completely lo
"I feel so lucky to be here in West Africa and so happy I decided to take the plunge and do a gap year- I can't believe what so many people are missing out on." - Extract from my diary. If you are reading this wondering whether to embark on a trip to Ghana, I promise that it won'
Live in the Amazon Rainforest and help protect endangered animals and ecosystems
My name is Heidi Morales and I volunteered at a care centre in South Africa for two weeks. Visiting South Africa was always a dream of mine and I will forever be grateful to Projects Abroad for this life changing experience. My passion and professional goal is to help children ov
My Nepali Host FamilyPerhaps the best indicator of a good trip is the traveller's inability to stop reminiscing about it afterwards. I have been home from Nepal four months now and I just can't stop talking about what an incredible, eye-opening experience it was. I mean it was ju
I always wanted to be a vet and I liked the idea of being able to expand my knowledge of the profession by observing it in another country.Why I decided to volunteer in GhanaI knew that I wanted to experience a veterinary clinic in a different country and 2017 was the year I’d
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