responsible volunteering from award-winning people and places
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why volunteer with people and places?

want to volunteer responsibly and ethically?
this can be challenging! which organisations are ethical and which aren't?
people and places is here to address this
we identify local needs and match them to your skills to create an individual placement just for you
you will work with – not instead of – local people - share and learn
we need to put the right people in the right places – that’s our job!


"people and places has exercised leadership in a sector bedevilled by poor practice"
The Judging Panel, Responsible Tourism Awards


Winner WTM Awards 2020

we match the RIGHT people to the RIGHT places ... ask us how
we can help you volunteer abroad or from home
call us 01795 535718 or message us


OK - so what volunteer placements do we offer?

Not an easy question to answer, because we work with each individual volunteer to learn about their skills, experience and goals. Each and every individual placement is a custom-made, bespoke match between the volunteer’s personal goals and the needs of the project community. We do not invent placements – you can be confident that your work will be contributing to a real need as identified by the projects themselves, with our support. You have goals and the project has goals … our job is to match them.

Below are just a few examples of the sort of volunteer work you could be doing. Learn about ALL of the projects we work with HERE

No Woman Left Behind - a business skills programme in The Gambia (BA)
Location: Gambia
Project Type: business & administration
Share your business and training skills to help support women in The Gambia who have been exploited in their past to become independent earners and build livelihoods and business opportunities for themselves.  - [learn more]
Amazon wildlife research & conservation (Con)
Location: Peru
Project Type: conservation & wildlife
Volunteer in Amazonian Manu - a bio-hotspot in the remote rainforest. Work towards the creation of a truly sustainable Amazon by volunteering on projects designed to research the regeneration of the rainforest. - [learn more]
children belong in families - community support in Treak, Cambodia (CW)
Location: Cambodia
Project Type: community support
Volunteer with Treak Community Centre - help to create opportunities for local people to learn new skills, increase their own ability and self-confidence, towards enabling them to take control of their own futures. - [learn more]
community support in Treak, near Siem Reap, Cambodia (PS)
Location: Cambodia
Project Type: practical skills
Help to build opportunities for local people to learn new skills and increase their own ability and self-confidence, enabling them to take control of their own lives and build the futures they want for themselves. - [learn more]
pre-school and primary school support in The Gambia (CDS)
Location: Gambia
Project Type: child development support
Volunteer to share your pre-school and creative learning skills in nursery schools in The Gambia. Work with local teachers to support them in giving the children the best possible start to their education. - [learn more]
people and places match volunteer skills to project needs
we need teachers, nurses, healthcare and social workers, business & practical skills … and more!
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