Qualifications Longer projects in the developing world mostly require people with skills such as carpentry, nursing, or accountancy. Previous experience or qualifications are not needed to join a workcamp or short term voluntary project and most volunteers will be welcomed whatever their age. Long term projects may pay wages at the local rate, plus travel expenses and insurance, and will provide meals and accommodation. Unskilled volunteers will invariably have to pay out, both to be placed on a voluntary project and towards their keep. Finding Work Fixing up a place on a voluntary project is the easiest way to find work abroad in advance, especially as local employment rules are often handily circumvented.
Many organisations can place volunteers, see the books below or our directory for names and address.
The money needed to finance the trip can be raised by sponsorship. Green Volunteers offers a wide choice of opportunities to work with different wildlife species and habitats all over the world. It lists conservation organisations, large and small, and gives details of many less well known projects requiring lower than usual financial contributions.