Volunteer Travel : Australia : Travel : Seniors : Travel Adventures: Peru, Ghana, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zambia, Vietnam, Ecuador, and northeast Australia.
Founded in 1996, Detours Abroad offers opportunities for clients to combine educational, exploratory travel and volunteering in developing countries to both enrich their experience and benefit a rural community or environmental initiative. The mission is to promote understanding and tolerance through volunteer travel with placements from 2-12 weeks on small-scale projects while working alongside local people. Volunteers of all ages are involved in teaching English, building and renovation, child care work, administration and environmental monitoring. Assignment areas include Peru, Ghana, India, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Zambia, Vietnam, Ecuador, and northeast Australia. |