[sarahshaw]

http://www.gapyearworldwide.com which is cool because it has free volunteering placements unlike some of the companies who charge a fortune!

[RJB2]

These guys a re excellent, they only take a few people a year but as they are a fproper chairty they only ask for flights and accomodation contribution. Also they are really involved and spend lots of time with you before you fly out and even visit you while you are there!

Look at the gap year section on http://www.linkethiopia.org/

I had a great time with them.

RJB

[ponta08]

That looks an amazing experience RJB2 I might look into applying for my gap year! There seems to be hundreds of organisations like that all doing good work, I've been looking into some of the companies on http://www.oneworld365.org & there are lots of opportunities.

Anyone looking to teach should check out -
http://www.tefl365.com it has TEFL courses and teaching jobs in Asia and worldwide

http://www.seasonaljobs365.com - Ski and snowboard instuctor jobs, ski resort work, fruit picking jobs etc

Happy travels everyone

[ponta08]

Thanks for the link RJB2 it looks a good experience, did you volunteer with them? There are so many companies offering similar placements, I've got a big list of people to contact. There are lots of volunteer organisations which might be useful to someone out there.

My fave sites for planning a meaningful gapyear -

One World 365, Gap year, Gapyear volunteering, Seasonal jobs, TEFL teaching courses and teaching jobs, Gap year work, Gap year travel and tours, Summer camp jobs, Gap year community projects, Gap year conservation projects

Happy travels.

[ferret123]

Hi!
I've updated my links so the new gap year links list is here:
http://www.squidoo.com/gapyearlinks

[desperatedan]

Wow the Camp America thread is huge so it must be on the most poplar gap year projects?! I've put together some useful summer camp links that have helped me and will hopefully help anyone thinking about working at camp this summer -

http://www.summercampworldwide.com
http://www.summercampworldwide.com/chat
http://www.summercampjobs365.com
http://www.summercampworldwide.com/Bunac.htm
http://www.summercampworldwide.com/Campamerica.htm
http://www.summercampworldwide.com/CCUSA.htm
http://www.gapyearworldwide.com/Jobs.htm
http://www.traveljobs365.com

[Ewan]

seat61.com for train travel
http://travelindependent.info/ for country info and packing advice especially

[marknorthlondon]

I'm going to volunteer on my gap year with Inspire, they have lots of placements like helping animals and sports coaching in Kenya and Sri Lanka. They have tons of fun looking opportunities this lists them if any1 is lookin for something like this i seriously heart this site where i found it-

Gap Year, Gap Year Volunteering, Gap year work, Gap year seasonal jobs, Gap year jobs, Gap year tours and travel

[hels123]

Hi guys,

When trying to decide who to go away with I looked on gapwork loads and yearoutgroup. From these I found Raleigh who run overseas expeditions. Their website is really easy to navigate your way around and there are loads of photos and case studies so you can read about other peoples experiences. I went away with them and had an AMAZING time - would definitely reccomend them, but would also recommend checking out impartial sites as well.

www.gapwork.com
www.yearoutgroup.org
www.raleighinternational.org

Hope this helps!

[becky22]

Im planning my trip with www.africanimpact.com
Massive range of projects. If you want medical type placements but dont have the experience they offer great projects. But they also do photography courses in africa which look amazing. Teaching, building, etc.
Anyone been with them before???

[olibray]

http://www.xtreme-gap.com These guys do adventure sport Gaps - Diving, Flying, microlights kick boxing and other pretty cool stuff.

[marcelbandur]

you guys are providing an extensive list of gap year opportunities. I know many of you have different experiences and viewpoints, but is there any top notch organisation, which specialises in ESL teaching job placements you have been through? I dream of teaching ESL somewhere in Europe. Any suggestions? Thanks.

[worldwide]

not sure marcel. I haven't heard of such a company.
a link to add to the database: www.projectgap.co.uk is new but it looks pretty sweet for getting advice and so on. Problem with gapyear.com and others is they're too preoccupied with trying to sell you theirs and other peoples' products to provide worthwhile advice.

[aliboy]

anyone got any sport based gap year links? would be very grateful

[Custard Factory]

Quite possibly a repost, but i cannot be bothered to check.

www.realgap.co.uk

Have everything from volunteering to round the world trips. 2 weeks to 12 months.

[Cymon]

www.questoverseas.com absolute beast!

[tedders]

www.questoverseas.com

great organisation supporting fantastic projects

[dude79]

If anyone is looking to travel (I hate the word "gapyear" ) without spending money with a gapyear company, you can get some interesting advice and tips here:

Budget Travel and Backpacking Tips | TravMonkey.com

[apassingfeeling]

Not Going To Uni is rather good as well, deals with alternative courses, apprenticeships and stuff like that if you want something that isn't travel related

[JSB13]

http://www.yearoutgroup.org/organisations.htm

This is a good site to find out lots of good organisations to go away with, there was also a good article in the guardina over the weekend which categorised different types of projects and organisations that do projects and what they offer:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/201...teering-abroad

I went away with Raleigh and had a pretty awsome time, there website has a lot of project info on there and some forums where people talk about project experiences and stuff:

http://www.raleighinternational.org