Gap year travelling tips and advice - dos and donts

So, I joined TSR to ask about travelling in a gap year, so here I am with my questions!
1. what are the pros and cons of doing something organised by a company like a scheme in India or Africa, rather than trying to organise something directly with projects or communities there?
2. what would be a good place to travel for relevance to a career in an NGO?
3. any tips from any seasoned gap year travellers on what not to do?

Thanks 😊

Reply 1

Euapp

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Original post by sailhorsegirl

So, I joined TSR to ask about travelling in a gap year, so here I am with my questions!
1. what are the pros and cons of doing something organised by a company like a scheme in India or Africa, rather than trying to organise something directly with projects or communities there?
2. what would be a good place to travel for relevance to a career in an NGO?
3. any tips from any seasoned gap year travellers on what not to do?

Thanks 😊

Have you thought about using something like Workaway where you can either work for families, schools, animal welfare or directly for an NGO all over the world?
https://www.workaway.info/

Reply 2

username6343090

OP

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Original post by Euapp

Have you thought about using something like Workaway where you can either work for families, schools, animal welfare or directly for an NGO all over the world?
https://www.workaway.info/

Wow that sounds fantastic, thanks for the link!