Family Volunteering



Taking a family volunteer vacation may not be everybody’s idea of taking a conventional vacation; yet volunteering overseas as a family offers one of the most incredibly rewarding experiences for all involved. Volunteering Abroad as a family is a great way for families to experience exciting and new cultures together, doing something completely different in a safe and ethical way.

Family volunteering also allows your children to discover parts of the world they would probably never learn about at school in an in-depth way not possible on just a vacation. Not many of our projects are suitable for children but the ones we have selected below will give you selection dilemma.

GVI is pleased to announce that for each adult family member joining the project, a family member under the age of 18 will receive 33% off the volunteer fee for our family volunteering projects.

Please note due to the varying group dynamics of different families (for example the number of children and ages of children), each application is dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Please call us directly to discuss your family’s volunteer travel requirements.

All Our Family Volunteer Vacations

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Kenya Community Development Internship

Receive personal development opportunities while interning on care, education, counseling, arts and sports projects for impoverished children and orphans from Mombasa

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Volunteer on a Community Construction Project in Guatemala

Build a stove or join in a construction project for communities in need

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Turtle Conservation in Greece

Turtle Conservation Volunteer Program in Greece

Conserve and protect an important loggerhead turtle nesting area in the Mediterranean

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Community Construction in Nicaragua

Volunteer building in Nicaragua

Help out from one week and upwards on these crucial construction projects in rural Nicaragua

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Volunteer on construction projects in the Ecuadorian Andes

Improve health levels and reduce deforestation in South American indigenous communities of the Andes by building fuel-efficient stoves

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Orphanage Volunteering in Kenya, Africa

Assisting with care, education, counselling, arts and sports for disadvantaged children and orphans from Mombasa

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Volunteer with Rescued Elephants in Thailand

Thailand Elephant Rescue and Wildlife Research

Working with indigenous communities to create a new future for this endangered species

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GVI Nepal Childcare

Volunteer in Nepal

Work at orphanages, go trekking and rafting and explore this amazing country in Asia

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Elephant Conservation Project in Sri Lanka

Volunteer to monitor elephants and experience the rich culture of one of Asia's finest islands

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Teaching English to Sri Lankan Children

Sri Lanka Volunteer Program

Volunteer to teach English and experience living in a local community in rural Sri Lanka

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Indian Child

Volunteer in India on Community Education Projects

Teach impoverished children, experience Indian culture in-depth and explore this amazing area

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Baby Turtle Vanuatu

Volunteer with Turtles on Vanuatu Island, Australasia

Help a rural community-based sea turtle nest survey and protection program

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Volunteer on Conservation Projects in Borneo

Assist wildlife research projects and live and work along side Indigenous Communities on this diverse and important volunteer program

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PR175 Volunteer with street kids and tribal communities in India

Volunteer with street children in India

Help on much needed educational programs in rural tribal communities in Rajasthan from 2 weeks and up.

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Turtle Conservation Volunteering on Zanzibar Island, Africa

Assist rescued turtles and hatchlings on Zanzibar's coast whilst supporting community-based conservation

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Dolphin Conservation in Greece

Volunteer on a Dolphin Conservation Program in Greece

Assist marine biologists to study and protect dolphins in the Mediterranean Ionian Sea, Greece.

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