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WORLDWIDE EXPERIENCE allows you to contribute to global conservation and community programmes.
Specialising in Conservation Projects in South Africa we now see the need for your help across the globe.
Combine conservation projects with community development and adventure programs and make your GAP YEAR, CAREER BREAK or SUMMER HOLIDAY a life-changing experience for yourself and others that you will help!

We offer volunteer placements in South Africa, Kenya, Namibia , Malawi and Sri Lanka - where the conservation aims and objectives of the projects being run are similar to our own.

 SOUTH AFRICA
 Wildlife Conservation
   Addo Elephant Park
   Amakhala Game Reserve
   Become a Game Ranger
   Hoedspruit Endangered
      Species Centre
   Kariega Game Reserve
   Moholoholo Rehab Centre
   Shamwari Game Reserve
   Wildlife Film Academy
 Marine Conservation
   ORCA Marine Foundation
 Community
   Community & Teaching
 Other Projects
   Eco-school Challenge
   Grown-up Gappers
   Vets Go Wild
 MALAWI
   Born Wild Programme
 KENYA
   Colobus Trust Monkeys
 SRI LANKA
   Elephant & Leopard Research

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WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Our variety of wildlife conservation placements really offer you diversity in the projects you join, from caring for baby animals at a rescue centre to working and assisting award winning conservation teams on Big 5 game reserves. Our unique travel opportunities run from 2 weeks to 3 months and are located in several amazing countries.
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MARINE CONSERVATION
The O.R.C.A. Marine Foundation gives volunteers the chance to become part of one of the worlds most successful ocean research teams. Over the past 2 years the O.R.C.A. team have strived to turn Plettenberg Bay into a protected Ocean Marine Park. During your 4 week stay you will become part of the O.R.C.A. family assising in their long term projects.
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TEACHING ABROAD
Are you thinking of becoming a professional teacher - or just want to assist or work alongside teachers in underprivileged communities abroad? If you're looking for a short term position, this could be the placement for you. You don’t need any qualifications to participate in these placements; just passion and enthusiasm for teaching abroad.
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GROWN-UP GAPPERS
Who says that fantastic travel opportunities should be restricted to just Gap Year students? Worldwide Experience offer a number of unique conservation and community projects for the more mature traveller. If you are looking at a sabbatical, career break, unpaid leave - or simply a holiday with a difference, we guarantee a life changing experience!
Read more about our sabbatical opportunities for Grownup Gappers

ECO-SCHOOL CHALLENGE
Is your school group up to the Eco School Challenge? As part of the Worldwide Experience portfolio we organise tailor-made trips for school groups - with the emphasis on ‘making a difference’, this challenge is based around conservation and community work with the added extras of adventure and rest & relaxation (R&R). It is completely flexible.
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VETS GO WILD! Vet Science Students only
If you are looking for a hands-on veterinary experience and need to fulfil a portion of Extra Mural Study (EMS) requirements, then Vets Go Wild is the perfect programme for you. Amakhala / Shamwari Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, is the setting for our new 16-day module for students undertaking veterinary courses across the globe.
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Shamwari Game Reserve
As a conservation volunteer you will assist in the ongoing conservation projects which take place at the reserve including:
  • Game monitoring
  • Game counts
  • Predator ID
  • Elephant ID
  • Rhino ID
  • Tracking using telemetry
  • Anti-poaching patrols
    ... and so much more!
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Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre
This versatile project will enable you to get involved in various aspects of conservation at the Endangered Species Sanctuary and the Big Five Game Reserve including:
  • Working with cheetah
  • Working with wild dog
  • Feeding of animals
  • Working with the vet
  • Darting & capturing animals
  • Visiting local rural schools
  • Monitoring of antelope
  • Elephant back safari
    ... and so much more!
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Moholoholo Rehab Centre
Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre is nestled in a picturesque setting at the base of the Drakensberg escarpment in the Limpopo Province Lowveld of South Africa. It has become a haven for the rehabilitation and care of abandoned, injured and poisoned wildlife - as well as being a specialist breeding centre.
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Become a Game Ranger
Your six week Level One training will cover the
following elements:
  • Field guiding as a profession
  • Creating a nature experience
  • Geology and astronomy
  • Arthropods and amphibians
  • Reptiles and fish
  • Birds and mammals
  • Animal behaviour
  • Hospitality - incl. wine tasting
  • Weapon handling
    ... and so much more!
Read about Ranger Training


SOUTH AFRICA: Shamwari Game Reserve | Amakhala Game Reserve | Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre | Kariega Game Reserve | Addo Elephant Park
   Become a Game Ranger | Moholoholo Rehab Centre | Wildlife Film Academy | ORCA Marine Foundation | Community & Teaching
OTHER: Vets Go Wild | Eco School Challenge | Grown up Gappers
KENYA: Colobus Trust Monkeys | SRI LANKA: Elephant & Leopard Research | MALAWI: Born Wild Programme

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