Volunteering during your Gap Year
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Commit to a worthwhile project while living a strong international experience, supervised and consistent with your own pathway.
Giving meaning to your Gap Year
Would you like to go abroad and make yourself useful at the same time? Volunteering lets you experience deep immersion, progress in the language and contribute to a concrete project that is supervised and worthwhile.
Why choose this option?
Developing your empathy
You come to understand realities on the ground and contribute to actions that are useful to local communities.
Strengthening your leadership
You take on growing responsibilities in a collective, structured setting.
Improving your communication
You work every day with people from around the world, in an intercultural context.
Gaining confidence and maturity
You live a demanding experience that builds your independence and your initiative.
Useful and varied projects
Humanitarian work
Education, health, nutrition and support for vulnerable groups.
Environment
Protecting nature, preserving species and raising local awareness.
Education
Academic support, language workshops and educational activities.
Community
Field work serving local development and social cohesion.
Possible destinations and formats
Our formats combine language preparation with a field placement.
- Canada: Vancouver, Toronto
- Costa Rica: Nicoya Peninsula
- Latin America: humanitarian and community placements
Each project is framed according to your level, your objectives and the duration you want.
An experience you prepare for
1. Preparation
Defining the project, framing the objectives and language preparation.
2. Immersion
Gradual integration into the placement with local support.
3. Progress
Growing independence, concrete responsibilities and making the most of the experience.
Good to know
Ideal duration
About 3 months to settle in, contribute and make real progress.
Language level
A solid foundation is recommended before the field placement.
Supervision
Selected partner organisations and Move & Study follow-up.
Recommended profile
Motivation, openness and a wish to do something useful.
Why go with Move & Study?
A rigorous selection
Reliable programmes, verified partners and placements with real impact.
Personal support
Personalised advice before, during and after departure.
Recognised expertise
A team specialising in international Gap Year pathways.