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Volunteering during your Gap Year

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Gap Year

Commit to a worthwhile project while living a strong international experience, supervised and consistent with your own pathway.

Useful and committed
International immersion
Structured support

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

A team of young people involved in a solidarity project

Humanitarian work

Education, health, nutrition and support for vulnerable groups.

Participants involved in a field placement with environmental impact

Environment

Protecting nature, preserving species and raising local awareness.

Support and learning in a small group

Education

Academic support, language workshops and educational activities.

Community project with group dynamics

Community

Field work serving local development and social cohesion.

Possible destinations and formats

Students on international mobility with a travel map

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.