Plan My Gap Year

Live in a Nepalese Buddhist monastery teaching monks English and learning about their way of life. It's a very unique, life affirming opportunity, you should not miss.

PMGY’s Big 5 Wildlife Experience is a life-changing experience that allows you to work behind the scenes on a world-class wildlife reserve in South Africa!

If you love elephants then you will love this programme! Elephants in their natural habitat combined with meaningful research and conservation work.

Help to protect and rehabilitate at-risk sea turtles whilst also taking part in community development projects. Experience a different side of Sri Lanka.

Protect endangered sea turtles through hands-on field work as a Greece turtle conservation volunteer.

This programme has been specially designed for those already studying or looking to further study psychology/mental health.

Visit Sri Lanka, India and Nepal on a 6-12 week long tour while making a social impact!

Carry out renovation work in a number of community facilities in and around Ambalangoda such as schools, government hospitals, orphanages and Buddhist temples.

Visit Viet Nam, Cambodia and Bali on a 12 week long tour while making a social impact!

Gain invaluable medical experience in Sri Lanka, an opportunity not to be missed in this gorgeous part of the world by those pursuing a career in medicine.

This amazing opportunity gives you an insight into how psychiatric services operate in Ghana today. Help this important sector to reach modern standards.

Gain practical medical experience and insight on PMGY’s medical elective programme in India, whilst bringing support to some of Delhi’s poorest people.

Plan My Gap Year supports a range of day-care centres that provide essential childcare facilities to impoverished families of nearby communities.

Teach English in Tsunami villages and temple schools and help poor children to develop their ability to speak English.

Encourage and care for children, provide them with much needed confidence and to help maximise their potential.

Visit Ghana, Tanzania and South Africa on a 12 week long tour while making a social impact!

Leave a lasting impression on the lives of some of Tanzania’s most disadvantaged children by assisting with childcare and education in an orphanage.

Take your turn in supporting Tanzania's health system and thus granting people the medical access they need.

Spend time looking after the children as well as providing early education to the children by teaching basic English and organising games.

Teach English at a community school in Cambodia providing disadvantaged children with the tools to gain meaningful employment and break the cycle of poverty.

Travel through Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru and volunteer while encountering beautiful mountain views, various wildlife species, and delicous South American cuisine!

Use your creativity and enthusiasm to care and nurture for children. Help them to maximise their potential by providing them with much needed confidence.

Contribute your time and affection in making a difference to the lives of neglected children in this visually arresting, off the beaten track destination.

This is a fantastic project for anyone interested in contributing to the lives of children with learning difficulties in a country packed with natural beauty.

Our volunteers provide young people from poor families the chance to learn English and improve their chances of gaining meaningful employment in the future

In the beautiful city of Coronado the communities are rapidly developing and due to this classrooms are exceeding manageable numbers.

This is the perfect role for someone with a big heart and the desire to do something meaningful.

Despite the high levels of education and standard of living in Costa Rica, profound poverty still affects families. Help their children to get attention and care.

Use your creativity and enthusiasm to help children in primary and secondary schools in India to reach their full potential by teaching them English.

Work at schools in the great city of Cusco and support their English teaching efforts.

This is a fantastic project for anyone interested in contributing to the lives of disabled children and granting them the support and education they deserve.

Teach in a school or orphanage in one of the most extraordinary places in the world. Help the children build a positive, constructive future for themselves.