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	Africa and Asia Venture - Places young people on schemes teaching in primary and secondary schools in Asia or Africa.
	Independent Living Alternatives - Promotes the right of disabled people to live independently and therefore recruits full-time volunteers to enable them to do so. Lists downloadable brochure, application form and contact details.
	BUNAC Working Adventures Worldwide - Helping people go abroad on working holidays or gap years.
	Council on International Educational Exchange - To help people gain understanding, acquire knowledge and develop skills for living in a globally interdependent and culturally diverse world, is Council's mission. Lists exchanges and study programmes.
	M:brace - Offers volunteer opportunities in Manchester, run by Ivy Cottage Church, Didsbury.
	GAP Activity Projects - Offers a choice of voluntary work placements in over 30 countries for your gap year. Includes details of destinations, costs, fund-raising and applying together with current vacancies and news.
	Year in Industry - Offers students the opportunity to work in engineering or manufacturing for a year.
	Students Partnership Worldwide - Offers leavers a chance to spend time as student teacher in a school in locations such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and elsewhere.
	Outreach International - Gap year projects in Mexico of 3 - 9 months duration in the areas of conservation, teaching, social work and the arts.
	Gap Year with Project Trust - A gap year organisation that sends school leavers abroad for a years voluntary work in many different developing countries around the world, in Latin America, Africa, Far and Middle East. Lists a bulletin board, photographs, competitions, what's new and contact details.
	Quest Overseas - Organisation that offers three month expeditions to South America.
	Raleigh International - Offers expeditions with community, conservation and adventure elements in a variety of locations.
	The Right Hand Trust - Christian charity sending young people to live and work with the Church in Africa on an 'Away or Gap Year Challenge'. Lists placements and how to apply.
	Bright Light Cultural Exchange - Offers gap year drama and education projects in East Africa for young people aged 18 to 24. Includes tour information and prices, FAQs and online application form.
	Travellers gap year and voluntary placements abroad - Provides placements for gap year and other volunteers teaching conversational English, music, sports and computers.
	VAE Volunteer Teachers Kenya - Organisation which sends school leavers on six month teaching placements in poor rural schools in Kenya.
	World Challenge Expeditions - Offers a variety of expeditions to Australia, Nepal and Zanzibar among other places.
	Frontier Projects - Offers a variety of conservation projects and expeditions.
	Trekforce Expeditions - Offers 2 and 5 months expeditions projects in SE Asia and Central America.
	Challenge Discovery and Educational Services Ltd - Providing educational exchanges and offers an academic year in the USA programme as a unique 'Gap Year' opportunity for students aged 15 to 18. Lists brochure request and contact details.
	The British Schools Exploring Society - Provides opportunities for young people to take part in exploratory projects abroad, led by experts.
	Coral Cay Conservation - Environmental projects in the Caribbean.
	i-to-i - Volunteer placements in 14 countries from 2 weeks to 6 months for all ages. TEFL courses for teacher-traveller.
	Challenges World Wide - Global non profit recruiting organisation. Lists a mission statement, destinations, browse opportunities, site map, applying and contact details.

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