UK Wide and International


Volunteering Outside Scotland

There are thousands of opportunities to volunteer outside Scotland. The list below provides links to a selection of databases providing opportunities around the rest of the UK and Ireland.

Volunteering Overseas

There are many reasons why people choose to volunteer overseas. Sometimes it is to share professional skills during or after a career. Some younger people might want to gain skills during a gap year before or after college or university. Some might just want a break to re-think their life and make new choices.

Whatever your reasons, the list below links to a very small selection of organisations that need volunteers overseas to help deliver a wide variety of projects for  long or short-term placements.

Insight into Volunteering Overseas

Robert Sedgley, a former member of staff at VDS, is on a two year volunteer placement in Papua New Guinea. Link below to a selection of Robert's blogs which aim to provide an insight to his volunteering experience overseas.


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