Care Work in Sri Lanka with Projects Abroad

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Some of the orphanages where we work are home to children with severe disabilities and volunteers are needed to help feed, wash, dress and do physical exercises with these children. These placements are not for everyone; one volunteer described her placement as 'shocking but the most rewarding month of my life'. Volunteers here are greatly needed but it won't all be fun and games. We also have a placement at a boy's home, where volunteers can help with laundry, cooking and work on the site's farm in the mornings, then playing, teaching and helping in the home's computer room, where they have nine personal computers and just one over-worked member of staff, in the afternoons! If you have a particular interest in this project you may also like to consider volunteering on our IT Projects i...

Program Highlights

Sri Lanka is an enchanting and beautiful place to spend time volunteering with orphans and disadvantaged children.

Based in many small towns along the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, from Negombo to Galle, and in the pretty hill town of Kandy, this is a full and rich experience offering an enormous variety of choice

All the work here involves a great deal of commitment; working with orphans and mentally or physically disabled children can be challenging, but very fulfilling.

We do not require you to have previous experience when you volunteer on a Care project in Sri Lanka, provided you have a passion and commitment to the job and to the people you are trying to help.

Whether you are on a gap year or coming to development work as an older volunteer on a career break or even during your retirement, you will have a role to play and your contribution will be valued.