Gap Year & Voluntary Work in Greece & Cyprus
AAVE
Adventure trip leaders are employed to guide a dozen or so American high school students around Greek (and Italian) cultural sites and in activities such as sea kayaking and windsurfing. AAVE employ one male and one female leader per trip, aged over 21 and certified in the highest levels of wilderness first aid, CPR and lifeguard training.
www.aave.com
American Farm School
The American Farm School Greek Summer programme offers high school students a cultural experience abroad that includes living with a Greek village family, community service work, and exploration of Greece's historic sites and natural beauty. Those from outside of the US are welcome to join the programme.
www.greeksummer.org
Amerispan
Language courses in Athens and Crete.
www.amerispan.com
ARCHELON
The Sea Turtle Protection Society of Greece is an environmental NGO welcoming enthusiastic and committed volunteers to assist with its activities. Volunteers are invited to work on the island of Zakynthos, in Peloponnesus, and Crete. Participants will have the opportunity to participate in the daily treatment of sea turtles that usually bear injuries as a result of their accidental capture in fishing gear and help with the raising of public awareness among the public and maintenance of the centre's facilities. Field work takes place between mid May and mid October but the rescue centre is open all year.
www.archelon.gr
ARCTUROS
Founded in 1992 to put an end 'dancing bears' ARCTUROS welcomes assistance, either independently or through the European Voluntary Service programme. Volunteers can work at the environmental centre, help raise public awareness or take part in field work activities.
www.arcturos.gr
Cadip
A non profit Canadian organisation that sends volunteers to short term international workcamps in Greece.
www.cadip.org
Donkey Sanctuary Cyprus
Providing life care to donkeys and mules, volunteers from abroad who want to have a working holiday are welcome to offer extra help to the sanctuary.
www.donkeysanctuarycyprus.org
Earth, Sea and Sky
Aims to reverse the deterioration of the wildlife habitat within the area of Zakynthos designated as a National Marine Park. Volunteers work as a small team to research and record the affects of tourism on the local environment, provide information on the local flora and fauna to visitors, rescue injured animals and participate in beach and forest clean ups.
www.earthseasky.org
ELIX - Conservation Volunteers Greece
An NGO that organises international voluntary work programmes and youth exchange. Summer workcamps take place in Greece from June to September.
www.elix.org.gr
Flying Fish
Greece hosts divemaster internships, windsurfing and dinghy sailing.
www.flyingfishonline.com
Global Choices
Paid work and travel placements are available on the Greek islands, in the hospitality industry for a minimum of three months. Most positions include board and lodging provided by the employer. EU applicants only.
www.globalchoices.co.uk
Global Vision International
Short term volunteer placements in Greece. Currently GVI volunteers are helping to conserve loggerhead turtles and studying dolphins.
www.gvi.co.uk
Global Volunteers
Volunteer vacations teaching English on the island of Crete. During the school year, and at summer language camps, you are needed to work with students on their English pronunciation and usage. No professional teaching experience required.
www.globalvolunteers.org
Hellenic Foundation for Youth and Volunteering
A non profit making NGO established on the island of Kefalonia and operated exclusively by volunteers . The club receives volunteers from all over the world who can take part in underwater research and dolphin observation, work at the museum or join the rescue team.
www.fnec.gr
Hellenic Ornithological Society
Offers both field and office work. Volunteers are required to pay a membership fee and insurance, their own expenses and, for field work, bring items such as a sleeping bag, binoculars, and head flashlight. Some specialist ornithological skills, such as good recognition of the birds of prey of Europe, may be required.
www.ornithologiki.gr
Hellenic Wildlife Hospital
The HWH undertakes many tasks involved with the care and protection of bird life in Greece. They have cleaning, feeding and maintenance tasks waiting for volunteers who take the hour and a half ferry ride from Piraeus to Aigina Island. Accommodation is provided but volunteers pay their own costs.
www.ekpaz.gr
HorizonCosmopolite
HorizonCosmopolite is a Canadian organisation that offers international education programs in more than 20 countries throughout the world. In Greece the work involves sea turtle conservation. In addition to doing research and collecting data, you will take part in some maintenance work, and each night patrol the beaches to make sure the turtles' egg nests are safe and undisturbed by the presence of humans.
www.horizoncosmopolite.com
InGlobe
Summer jobs and learning programmes in Greece and Cyprus.
www.inglobe.com.gr
Involvement Volunteers
An Australian organisation that places volunteers around the world including to Greece where the work includes saving sea turtles. Non Australians welcome to apply.
www.volunteering.org.au
Kalikalos
Offering holistic holidays in Greece, Kalikalos welcome volunteers to help out around the centre and on an organic farm. They offer food and accommodation, usually in a tent or yurt, from as little as a couple of weeks to five or six months on a work exchange basis. Staff members put in up to 30 hours of work per week, get one full day off each week and generally can count on a couple of hours on the beach or time to themselves daily.
www.kalikalos.com
Katelios Group
The Katelios Group is a a small organisation working to protect the natural environment of Kefalonia focusing on the conservation of the endangered Loggerhead sea turtle. Volunteers are welcome to help out between May and October.
www.kateliosgroup.org
Languages Courses Abroad
Greek courses in Athens and Crete.
www.languagesabroad.co.uk
Lesbian Wildlife Hospital
A small non profit organisation on the island of Lesbos that aims to give first aid to domestic and wild animals. They welcome any useful help.
www.wildlifeonlesvos.org
Marine Turtle Research Group
A group of professional scientists and student volunteers dedicated to undertaking fundamental and applied research on marine turtles, they invite applicants for voluntary field assistant positions in northern Cyprus.
ww.seaturtle.org/mtrg
Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles
Volunteers, preferably packing a laptop, work for a minimum of three weeks at the MEDASSET office in Athens.
www.medasset.org
National Marine Park of Alonnisos Northern Sporades
Enthusiastic, motivated individuals with an interest in environmental conservation are invited to offer volunteer work on the first designated National Marine Park in Greece, the largest in the Mediterranean. Volunteers are required to assist in the implementation of the park's day to day management programme which includes field work and office duties.
www.alonissos-park.gr
RAM Universal Group
Study hotel management in Greece.
www.ramuniversal.com
The Silva Project
A non profit organisation in Corfu dedicated to preserving the Skyrian horse. Volunteers work with the horses and on an organic kiwi fruit farm.
www.thesilvaproject.org
Sunrock Backpackers Resort
Overlooking Pelekas beach, reputed to be the best on the island, on the west coast of Corfu, this friendly family run hostel offers traditional Greek hospitality and tasty food from their own organic farm. Volunteer work is offered to those under 25 intending to stay for longer than one month. Volunteers can either work on the farm or in the backpackers resort.
www.sunrockcorfu.com
Tethys Research Institute
A non profit NGO for the study and the conservation of the marine environment. Tethys organise whale and dolphin field courses for those who are willing to contribute to research and conservation campaigns.
www.tethys.org
UNA Exchange
UNA Exchange promotes and supports international understanding, cultural exchange and community development whilst at the same time enabling volunteers’ personal growth and development.
www.unaexchange.org
Volunteer Action for Peace
A UK based charity organisation which works towards creating and preserving international peace, justice and human solidarity for people and their communities. Typically the work will involve either social work with the elderly, disabled or teenagers or renovation work.
www.vap.org.uk
Volunteers for Peace
An American international volunteer organisation that sometimes has placements to Greece.
www.vfp.org
WWOOF Greece
Greece doesn't have its own national office but a look at the 'independents' section of the international WWOOF website reveals that, at the time of writing there are 37 organic farming organisations in the country.
www.wwoof.org
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