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India

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The Republic of India, commonly known as India (locally as Bhārat), is a sovereign country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the west, and the Bay of Bengal on the east, India has a coastline of over 7500 kilometres. It borders Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north-east; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, Maldives, and Indonesia.

  • Capital: New Delhi
  • Currency: Rupee (Indian)
  • Religions: Secular Republic
  • Languages: English, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri, Malayalam, Nepali, Oriya, Panjabi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu
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Africa and Asia Venture

Africa and Asia Venture

Established in 1993, AV is a small UK-based volunteering organisation specialising in projects for 18 – 25 year olds, in the developing world.We offer...group based projects in rural communities, where you live the way the locals live...
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BUNAC

BUNAC

 BUNAC, the UK's leading work abroad and travel organisation, offers an ever-increasing range of overseas work and volunteer programmes. Set up in 1962, they have tonnes of experience and keep the cost as low as possible without sacrificing quality and support...
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GVI

GVI

With a field network of over 250 staff, GVI have been one of the biggest ground operators of volunteer programs in the world for more than a decade. GVI offers a range of volunteer opportunities abroad, including projects, expeditions, courses, internship trainee schemes and relevant BTEC qualifications...
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Frontier Conservation

Frontier Conservation

Frontier: Dive, Teach, Trek, Explore.Imagine spending your gap year diving in beautiful coral seas, tracking exotic game through lush jungles, or teaching English to groups of eager children. Best of all, you'll gain the qualifications that could make the difference to you getting that prestigious university spot or lucrative job...
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Gapforce

Gapforce

With Gapforce you will enjoy the experience of a lifetime. We run projects in every tropical climate and more. Whatever you are into Gapforce is the company for you.Whether you're looking for an extreme trek around the Himalayas, a marine project in the Bahamas, a medical placement, coaching sports in Ghana, Ski instructor training, or even jobs in Australia, Gapforce have experts in the field that will make your trip one to remember...
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Gapguru

Gapguru

GapGuru is a gap year specialist offering a wide range of exciting volunteer, travel and internship opportunities across Asia, Africa, South America & Europe. With GapGuru you could be teaching English in Ecuador, working as a medical intern in India, caring for orphans in Tanzania or even trekking up Mount Everest!Taking a gap year with GapGuru is your opportunity to discover new countries and cultures, to meet new people and immerse yourself in local communities...
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i to i Volunteering

i to i Volunteering

 Since 1994, i-to-i Volunteering has provided meaningful volunteer trips to a choice of 161 projects in 21 countries.  We send 5,000 volunteers a year to work in community development, teaching, building, sports coaching and conservation projects across Africa, Asia, Latin America and Australia...
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Madventurer and Sportventurer

Madventurer and Sportventurer

Madventurer are leaders in Development Travel, providing anyone taking time out the opportunity to combine voluntary work on community projects with adventurous overland expeditions. Team Projects and Expeditions run from 2 weeks to 6 months across 4 continents...
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Oyster Worldwide

Oyster Worldwide

  Oyster is a well regarded Gap year organisation specialising in challenging voluntary projects and paid work abroad.  Oyster prides itself on its personal approach getting to know every participant before departure...
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Personal Overseas Development (POD)

Personal Overseas Development (POD)

Great value 1 week-3 month projects in Belize, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Nepal, Peru, Tanzania, Thailand and Vietnam.  PoD provides the opportunity for you to volunteer and make a difference overseas, while experiencing incredible parts of the world that are rich in culture, variety and natural beauty...
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Project Trust

Project Trust

Project Trust is an educational charity that has been providing volunteers with the original Gap Year experience for 40 years. Our placements are specifically for 17-19 year old school leavers currently in full time education...
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Raleigh International

Raleigh International

Raleigh International is a youth and sustainable development charity. Since 1984 we have inspired over 30,000 people from all walks of life, nationalities and ages to get out there and rise to the challenges of life on expedition...
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Real Gap Experience

Real Gap Experience

Real Gap is your ticket to life-changing travel. To us, travel is about more than just a picture postcard or bragging rights. It's about challenging yourself, broadening your horizons, learning something new and seeing the world in a new light...
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Projects Abroad

Projects Abroad

Founded in 1992 Projects Abroad today arranges several thousand high quality voluntary work placements in twenty six countries worldwide. Placements are flexible, starting throughout the year and last from two weeks up to a year...
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Travellers Worldwide

Travellers Worldwide

Established in 1994 Travellers is a founder member of the Year Out Group with 15 years experience and a knack for developing exceptional projects with imagination! We know this once in a lifetime opportunity has to be perfect...
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WAVA

WAVA

WAVA, formerly "Work & Volunteer Abroad", has been operating since 2006 and provides a wide range of programmes allowing people of all backgrounds and ages the opportunity to participate in community and conservation volunteering projects around the world as well as internships and paid work placements...
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British Schools Exploring Society (BSES)

British Schools Exploring Society (BSES)

The British Schools Exploring Society is a youth development charity that organises inspirational and challenging expeditions for 16-25 year-olds to remote, wild environments in jungle, desert, mountain and arctic regions...
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