Why choose World Endeavors for your Gap Year program abroad?
After completing high school or college, what is the next step? This transitional period may be the perfect time to take a step back and get a broader perspective on the world by traveling abroad. Taking a gap year is a chance to discover new interests, master new skills or languages, and shift your perspective in a new community. World Endeavors gap year participants do all this and more and return home better prepared than ever for college, graduate school, or a career.
Many students and recent graduates find it difficult to distinguish themselves in the crowd of job applicants. Taking a gap year to intern abroad is a chance to explore a career field in an exciting setting and gain some unbeatable life experience. In the course of the internship, they get exposure to the career field they’re interested in and acquire experience in that field.
You'll be part of the collective effort to support the educational goals of Maasai girls. These village mothers and grandmothers are using their skills and abilities to create unique and intricate beadwork jewelry and accessories knowing that every piece they make and sell gets them closer to earning enough to cover school fees and to supplement the household income enough to provide nourishing meals to their families.
Your efforts can go towards the creation of a database, building a roadside stand to sell items, teaching the women basic English or math, help complete the concrete floor at a local church where they currently meet underneath a tree, or help to build a proper stand for access to the water tank at the church. The ways in which you can be of service are many. The life lessons and sincere smiles you will receive in return are invaluable. A portion of your program costs goes directly towards reinvestment in the group by providing bead making supplies and other resources to sustain and further expand their collective efforts. This project is a minimum of 2 weeks and is located in Narok County.
This program is geared toward assisting women who may not have had access to basic education and may find it difficult to thrive, particularly in this age where understanding the importance of education and an ability to manage basic technology have become fundamental aspects for survival.
The ability to navigate issues such as personal development, environmental awareness, budgeting, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy also help to build a resiliency that cultivates sustainable development. Therefore, through our program, we utilize the engagement of international participants with some groups of local women, who may never have had any kind of real-life exposure to outsiders, to help them to expand their worldview and personal perspective. Participant immersion in the community promotes a mutually beneficial relationship with the local women where all those involved gain just as much as they give.
This is an opportunity to form relationships with someone from another bac
This project is specially designed for women who have come to Kathmandu from rural areas to work as housemaids and housewives specifically those who were deprived of formal education. Most of these female workers do not even have basic education and find it difficult in this age where education has become a fundamental aspect for survival.
Therefore, through our project, the foreign teachers enable students to form relationships with someone from another background and culture, and the teachers can learn different teaching methods and techniques.
Such schools were established to educate and enlighten, make self assured and independent women in Kathmandu. This is the age of science and technology so education has risen in importance. The main target of this school is to motivate the women to find their hidden talents and enable them to participate in developmental activities of family, society and nation.
You will teach and educate adult women of different age groups with different learning capacities. You are free to use diffe
The condition of animals in Nepal is very impoverished. They are poorly kept and often kicked out of their homes as they grow old. On the streets, the conditions are even worse. A lot of stray dogs and cows can be seen in almost every street and square of Kathmandu.
They are left to fend for themselves and roam freely on the streets. During the program, you will aid in the rescue and rehabilitation of street dogs and those that have been abandoned by their owners. These dogs are usually mangy and starving. A lot of these animals suffer from the agony of maggots, infected wounds, skin disorders, worms and parasites, and run the risk of losing their limbs. The program has been operating in the valley to resolve these issues and to counter the growing number of street dogs. After being rescued, the dogs are kept in the animal shelter and later released or offered for adoption and into a better life.
The kindergartens usually consist of 35 to 45 children between 3 to years 6 years old. The kindergartens consist of teachers as well as supporting staff to assist the teachers.
The children are taught basic English, alphabets, numbers, rhymes, names of various objects etc. Most of the children come from underprivileged families who live below the poverty line.
Most people in Nepal can't afford to travel, and in the villages there is little chance of contact with the outside world. Foreign teachers enable students to form relationships with someone from another background and culture, and the teachers can learn different teaching methods and techniques.
You will mainly assist the regular school teacher and so do not need to have any teaching background. You will teach and educate children from different age groups and with different learning capacities. You are free to use different methods to teach but you can use the course book as reference or educate children through conversational English. During your time there you can teach them different subjects such as mathematics, history, science, geography, computer technologies, music and other subjects, arts and crafts, different educational games, personal development, environment awareness, general health and safety and so on. All higher education in Nepal is in English, so it is vital that
Our physiotherapy internship program allows you to gain valuable experience by working as an intern in a Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Hospital in Kathmandu. You will spend your time here shadowing doctors, observe the medical experts, physiotherapists and will be called upon to assist doctors and nurses.
There will be able to experience hands-on work. Participants will be helping the patients of various health conditions and engage in different therapeutic sessions at the hospital. The sessions shall be assigned to you, according to your field of study and expertise. This project has a minimum duration of 4 weeks. Please note, you should be enrolled in a university course in any field of therapy to participate.
Our medical program allows you to gain valuable experience by working as an intern in either a government, private, or community hospital in Kathmandu and around the Kathmandu Valley. You will spend your time here shadowing doctors, observing medical experts and may be called upon to assist doctors and nurses.
There will not be any hands-on work and most of your learning will be through observation. This project has a minimum duration of 4 weeks. Please note, you should be enrolled in a university course in any medical field to participate.
Construction and Renovation Volunteer Project in Nepal
You will be able to participate in renovation and construction activities in schools, children's home, rehabilitation centers, KAT Centre (Kathmandu Animal Treatment Center), disabled children's home and women empowerment center.
Construction and Renovation Volunteer Project in Nepal
During this project, you will be staying in Kathmandu at our center. Your daily work would involve outdoor construction and renovation activities including, demolishing broken structures, building walls, painting, carpentry, fencing the school premises etc.
World Endeavors offers culturally focused international programs in 42 countries around the world. In each location, our programs are designed to be enriching and immersive while offering an impressive list of unique, challenging and hard to find opportunities. Start your journey now!
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Our international programs are intentionally curated to be comprehensive, and include all that you need to succeed and stay safe abroad.
YOUR PROGRAM
Customized to match your interests and goals
Year-round program availability and start dates
Flexible durations
ACCOMMODATION
Variety of options depending on program type – host family, shared apartment/house, student residence
Vetted and hand-selected with quality and safety in mind
TEAM OF EXPERTS
Dedicated one-on-one advisor
Local on-site coordinator
PEACE OF MIND
Comprehensive travel medical insurance
Mental Health First Aid-certified staff
24/7 emergency travel assistance
PREPARATION AND SUPPORT
Airport pickup
Pre-arrival and on-site orientation
24/7 local support
RE-ENTRY AND CAREER INTEGRATION
Re-entry handbook and support
Assistance with resume updates
World Endeavors Alumni Network
HEALTH & SAFETY
When you feel safe and respected abroad, you will flourish. World Endeavors participants are transformed through enriching, rewarding and safe experiences around the world. We meticulously monitor travel recommendations and will only facilitate programs where we can ensure our participants’ safety.
We take key steps to ensure our participants’ well-being, including providing a pre-trip success guide, 24/7 local support, in-country trained staff, pre and post-arrival orientation, comprehensive travel medical insurance, and Mental Health First Aid-certified staff. Please contact us if you have any specific questions or concerns.
Recent Testimonials
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SydneyIntern in Ireland
“I didn't feel like I was an intern - I felt like a member of the staff!”
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BridgetIntern in Czech Republic
“I went into it having high expectations and everything was completely fulfilled. I learned a lot - it was amazing.”
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WhitneyIntern in Costa Rica
“Absolutely amazing. I learned so many new things I had never learned before and I'm still in touch with my host family.”
How to apply
You’ve decided to go abroad – amazing! Applying for your World Endeavors program is easy and stress-free. We can’t wait to get you on your way!
STEP 1
EXPLORE & ASK Research and compare. If you can’t decide on a program, we can guide you toward the best fit.
STEP 2
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION Fill out our online application form to share all your relevant details with our team.
STEP 3
ENROLL & PREPARE Receive your official acceptance and enroll. We’ll give you all the info you need to get ready!
STEP 4
START YOUR ADVENTURE! You’ve researched, planned and saved. Now you’re ready. It’s time to PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE!
