There are thousands of paid and voluntary opportunities all over the world for anyone who wants a caring gap year.

Paid work on summer camps... volunteering in orphanages and children's homes... caring for adults with special needs... changing the lives of street children... working as an au pair...

If you like these ideas, have a look through the opportunities below.

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Idea of the month Get involved with a number of different and challenging child care projects in and around Brasov, Romania >> Lending a hand Gilian McNicoll shares stories from her time volunteering at an HIV/AIDS clinic in South Africa >> Vital volunteer work Find out what it's like to volunteer in an orphanage in the Dominican Republic >>