Volunteer work after high school
Do you have your Abitur in your pocket, are around 18 years old and motivated to go abroad for a while to gain new experiences and impressions? Then you should take a classic trip instead Internship or Volunteering consider abroad. Such a meaningful break offers a lot of advantages for both you and the project you support. And: When else in your life do you get the chance to explore the world for so long and so freely as right after graduation?
Young, motivated and energetic volunteers who are involved in our volunteer projects are of course always a great asset on site. But not only the projects, but also you yourself will benefit from your time abroad. You get the chance to orientate yourself in this important phase of your life and to get clear about your future.
In addition, young adulthood is crucial for the development of your personality. In addition to independence, openness and courage, you will also return home with improved foreign language skills and sharpened intercultural skills. With which you not only do something good for yourself, but also for your CV.
Popular projects
Spain | childcare
from 4 - 12 weeks
from 16 years
Spain | Dolphins & Whales
from 2 - 52 weeks
from 16 years
Ghana | football
from 4 - 52 weeks
from 16 years
Thailand | Ashram
from 4 - 24 weeks
from 18 years
Tanzania & Zanzibar | turtles
from 2 - 24 weeks
from 16 years
Greece | dogs & cats
from 2 - 52 weeks
from 16 years
South Africa | childcare
from 4 - 12 weeks
from 16 years
Iceland | environmental Protection
from 2 - 52 weeks
from 16 years
South Africa | wildlife
from 2 - 12 weeks
from 18 years
After high school abroad
You'll soon have made it and you'll have your high school diploma in your pocket! But what comes after that? If you are still undecided, a Year abroad after graduating from high school ideal for taking a breather, gaining new experiences and thinking about your future. After graduation, you've more than earned a break!
Why now is the ideal time to go abroad
Some of your friends may start studying or training right after they graduate. But you would rather take a break first and not continue studying right away? Sitting at home idly is also not possible. Going abroad for a while and gaining new experiences sounds like the best option!
There are numerous exciting opportunities for you to use your year abroad or just half a year as a gap year! Now, right out of school, you're as free and informal as you may ever be again. Now you can easily spend several months abroad, do volunteer work and broaden your horizons. Take this opportunity and go abroad after graduation!
Reasons for spending time abroad after graduation
1) Enjoy your freedom
You are grown and unattached. So you can embark on an adventure without any inhibitions, immerse yourself in a world that has been foreign to you, stay longer than a few weeks, live there, let go and meet new interesting people from a different culture!
2) Professional Benefit
Your time abroad can also be of crucial importance for your professional future. Catapulted out of your usual environment, you get to know yourself in a completely new way, experience your strengths and weaknesses in a completely new way. You will develop personally and prove your independence to future employers!
3) Language skills and intercultural skills
In a multicultural world community, most employers attach great importance to foreign language skills and intercultural skills. Especially in the modern, global economy, these skills are often a prerequisite for a successful career.
4) career orientation
Are you still unsure about what you would like to do professionally? An orientation internship abroad can give you clarity. You will also gain your first practical experience, which can be useful when applying for a job or a place at a university.
5) You continue to develop your personality
In a foreign country you deal with new ways of life. If you fully commit yourself to it, you will learn to adapt, to put yourself in the position of your counterpart and to meet them in a cosmopolitan manner. These experiences will change you, because you will perceive the world very differently afterwards and will be able to open up global connections. You will surely return home more mature and self-reliant!
6) Useful bridging of waiting times
If you have to wait for a place at university, there is hardly anything better than spending a few months or a year abroad. With the so-called gap year or year abroad, you show that you use your time wisely and that you are willing to learn and interested in the world and the people around you.
Internship abroad or volunteer work or at least a combination?
Everything is possible! Make your dream of going abroad come true and travel as a volunteer or intern abroad Africa, Asia, Latin America, Oceania or European countries!
RGV allows both Volunteering, as well as Internships abroad. You have the opportunity to social, medical, artisanal and creative area, as well as in the Environment- And animal welfare to engage or to gain professional experience. Browse through our numerous project descriptions and get an overview!
