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A recent study by Raleigh International has found that 90% of Raleigh volunteers had a more positive attitude to work and life at the end of their expedition.

United Planet offers Gap Year volunteer abroad programs that last either 6 months or 12 months; in countries from Austria to Uganda.

With GSCE and A Level results having come out just last week and the economy doing less than favourably, gap year holidays will once again be on the rise among both students and professionals.

With 220,000 school leavers unable to get into university this year, many people will be left with a sudden unplanned gap year. Raleigh International is urging people to use the time constructively and turn it into a positive experience.

London, July 2011: Working on a conservation project in South Africa with cheetahs, lions, sable or antelope, helping to build a school in Peru and teaching children in India or China are just some of the hands-on experiences available.

BUNAC is recommending working gap years in Australia, New Zealand and Canada, which all seem to be weathering the economic storm better than the USA and Europe and offering good job prospects for 2011-12.

The huge increase in university tuition fees in 2012 will undoubtedly lead to difficult decisions for school leavers who are considering further education or those who missed out on a university place this year.

With record numbers of UK university applicants set to be disappointed on A-Level results day, GapGuru explains why taking a gap year is a worthwhile alternative to university.

Those that want a gap month instead of a gap year can take advantage of travel deals with 15% off

Essential Travel sees students heading straight to University to avoid fee hikes

Edinburgh based, Brand Agility Ltd, have supplied the ITV X Factor crew with Caribee backpacks for the 2011 auditions tour. Caribee is Australia's favourite travel and lifestyle brand and is available at www.adventureavenue.co.uk

GapGuru welcomed as full member of Year Out Group, the only specialist industry body for gap year travel.

Inspire Volunteering – a volunteer abroad organisation that matches UK volunteers to international projects in genuine need – have launched their new website. The new site is filled with valuable information for current and potential volunteers.

Inspire is a volunteer abroad organisation that has decided to leverage social media as a way to engage with potential volunteers. In just 4 short months Inspire have managed to gain over 1300 Facebook fans.

John Bristol, of educational development charity, Lattitude Global Volunteering, has been presented with an award for Services to Education by the International Cooperation Department of the Ministry of Education and Training (ICD MOET) in Vietnam.

With the price of education climbing and drops out making way, a rising trend is changing the lives of more Americans: the gap year.

Edinburgh student Elaine Cheng is holding a fashion show on Saturday 9 October at 2pm in Bristo Hall, Edinburgh, to raise money for her Lattitude Global Volunteering gap year placement in Ecuador.

A young Australian on a gap year in the UK with not for profit youth development charity Lattitude Global Volunteering, was given the honour of attending a royal garden party at Buckingham Palace this summer.

GapGuru, one of the UK’s leading ethical gap year providers, is launching a new range of exciting volunteering programmes for a gap year in South Africa. Gap year opportunities include teaching, childcare, women's empowerment and conservation.

GapGuru offers gap year alternatives to university, designed to give A-level students the opportunity to build skills & experience. With competition for university places greater than ever, differentiating yourself is becoming increasingly important

A Level students are turning to gap year opportunities abroad due to lack of jobs.

The youth and education charity Raleigh, which runs leadership and volunteering expeditions around the world, is endorsed by several employers and parents who see the benefits of a constructive year off.

Take a year out to develop skills and research university value for money, urges youth and education charity Raleigh

A gap year expedition offers the chance to develop soft skills and gain a clearer insight into what to do next...

As young people excitedly plan gap year adventures, the enthusiasm is not always matched by their parents but, according to charity, Lattitude Global Volunteering, an organised gap year provides a balance of fun, adventure, structure and support.

When once again the exam results come out many young people ponder what to do next. Mind The Gap Year offer some helpful advice to those planning on a Gap Year.

Inspire volunteer and travel programmes.

Volunteer Projects for Gap Years, Career Breaks, Electives and Summer Placements.

Young Linlithgow Gymnastics coach, Lucy Mason, volunteered at a school in Ghana with charity Lattitude Global Volunteering and found it to be an eye-opening and humbling experience.

Paul Rompani, CEO of educational development charity Lattitude Global Volunteering, explores the American approach to the productive gap year as a decrease in university places leads young people in the UK take a gap year to consider their options.

Have you thought of taking a Gap year? A career break? The opportunity to experience and immerse yourself within another culture whilst working on a worthwhile project of your choice?

Frontier and Edexcel have launched a new and unique TEFL qualification that allows candidates to gain a formal and recognised BTEC in Teaching English as a Foriegn Language while having the time of their life on a gap year project!

Warwickshire man and rugby coach, Peter Cook, is inviting people to donate sports and rugby equipment to the students of a Tanzanian school where his son, Charlie, is currently volunteering with charity Lattitude Global Volunteering.

Volunteers’ Week 2010 commences on Tuesday 1 June and charity Lattitude Global Volunteering is taking the opportunity to recognise the positive difference made by its volunteers in communities in the UK and overseas.

Tribewanted, the groundbreaking social experiment on a Fijian island that has injected more than $1m into the local economy by setting up an online tribal community of more than 10,000 people, launches its second project in Sierra Leone, West Africa.

Volunteering overseas as opposed to backpacking, has become a popular choice among young people planning a gap year, but why?

A gap year can be expensive but with a TEFL Scotland certificate you could teach English abroad and fund your trip as well as experiencing a country in one of the most amazing ways possible.

UCAS stats for 2009 entry show there are four times as many applications for pre-clinical medicine as there are available course spaces. Students are now looking for a way to stand out from the masses. Gap Medics gives students this chance

Alliance Nepal is a well-known, reputed non-profit social organization. Since 2007, It has been registered with the Government and working as legal organization. We provides affordable volunteer opportunities.

For a number of years, Australia has been the top location for students taking a gap year, yet so many return with very little, if anything to add to their resume apart from the actual travelling, having fun and maybe working a little to survive!

Charity Lattitude Global Volunteering is offering bursaries to fund volunteering gap years overseas to young people across the West Midlands, who may struggle to raise the fee required.

Yomps volunteer Andy Burnett will be running the Bath Half Marathon to Raise Funds for his trip to South Africa

Reports last year revealed that the cost of raising a child, from birth to the age of 21, can amount to an eye watering £194,000. And that is often driven up further by young people living at home for longer.

A once in a lifetime volunteering opportunity in India, became even more life changing for couple Jane Duffin and Bryan Lewis, following their unexpected Hindu style wedding.

Increasing numbers of school leavers look set to take gap years as spending cuts hit UK universities

From the capital Bangkok, to remote hill tribes on the border with Burma, i-to-i’s newest trip gives travellers a unique insight into the different sides of Thai culture

Escape to 2010’s hottest travel destination – the tropical island of Zanzibar – to combine beaches and bazaars with making a difference to the lives of underprivileged kids!

Get 12 per cent off all i-to-i adventures booked during January and kick off the new decade with a new challenge!

Travellers wanting to experience the effervescent home of Bollywood and make a difference to people’s lives at the same time should check out i-to-i’s brand new trips to Mumbai!

Charity Lattitude Global Volunteering is offering football fans aged 17 to 25 the opportunity to volunteer in South Africa during the 2010 World Cup, where they may even be able to attend a competition game.