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United Planet BUILDING A COMMUNITY BEYOND BORDERS SINCE 2001 Immerse yourself in a world outside your own experience. Gain a new appreciation for the world around you. Discover the richness of giving back and helping others. Why do people take 6 –12 months out of their life to take a gap year with United Planet? To experience something different. To discover something about themselves. To find their own purpose. To connect. To learn. To grow. To immerse themselves in a culture, perhaps their own heritage. What will it be like for you? It will be your very own mission of discovery, and we will help you every step of the way. Let us help you create the experience of a lifetime. GAP YEAR and 6-month+ Opportunities UP Volunteer Abroad fact sheets FINAL.indd 5 2/20/17 11:47 AM

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United PlanetBUILDING A COMMUNITY BEYOND BORDERS SINCE 2001

Immerse yourself in a world outside your own experience. Gain a new appreciation for the world around you. Discover the richness of giving back and helping others.

Why do people take 6 –12 months out of their life to take a gap year with United Planet?

To experience something different.

To discover something about themselves.

To find their own purpose.

To connect. To learn. To grow.

To immerse themselves in a culture, perhaps their own heritage.

What will it be like for you?It will be your very own mission of discovery, and we will help you every step of the way.

Let us help you create the experience of a lifetime.

GAP YEARand 6-month+ Opportunities

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United PlanetBUILDING A COMMUNITY BEYOND BORDERS SINCE 2001

unitedplanet.org 11 Arlington Street, Boston, MA 02116 USA617.267.7763 | [email protected]

Opportunities

Volunteer Projects

GLOBAL HEALTHWork and learn alongside community health professionals in general medicine, nursing, disabled care, health education, and more.

CHILDREN AND EDUCATIONWork with community members in classrooms, daycares, after school programs, disable care, and health education.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYLive and work in conservation areas, care for wildlife, provide community outreach, and collaborate with local professionals.

Quest Countries

United Planet is the U.S./Canadian member of the International Cultural Youth Exchange (ICYE).

Argentina

Brazil

Colombia

Costa Rica

Denmark

Ecuador

Finland

Ghana

Honduras

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Kenya

Mexico

Nepal

New Zealand

The Philippines

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Switzerland

Tanzania

“These past months have been the most dizzyingly electric time of my life. It’s been a whirlwind of music, languages, art, traveling, friendship and sheer, uncontainable joy . . . I simply didn’t know lifecould be this good.”— Elisabeth M., volunteer in Kenya

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