Female Empowerment

Play an important role in the development and strengthening of adolescent girls and women around the world.

Regardless of your age or sex, and no matter what educational experience you may (or may not) have, the presence of westerners at female volunteering projects around the world is vital.

By educating girls and young female adolescents in subjects ranging from English to computer training, you will be providing them with the skills needed to improve their quality of life and the encouragement to apply for jobs that will set them on a path to leading full and productive lives.

Some of our volunteers' most popular female empowerment projects are based in Nepal and India. Your help here will not only alter the lives of the females you teach - it will also drastically change your own life, as well as the lives of the future little girls who will be provided with better guidance from their mothers as a result of your help.

Photo taken by WAVA staff in 2010, Nepal.
See the full Flickr photostream from our Female empowerment projects.

Female Empowerment Programmes

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Desert Community Volunteer, India

Help make a difference in one of India's isolated desert towns. Volunteer in a range of community projects that each help to improve the livelihood of locals in the region

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India, Asia

From

£990

4 weeks minimum

Himalayan Community Volunteer, India

Experience a community programme with a difference. Volunteering in the rural Himalayan region of India offers volunteers an intense insight into various community development projects.

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India, Asia

From

£990

4 weeks minimum

Community Slum Volunteer, India

Take part in volunteer activities that range from instilling self-confidence and independence in adolescent girls and women, to caring for disabled or dispossessed children.

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India, Asia

From

£760

Volunteer and Escape Adventure Philippines

Volunteer in Philippines and Adventure Holidays. Volunteer with Orphans, Children, in Medical Health and Environmental Awareness.

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Philippines, Asia

From

£880

Volunteer and Escape Adventure Nepal

Mix volunteering with adventure travel and get involved in a truly unique experience that makes a real difference: Teach English, work in conservation, and do community volunteer work.

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Nepal, Asia

From

£890

2 weeks minimum

Community volunteer programme in Thailand

Hill-Tribe Helping Hand

Volunteer in a fantastic community located in a remote part of Thailand, and experience life living with a Hill Tribe.

Trip types

Career Break | Female Empowerment | Gap Year | Orphanages / nursery age children | Volunteer

Destination

Thailand, Asia

From

£790

2 weeks minimum