Internships Abroad with a UK Charity

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Internships with a UK charity

Gain Real Charity Experience in Peru or Cambodia

Join Globalteer’s team in Cusco, Peru or Siem Reap, Cambodia for a 3 to 6 month internship abroad. Interns support our local projects, from the Picaflor House after-school programme to PAWS dog welfare clinics and sports coaching in rural Cambodian villages.

Our internships suit students who need a placement for their degree, graduates starting out in the non-profit sector, people changing career and retired professionals who want to put their skills to use. There’s no placement fee, and accommodation and food are included.

Why intern with us

Top Benefits

01Hands-on work on local charity projects
02Experienced staff to learn from
03Free accommodation and food
0424-hour support from our local team
055 days of holiday per month
06Start dates year round
07Life in Cusco or Siem Reap
08Experience in international development
09An international team
10CV experience and job references

The practical bits

What It Costs and What’s Included

No placement fee

As a registered charity, we ask every intern to raise at least US$250 for our projects. We’ll set up a crowdfunding page for you on our website that you can share with friends and family, and our fundraising guide has plenty of ideas. Every donation goes to our local projects.

What’s included

Free shared accommodation and basic food for the length of your internship, plus 5 days of holiday per month to save up for trips with other interns. Most roles run for 3 to 6 months (up to 7 for the Sports Intern role), with start dates year round.

Life as an intern

What Is It Like to Intern With Globalteer?

You’ll work as part of our local team, not on the sidelines. Depending on your role, that could mean planning activities at Picaflor House, helping at a PAWS mobile vet clinic, coaching sport in villages around Siem Reap, or writing, filming and fundraising to support the projects. Globalteer is a small British charity, so interns see how a non-profit runs day to day and often take on real responsibility.

Spending several months in Peru or Cambodia also means getting to know a very different culture, and in Peru, a new language. Employers in the international development sector value time spent working in the field, and you’ll come home with practical experience, references and plenty of stories.

Career breaks for professionals

Globalteer also welcomes professionals on a career break or sabbatical. If your skills match one of the roles above, we’d love to hear from you.

Study Spanish in Cusco

If you intern in Peru, you can take Spanish classes alongside your role. Living and working in Cusco is one of the quickest ways to improve your Spanish.

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FAQs

Your Questions, Answered

Internship FAQs

Accommodation is in shared, dorm-style bedrooms (linens provided) with a communal kitchen and social spaces. Basic food supplies are included and suit vegetarians, and you’re welcome to buy your own meat. You can cook for yourself or plan group dinners with others in the house.
We don’t charge a fee for internships. As a registered charity, we ask every intern to fundraise for our projects, with a minimum of US$250. We’ll set up a crowdfunding page for you on our website, so all you need to do is share it with friends and family.
Our internships and professional volunteer placements are based at our regional offices in Siem Reap, Cambodia and Cusco, Peru.
You can apply anywhere from 1 to 18 months before you want to start.
There are no fixed start dates. Interns join year round as others finish their placements.
Yes. Interns need to bring their own laptop to use during their placement.

In Peru, most nationalities can arrive without a visa. The immigration officer decides how many days you get, so ask for enough to cover your whole internship. This depends on your nationality.

In Cambodia, interns can get an ordinary (E) visa on arrival and extend it once in the country.

You can read more on our visa requirements page.
Globalteer partners with StudentUniverse to give you an easy way to book flights and insurance. You can read more on our flights and insurance page.
You can read our advice on travel safety, health and vaccinations.
Yes. We have short-term volunteer placements at many of our projects. You can read more on our volunteer abroad page.

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