Volunteer Work (including the use of light machinery) Travel Insurance

Travel Insurance in Europe and Worldwide for trips where you will be participating in Volunteer Work (including the use of light machinery).

Volunteer work (with light machinery) travel insurance:

Volunteer work is a popular way to spend your time in a foreign country and can allow you to make a positive difference within a community. Light machinery is classified as non-industrial.

Popular areas:

More and more people are choosing to do volunteer work whilst travelling or on holiday in another country for a significant amount of time.

It can be a unique and rewarding experience that will allow you to help improve the quality of life for the locals in an area, be it by building houses or working on a farming project.

Some popular types of volunteer jobs that include the use of light machinery that can be done are:

• Archaeological projects. The Inca Project in Peru has volunteers working for a couple of days a week on an archaeological dig in Peru and going on expeditions to find new sites.

As well as this, Romania offers a number of different archaeological sites for visitors to the area to work on.

• Eco project. In Bolivia, there is the chance for volunteers to get involved with an ecological and sustainable farming project.
• Agricultural and community farming project. In Jamaica volunteers have the chance to get involved with a cooperative farming association.
• Building projects. Those who travel to Ghana have the opportunity to work on a farm in a community farming project.

Wherever you travel to to do your volunteer work, it is important that you purchase travel insurance before leaving the country.

Useful Websites: Projects Abroad - Original Volunteers -BUNAC -Volunteer in Latin America

To get a quote by telephone or email, please call us on 0844 848 1500 or chris@jsinsurance.co.uk

This Insurance has been arrange through Ancile Insurance Group Ltd who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority - No 471641, with Mapfre Assistance