2Way Development places 100’s of volunteers overseas every year to work alongside development charities in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.  At the heart of our work is our commitment to facilitating placements that develop a volunteer’s skills and the work of our partner charities equally. All our placements are organised on an individual basis - we match our volunteer’s abilities and goals to the needs of our partner charities carefully. Our placements therefore give volunteers the opportunity to build up relevant experience to their long-term career goals, whilst at the same time contributing to a specific need in a charity or NGO working in international development.

We support over 100 well-established grassroots organisations around the world, with whom we place our volunteers. Our partners are fully vetted and are not-for-profit, civil society organisations that are locally run, addressing issues of poverty reduction, environmental protection or social justice. Our partners are currently based in Bangladesh, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Fiji, Guatemala, India, Kenya, Lebanon, Mexico, Morocco, Nepal, Paraguay, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda and the West Bank. 

Careers and Events

We are a careers based agency, working to provide opportunities for people who want to devote their working lives to issues of international development. As well as arranging overseas placements we organise careers conferences every quarter, held in London, that are widely recognised in the sector. These events, sponsored by Guardian Careers, feature speakers from some of the world’s largest and most influential development agencies. 

Step 1 Online Application

Our online application is designed to start focussing your placement preferences and goals – this application provides the foundations to our eventual work with you. Contact us 3-6 months before you would like to volunteer.

Step 2 Phone Interview

We like to talk to all prospective volunteers by phone – you will always get to meet or talk with our staff individually before making any decisions about volunteering with us. After your interview you will have a very good picture of what your placement with 2Way Development will look like.

Step 3 Fees & Options

Once you have completed your application and interview with us and you are happy with the placement criteria we have established with you, we ask you pay a £350 deposit of our fee in order for you to receive your individual placement options.