Global Vision International

Global Vision International (GVI) was formed in 1998 to provide support and services to international charities, non-profits and governmental agencies, through volunteering opportunities and direct funding.

GVI is guided by a unique commitment to its volunteers and to its partners. To the volunteer it offers a safe responsible travel experiences, exceptional training and career development opportunities, and facilitates the ability to make a real difference. To its partners it commits all research ownership rights and all work is undertaken fully under their direction, in conjunction with the local community. GVI is a non-political, non-religious organisation, which through its alliance with over 150 project partners in over 30 countries, provides opportunities to volunteers to fill a critical void in the fields of environmental research, conservation, education and community development. International partners include the South African National Parks Board, Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund, Jane Goodall Institute, Rainforest Concern and Kenyan Wildlife Service.

If you want to spend your gap or career break contributing to worthwhile conservation programs, as a member of an ongoing international research team, and making a difference, then our overseas expeditions can provide all this and more. Live in some of the most dramatic and remote locations on earth, gain practical field experience: participating in an Overseas Expedition is also a great addition to your resume.

Join challenging expeditions as diverse as marine conservation in Mexico and the Seychelles, wildlife conservation in the Amazon, Costa Rica, South Africa and Kenya, community development in Mexico and high altitude exploration in Patagonia.

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Our website link www.careersabroad.co.uk details jobs in the field and field work placements ideal for graduates, students and professionals looking for practical fieldwork experience to enhance their career while at the same time benefiting local non-governmental or aid reliant organisations. The site features a range of jobs in the fields of education, research, environmental management and wildlife research with Global Vision International’s partner organisations in countries across the world.

Field work placements include: Turtle Monitoring and Whale Shark Tagging with Marine Conservation Society in the Seychelles and Internships in various National Parks in Mexico ranging from turtle and bird surveying to jaguar monitoring.

GVI also runs an internship programme, giving 10-week expedition members the chance to gain a further 10 weeks of fieldwork experience on an expedition of their choosing.

“Through GVI’s Career Opportunities Program, I have been given an opportunity in a fiercely competitive field that might otherwise have proven inaccessible. The training that I and others have undergone here has allowed me to be a part of something that many aspire to, and enjoy a career that I would not have been able to dream of before.”
Andy Cameron, Expedition Manager, GVI Mahahual Marine Expedition July 2005

Internships are available on the following programs:

Marine research in Mexico or the Seychelles - conducting coral reef transects using Scuba – for qualified and non-qualified divers, extra qualifications available.

Wildlife conservation in the Amazonian or Costa Rican rainforests – Costa Rica involves turtle and jaguar surveys, Amazon (Ecuador) is mainly amphibian. Amazing adventure side-trips.

Research and exploration in the wilds of Patagonia for 6 or 12 weeks - includes Condor surveys and extreme weather training.

Predator research, animal tracking and marine mammal studies in Kenya or South Africa – crucial conservation work tracking big game in South Africa, and also with dolphins and primates in Kenya.

Gain a TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) qualification in the kingdom of Thailand on our community development expedition. Amazing work-placement opportunities.