Some volunteers are provided with food and accommodation for the duration of their stay.
Jetting off on a gap year adventure is becoming popular among a large variety of age groups and some may choose to undertake a volunteer placement as part of their trip.
Adam Pembrey, marketing coordinator at Gapforce, explained that people over the age of 35 often travel to boost the skills and experience outlined on their CV, while younger individuals may take advantage of their favourable financial position - without a mortgage or other debts to pay - to travel the world before settling down.
Both demographics might enjoy a volunteering placement, particularly as some providers will arrange food and accommodation for the workers, which could result in lower outgoings.
Mr Pembrey explained that opportunities to work in Australia are popular among those with backpacker insurance and a job that provides board could mean "only a minimal amount of spending money is required".
What's more, the recent announcement that students' university fees could rise in the next few years should not put people off taking a gap year, he continued.
"It really depends on what you do and where you go ... as far as actual outgoings, if a 20-year-old and a 35-year-old go to the same place for the same amount of time and do the same thing, then the cost is going to be more or less the same," Mr Pembrey added.
His comments came in response to an announcement by the House of Commons by the minister of state for universities and science, David Willetts, which said academics deferring their place until 2012-13 will be subject to the fees payable in that year, regardless of when they applied for the course.
By Anne Jones
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