Volunteering Solutions

Volunteering Solutions (commonly shortened to VolSol) is a volunteer-abroad programme provider and a brand of Impact Explorers Ltd, a UK-registered Certified B Corporation. Established in 2007, the organisation places volunteers on community projects in 23 countries, working with dedicated in-country teams in every destination. According to its own reporting, it has placed more than 25,000 volunteers and delivered over 1,516,700 volunteer hours, offering more than 100 volunteering and interning options. The programme portfolio spans Childcare, Teaching, Medical & Healthcare, Community Development and Marine Conservation, among other fields. Participants are typically high-school students, university students on a gap year or summer break, couples, corporate groups and independent travellers; the company notes that most volunteers are aged 17–25, while also serving older participants. Placements run from one week to six months, and the company emphasises that projects are chosen with local partners to meet a genuine need rather than to replace paid local jobs. Volunteering Solutions is positioned as an ethical, community-led and affordable volunteer-travel operator. Accommodation, meals, airport pickup, orientation and in-country support are covered in programme fees, while flights, visas, insurance and vaccinations are arranged by participants. The company highlights 24/7 in-country coordination, personally inspected placements and accommodation, interest-free instalments, free date changes and financial protection through its UK registration and B Corp certification. As a brand of Impact Explorers Ltd, Volunteering Solutions sits within a group that also encompasses related initiatives such as Impact Explorers and Med Trips. The company has received press coverage in outlets including The Mirror, The Hindu, Huffington Post, YourStory and EdexLive, and its parent group has been recognised with a Bronze award for Ethical, Responsible, Sustainable Tourism from BETA and shortlisted for Global Youth Travel Awards.

Volunteering Solutions was established in 2007 as a volunteer-abroad programme provider. From its early years it positioned itself as a bridge between travelling abroad and volunteering, crafting affordable programme plans that allow participants to travel overseas while contributing to meaningful projects. The organisation grew into a global operator with projects spanning multiple continents, and by the time of its policy documentation it described more than 100 projects across 26 countries in 5 continents. A key structural development was the creation of Impact Explorers Ltd as the UK-registered parent entity. Volunteering Solutions is described as a brand of Impact Explorers Ltd, a UK-registered Certified B Corporation (Companies House 12187940, registered in England & Wales). The B Corp certification, which the company says it has held since 2007, placed business "for good" at the heart of its operations and became a central element of its positioning. Over its history the organisation reports having placed more than 25,000 volunteers and delivered over 1,516,700 volunteer hours. Its programme catalogue expanded to more than 100 volunteering and interning options across 23 countries, covering causes such as Childcare, Teaching, Medical & Healthcare, Community Development and Marine Conservation. The company also developed related initiatives under the Impact Explorers umbrella, including Impact Explorers itself and Med Trips, which delivers global learning through overseas medical electives. The group has received external recognition, including a Bronze award for Ethical, Responsible, Sustainable Tourism from BETA and a shortlisting for the Global Youth Travel Awards. Volunteering Solutions has also attracted press coverage in outlets such as The Mirror, The Hindu, Huffington Post, YourStory, EdexLive, TechStory, The Hans India, Good News Network and Charity Job, with articles covering topics from gap-year budgeting to volunteering later in life and animal welfare projects. By the mid-2020s the company continued to operate as a UK-registered, B Corp certified volunteer-travel brand, emphasising ethical and community-led projects, long-standing local partnerships, 24/7 in-country coordination and financial protection for participants.

• 2007

  Volunteering Solutions established as a volunteer-abroad programme provider; company states it has been a Certified B Corp since 2007.

• Impact Explorers Ltd registered in England & Wales (Companies House 12187940) as the UK parent entity.

• Volunteering Solutions achieves B Corp Certification, putting business "for good" at the heart of every experience.

• Impact Explorers launches Med Trips to deliver global learning through overseas medical electives.

• Impact Explorers Ltd awarded the Bronze award for Ethical, Responsible, Sustainable Tourism by BETA.

• Impact Explorers Group shortlisted for Global Youth Travel Awards.

• Company reports more than 25,000 volunteers placed and over 1,516,700 volunteer hours delivered.

Ethical, community-led and affordable volunteer travel, backed by UK registration and B Corp certification.

• Volunteer abroad programmes

  Programmes in 23 countries with local teams, running from one week to six months.

• Volunteer and intern placements

  More than 100 volunteering and interning options across multiple causes.

• Medical and healthcare electives

  Overseas medical electives delivered through Med Trips under Impact Explorers.

• Marine conservation projects

  Conservation-focused volunteer placements.

• Teaching and childcare projects

  Community projects with schools and childcare centres.

• Community development projects

  Grass-roots projects with community organizations and women's groups.

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