What is a BTCV International Conservation Holiday?
The basics: individual paying participants join a group of between 6 and 12 others for a period of around 2 weeks. With guidance from a BTCV trained leader, the group works to achieve a practical project of environmental conservation value. Participants usually work alongside local volunteers, on a project initiated by a local organisation – BTCV’s ‘partner’. There is a strong focus on team-work and participants share in a ‘communal’ experience, often sharing responsibility for catering and other domestic activities. Interaction between local people and BTCV participants is encouraged, as is cultural experience through trips and visits included in the holiday price. Holidays are priced to be self-sustaining across the annual programme, and remain competitive for the international volunteering experience sector.
