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Article: Be worldly wise about making gap-year trips
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- Bath Chronicle, The
- Article date:
- August 29, 2007
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A Student adviser and a young entrepreneur from Bath have joined
the debate on rip-off gap-year placements.
Earlier this month, Britain's leading international development
charity issued a warning to all school leavers thinking of
volunteering abroad.
Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) voiced concerns that many
companies organising gap-year projects overcharge students and do
little to help developing countries.
Bath resident Lawrence Lockhart, who runs fairs offering advice to
students about gap-year placements, said doing research about the
schemes on offer was key.
He said students were often overwhelmed by the choice of gap-year
opportunities.
"VSO suggests that many organisations offer ...