Project Trust

[1][2][3] Established as an education charity since 1967,[1] Project Trust offers young people across the UK, Ireland and Europe [4] international volunteering experiences of 8 or 12 months duration.

Until 2019, the charity's overseas placements to Africa, Asia and Latin America[5] were solely aimed at school-leavers aged 17–19, with volunteer recruitment achieved through School Talks and an active Project Trust Community of Alumni.

In January 2020 a programme opened to 20-25[6] year olds, yet to be formally launched, to assess the impact of offering an overseas placement to any young person aged 17–25 who meets the minimum criteria.

[21] It is currently based at the Hebridean Centre at Ballyhaugh[1] which opened in 1988, with some staff working from the UK mainland and beyond, either permanently in their Glasgow office, temporarily when attending events, supporting the PT Community, meetings, or delivering School Talks for example, or further afield.

Notable alumni of Project Trust include journalist, author and broadcaster Gary Younge, actress Tilda Swinton[23] and sustainability specialist Ed Gillespie.