| Founded | 1972 |
|---|---|
| Type | International organization |
| Focus | Development of young people, environmental, education and social care. |
| Location | |
Volunteers | 40,000 since 1972 |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | GAP Activity Projects |
Lattitude Global Volunteering (formerly GAP Activity Projects) was an international charity established in Reading, Berkshire, in 1972 to provide 17- to 25-year-olds with support to travel outside of their own community, in most cases to other countries, where they spent several months assisting with care or educational projects.[1] Lattitude Global Volunteering voluntarily ceased operation in a liquidation on 26 August 2021.
In 2012 Lattitude co-ordinated activities for their 40,000th volunteer.[2] The group is also credited with helping to coin the term "gap year" from its original name.[3]
- ^ "40 years of Volunteering". Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ "Lattitude Global Volunteering Announces 40,000th Volunteer During 40th Anniversary Year". Year Out Group. 22 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 June 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
- ^ Chrade, J.S. (17 March 2010). "History of Gap Year". Butler University. Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 27 May 2012.