Globalteer

What Globalteer does

Globalteer is a UK-registered charity founded in 2006 that runs and supports grassroots projects in children's education, community development, animal welfare, and conservation abroad. It primarily serves individual volunteers and interns seeking structured placements, donors supporting charitable work, and schools, universities, families, and organizations arranging group participation. Its current offering spans volunteer programs, internships, group trips, direct donations, and fundraising events, with operational support in Cusco, Peru, and Siem Reap, Cambodia, and localized sites for the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom.\n\nService delivery is supported by a web-based platform for project discovery, volunteer applications, donation processing, and payments. The disclosed stack uses third-party Google Analytics for website behavior, MailChimp for email communications, and PayPal and Stripe for payment processing. No proprietary technology features, mobile app, API, or SDK are disclosed.\n\nGlobalteer generates funds through one-time volunteer placement and internship fees, one-time or recurring donations, project fundraising, and events. The listed starting packages are $899 for a one-week adventure and $1,399 for a 14-day all-inclusive program, while selected placements also require a non-refundable GBP £300/US $300 deposit and some have a US$250 crowdfunding minimum. Acquisition is primarily direct through localized websites, content, email, social media, testimonials, and fundraising platforms, with in-country offices providing logistical and project support. Primary.

Name

Globalteer

Legal name

Globalteer

Website

https://globalteer.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Globalteer is a UK-registered charity that recruits and supports individual volunteers and interns for community, education, animal-welfare, and conservation projects abroad, while connecting donors and partner organizations with its programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Volunteer Placement Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Wildlife & Animal Care Volunteering (EDAIAGAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Conservation & Sustainability Volunteering (EDAIAGAB), Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO)

Keywords

• International volunteer programs
• Volunteer abroad placements
• Community development projects
• Animal welfare volunteering
• Conservation volunteer trips

Headquarters

HQ city

Totnes

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Volunteer Placement Fees: Fees charged to volunteers for participating in international volunteer programs. Fees vary by project and duration, with deposits of GBP£300/US$300 required upon acceptance.
2. Donations: Direct donations from supporters for specific projects or general charitable purposes. Includes monthly recurring donations and crowdfunding fundraising pages for volunteers.
3. Internship Fees: Fees for internship placements abroad with similar structure to volunteer placements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Globalteer is a UK-registered charity that places individual volunteers and interns with partner NGO projects in countries including Peru, Cambodia, South Africa, and others, across animal care, community development, conservation, elephant sanctuary support, and teaching. It also accepts direct donations, of which it states 60% go to projects, 29% to volunteer support, and 11% to operational costs.

Product overview

Globalteer is a UK-registered charity offering international volunteering and donation programs focused on children's education, community empowerment, animal welfare, and conservation. The organization operates multiple project types including Volunteer Abroad Programs (the core offering), Animal Care & Wildlife Projects, Community Development Projects, Conservation Volunteering, Elephant Sanctuary Programs, Teaching Abroad, Internships Abroad, and Group Volunteering. Supporting these core programs are sub-brands including Helping Hands school in Cambodia, Picaflor House in Peru, PAWS Peru, the Sports Programme, Women's Empowerment Programme, Child Protection Programme, and The Globalhub Cafe. The organization also facilitates charitable giving through its Donations platform and hosts fundraising events like Temple Run Cambodia. Globalteer maintains regional offices in Peru (Cusco) and Cambodia (Siem Reap) with additional presence in the US, Canada, and Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Volunteer Abroad Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• 2500 children supported each year through programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Refill the WorldminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide water filtration solutions. Through this partnership, Globalteer has a water filter in their Siem Reap office where volunteers can refill reusable water bottles with safe drinking water, supporting environmental sustainability efforts.
• Laos Wildlife SanctuarycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner wildlife sanctuary established in 2018 as a non-profit trust. Works with local authorities to investigate and rescue animals from illegal trafficking cases. Sanctuary provides rehabilitation and release programs for wildlife, with former zoo transformed into rescue and conservation center.
• Costa Rica Sea Turtle Conservation ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation partner operating nest protection on Caribbean coast (7.1km stretch) and in-water studies with rehabilitation center on Pacific coast. Focuses on Leatherback, Hawksbill, Green, Olive Ridley, and Pacific Black sea turtles. Part of wider scientific network in 40+ countries.
• Malaysia Sea Turtle Conservation ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOutdoor Adventure social enterprise partner on Perhentian Island focused on sea turtle conservation. Established in 2015, conducts snorkel surveys, photo identification database, nest protection, and beach cleanups. Works with Malaysian Department of Fisheries and Marine Parks Division.
• Peru Amazon Conservation Project (Manu Biosphere Reserve)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerConservation partner protecting area around 1,600 football pitches in Amazon rainforest. Supports sustainable agriculture, biogardens for families, and research initiatives. Partners include Sustainable Manu for evidence-based community resource use models.
• Clean Water Project (Cambodia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal partner project providing clean water solutions to villages around Siem Reap. Provides bio-sand water filters to schools including Helping Hands, preventing water-borne diseases and enabling dental hygiene programs.
• Peru Community Project (Cusco)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity development project in Cusco serving children with education, nutrition, and safe space. Operates Healthy Lunch Programme serving 50 children daily, along with English teaching and educational activities.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Kaya Responsible Travel: Kaya Responsible Travel runs ethical volunteer placements in teaching, sports coaching, conservation, and community development across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Its ethics-led positioning and project portfolio directly compete with Globalteer's responsible-volunteer offering.
• GoEco: GoEco is an eco-conscious international volunteer placement organization offering programs in wildlife, marine conservation, and community projects. Its product mix, ethics positioning, and direct-to-consumer volunteer model closely mirror Globalteer's.
• International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ): IVHQ is one of the world's largest volunteer-abroad placement platforms, sending volunteers to dozens of countries across community, conservation, and education projects on a fee-based model. It is directly comparable to Globalteer in product offering, target customer (individual volunteers), and direct-to-consumer online application flow.
• Projects Abroad: Projects Abroad operates paid international volunteer and internship placements across the developing world in teaching, conservation, animal care, and community development. Like Globalteer, it serves individual paying volunteers with multi-country project catalogs and structured in-country support.
• Love Volunteers: Love Volunteers provides low-cost international volunteer placements in over 30 countries across community, wildlife, and teaching programs. It competes with Globalteer for the same individual volunteer customer segment using a similar online application and placement-fee model.
• GVI (Global Vision International): GVI is a long-running international volunteer and intern provider focused on conservation, community, and education projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Its emphasis on ethical programming, awards, and structured placements aligns closely with Globalteer's positioning.
• Volunteering Solutions: Volunteering Solutions offers fee-based international volunteer and internship placements across community, teaching, wildlife, and healthcare projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Its geographic spread and program breadth place it in direct comparison with Globalteer.
• Frontier: Frontier is a UK-based organization running paid conservation, marine, and community volunteer placements across dozens of countries. Its research-oriented, conservation-heavy project mix overlaps significantly with Globalteer's Peru Amazon, sea turtle, and marine programs.
• Maximo Nivel: Maximo Nivel runs volunteer, internship, and Spanish-language programs in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Peru — directly overlapping with Globalteer's Cusco/Peru community and animal welfare projects and serving the same individual-volunteer market.

Emerging players

• Agape Volunteers: Agape Volunteers places paying volunteers in teaching, childcare, and medical projects primarily in Kenya and Tanzania. While its geographic focus is narrower, its model of structured, fee-based individual placements in community projects is comparable to Globalteer's community development programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Globalteer
• Xx.com/globalteer
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/globalteer

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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