Company Overview

Work the World is a British company that organises placements for student medics, nurses, dentists and physiotherapists to gain experience working in Africa and Asia. Although we focus in particular on electives, placements are available to students at any stage of their course and to those wanting to broaden their experience after graduation.

By focussing on healthcare placements, we provide high quality programmes that are designed specifically to meet the needs of our customers. We also enjoy strong partnerships with a large number of hospitals, clinics, government authorities and NGOs overseas, giving us the freedom to organise placements quickly and efficiently.

Having a well-organised work placement is crucial, but it isn’t the only thing that most students want from their elective or summer placement. Our programmes are also about the social experience, travelling off the beaten track, getting involved in community work and – perhaps most importantly – having fun!

The Directors

The company was founded in 2005 by Dave Brown and Omar Mohamed. Between them they have more than ten years experience in operations management working for volunteer organisations around the world:

Dave has set up and managed volunteer and work experience projects on five continents. He spent 18 months as a Country Programme Director in Ghana, West Africa, and has also lived for extended periods in India, Korea, South Africa and Mexico. Prior to setting up Work the World, he was the Operations Director at Development Travel Company Madventurer.

Email: dave( 'at' )worktheworld.co.uk

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Omar had previously worked in the gap year industry promoting responsible travel for six years. His career has involved working for extensive periods of time in 11 destinations which span North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. During this time Omar was organising, developing and overseeing work experience projects in the fields of social welfare, education, health and conservation.

Email: omar( 'at' )worktheworld.co.uk

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Work the World is a private limited company registered in England and Wales (No. 05657211). Our Head Office is in Brighton, please see the contact us page for details.

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