Top Volunteer Sending Organizations in Africa Author and expert Zahara Heckscher offers an overview of the wide variety of options for volunteer pograms in Africa and offers suggestions.
Volunteer at a South African Game Preserve
Volunteering in a South African game preserve allows close up access in return for giving of yourself to help preserve endangered animals.
Volunteering
and Living in Kenya
Adapting to living in Keyna while volunteering to help locals, who offer the hospitality of their community.
Volunteer
Abroad in Ghana with Cross-Cultural
Solutions
As a volunteer in Ghana, you'll have an opportunity to effect real social change in a community dealing with all of the growing pains experienced by a region in flux. You'll become an instant part of a warm and welcoming community as you work alongside local people to address some of their most pressing social issues.
On each program, after volunteering for the day, you'll
be able to walk around your neighborhood or explore
some of the gorgeous spots nearby. We proudly believe
we provide the perfect mix of quality work, cultural
immersion, adventure, and relaxation—all while
having 24/7 access to CCS staff and support. Make
that life-changing decision to become a CCSer today!
Experiential Learning
International Interested in volunteering with park rangers at the
Kenya Wildlife Service, the Maasai in Tanzania, with children
in Uganda, or at a health clinic in Ghana? ELI offers volunteer
placements that will fit anyone’s interests throughout Africa.
All placements are made on an individual basis depending on
the skills and goals of the volunteer, the needs of the organization,
and the length of the program. Programs are available throughout
the year for lengths of time varying from two weeks to six
months.
Dates: Programs
are available throughout the year and dates are flexible. Costs: Program fees start at $850. The cost
will depend on the program and duration of the program.
Contact: ELI, 1557 Ogden St. #5, Denver, CO 80218 Tel.: 303-321-8278 Email:info@eliabroad.org Website:www.eliabroad.org
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Projects Abroad in Tanzania, Morocco, Madagascar, Senegal, Ghana, Togo, South Africa, Kenya and Ethiopia Projects Abroad is the world’s leading short-term international volunteer organization.
Projects start year-round and last from one week to a year. Opportunities exist in teaching, child care, social work, law, human rights, building, medicine, journalism, animal care, farming, conservation, sports, film production, performing arts, culture and community immersion, microfinance, business, and international development. Programs are for ages 16+.
Dates: Start
any day you choose. Cost: Please see our website for prices. Contact:Projects Abroad,
80 Broad St, Floor 32, New York NY 10004. Tel: US Toll-free 1 888 839 3535. Email: info@projects-abroad.org Website: www.projects-abroad.org
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Volunteer Abroad in Kenya — Maasai from US$250 Affordable volunteer opportunities available in Maasailand, Kenya. Volunteers can participate in Teaching and Medical Placement. IVHQ sends over 5000 volunteer travelers worldwide annually - one of the world's most popular volunteer placement organizations!
Cost: Program Fees start from US$250. Dates: Programs start on the 1st and 15th of each month. Duration: Volunteers can volunteer anywhere from one week to six months.
Contact: International Volunteer HQ, PO Box 8273, New Plymouth, NEW ZEALAND.
Tel.: +64 6 758 7949. Email: volunteer@volunteerhq.org Website: www.volunteerhq.org
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Connect-123
Volunteer Programs in Cape Town, South Africa Connect-123 links you to volunteer projects in Cape
Town, South Africa, according to your interests and skills,
in health care, human rights, community service, education,
and many other fields. Health care projects include working
directly with doctors on medical research projects, providing
non-medical care to patients, attending ward rounds and helping
the nursing staff care for patients. Human rights, social work,
and education projects include working at a legal advice center,
assessing the impact of community-based interventions, helping
with public health awareness campaigns, mentoring street children,
teaching English, caring for infants and toddlers at orphanages,
working with youth regarding issues related to HIV/AIDS, sexuality
and adolescence, and helping to build schools and houses for
disadvantaged communities.
What's included: Finding a volunteer project
that specifically meets your needs; arranging secure, high-quality,
centrally-located accommodation based on your budget; assisting
with local transport and providing advice on public transport
routes; airport meet and greet service; a complete preparation
and orientation information pack; advice, assistance, and guidance
before, during, and after your stay; group-rate discounts;
and 24/7 emergency support and assistance.
Dates: Both
start dates and durations are flexible. Typical durations range
from 1 to 6 months. Cost: Please see website for details. Contact: Connect-123 International Internship and Volunteer
Programs USA Tel: (800) 731 6406 (toll free) Email: info@connect-123.com Website: www.connect-123.com/programs/volunteer/cape-town-south-africa/
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Focus in Africa
Volunteering In Arusha, Tanzania Focus in Africa is Tanzania’s leading short-term local volunteer organization. Volunteer Projects start year-round and last from one week to one year. Our volunteer program placements vary from Teaching, Child Care, and Orphanage Work to Medicine, Nursing, Midwifery, Dentistry, Sports and HIV/AIDS Projects. During your volunteer opportunity, you can also take Swahili lessons. On weekends, most of our volunteers take advantage of the surroundings and visit the Serengeti where one might witness the great wildebeest migration. Another favorite is a visit to the Tarangire National Park where lions, leopards, birds and zebras abound. Many of our volunteers take advantage of their location to see one of the world’s most breathtaking natural wonders, the Ngorongoro Crater. Our office also organizes safaris!
Missionary and Volunteer Safari Tours in Uganda, Rwanda and Congo Are you a volunteer or missionary planning to visit East Africa? We can help you identify suitable local mission/volunteer projects; organize transport and accommodation at a discount. Mission Africa Safaris helps put together special wildlife safari and tour packages for volunteers and missionaries while in East Africa. These packages are designed to allow you enjoy East Africa’s beautiful fauna and flora while involving yourself deeply in the culture of the local communities you visit. The packages include outreach activities alongside gorilla/wildlife tours, bird watching, nature walks, sightseeing, camping, and hiking.
African Conservation Experience Volunteer Conservation
Placements in Southern Africa Whether you want to get hands-on in a wildlife rehabilitation
center, experience life as a wildlife vet, learn how to track
wildlife or join a research project in a national park — volunteering
with African Conservation Experience allows you to make a real
difference to wildlife in southern Africa. With over 15 years
experience, we are the original and most experienced organization
at placing people on worthwhile conservation projects in southern
Africa.
African Impact Volunteer Working Vacations Across Africa We offer a wide range of community and conservation
volunteer projects and internships across Africa. We are
a family run organization built with passion and pride.
Our first volunteers were welcomed with open arms to our
Antelope Park project in late 2004, and the journey from
that date to now has been an exciting and rewarding one!
Conservation Travel Africa Volunteer Projects in Zimbabwe Offers a variety of wildlife conservation, marine
conservation, wildlife reasearch, community development,
and teaching programs in Zimbabwe. Conservation Travel Africa
are also offers tailored programs with an emphasis on responsibe
volunteering, including those for family, teens, and mature
volunteers.
Discover Corps Volunteer Vacations with Purpose in Africa Volunteer vacations for adults and families in Africa, including Tanzania, Kenya, and South Africa. Immerse yourself in a different culture while giving back, engaging in hands-on cultural workshops, and connecting with fascinating people. Volunteer to support children, animals and the environment. 1 to 2 week all-inclusive packages.
Madventurer Volunteer Projects Across Africa Paying volunteers participate in expeditions and
community work in Tanzania, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, and Togo
(among other non-African countries).
Operation Crossroads Africa,
Inc. Summer Volunteer Projects in Africa Runs summer projects in rural areas of about 8
African countries, staffed by self-financing volunteers
from the U.S. and Canada.
Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue in Cameroon Saving Africa's Great Apes Volunteers needed at chimpanzee sanctuary in Cameroon
for minimum 6 months. See website for more information.