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African Conservation Experience
Conservation work placements on game reserves in South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. Fees from £2,700 ($5,300) for four weeks up to £4,000 ($7,860) for 12 weeks, including flights from London.
Contact: P.O. Box 28, Ottery St. Mary, Devon EX11 1ZN, U.K.; 011-44-870-241-5816; www.ConservationAfrica.net
African Impact
Wildlife Conservation Projects
Interesting conservation and volunteer projects throughout Africa.
Contact: impact@africanencounter.org, www.africanimpact.com
Alliance Abroad Group
Volunteer in South Africa
As a volunteer on our program, you will have firsthand experiences with the wildlife of South Africa as an assistant to professional and acclaimed Zoologists and Veterinarians. You will be given the opportunity to understand the relationship between the animals, plants, soil, atmosphere and people. There is a 4-week and 8-week program that allows you to rotate through Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers, Reptile Parks, Game Farms and a Conservation study/horse Safari.
Contact: info@allianceabroad.com, www.alliancesabroad.com/ob/volunteer/south_africa_01.htm
AVIVA
Convervation Projects in South Africa
A variety of volunteer social work and conservation projects throughout South Africa. See their website for details.
Contact: info@aviva-sa.com, www.aviva-sa.com.
Azafady
A registered U.K. charity (No. 1079121) and Malagasy Non-Governmental Organization working in southeast Madagascar to alleviate poverty, improve well-being and protect beautiful unique environments. Azafady offers two volunteer programs: "Pioneer
Madagascar" - which allows volunteers to work at a grassroots level, helping to combat extreme poverty and environmental degradation; and "Lemur Venture" - which is specifically focused on conservation efforts to aid threatened
lemur populations.
Contact: Studio 7, 1A Beethoven St., London W10 4LG, U.K.; 011-44-208-960-6629; www.madagascar.co.uk
Blue Ventures
An award winning not-for-profit organisation dedicated to facilitating projects and expeditions that enhance global marine conservation and research. The field research of Blue Ventures projects is carried out by our overseas volunteers, who work closely with our field research scientists and camp staff. We are currently looking for overseas volunteers to work at our site in Andavadoaka, Madagascar in Africa.
Contact: enquiries@blueventures.org, www.blueventures.org
Center for Global Education
Travel-Study Seminars in South Africa
Learn from Southern Africans of diverse backgrounds about their economic, political, and social realities. Emphasis on the views of those struggling for justice. Call for details or to organize your own custom trip.
CYTOFWEA
Charity Youth Travel Organisation for Working Experience Abroad, NGO arranges volunteer placements for self-funding international volunteers in Ghana in the fields of health, early childhood development, teaching at all levels, forestry, environmental protection, tourism, etc. Minimum stay 3 months. Accommodation is provided.
Contact: P.O. Box MA 30, Ho V/R, Ghana; 011-233-91-27008; cytofwea2001@yahoo.com.
Community Tourism - Trekking in Ethiopia's Highlands
Trekking facilities (accommodation, food, guides etc) are offered to tourists in stunning landscapes and hosted by local communities. The enterprises are run for and by communities in North Wollo, Ethiopia (near Lalibela). This is your chance to get off the beaten trail and see the treal Ethiopia.
Contact: chapman@ethionet.et, www.community-tourism-ethiopia.com
Eco Programs: Students Mountains Expeditions and Game Safaris [SMESA] Programme
Travel opportunity for students worldwide to visit and experience the World Heritage Sites in Tanzania. This include climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and Mt. Meru; and Game Safaris to Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Olduvai Gorge, Serengeti, and Tarangire.
Contact: info@ecoprograms.or.tz, www.ecoprograms.or.tz
Frontier
Carries out environmental surveys in Tanzania and Madagascar (as well as Cambodia, Fiji, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and others) that use paying volunteers for 4, 8, 10, or 20 weeks to work in coral reefs, savannas, forests, and mangrove areas as part of ongoing conservation programs.
Contact: 50-52 Rivington St., London EC2A 3QP, England; 011-44-207-613-2422; www.frontier.ac.uk.
Global Exchange
Responsible Travel in South Africa
You won't find a safari on this trip because South Africa has so much more to offer. On this alternative, socially responsible tour you will explore the troubling history of this complex country and marvel at how the people have emerged as a unified nation. Witness the ever-changing look of South Africa as we travel from Johannesburg to Umtata to Cape Town - from sophisticated cities to traditional rural villages to the townships in-between.
Contact: realitytours@globalexchange.org, www.globalexchange.org/tours
Global Seekers Development Expeditions
Volunteer in East Africa Program
Our Alternative travel services offer an unforgettable African experience, including educational and cultural tours in Kenya and Tanzania.
Contact: info@globalseekers.com, www.globalseekers.com.
Global Vision International
Wildlife Research in South Africa
Play a hands-on role in the long term conservation of African wildlife, enjoy first-class wildlife viewing and live on Karongwe Game Reserve in the heart of South Africa as part of a wildlife research team. As an expedition member you will participate in wildlife monitoring projects, including assisting with the research on predator/prey interactions by radio tracking. You may also be involved with the exciting work of darting and the fitting of radio tracking collars to lions and leopards. Expedition members live in an old Farmhouse situated deep within Edeni Game Reserve where animals are free to walk past the kitchen window! Intensive training is given on conservation, bird/mammal/reptile identification, ecology and bush first aid. You will also have the opportunity to participate in a biodiversity study in the unique mountainous Marieskop region. Expedition members are needed for 5 – 15 weeks and internships are also available.
Marine Conservation and Research Expedition in the Indian Ocean
Enjoy scuba diving in tropical paradise and join critical conservation programs as an active member of the GVI Marine Research team in the Indian Ocean. You will spend your time diving upon the coral reef, collecting data on coral and fish species, as well as taking part in the exciting work of whale shark migration surveys, turtle nesting research and in-water turtle, octopus and lobster surveys. The expedition base is set within the Cap Ternay Marine National Park, on the main island, Mahe. This is a rare opportunity to become involved in internationally respected research, supporting GVI’s local partners and the Seychelles government. Not only will you be diving in an incredible area but you will receive comprehensive training, be part of an international team and enjoy the experience of a lifetime on these beautiful islands. Expedition members are needed for periods of 5 and 15 weeks, internships for an extra 10 weeks are also available.
Wildlife Research and Community Development Expedition in East Africa
Join this expedition and assist with terrestral and marine mammal research and participate in development projects with rural East African communities. You will discover both the African savannah and the Indian Ocean as an active member of a GVI research team studying the biodiversity of the region and working with local communities to assist them in benefiting from their natural resources in a sustainable manner. The Expedition is based in Shimoni within the Kisite-Mpunguti marine National Park on the Kenyan border with mainland Tanzania. This expedition combines three main elements; wildlife research and the impact of development, marine mammal research (specifically dolphins) and community development projects including teaching English programs, sustainable tourism workshops and development programs. GVI provides all training necessary, no experience is needed. Participate for 5 – 15 weeks. This expedition gives you an indepth experience of East African wildlife and people, providing you with first class field work experience or simply an excellent knowledge base on which to build as you visit the delights of East Africa.
Conservation with Desert Elephants in Namibia
Get involved with real spearhead conservation work. This GVI project takes you to the northwestern regions of the Namib Desert, traditionally known as ‘Damaraland’. This harsh tribal wilderness area runs parallel to the Skeleton Coast national park, and is home to a small population of desert-adapted elephants. This project is not about being an observer of conservation from the comfort of a game drive vehicle. Volunteers will spend days out in the desert on patrol, camping wild and living close to the earth, elephants and people. The majority of the work is with the local subsistence farmers, building protective walls around their water points, and teaching them the skills needed in managing the conflict with the resident elephant populations. You will also be assisting the project staff to monitor elephant movements. All work takes place in the vicinity of the GVI rustic base camp in the Ugab River, at the foot of the majestic Brandberg.
Contact: info@gvi.co.uk, www.gvi.co.uk
Global Volunteer Network in Africa: Volunteer in Ghana (Environmental)
Promote sustainable agro-forestry and environmental conservation in a nursery and tree planting project in eastern Ghana.
Contact: info@volunteer.org.nz, www.volunteer.org.nz/ghana/environmental
Greenforce, 11-15 Betterton St., Covent Garden, London WC2H 9BP, U.K.; 011-44-207-470-8888; www.greenforce.org. Recruits researchers to join conservation aid projects for 4 or 10 weeks in South Africa and Tanzania. Participation fee £1,300 ($2,500) for 4 weeks on a penguin rescue project in South Africa, £2,400 ($4,500) for 10 weeks surveying wildlife in a Maasai area.
i-to-i Volunteer Travel
Conservation Volunteer Work in South Africa
From working at an animal rescue center to volunteering at a lion park near Johannesburg, a plethora of opportunities exist for travellers interested in conservation in South Africa. For those interested in experiencing bush life, wildlife ranger training is available. The course includes bush navigation, basic ecology, animal tracks and tracking, 4x4 driving skills, animal behavior, rifle handling, game drives and walks, and astronomy.
Contact: 190 East 9th Avenue, Suite 350, Denver, CO 80203, USA; Tel. 303-765-5325; usca@i-to-i.com, www.i-to-i.com.
Ibike Tours / International Bicycle Fund
Ibike Tunisia Odyssey
Small group, immersion, bicycle tours, designed to get you out of the box, enrich your life and introduce you to the rich diversity of the people, their culture and the environment of the area. IBF programs are designed to provide participants an opportunity to learn more about the world at a person-to-person level not usually available to tourist. Itineraries highlight the cultural, historical, economic and physical diversity of the area. Traverse the diverse cultures & fascinating lifestyles & beautiful landscapes of the coastal & Sahara zones of Tunisia. It is a wondrous array of people, architecture, cultures and landscape
Ibike Tanzania Surf to Summit
Starting on Zanzibar and ending with a climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro; extraordinary diverse scenery, friendly people, visits to national parks, development projects, traditional villages and much more.
Ibike Uganda Pearl of Africa
Uganda features: traditional villages, social programs, development projects, schools, national parks, wildlife, the extraordinary beautiful scenery of western Uganda and a lot of people contact.
Ibike South Africa Sojourn
Features include: wonderful meetings with people at schools, development projects, social & environmental programs, visits to national parks, and breathtakingly beautiful biking.
Ibike Mali Sahel Journey
Explore the lifestyle of the "Sahel", including a once-in-a-lifetime boat trip on the Niger River, visits to Timbuktu and the fascinating, culturally rich Mopti/Djenne/Dogon region of Mali.
Contact: ibike@ibike.org, www.ibike.org/ibike
Kameleon Adventures
Wildlife Volunteer Projects in South Africa
We offer Volunteer Work Placements on hugely valuable conservation projects in South Africa where your support is vital for the survival of many habitats and animals in Africa. Each project has been handpicked by us for the quality of the educational program, the passion of the teams and their dedication to conservation and wildlife.
Contact: info@kameleonadventures.co.uk, www.kameleonadventures.com
people and places
Responsible Volunteering in Africa
Offer several projects — in Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and The Gambia — which enable each and every volunteer to make worthwhile contributions to communities of immense cultural richness, great ethnic and religious tolerance, yet often economically poor and in need of help, especially in the areas of education, business and economic development.
Contact: kate.peopleandplaces@yahoo.co.uk, www.travel-peopleandplaces.co.uk
Projects Abroad
Volunteer Conservation Work in South Africa
Work at a Game reseve on the border of South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique.
Contact: info@projects-abroad.org, www.projects-abroad.org
Real Africa Excursions Ltd.
Volunteer work visits and vacations, missions trips, school-college or youth exchange visits, cultural and community excursions, to Uganda and Kenya, for groups and individuals. Have you ever wished to go to Africa have fun and also make a difference in the lives of the people you meet? explore Africa while assisting those who are less fortunate?would you like to try something different?, come to Africa with us and make this an unforgettable experience.
Contact: info@real-africa.co.uk, www.real-africa.co.uk.
ReefDoctor: Volunteer Research Program in Magagascar, Africa. A small not-for-profit organisation which completes coral reef research and conservation on unstudied reef in SW Madagascar. ReefDoctor has positions in its volunteer research programme to anyone with diving qualification (min. of PADI OpenWater) willing to join in Ifaty for a minimum of two months (starting in November 2004 and then March 2005). Volunteers learn underwater survey techniques, including fish and coral ID skills, belt transects, quadrats etc, help to teach English at our local school and participate in our survey dives (twice a day).
Contact: info@reefdoctor.org, www.reefdoctor.org
Save the Earth Network
Voluntary positions as English and maths teachers in primary and junior secondary schools, in rainforest conservation projects, youth work, agro-forestry in or near Accra.
Contact: P.O. Box CT 3635, Cantonments-Accra, Ghana; 011-233-21-667791; ebensten@yahoo.com.
Tembeza Kenya
Conservation, Teaching and Work Experience in Kenya
Tembeza Kenya is an organisation which specialises in bringing people from all over the world to Kenya, and facilitating voluntary work placements for them in various sectors in desperate need of help. From wildlife conservation to teaching, and from community-based work to medicine, Tembeza Kenya supports an ever-expanding network of organizations across the country that would love for you to come and lend a hand.
Contact: info@tembezakenya.com, www.tembezakenya.com.
Timeless Ethiopia Tour
Discover Ethiopia for its Timeless Treasures!!
Timeless Ethiopia Tours is a private Ethiopian owned tour company that offers wide selections of package, tailor-made and customized tours throughout the beautiful and timeless country of Ethiopia.
Contact: tours@timelessethiopia.com, www.timelessethiopia.com
Tsavo Conservation Trust
Community volunteer program. Competent but not necessarily qualified volunteers participate in a variety of conservation and community projects in rural Kenya for at least 1 month (inclusive fee $1,076). Basic computer trainers also required.
Contact: Tsavo Conservation Trust, P.O. Box 48019, Nairobi, (10th Fl., Fedha Towers, Standard St., Nairobi), Kenya; 011-254-2-331191, fax. 011-254-2-330698; tsavo@savannahcamps.com; www.savannahcamps.com/tdc/volunteeropp.html.
Volunteer in Africa: Internships and Volunteer Work in Ghana
Participants are placed on worthwhile and meaningful projects that includes orphanage projects, street children projects, HIV/AIDS education projects, hospitals and clinics (health), schools, tree planting projects, churches, computer training projects etc. Participants stay with carefully selected, respectable and dedicated host families. We also organize 3-day and 9-day group tours for our volunteers, interns and visitors.
Contact: ghanaprograms@yahoo.com, www.volunteeringinafrica.org/programs.htm
Volunteer in Africa with Volunteer Adventures!
Work and live with the amazing wildlife of Africa when you volunteer with Volunteer Adventures. Our projects give you the opportunity to get up close and personal with the animals on the African safari, such as lions, cheetahs, zebras, giraffes, impalas, antelope and many others. As a volunteer, you will be able to observe, rescue, and care for wildlife in Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Volunteering with Volunteer Adventures gives you the unique chance to learn about incredible wildlife, work with professional rangers on the safari, and experience the countries and culture of southern Africa.
Contact: volunteer@volunteeradventures.com, www.volunteeradventures.com
Youth International
An experiential education program focusing on international travel and intercultural exchange, adventure, community service, and homestays. Teams of 14, aged 18-25, travel together for 1 semester of 3 1/2 months to Asia (Vietnam, Thailand, and India) or Africa (Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, and Namibia) or South America (Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador, including the Galapagos islands). Assist refugees, hike the Himalayas or the Andes, live with and help an African tribe, scuba dive in the Galapagos, and much more.
WWOOF/FIOH Ghana
Places volunteers on traditional farms, as assistants in schools, in bicycle workshops and on workcamps in Ghana. Membership fee $25 + 3 international reply coupons.
Contact: c/o Kenneth Nortey-Mensah, P.O. Box 154, Trade Fair Centre, Accra, Ghana; 011-233-21-716091; kingzeeh@yahoo.co.uk.
WWOOF Uganda
Subscription for printed list of member farms is $25 by bank draft.
Contact: P.O. Box 2001, Kampala, Uganda; 011-256-346856/251276; bob_kasule@yahoo.com.
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