Family volunteering has grown in popularity, and 2019 saw more families than ever join our family-friendly programs across Southern Africa. Take a look at their experiences across three of our most popular projects.
Take a look back at 2019 in pictures across our volunteer projects in Zimbabwe.
“We had an amazing time and one we will never forget. My children feel like they made a difference in the lives of the animals, and I learned so much about animal welfare and care.” Words from Danielle, a family volunteer at our Primate Conservation & Sanctuary Programme in Zimbabwe. Volunteering with your family is …
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The world of wildlife sanctuary volunteering and captive animal interactions is an often murky one, brought into disrepute by sanctuaries keeping animals in terrible conditions, breeding indiscriminately with no intention of release, and inviting volunteers to participate for little more than monetary gain. There are amazing wildlife sanctuary volunteer projects in Africa, and the key …
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Have you always wanted to visit Africa, but know that a traditional safari just isn’t for you? Do you want to get more involved and leave your mark, as well as have incredible wildlife sitings and meet the inspirational people working tirelessly to protect Africa’s iconic wildlife? If so, our volunteer programmes will show Africa …
Volunteering is one of the best ways to have an in-depth African experience – to stay in one place and immerse yourself in the culture of the community and learn about the wildlife around you. If you are a solo traveller, volunteering is an organised, safe, yet exciting way to experience Africa, have a life-changing …
First-time Africa travellers and senior volunteers, Jim and Steve, volunteered at two of our wildlife projects in South Africa and Zimbabwe. Despite pre-trip apprehensions, with a bit of planning and some reassurance, they both had the trip of a lifetime! In their first blog post (“Senior volunteering – why you should take the plunge”), they …
Conservation never takes a holiday, and there are lots of projects which take volunteers year-round – including over the Christmas and New Year period. So if you want to spend your Christmas vacation doing something worthwhile (and possibly warmer!), take a look at the projects you can choose from!
We believe that of the best presents you can gift yourself or someone else, is the gift of travel and new experiences. Which is why we are offering 5% off all volunteer bookings made in December or January, for travel any time during 2020!
Pam Galenkamp and her family, from Georgia, USA, volunteered at the Rhino & Elephant Conservation Programme in June this year. They also took a side trip to Namibia as well, but we will cover that in a separate post! The experience they had at the Imire project was summed up by Pam’s 11-year old daughter, …
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