Live, Work & Travel in Africa
Top Sites
Travellers Worldwide - Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe – short term voluntary projects in Conservation (Walk with Lions!) and Teaching, Care and Orphanage projects, Work Experience placements and Courses, including Swahili. Full support included.
The Plymouth-Dakar Challenge - A wonderful budget alternative to the Paris Dakar rally. Buy a cheap vehicle in the UK, drive across the western Sahara and auction your car for charity at the finishing post. Other routes, such as the three week Silk Road Challenge, are also available.
Employment
Employers, Agencies & Placement Services
Absolute Africa - Overland company sometimes in need of drivers, aged over 26, with a clean HGV or PSV license.
Acacia Africa - Adventure holidays on safari in Africa. Acacia look to employ HGV/PSV drivers willing to work for two seasons in Africa an tour leaders aged between 22 and 35.
Club Med - Thousands of jobs in sunny places are taken up each year by nationals of over 70 countries. Club Med have resorts in Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt.
Dragoman - Overland journeys worldwide, including Africa.
International Language Lab Center - Employs native English speakers to teach to students in Morocco.
Kande Horse - Located in lush forest opposite the shores of lake Malawi, Kande Horse run a trekking centre and a small guest house. No employment information is offered but they have on ocassion sought "an independent person to take out trail rides and generally look after our 22 horses".
Kumuka - Overland tours through Africa. There isn't any information on what you'd need to join them, but some clues are given in the profiles of their present crew.
Mark Warner - Recruit staff for tourism jobs in Egypt and Mauritius.
Nomad Adventure Tours - An African owned overland company. Short volun tours are available. They also employ guides and camp assistants. Applicants must be on an African passport and have applicable experience. All driving positions require a heavy duty licence and valid South African PDP. Road crew are required to speak excellent English and applicants speaking German or Spanish will be given preference. Internships can be found here too; at the time of writing Czech and Italian speaking interns were required but other languages are occasionally needed too.
Oceansource El Tur - Windsurfing instructors employed in Sinai, Egypt.
Phoenix Expeditions - Africa overland company. May require driver/mechanics and tour leaders with a passion for Africa from time to time.
Surf Maroc - Surf camp in Taghazout, Morocco. No employment information on the website but have been spotted advertising for a French speaking qualified surf coach guide.
Thomson - Holiday destinations include Tunisia, Cape Verde, Egypt, Morocco, Kenya and Gambia.
Truck Africa - Africa overland specialists.
Tucan Travel - Sometimes recruit qualified tour drivers for South America and Africa.
Employment Resources
Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work
Findajobinafrica.com - A job finder service for skilled and professional vacancies.
Jobs-EG - Find the latest jobs in Egypt and the Gulf.
RecruitEngine - South African job site that contains online tools for the job seeker in a personalized career management environment.
Gap Year & Voluntary Work
Unpaid Positions & Adventure
Action for Children in Conflict - Volunteers required for programmes in Africa.
Adventureworks - Gap Year programme to Tanzania.
Africa Calling - Volunteer working projects in South Africa. Programmes include the rehabilitation and breeding of South Africa's eagles and other birds of prey, working on a "Big 5" game reserve and a community development project in Zululand.
Africa Home Adventure - Kenya and Tanzania tour operator. Volunteer placements available.
African Conservation Experience - Varied voluntary work on game reserves in southern Africa. Your tasks may include game capture, wildlife veterinary work and alien plant control.
African Conservation Trust - Conservation projects in Africa.
African Youth Ministries - Volunteer opportunities in Uganda.
Africa Trust Networks - Three to six month gap year projects to Morocco and Ghana each year. Travel bursaries may be available to certain applicants.
Africa Venture - An organisation that enables students to gain unpaid work experience with youth in Africa.
AFS International - An international, voluntary, non-governmental and non-profit organization that provides inter cultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills, and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.
All Out Africa - Volunteer projects and adventure tours in South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique.
Amy Biehl Foundation Trust - Runs a number of educational programmes to help disadvantaged youths in Cape Town that offer students healthy alternatives to crime, drugs, sex, idleness and negative influences and unlocks their creative talent. Local and foreign volunteers are assigned to a broad range of tasks determined by the length of intended service and their skill base. There is also an internship programme.
Animal Protection and Environmental Sanctuary - APES welcomes volunteers, backpackers and wildlife enthusiasts seeking enviro experience and eco tourism opportunities in Southern Africa.
ATD Fourth World - ATD Fourth World works with people living in extreme poverty in 27 different countries across five continents.
Azafady - Operate Pioneer Madagascar, a ten week volunteer programme.
Blue Ventures - An award winning UK based not for profit organisation dedicated to facilitating projects that enhance global coral reef conservation and research. Since its creation Blue Ventures has co-ordinated marine projects in Madagascar, Tanzania, South Africa and the Comoros Islands. The successes of Blue Ventures research programmes have always depended on the dedication and enthusiasm of their volunteers. Volunteers from all over the world and from all walks of life work with them both above and below the water, and are responsible for a range of tasks, from carrying out field research to managing the day-to-day running of field camps.
BOHAPO - Volunteers can work with this Kenyan HIV and AIDS charity for any length of time up to a period of two years.
BOHAPO Volunteer - Ludovic's experience as a volunteer with BOHAPO from mid October to mid November 2008.
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