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Employment Resources |
| Advice & Useful Sites for Finding Work |
| Findajobinafrica.com
- A job finder service for skilled and professional vacancies. |
| 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. |
| 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-Experience - Promotes voluntary wildlife opportunities for those wanting
to have hands on experience with African wildlife. |
| 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. |
| 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
Dog Adventures - Provide voluntary work opportunities,
adventure internships and equestrian experiences around
the world such as learn to lead horseback safaris in South
Africa. |
| 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. |
| Cultural
Embrace - Arranges opportunities to work, volunteer,
teach English, study, internships and travel abroad. Discounted
and free travel available. |
| Enkosini
Eco Experience - Wildlife Volunteer Placements in
Africa. Enkosini Eco Experience offers volunteer placements
at some of South Africa' s leading wildlife conservation,
rehabilitation and research projects. With 2 to 12 week
placements, volunteers work with African lions, elephants,
primates, dolphins, sharks, whales, penguins and much more
on a wide array of award winning projects. |
| The
Farm Backpackers -A South African company which
runs a cultural exchange program aimed at people who wish
to stay for a decent amount of time and truly experience
the South African way of life, but don’t have the budget
to do it independently. The Farm Backpackers is a tourism
based operation which includes backpacker accommodation,
an adventure centre and a farm restaurant offering open
air, bush style meals. The work is intended to be flexible
and give plenty of time off for exploring the local area. Fees
run at around 200 Euro per month but accepted candidates
will receive all accommodation and meals for free and will
be taught a wide range of things from how to run a tourism
based business, guiding hikes and day trips, to bush cooking
and recreational farming. |
| Frontier - Volunteer opportunities on tropical conservation projects
in East Africa and the Far East. Volunteers carry out vital
conservation and research work on coral reef, rainforest,
and savanna ecosystems alongside expert scientists, local
students, and villagers. Full training given, leading to
a BTEC qualification. |
| GAP
Activity Projects - Sends 1,300 people from the
UK to over 30 countries each year. They can also find placements
in the UK for volunteers from overseas. |
| Ghana
Network of Voluntary Service - Are looking for volunteer
teachers who will help teach basic subjects at nursery,
primary and secondary schools for a short time. |
| Global
Citizens Network - This Minnesota-based non-profit
organisation, arranges short term cross-cultural volunteer
expeditions to Kenya where projects could include building
a health clinic or teaching in a school. Program costs
range from $600-$1650U.S.; airfare is additional. No special
skills are required, only a willingness to experience new
cultures and an adventurous spirit. |
| Global
Vision International - A UK based organisation which
sources volunteers to international charities, non-profits
and research organisations. Since 1998 they have sent over
600 Volunteers on international internships, conservation
expeditions and teaching placements. In addition to placing
Volunteers they also provide funding for research equipment,
professional staffing and training. At the time of
writing GVI have projects from Nepal to Ecuador and South
Africa to Alaska. These vary from internships with leading
environmental non profits to field research positions in
the Amazon and The Kruger National Park. Projects range
from 3 weeks to a year, and are well suited to all ages
and backgrounds. All programmes are carefully selected and
their international and domestic partners include the South
Africa National Parks Board, Rainforest Concern and the
Endangered Wildlife Trust. |
| Global
Volunteer Network - A non profit organisation. GVN
place people
in community projects in China, Ecuador, Ghana, Nepal and
Romania. Volunteers have the opportunity to participate
in a variety of educational and community aid programs.
Volunteers can be involved in areas such as teaching English,
environmental work, health and sanitation, and cultural
home stays. |
| Inter-Cultural
Youth Exchange (ICYE-UK) - ICYE-UK offers 18-30
year olds 6 or 12 months voluntary work overseas. Projects
include working with streetchildren, disabled, NGO's, HIV
education, health, environmental work. |
| i
to i International Projects Ltd - Numerous and varied
programmes in over 20 countires around the world. |
| The
Leap - Voluntary placements living and working in
eco-tourism, conservation and community projects for three
months in Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana. South Africa
and Namibia. Volunteers are paid an allowance of around
£40 per month but need to raise the fee to cover the
placement costs. |
| Madventurer - Set up by Newcastle University graduate, John Lawler,
aka "Torgbui Mottey 1, Chief of the Shia Traditional Area"
in Ghana, Madventurers is a continuation of the voluntary
work undertaken during his gap year. A combination of community
project and adventurous tourism, these award winning 'development
adventure' expeditions can take you to Kenya, Ghana, Tanzania
and Uganda. |
| Operation
Crossroads Africa - Over 40 years experience of
sending volunteers to Africa. |
| Predator
Conservation Project - Invites long or short
term volunteers to help with their mission to
assist the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) achieve
its conservation goals in the Great Lake Mburo
Ecosystem. Volunteers will, among other things,
promote large predator research and monitoring,
help and rescue the wildlife orphans and victims
of poaching and reintroduce critically endangered
species into their natural habitats. |
| Project
Trust - Spend a year volunteering in one of 24 developing
nations. |
| Quest
Overseas - Gap year expeditions. |
| Raleigh
International - Volunteers aged 19 to 25 accepted
on 10 week expeditions. Raleigh also employ volunteer staff,
aged over 25, with various skills to aid the expedition
leader. |
| ReefDoctor - A small not-for-profit organisation which undertakes coral
reef research and conservation in south west Madagascar.
Reefdoctor are looking to welcome a small team of volunteer
research assistants into the camp, preferably with some
previous conservation experience. They also would prefer
volunteers to be trained divers to at least PADI Open Water
level. ReefDoctor expect to need up to eight voluntary assistants
on future expeditions - a staff to volunteer ratio of one
to one. |
| SENEVOLU - Voluntary work with an organisation that promotes community
tourism in Senegal. |
| Service
Civil International - Organizes workcamp placements
through a network of worldwide partner organizations. |
| Students
Partnership Worldwide - Recruit over 500 people
aged between 18 and 25 from the developing and developed
worlds to work in Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
and Zimbabwe. |
| Sudan
Voluntary Programme - Volunteers, under-graduates
and graduates who are native English speakers, are needed
to teach English on projects in Sudan for 12 weeks or more. |
| SVG - A young Ghanaian NGO accepting volunteers from
abroad to contribute to Ghana's development processes
through their volunteering programmes in education,
health and environment sectors. Volunteers face
cultural challenges and learn different ways of
seeing the world and its people. |
| Teaching
Abroad - Voluntary TEFL placements to Ghana and
South Africa. |
| Trekforce
Expeditions - Trekforce projects concentrate on
the endangered rainforests and wildlife of Kenya. |
| United
Nations Exchange - Over 1000 projects in Europe
and North America as well as a more specialised programme
of projects in more than 20 countries in Africa, Asia and
Latin America. |
| VOLU
- Volu, a NGO specialised in the organisation of workcamps
in Ghana, accept volunteers for three weeks from all over
the world and have two camp seasons: summer and winter. |
| Voluntary
Service Overseas (VSO) - Skilled volunteers recruited
to work in the developing world earning local wages. |
| Volunteer
Africa - Provides details on British organizations
that give young people the opportunity to spend time on
a voluntary project in Africa. |
| Wild
at Heart Youth Adventures - Volunteer wildlife programmes
available in South Africa, Botswana and Namibia. |
| Youth
International - An experiential education program
which focuses upon international travel and inter-cultural
exchange, adventure, community service and home stays.
Youth International, based in Denver, USA, offers two separate
trips. One travels to Asia (including the Philippines, Thailand,
India and Nepal). The second travels to Africa (including
Kenya, Tanzania, Botswana, and Namibia). Both trips
are offered twice a year. |
Living in Africa |
| Real Estate and Resources for Staying Long Term |
| AGS Properties - Overseas investment property in many countries including South Africa, the Maldives, Morocco and Egypt. |
| AIDA - Offering real estate services for over 50 years in South Africa. |
| Cape Verde Property - A UK company specialising in marketing Cape Verde property. |
| Egyptian Experience - Builder and developer in Egypt with homes available in Sharm el Sheikh, Hurghada and Luxor. |
| ERA Real Estate - Large real estate group in South Africa. |
| Pam Golding Properties - Over 300 offices in southern Africa. |
| Rawson Properties - Estate agency group with distinctive little yellow cars active throughout South Africa. |
| Saffron Villas - Moroccan property. Overseas property consultants also recruited. |
| Sambala Developments - Homes for sale in the Sambala resort, Cape Verde Islands. |
Travelling in Africa |
| Accommodation & Getting Around |
| Baz
Bus - Hop on, hop off buses in South Africa. |
| Blastours - Offers international travel services to groups
and individuals travelling to and within Ghana. |
| Ghana
Tours - A tour operator specialising in ecotourism,
custom and cultural tours to Ghana including slave trade
sites. |
| Kimba
Safaris Africa.- Organises tours and safaris
to Kenya. |
| 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. |
Other |
| Culture, News... |
| Africa
Daily - News. |
| Africa
Net |
| Daily
Mail & Guardian - English language newspaper
in South Africa. |
| Daily
Times of Nigeria |
| Dispatch
- South African newspaper. |
|
Egypt
Today - English language news. |
| Herald
- Cameroon English language newspaper. |
| North
Africa Journal |
| Zimbabwe
Independent |
