Live, Work & Travel in Africa
Gap Year & Voluntary Work Continued...
Unpaid Positions & Adventure
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.
Takatifu Gardens - A community centre in western Kenya founded by Kenyans and Australians, current activities for volunteers include helping school children to read English and organising a youth running club.
Teaching Abroad - Voluntary TEFL placements to Ghana and South Africa.
Touch-Humanity International Voluntary Services - THIVS help with volunteer, gap year, summer camps, culture immersions, orphans sponsorship and safaris programmes in Kenya.
Trade Aid - Welcomes mature volunteers with specialist skills such as accountancy, IT, tourism and teaching who train local Tanzanian staff in that skill.
Travellers Worldwide - Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe - short term voluntary projects in conservation and teaching, care and orphanage projects, work experience placements and courses, including Swahili. Full support included.
Trekforce Expeditions - Trekforce projects concentrate on the endangered rainforests and wildlife of Kenya.
Uganda Lodge - A guest house in southwest Uganda where the profits made from guests are used to enhance the living conditions of villagers in the local community. Volunteers are accepted.
Ugunja Community Resource Centre - A small NGO in western Kenya promoting sustainable development. International placements, from a few days to two years, are available revolving around issues such as sustainable agriculture, preserving indigenous knowledge and youth empowerment. Expect to pay $15 to $40 per week for food and accommodation and a suggested $35 weekly donation.
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.
UTA Tanzania - UTE links volunteers with organisations on Ukerewe, an island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania. A one off fee of $120 is payable and put towards buying textbooks and work tools.
Vervet Monkey Foundation - A centre is based in Tzaneen in the Limpopo Province of South Africa that rehabilitates and provides sanctuary to over 700 vervet monkeys. Volunteers sleep in the volunteer village and work with monkeys or on projects such as building or painting.
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.
Volunteer 4 Africa - A source of volunteer ideas and low cost volunteer work in Africa.
Westminster Comprehensive School - Seeking volunteers to teach English at a private Ghanaian school established in September 2002. The school has a population of about 430 students with 29 teachers and teaching support staff.
Whipalong - Located in Limpopo, South Africa, Whipalong invites volunteers to be a part of the on going rehabilitation and reschooling of abused and neglected horses.
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.
Youth Vision Uganda - An indigenous youth led community based NGO working to help alleviate the plight of the less privileged, poor needy youth and children in Kati Kati village, northern Uganda. The volunteer page link was blank when we visited but their partner organisation, the Omprakash Foundation, states YVU is "accepting application letters from creative, talented, passionate and innovative youth to work with orphaned vulnerable children under its early childhood development education model centre of Bright Destiny Academy or its Sports for Development program".
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.
Propertymix - A South African search and listing website for all types of holiday accommodation as well as rsidential and commercial properties for sale or rent.
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
The Africa Guide - A huge amount of information about the continents including information on volunteering, working and overlanding.
African Memorable Safaris - Kenyan and Tanzanian touring.
African Trails - Overland tours.
The Backpackers Ritz of Johannesburg - The longest running hostel in Johannesburg.
Baz Bus - Hop on, hop off buses in South Africa.
Blastours - Offers international travel services to groups and individuals travelling to and within Ghana.
Egypt Travel - Egypt travel guide and tourist information, including Nile cruises and historic tours. Includes some information about working and studying in the country.
Jollyboys Backpackers Lodge - Backpacker accommodation and activities in Livingstone, Zambia.
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.
Red Chilli Hideaway - Backpacker accommodation and tours in Kampala, Uganda.
Rubicon Travel - Tour operators in Kenya offering Maasai Mara safari, Kenya camping safari, Nairobi excursions, missionary and medical tours, Mt. Kenya, Mt. Kilimanjaro and Tanzania Safaris.
South African National Parks - Hosts details of South African National Parks to help tourists and visitors with planning trips to the parks. Some internship information, administered by Global Vision International, is provided.
Zanzibar Responsible Safaris Limited - Tanzanian safari company that operates from the famous Zanzibar stone town.
Other
Culture, News...
Africa Daily - News.
Daily Mail & Guardian - English language newspaper in South Africa.
Dar Loughat - Arabic language and cultural immersion programmes in Morocco.
Egypt Today - English language news.
Qalam Center for Arabic Studies - Arabic language study and cultural programmes in Rabat, Morocco.
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