Best Practice for Finding, Landing & Excelling at Volunteering in Africa
Volunteering at an animal sanctuary!
BE PART OF THE CONSERVATION REVOLUTION AND FIGHT THE ILLEGAL POACHING OF RHINOS
The rhino is our second largest mammal after the elephant, with a mass ranging from 800 kg to 2,300 kgs and a height of 1.3 m – 1.9 m. It’s a magnificent animal that is facing the danger of getting wiped from the face of the earth if you and I don’t do something about […]
LEARNING AND BUILDING TOGETHER – A CHURCH MISSION TRIP TO ZIMBABWE
Lafayette-Orinda-Presbyterian-Church-Mission-to-Zim-Full-Day-Tour-Harare-Zimbabwe with Tiritose Sustainable Travel
TEN ESSENTIAL TIPS WHEN CONSIDERING AN INTERNSHIP OR VOLUNTEERING ABROAD
Africa, to non-African residents, often sounds like an exotic destination for adventurers, teaming with wild animals and unrestrained bush. It sounds like a hotbed of poverty, hunger and AIDS based on how often you watch international news channels. Whilst Southern Africa is facing one of the largest hunger crises (care.org, 2020), it’s not all doom […]
The “New Normal” of Overseas Volunteering
The new normal of overseas volunteering. Research-based insights to help you prepare for volunteer trips abroad in a post-covid-19 world.
WORLD ANIMAL DAY – SHARE THE LOVE!
The work everyone involved with Tiritose Sustainable Travel has been doing over the last year has attracted all the right kind of attention. The latest being an invite to join the Fundraising Committee for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) Harare, an appointment I did not take lightly. The SPCA is […]
The Heartbeat Project
The youth of Zimbabwe are an integral part of our vision at Tiritose. One of the very first initiatives we got underway had to involve the youth and students. The HeartBeat project focuses on developing the concept of servant leadership within the Zimbabwean youth.
GETTING IN CONTACT – MAKING A CHANGE
My friend Helene and I arrived in Harare in September 2018, working on an international project concerning reduction of the prevalence of HIV among adolescents in Zimbabwe. We wanted to get a broad perspective on the issues of HIV, and how it affects the society and the children and adolescents. One of our main objectives […]
New Spirit For The Epworth Community
The township of Epworth has one of the highest unemployment rates in the Harare area, but with a new and innovative meat delivery business, a hundred new jobs have been created and Tiritose Sustainable Travel was present when it all went down. We woke up early Sunday morning, took the company truck, and transported tables, […]
FROM BRITAIN TO ZIMBABWE: AMANDA’S FIRST EXPERIENCES!
Amanda Thomas summarises her trip to Zimbabwe to volunteer at Wild is Life, a wildlife sanctuary near Harare. Read all about her unforgettable experiences!