Best Practice for Finding, Landing & Excelling at Volunteering in Africa
Volunteering at an animal sanctuary!
Reverse Culture Shock – When you have changed but your hometown has not!
When you start feeling nervous and you do not know how to act in the new environment, it is a sign that cultural shock might be on the horizon. You do well to manage this sense of surprise that shakes up your system and then as you celebrate getting back home, a similar feeling strikes […]
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.
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 […]