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If you ever wanted to spend your days playing football, netball and cricket while making a positive contribution to the community, then this is the project for you. If that wasn’t enough, then spending the weekends bungee jumping and white water rafting will surely make the trip to Zambia worth it.
Program Highlights:
Your Schedule at a Glance (Minimum two-week commitment):
Arrival Day, Monday: Arrive at Livingstone International Airport (LVI). You will be picked up at the airport and taken to your accommodation in Livingstone. Take some time to rest and meet the other volunteers.
Day 1, Tuesday: Start your volunteer experience by teaching kids the importance of physical education (PE) through both theoretical and practical classes. In the afternoon, join the after school club or help adults improve their literacy skills.
Day 2, Wednesday: In the morning you will help communities set up sustainable farming programs and provide assistance preparing the land, planting, watering, weeding and harvesting, before going back to school to assist with PE classes.
Day 3, Thursday: Today you will participate in a health education talk at a local school, and then head back to assist with PE classes.
Day 4, Friday: Engage with the kids for the last time this week in morning PE classes, and then join the math or art club.
Days 5-6, Saturday-Sunday: Your weekend is free for you to release some energy as you take advantage of Zambia’s adrenaline filled activities such as bungee jumping and white water rafting.
Day 7, Monday: Start the new week by seeing the kids again in PE classes, before spending your afternoon volunteering at a local elder’s home or joining the math club.
Remaining Weeks: The remaining weeks will follow a similar schedule of volunteering Monday-Friday and having Saturday-Sunday off. Use your weekends to take day trips to Victoria Falls, go on boat cruises on the Zambezi River or take a safari through the Chobe National Park. Departures are on Monday.
What’s Included
What’s not Included
Flights, visas (approx. $50 USD), travel health insurance, weekend meals, personal expenses
Travel to Zambia and experience firsthand the authentic African culture and eye-opening lifestyle of native Zambians. Zambia is Africa’s most urbanized country, with a huge percentage of the population localized in just a few urban centers scattered throughout the country. These densely packed regions often suffer from extreme poverty, unemployment, HIV/AIDS, and illiteracy.
This project takes place in Livingstone, a town located in the Southern Province of Zambia and directly next to the famous Victoria Falls. Livingstone has a history of economic instability due to its proximity to the Zimbabwean border and restrictive regulations on trade in the past. However, Livingstone is now slowly emerging as a lively town with modern restaurants, shopping, hotels, and theaters.
This project consists of the following possible morning activities:
Keep in mind that although your schedule is determined by one of the above projects, our volunteer coordinators are always flexible and appreciate volunteers who come with their own unique experiences and skill sets. If you have something else in mind you would like to work towards, let us know and we will do our best to provide you with tasks that will be meaningful and relevant for you, as well as exciting for the kids.
After your morning sports activities, you will have the option to participate in other community development projects throughout the area. These include:
A typical day: After breakfast, your work day begins at 7:45 am at one of the morning projects. After a one-hour lunch break at 11:15 am, you will take part in one of the afternoon community projects until 5:00 pm, when you will be taken back to the volunteer house for dinner. Evenings and weekends are free and can be spent as you wish.
Important Dates: As we work within local communities, our projects are affected by the school terms. Local partners take time off to spend with their families on public holidays and our school/education-based programs are structured slightly differently during the school and exam holidays. Some of our projects may be put on hold whilst the kids are on leave, but there is no shortage of important and rewarding community work to be done here.
School Terms: Please inquire about specific dates.
During the last 3 weeks of December, this project becomes a special Christmas project. Volunteer activities are similar, but take on an additional holiday theme.
Please take note of this project’s minimum requirements:
Not Included: Volunteers will get weekends off to explore the area and go on additional trips. Although these are not included in your program fee, our staff would be happy to help you arrange exciting excursions for this time. In the past, volunteers have enjoyed:
Important Notes: For this program, volunteers are required to purchase a business visa to Zambia upon arrival. For a single entry, it will cost about $50 USD, and for multiple entry, about $80 USD. It is the sole responsibility of the participant to arrange for and cover the costs of the appropriate visa.
Volunteers travelling to Zambia for over 30 days will need to apply for a Temporary Employment Permit, which costs approximately $250 USD.
Zambia has recently begun to require proof of vaccination for Yellow Fever upon arrival per recommendation of the World Health Organization. Consult your doctor to arrange this and to discuss any other immunization recommendations.
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