Country: Uganda
Departures: 2012: 24 Jan, 21 Feb, 20 Mar, 17 Apr, 15 May, 12 Jun, 10 Jul, 7 Aug, 4 Sep, 2 Oct, 30 Oct, 27 Nov, 18 Dec
Price: Prices vary from £995 for two weeks to £3350 for six months and price includes: a tailored volunteer placement, accommodation, food (3 meals a day), orientation, local mobile phone sim card, task guidance and placement materials, support, free internet access, a t-shirt, airport transfers, local transport and much more. A £350 deposit is required and the full balance must be paid at least eight weeks before departure. Accept are the following currencies: Pound Sterling, US Dollar and the Euro.
If you're an adventurous and ambitious soul and if you'd enjoy being one of Big Beyond Pioneers' intrepid travellers book this volunteering trip before April 2012, travel within the year and save 20%!
What's the opportunity?
Big Beyond Pioneers offers enthusiastic and adventurous volunteers the incredible opportunity to live and work next to the vibrant African jungle of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the far southwest corner of Uganda and help the local Bwindi Community and ancient Pygmy Batwa Tribe. It’s an incredible place where families of one of the world’s most endangered primates - the incredible Mountain Gorillas will become your neighbours. Green, lush, mountainous and remote, it’s not the dry dusty Africa some know and you’ll be travelling away from the masses to somewhere you’ll really enjoy living.
What will I be doing?
As a volunteer you will work across a range of exciting projects. All of Big Beyond Pioneers' Uganda based projects are aimed at tackling conservation and development goals of the local Bwindi area and are led by local community groups. Our volunteers can choose to build their skills in a particular field or alternatively work across a number of skills in a chosen project category. They then liaise with you to customise your placement appropriate to your particular skills and interests, as well as the needs of the local community at that time. Their current volunteer placements in Uganda include, but are not limited to: Community Enterprise, Health and Wellbeing, Cultures of Bwindi, Events Management, Marketing, Arts and Drama, Community Research and Mapping, Sports and Fitness, Community Farming, Teaching, Wildlife and Environment and Bwindi Kids and Rural Schools. The local community where Big Beyond Pioneers work are trying to build pride in the protection of Bwindi by benefitting from its conservation through income, quality education, improved agricultural practices and in general, promoting better and more enjoyable ways of life.
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05 January 2012
09 August 2010
Volunteer project: Medical work experience in Kenya
Country: Kenya
Location: Mombasa
Departures: This trip can be arranged at any time throughout the year for up to 12 weeks
Price: From £675 - £1695 (2 - 12 weeks) excluding flights
More info: Price includes accommodation, meals, transfers, pre-departure comprehensive information pack and 24 hour in-country support
Work experience in the field of medicine in Mombasa
Get a behind the scenes view of medicine and observe experts to learn how they work in Kenya. The experience you gain will be an excellent entry on your CV or Résumé. Your placement will be based in the Portreitz District Hospital. The Hospital was established in 1952, as an Infectious Diseases Hospital. It is a poor hospital which caters for a very poor community. The Hospital has up-to-date facilities and a reputation for excellent medical attention.
What you'll gain from the project:
It is difficult to be specific about the day-to-day work you will do because work is so varied and spread across many areas. The hospital is very busy with a multitude of duties and responsibilities, so you will probably be worked very hard in most areas! Your work may take you into all departments, e.g. surgery, burns unit, ICU, Physiotherapy, X-ray and even the mortuary to name just a few. However, if you're not qualified, you won't be allowed into operating theatres. The type of work you will be allocated will depend to an extent on your own abilities and capabilities, which is understandable given that you will be dealing with patient health and safety.
You'll be given basic and general on-the-job training by your supervisor, and further jobs should become available for those with medical experience. Your hours may vary insofar as they will be subject to shift rotas, but your usual hours will be from 9-5 Monday to Friday. However, you may sometimes work evenings or nights, sometimes over weekends, but you will have time off on other days instead. Most of your work will entail assisting the local doctors and nurses with their daily rounds, making medical notes and updating records. You'll also be asked to help with computer entries, as well as helping to clean equipment and various areas within the hospital.
Location: Mombasa
Departures: This trip can be arranged at any time throughout the year for up to 12 weeks
Price: From £675 - £1695 (2 - 12 weeks) excluding flights
More info: Price includes accommodation, meals, transfers, pre-departure comprehensive information pack and 24 hour in-country support
Work experience in the field of medicine in Mombasa
Get a behind the scenes view of medicine and observe experts to learn how they work in Kenya. The experience you gain will be an excellent entry on your CV or Résumé. Your placement will be based in the Portreitz District Hospital. The Hospital was established in 1952, as an Infectious Diseases Hospital. It is a poor hospital which caters for a very poor community. The Hospital has up-to-date facilities and a reputation for excellent medical attention.
What you'll gain from the project:
- An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure into Africa.
- Good, practical work experience that will stand you in good stead in your career.
- You'll learn a lot from experts in your field about how they work in a cultural environment that's different to what you're used to.
- New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional development.
- An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head and shoulders above most others in the job market
- And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
It is difficult to be specific about the day-to-day work you will do because work is so varied and spread across many areas. The hospital is very busy with a multitude of duties and responsibilities, so you will probably be worked very hard in most areas! Your work may take you into all departments, e.g. surgery, burns unit, ICU, Physiotherapy, X-ray and even the mortuary to name just a few. However, if you're not qualified, you won't be allowed into operating theatres. The type of work you will be allocated will depend to an extent on your own abilities and capabilities, which is understandable given that you will be dealing with patient health and safety.
You'll be given basic and general on-the-job training by your supervisor, and further jobs should become available for those with medical experience. Your hours may vary insofar as they will be subject to shift rotas, but your usual hours will be from 9-5 Monday to Friday. However, you may sometimes work evenings or nights, sometimes over weekends, but you will have time off on other days instead. Most of your work will entail assisting the local doctors and nurses with their daily rounds, making medical notes and updating records. You'll also be asked to help with computer entries, as well as helping to clean equipment and various areas within the hospital.
06 August 2010
What is Voluntourism?
I just came across a very good and interesting infosheet answering the question what "Voluntourism" actually is. It also gives a short insight into the "economics of voluntourism".
To sum it up the infosheet is defining Voluntourism as follows: "Volutourism is travel which includes volunteering for a charitable cause. In recent years "bite-sized" volunteer vacations have grown in popularity. the different types of volunteer vacations are diverse, from cleaning up local wildlife areas to providing medical aid in a foreign country."
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To sum it up the infosheet is defining Voluntourism as follows: "Volutourism is travel which includes volunteering for a charitable cause. In recent years "bite-sized" volunteer vacations have grown in popularity. the different types of volunteer vacations are diverse, from cleaning up local wildlife areas to providing medical aid in a foreign country."
03 February 2010
Volunteer project in South Africa - 2 for 1 in Feb & March 2010
Are you looking for an adventurous trip with a purpose, or on a gap year or career break? If you want to make a difference in some of the world’s most important conservation areas - and in community projects - then volunteer trips are for you! Volunteers tend to have a sense of adventure, and come from a range of different backgrounds and from all over the world.
Endangered wildlife conservation, Zululand, South Africa
departures: 15 Feb 2010 | 1 Mar 2010 | 15 Mar 2010 | 29 Mar 2010
price: from €950 (GB £831) - €1,700 (GB £1,487) (2-4 weeks) excluding flights. Price includes accommodation at the camp, all meals and training. Longer stays can be arranged from €700 (GB £612) per 2 weeks spent after 4 weeks
The Endangered Species Monitoring Programme is lead by an experienced, passionate and hands-on team. We work across many reserves in Zululand (Zululand has some of the most beautiful and productive wild lands in Africa), and therefore give you a in-depth insight into holistic conservation efforts. Real Africa - Real Conservation
We are looking for people who want their contribution to be directly and effectively utilised in genuine conservation efforts. If you wish to be a part of a professional conservation team, and experience some of the most exciting conservation work in Africa, then you are the kind of volunteer we are looking for!
Endangered wildlife conservation, Zululand, South Africa
departures: 15 Feb 2010 | 1 Mar 2010 | 15 Mar 2010 | 29 Mar 2010
price: from €950 (GB £831) - €1,700 (GB £1,487) (2-4 weeks) excluding flights. Price includes accommodation at the camp, all meals and training. Longer stays can be arranged from €700 (GB £612) per 2 weeks spent after 4 weeks
Join us in February or March 2010, and bring a friend for FREE
The Endangered Species Monitoring Programme is lead by an experienced, passionate and hands-on team. We work across many reserves in Zululand (Zululand has some of the most beautiful and productive wild lands in Africa), and therefore give you a in-depth insight into holistic conservation efforts. Real Africa - Real Conservation
We are looking for people who want their contribution to be directly and effectively utilised in genuine conservation efforts. If you wish to be a part of a professional conservation team, and experience some of the most exciting conservation work in Africa, then you are the kind of volunteer we are looking for!
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