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StayAway Volunteer Travel: Free Volunteer Exchange Opportunities

This is a-lifetime opportunity for you to help children and Masai people in need around Africa. Join us to improve the life of a child and become a hands-on on part of the solution! Make a difference by choosing either to volunteer in Uganda,Tanzania or South Africa. We provide you with free accommodation and the program is self catering.

Who Can Volunteer?

Trips are open to anyone with a sense of compassion and fun from 17 years and above ! We welcome individuals and couples of all ages, plus families with teenaged children. Participants should be healthy for travel, but ready for environments with only basic amenities. No experience is necessary. Private trips can be organized for community or corporate groups, just ask!

What Does a Volunteer Do On Africa Service Trip?

During this trip, you'll learn about the challenges facing the people of Africa you're visiting. You'll also teach, play and have fun with the kids, sowing cultural exchange and growth for all!

Activities may include:

- Teaching children about nutrition, health and hygiene, literacy and English

-Building schools and renovating facilities: paint murals, plant vegetable gardens, install hand washing bays and latrines.

- Work with Masai people leading physical activities, educational games, fun and play Meeting with community members and school administrators to learn about African challenges and solutions.

Organization details

We seek to promote a tourism that has an inclusive approach to our diverse people, a tourism that is meaningful to the disadvantaged people of Africa, and a tourism that serves to inform visitors about the dynamism of our new approach.

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