Community Service
School Groups
Africa Expedition Support specialise in the development of community service tours for school groups and youth groups - life changing experiences, unique opportunity to explore different cultures and give something valuable back to host communities. A few short weeks can change your whole perspective on life.
Over the years the team at Africa Expedition Support have worked tirelessly with several communities and local schools to seek out opportunities that benefit both the communities and visiting groups. Programs developed are more than just working in communities but provide opportunities to seek insight into local community and village life. A chance to make friends for life, developing special bonds overlooking cultural and economic barriers.
Africa Expedition Support personally approach Elders and school headmasters to identify areas of need within local areas; working together and collecting ideas for projects which are sustainable, achievable and economical. Overall we prefer to work with communities and local schools who would not normally have the opportunity to benefit from large projects currently in existence. Africa Expedition Support believes in working from community development models and practices.
We match group request, timeframe, and skills with local opportunities to ensure the best possible experience to maximize community development. A school group may have only a couple of weeks and want to blend community service, working with local school children, a few days on safari and maybe some beach time. Opportunities are endless.
Here is a list of opportunities successfully undertaken; building football field for a local high school in rural Tanzania; working with local primary schools in Masai Land to fight erosion, building and painting classrooms in local primary and secondary schools in Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania, digging irrigation trenches and wells, assisting teachers in class; learning Swahili and teaching English in local schools; spending time in traditional Masai Villages and participating in rituals; staying in local villages and feasting on local food; organizing fun runs and sports days, fencing schools and building teacher accommodation to name a few.
We also believe there should be time to play and develop itineraries which allow for white water rafting, a few days sunning on a tropical beach and game viewing in some of the Worlds most acclaimed parks for example.
School groups, youth groups and corporate organizations are catered for.
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