Alternative Spring Break: Africa?

Question

I really want to go to Africa and work with orphans... Does anyway know any good Alternative Spring break programs?

Answer 1

There is a listing of the more-than-30 member organizations of the International Volunteers Program Association (IVPA) that is a good place to find reputable volunteer-for-a-fee programs -- programs where you don't need to have much experience in order to participate, and the placements are just for a few weeks or months:

http://www.volunteerinternational.org/