I'm looking for an organization that lets people volunteer in Africa.?

Question

I've been looking for one but I can't seem to find the right one. I'm planning on going this summer, so I will be 17. A lot of the programs I have found are either way too expensive or you have to be 18 years old. I'm hoping to help with an HIV/AIDS prevention program possibly because I want to go to college for nursing, but I would love to help in any other ways. Any suggestions??? Also I want to make sure, and so do my parents, that the organization is one that we can trust. Thank you!

Answer 1

You might like to contact the website listed below I know they do a lot of work in Lesotho with Orphans suffering with HIV/AIDS.

It is in association with Kerry,Ireland and Lesotho. South Africa

Answer 2

You can try these websites also!

www.volunteeringinafrica.org

www.volunteer4africa.org

www.volunteerforafrica.org

Answer 3

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/

The goal is to give local people jobs and to keep money local, not to give Westerners a feel-good vacation -- hence why short-term placement agencies charge volunteers, or require these volunteers to pay their own way (flights, in-country transportation, health insurance, accommodation, food, security, translators, training, staff to supervise and support them in their service, liaisons with the police and local officials, etc.).

Here is a web site that can help you learn more about the skills and experience desired by long-term placement organizations that don't charge fees, and how you can gain that experience locally.

http://www.coyotecommunications.com/volu...

To evaluate any organization that places volunteers for a fee, see this web site:

http://www.coyotecommunications.com/volu...

Answer 4

www.risingfountains.org

Not sure of the age requirement but they do great work and they have a Volunteers Blog on their website where you can read the experiences (firsthand) of the current volunteers...

Answer 5

World Vison 34834 Weyerhaeuser Way S. PO Box 9716 Federal Way, Wa 98063 www.worldvision.org