Tanzania gap year expedition

Highly Commended in the Responsible Tourism Awards 2007, Best Volunteering Organisation category, we own our ground operation, which means we have complete control over the integrity of our projects and the quality of the experiences we provide. We additionally subsidise our philanthropic objectives through additional funds raised by our Charitable Trust.

We have mirrored our success in Kenya and have established programmes in Tanzania. Your participation on this programme provides a significant contribution to indigenous communities and environment. With over 60% of the population living below the poverty line, the main focus of our work is on education. Achievements include the construction of furnished new classrooms resulting in an increase in attendance at schools in villages such as Mbokomu and a feeding programme at Mbokomu School for 450 children which provides them with the energy to tackle their school day. We take significant measures to reduce our impact on the environment and offset our carbon footprint. We impose strict guidelines on the amount of water our volunteers use in the camps and educate them to the reasons behind this. The use of rain fed water tanks in some of our camps also contributes significantly to our efforts to conserve water. Kitchen waste from the camps is donated to local farmers to be used as food supplements for livestock and other organic waste is converted to compost and used as fertiliser. All of our camps use gas stoves as charcoal production is a major threat to the surrounding environment.

Our Team in Tanzania originate from the host country and their passion for sustainable development of their communities and environment is inspiring. Camp Managers such as Anderson in Tanzania are the local guys that make our experiences unique. They provide advice on conduct, language training and skilled project managers such as Jackson and Ndeko work alongside you on projects. This interaction creates a unique bond between you and the Community and leaves you feeling a guest not a tourist. 100% of fresh produce and project materials are sourced from sustainable local supplies stimulating entrepreneurial activity, which in turn improves investment and living standards in the local area. Group sizes are kept small to reduce any negative impact.

Our commitment to the environment does not stop in Africa our UK office is dedicated to saving energy and have systems in place to deliver shredded recycled paper to local pet shops for bedding!

In short, our commitment to local people and the environment is not a by-product of our programmes but core to everything we do - we adhere to the Responsible Tourism code of practice and encourage everyone we work with to do the same.