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Our placements are designed to immerse you in a different culture, living and working with local people. There’s plenty to gain personally from this challenge – a sense of achievement, broader horizons and some wonderful memories. But we make sure that local people benefits too.
Meeting local needs - The whole placement is geared towards helping the local community. Our representative is an active and popular resident, with links to many projects and an excellent knowledge of where help is needed. She ensures that volunteers are placed where they can make a real contribution. All the projects are valuable, giving children better chances, helping hard pressed staff or contributing to essential conservation work. Our volunteers also contribute to the local economy, living in rented accommodation and shopping locally. We also donate money regularly to local projects in response to their needs.
Cultural sensitivity - We emphasise the importance of showing respect for local people and their customs. Our pre-departure course includes a special session entitled ‘Responsible tourism’ where we discuss cultural differences and sensitivities, as well as advising volunteers on appropriate conduct. Volunteers are given a Swahili language course and briefed on what is considered polite in terms of eating, greeting and dressing. The length of the visit means that a real bond can be made with local people.
Environment - Our company is an environmentally responsible one that operates recycling and reusing of waste products. We also offset carbon emissions in our office (gas, electricity, business mileage) and encourage all participants to offset their flight emissions via a carbon offset scheme run in conjunction with Tree Aid.
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