Community volunteering in Fiji

COUNTRY:
Fiji
DEPARTURES:
2013: 1 Jun, 15 Jun, 29 Jun, 13 Jul, 27 Jul, 10 Aug, 24 Aug, 7 Sep, 21 Sep, 5 Oct, 19 Oct, 2 Nov, 16 Nov, 30 Nov
PRICE:
From £945 - £1395 (7 days) excluding flights
MORE INFO:
Extra weeks: £1095 (2 weeks), £1245 (3 weeks) and £1395 (4 weeks) excluding flights
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Community volunteering in Fiji
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Community volunteering in Fiji

Volunteer travel - what's it all about?
Are you looking for an adventurous trip with a purpose, or on a gap year or career break? If you want to make a difference in some of the world’s most important conservation areas - and in community projects - then volunteer trips are for you! Volunteers tend to have a sense of adventure, and come from a range of different backgrounds and from all over the world.
Edward Abbey said 'sentiment without action is the ruin of the soul'.

How Community volunteering in Fiji makes a difference

Environment

The island's that make up Fiji have a variety of needs, and this program aims to address the specific requirements of the Yasawa Island chain communities; who in-particular lack the financial resources to address the issues and problems they face. In partnership with local organisations and the Ba Provincial Council (the area administration), the program has identified a number of key areas in which to assist these communities - sustainable power, water supply, and resource management education.

Community

There is a clear need for assistance in these areas, in terms of securing consistent supplies of fresh water, provision of power both in terms of availability and generation method (often diesel generators), and working towards sustainable sources of income. In these areas volunteers will assist the project and the local communities, through practical construction, education, and resource management techniques. Through the invitation of the Yasawa Trust Foundation, volunteers make a practical and tangible difference to the lives of those in these communities.

Community volunteering in Fiji

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The story of the provider of Community volunteering in Fiji

The owner of this company did a gap year trip in the early 90s which involved building a bandstand for a small village in Patagonia. While he was there, he realised the project was only helpful in developing the Western traveller as the village didn’t want a bandstand and only argued about who owned it. And so he set up a volunteer organisation which is useful to communities and provides them with resources and help with funding. Today, his projects offer travellers an opportunity to fully integrate into communities and to make a real long-term difference to the local people’s lifestyles.

Holiday provider no: 60

Community volunteering in Fiji
Community volunteering in Fiji
Community volunteering in Fiji

Community volunteering in Fiji

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Community volunteering in Fiji
Community volunteering in Fiji
Community volunteering in Fiji
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