Working as a volunteer in Zambia is a great way to experience ‘real’ everyday African life in a country that has so much to offer for gap year travel. When you volunteer in Zambia you work closely with local people – gaining a unique and privileged insight in to local culture in the process. Working as a volunteer when you travel Zambia also enables you to make a positive contribution in a beautiful country where, for many people, poverty and hardship is a sad fact of everyday life. In order to volunteer in Zambia it’s not necessary to have any specific skills or qualifications – just plenty of enthusiasm and a desire to give something back on your gap year.
Zambia volunteer
If you’d like to work as a Zambia gap year volunteer on your gap year Real Gap has two extremely rewarding programmes to choose from. Both Zambia volunteer programmes are located in the fantastic town of Livingstone – the main base for the mighty Victoria Falls. Travellers can volunteer in Zambia on a number of vital community projects – including sports coaching at local schools and helping out at an orphanage for children whose parents have died of AIDS.
Become a hero to young footballers. Coach youngsters from orphanages and schools and develop their talent, or just make them smile again. You can also help build and paint schools or get involved with an elephant project.
Give some much-needed assistance to medical staff. Help out at a hospital or clinic in the mornings, then dedicate your skills to playing with children, renovating schools or the Elephant Pepper Project (!) in the afternoons.
Keep young people off the streets with sports sessions. Coach football, netball, rounders or whatever you fancy – even the simplest drills will fire their enthusiasm! Get involved in successful conservation and construction projects, too.
Channel the enthusiasm of poor but extremely eager children into learning. Teach English, run after-school activities, organise sports lessons and give them a chance to make a success of their lives.
