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For many of us, going on a humanitarian trip is a personal decision. Common wisdom has it that volunteering abroad is the result of a solid, intimate conviction, not conducive to group projects. And yet... talking about your project is often enough to arouse unexpected desires and motivations. Friends, family, colleagues ...
The lagoons form a fragile eco-system. If you'd like to help protect them in Mauritius, Aventure Africaine offers ecovolunteer missions. A small paradise on Earth for lovers of lagoons and turquoise waters, Mauritius is today a victim of its own success. The pressure of tourism is such that the island's biodiversity and ecosystems ...
And the winner is... Drum roll! Before we reveal the winner's name, as we do every week at DAKTARI, here's how the jury, made up of volunteers from the 4 corners of the world, decides on the winner. The prize is a day in the Kruger National Park or a safari in a game reserve ...
Pierre, a student at HEI - Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur - completed his engineering internship with Freepackers in Fiji. He spent 12 weeks on the environment mission between May and July 2017 and shares his internship report with us. "When I was looking for a country in which to carry out my mobility abroad, ...
Anyone visiting South Africa will have heard of the famous "Big 5": buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhinoceros. Originally, these were the most difficult wild animals to hunt. Today, these animals are much sought-after by safari enthusiasts, and most of them are currently threatened with extinction at ...
Marina arrived at Daktari two months ago and inaugurated the new long-term volunteer position: Animal assistant. In France, she works as an animal caretaker in a zoo. We asked her to share her experience with us. What is your role at Daktari? Marina: I'm an Animal ...
Since the beginning of the year, VolonTerre Africa has been offering a new project for which they are the exclusive partner in France. VolonTerre Africa offers you a unique experience at the "Vervet Monkey Rehabilitation Center" mission. Created in 2010 by an Englishwoman and a South African, the project aims to save, care for and ...
The missions The Cybelle Planète association has been offering sailing ecovolunteer missions in the Mediterranean Sea for 12 years. In 2018, from June to September, 13 weeks of study of the fauna of the open sea will enable ecovolunteers to survey marine species: rorquals, sperm whales, dolphins, sea turtles, rays, sharks, fish... The scientific monitoring of animals living in the open sea ...
Some environmental protection associations, known for welcoming volunteers, give students the opportunity to complete an internship. Such is the case with People and the Sea, based in the Philippines on the island of Malapascua. Lucie, who was an intern with this association, shares her experience and gives all the details for those who might be ...
DAKTARI, in South Africa, is a bush school located near the Kruger Park, but also an orphanage for animals that cannot be released back into the wild. These animals become DAKTARI's ambassadors, raising awareness among children and young adults in the surrounding villages about environmental protection and ...
"When it comes down to it, that's what Love is all about....the desire to experience things together, enriching ourselves with each other's differences" - Guillaume Musso Generally speaking, volunteer missions in South Africa are much more attractive to volunteers wishing to encounter wildlife... and rightly so! South Africa ...
We don't need to introduce you to DAKTARI, the school in the bush, whose main mission is to raise environmental awareness among underprivileged children in neighboring villages. The young pupils come to DAKTARI for a week and follow courses of varying academic levels. It's also an opportunity for them to discover the eco-tourism and reserve professions. DAKTARI ...
Like every week, our outreach manager Agnès and her assistant Rahaba, along with two DAKTARI volunteers, board the old DAKTARI pick-up. The mission: to visit one of the eco-clubs at a nearby school. This is an extracurricular club offered to grade 8 students (aged 12 to 19) in ...
On the island of Malapascua in the Philippines, the People and the Sea association, based in part on international eco-volunteering, integrates its project at the heart of local development. Recently, 200 people spent a day cleaning up a beach. More than just a one-off action, this day was the result of upstream work on the issue of ...
DAKTARI, the bush school and wildlife orphanage in South Africa, relies on the commitment of short-term volunteers to run the lessons for the children the bush school receives every week. DAKTARI also relies on the work of long-term volunteers, who come and go every year, giving 6 to 12 ...
Ethan has chosen to take part in 2 eco-volunteering missions in August and to travel to South Africa. To do this, he went through VolonTerre Africa to register and choose his missions. He spent 1 week on the "Reptile Center" mission and 2 weeks on ...
This week is a bit special at DAKTARI. 11 children aged 13 to 15, instead of the usual 8, are coming to spend the week at the bush school with the 10 volunteers present. Monday: The children arrive in the DAKTARI minibus at 9 a.m. and settle into their thatched classroom, ...
Although now extremely rare, white lions do exist in the wild... Contrary to popular belief, white lions do not suffer from albinism. Their mutation is called leucistism, and gives their fur a color that varies from blond to almost pure white. In reality, it's a different pigmentation of the hair, ...
DAKTARI, in South Africa, is a bush school, a wildlife orphanage and village outreach programs. In over 10 years, the camp has welcomed more than 4,000 children from local schools for a week of environmental education. Every week, the project evaluates the impact of the lessons on ...
In order to enrich the testimonies and always with the aim of guiding the ecovolunteers, we propose you, with VolonTerre Africa, the interview BEFORE/AFTER. Ethan Benero, who went through VolonTerre Africa to register and choose his missions, answered our questions just a few days before his departure for South Africa. Find out ...