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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 ...
Located in the Limpopo region of South Africa, DAKTARI's main mission is to raise environmental awareness among underprivileged children (aged 13-15) from neighboring villages, through an animal orphanage and theory classes. The children who visit DAKTARI every week often have a utilitarian view of the animals around them...
Hiking trails, turtle egg-laying, mountain clean-ups... For eco-volunteers who haven't planned anything yet this summer 2017, you can still get involved in a nature workcamp. It's happening near you, and it's free! Nature workcamps or nature volunteering refer to any voluntary action to preserve the environment, protect ...
The Turtle Village in Gonfaron has just moved to a space better suited to its activities. Eco-volunteers are still welcome, even if their work is no longer quite the same. Here's how it works. There's new life in Gonfaron's turtle village. The whole village and its turtles have moved ...
Oriane has spent over 2 months at Daktari in South Africa, and her mission is coming to an end. We asked her to share her experience! Why did you choose to volunteer with Daktari? First and foremost, I wanted to volunteer in South Africa. I also wanted to find a mission that ...
Tomorrow, Saturday June 24, 2017, is World Day dedicated to great primates. For the occasion, Julie shares her experience as a volunteer with the ATO Bénin association. "Ecovolunteering at the ATO Benin primate conservation center isn't all plain sailing. To be honest, I thought I'd be visiting the country, discovering a ...
VolonTerre Africa is a brand-new structure in the world of ecovolunteering. It was founded by Nathalie, a Frenchwoman who left everything behind for a solidarity adventure in South Africa. Back in France, she created a platform to place ecovolunteers with associations she knew perfectly well. "I've always been committed ...
Discover the testimony of Timothé, who went to South Africa as an ecovolunteer in a reserve with VolonTerre Africa. The mission that welcomed you VolonTerre Africa - Research and conservation mission Weekly rate 550 euros The work of the ecovolunteer "During my stay at the research and conservation mission, I took part in ...
Lauren, an avid traveler, has been running a blog called Vision d'Ailleurs for several years now. Here, she shares her views on the world, travel and ecovolunteer missions. Hello Lauren, you say you've been traveling for several years. Are you still traveling, or do you take a break now and then? Travelling... For me, that means ...