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November 20, 2009

Volunteering In Tanzania- Ecology, Wildlife, And Social Issues

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Tanzania is situated in East Africa, and its economy runs primarily on tourism. It is a country of geographical extremes like the highest point being the Mount Kilimanjaro peak and the lowest point being the lake bed in Lake Tanganyika. It also shares a part of Lake Victoria, which is the largest lake on the continent. But Tanzania has much more to offer than this and one such place is the Serengeti. The Serengeti is a national park and a haven for animal lovers as you can spot the big 5’s of Africa and the fastest animal on the plant: the Cheetah.
Why Volunteer In Tanzania
Although tourism is good in Tanzania but it is still stricken with poverty and children often die in the formative years due to malnutrition, AIDS and other diseases. A beautiful country, Tanzania needs help from volunteers to preserve their wildlife, which also seems to be depleting due to extensive poaching. As a volunteer in Tanzania, you will be able to get close to the heart of Tanzania, their people and their lives. You will be able to get access to some of the most spectacular landscapes from Mount Kilimanjaro to the wide grassy savannahs that teem with wildlife, and above all, you will be able to know more about the Masaai woman and the tribe.
Types Of Projects Available
As a part of volunteering in Tanzania, you will get to choose the kind of project you are interested in. The different types if projects available include:
• Cultural Experience: As a volunteer in Tanzania, you can be a part of the culture of the country and take back with you immeasurable cultural experiences. As a part of this project, you will be able to speak with the local people, mingle with them and collect data for enabling research on the Tanzania people and society.
• Internships: There are different types of internships available in Tanzania, which can vary from medical training to community trainings and are normally of a longer duration than most of the other programs. The internship programs can be from 9 weeks to a year depending on the nature of the project.
• Soccer coaching: Soccer is the new craze in Tanzania and they have been preparing for the FIFA world cup for a long time. In fact soccer is the chosen sport in most of the urban and rural schools. So if you are a soccer player or have played the game at any level then you can volunteer for this specific program. It will be grueling as well as fun and present a new way of looking at the younger generation of Tanzania.
• Teaching in schools: Most of the Tanzania teaching programs are for schools situated in the rural areas. As a volunteer in Tanzania, you can teach different subjects in rural schools from English to mathematics, science, economics and others. Most of the rural schools don’t have proper building structure and lack educational infrastructure. As a volunteer, you can assist the existing teaching staff and also teach.
• Women’s development: There is a lot of work going on in Tanzania to uplift the status of the Masai women. The Masai tribe is the original people of Tanzania but they have been left out for a long time. As a volunteer, you can impart your experience and teaching and help in strengthening the Masai women for the future.
• Cheetah Conservation: Cheetah is the fastest mammal on earth and exists only in the African wilderness. There are some interesting Cheetah conservation projects for which you can volunteer. Cheetah’s are almost on the brink of extinction and these conservation projects help with the breeding in wild and captivity for cheetahs and also take care of educating the African farmers so that they don’t end up killing any more of this beautiful animal.
Volunteer Requirements
Age: The minimum age for volunteering in Tanzania should be 16 or older.
Duration: The duration of the projects can vary from 4-12 weeks depending on the nature of volunteer activity
Fee and Other details
There is a fee attached to each of the projects that you volunteer for. The fee is charged in advance and is charged for the following:
1. Accommodation
2. Food/meals
3. Transportation within the region
4. All types of training material
Conclusion
Volunteering in Tanzania is an opportunity that can’t be missed because Tanzania needs us and we can’t let them down.

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November 1, 2009

Vounteer in Kenya- Conservatism and Social Issues Volunteering

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Kenya is situated in East Africa and shares its borders with Somalia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Uganda and Sudan. Kenya has one of the greatest or biggest wildlife habitats in the world and it is called the Masai Mara, which sees the annual migration of Wildebeast.
Some of the other big animals found in Kenya include buffalo, lion, leopard, rhinoceros and elephants.
Although Kenya has some natural resources and wildlife, there is still a lot more that Kenyan people need in terms of stabilizing the economy. There is poverty, lack of health care facilities, lack of education and poaching and amidst all this the Kenyan and the Masai tribal people are trying hard to carve an existence.
If you are interested in overseas volunteer work and want to add to a cause then volunteering in Kenya is a great opportunity! There are many organizations, which have specific programs that can help you get volunteer work in the form of teaching English overseas or lend a helping hand in development of a community.
Volunteering in Kenya, Africa can vary depending on the programs but opportunities offered are in the following field:
- Academic reinforcement
- Adult education
- AIDS
- Childcare/children
- Community centers
- Handicapped
- Health care
- Homelessness
- Nature Conservation
- Pastoral work
- Primary education
- Relief
- Street kids
- Teaching
- Wildlife Conservation
- Women
- Youth development
Volunteering in Kenya means that you will get to amass a lot of experience through working on several programs for a longer duration. Attending these programs and working for a cause will be a value addition on your resume and also provide the necessary exposure.
You will get to work with existing staff and depending upon the program, you will attend to the issue at hand. As a foreign volunteer in Kenya, you can get the following facilities but this will largely vary from organization to organization. They are:
- The program price can vary from $200 to $600 for 2 weeks
- You can choose from a variety of volunteer work in Africa
- The programs are mostly flexible
- You will get 24/7 support from existing staff
- You will get an airport pickup and/or drop
- Local transportation
- Food and lodging will be taken care of
- You will get introduced to the local people, existing staff, banks, restaurants, government officials etc.
- You will get to learn the local language through a crash course
Volunteering in Kenya also offers a range of opportunities for those who love to be close to nature and wildlife. A part of overseas volunteer work, wildlife and environment conservation programs in Kenya offer opportunities in animal welfare, biological research & conservation, wood cutting, fixing fences, ground patrol, protecting natural resources, reforestation, wildlife surveying and many more.
A typical volunteer for working in Kenya doesn’t need to have any kind of special education. You just need to be inspired and ready to work for a cause with passion and dedication. One of the key qualities required is the ability to adapt to the environment.
There are times when volunteers from US or Europe are unable to eat the food prepared in Africa by a local Masai woman and it is not just about food, it is about complete adjustment and you have to become one with the project. The recommended age is 18 or more for any of the programs. Nationality or religion doesn’t matter for volunteering in Kenya.
Volunteering in Kenya teaching programs involves teaching in elementary and high schools and the subjects can vary from mathematics to English, science, social science, geography, history, painting, cooking and music. It doesn’t matter whether you have any prior teaching experience or not. It all comes down to one thing: Are you ready to volunteer for a cause?

Volunteering in Kenya expert Alex Landin is a project manager and contributes to Volunteer in Kenyan programs at GlobalCrossRoad.com
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October 29, 2009

Social Issues on the Congo

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As he realized the war had claimed over 5 million lives, Dan Balluff set off on a crusade to tell the story about this forgotten country and its conflicts. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been battling war, child prostitution, and child soldiers for over 10 years.

After finishing his Peace Corps service in 1988, Dan traveled to the DRC. He was instantly amazed by its pristine rain forest and the gigantic Congo River. Dan’s concern for the DRC brought him to find out as much informationas he could and this made him realize the Congo hled many secrets. He took time out of his life to investigate and make informational films on the war the DRC hides.

Upon research, Dan found that there are thousands of street children in the Congo who struggle daily to live. A majority of these children are orphans and have turned to prostitution as a means of survival. Accusations of child witchcraft have also been a reoccurring theme in the Congo, which has lead to the documentary, Children of Congo: from War to Witches.

Dan began posting his media on talent sites in hope of spreading consciousness of the situation in the DRC. He has also produced other documentaries and comedy shorts. However, Dan has expressed his commitment to social issues, “I hope to be able to continue making films about issues and countries that need more public awareness.”

Before Dan had focused on the Congo, he went to film school at the American University in Washington D.C. Completing his schooling, he jumped into world concerns by teaming up with the Enviromental Protection Agency as a scientist. After working for the EPA for a number of years, he left to pursue a career in filming documentaries.

In the mid 2000s, he filmed a short informational piece about the food crisis in Niger. While in the Peace Corps he lived in a small village called Tapoa. He decided to make this documentary because Niger is one of the poorest countries in the world. “The food crisis really sent them over the edge,” Dan said. Dan titled this film, “Niger: Living on the Edge of Survival.” He also created a travel film documenting Niger, “Exploring Niger” and a short tourism video that is narrated in English and French, titled, “Niger.”

Dan’s future plans are to create a documentary about Haiti. Dan has implied that the small country of Haiti is one of the most underprivileged in the west and with this being said, he wanted to bring awareness the U.S. He is researching and fund-raising for the film now.

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September 23, 2009

Africa Family Vacation-best Africa Family Vacation in Kenya

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Family Vacation Africa Kenya Highlights

Family vacations in Kenya are packaged to suit the needs of a family group traveling with kids to Africa. Family safari vacations in Kenya usually visit the Kenya famous national parks and the famous Kenya beach. Kenya national parks have different rates for family members.

Masai Mara Family Vacation of Africa Kenya

The most visited family vacation animal park in Kenya is the Masai Mara. MasaiMara game reserve is located to the southwest of Nairobi Kenya. The Masai Mara wildlife safari park in Kenya is popular for its large diversity and populations of game/animals. The Masai Mara is an undulating plain of grass that offers good food for the millions of giraffes, antelopes, gazelles and wildebeest. The Masai Mara game reserve in Kenya is a continuation of the more vast Serengeti national park in Tanzania. It has recently been named as among the new 7 world wonders together with the annual wildebeest migration in Masai Mara Kenya.

The Masai Mara family safari begins from Nairobi and includes at most three nights, which are enough to see all the wildlife of Africa safari. In most cases Kenya family safari groups stay in a single lodge for the 3-4 day duration. Game drives are offered from the lodges in a 4×4 open safari vehicle owned by the lodge or in the pop-up-roof-top minivan safari vehicle. Most family vacation groups to the Masai Mara arrive by road safari in a minivan and use the same for game drives. Mostly, family tour groups that visit the Masai Mara in air charters from Nairobi will in addition hire the lodges 4×4 open safari vehicles for game drives.

Kenya Family tours to the Masai Mara are usually offered an option of 2 game drives in a day (early morning and evening) or a full day game drive option. Either way, the Masai Mara will ensure that your kids get the most fun from watching the plentiful animals. Lodges in the Masai Mara family safari vacation have a characteristic of large compounds that affords the children enough playgrounds and are usually fenced off to keep the wild animals off -and the kids in. Not all of the Masai Mara lodges however accept children, so your Africa Kenya family tour operator in Nairobi should advice you on the available lodges. In some lodges children are not encouraged, not because of their noise, but due to the dangers from wildlife. These are mostly the open Kenya bush camps and wilderness safari tent camps. Food in the Masai Mara family Kenya vacation lodges is a buffet affair and meal times are advised by the Masai Mara lodges on arrival.

Famous Masai Mara family safari lodges offer good rates for larger family safari groups. Some have Kenya kids safari games and activities including swimming pools. Some of the most popular Masai Mara family safari lodges include;

Keekorok Masai Mara family wildlife safari lodge

Mara Serena Masai Mara family animal holiday wildlife lodge

Fig tree family vacation camp Masai Mara

Mara simba family Kenya jungle tour lodge

Mara sopa Kenya family wild safari lodge

African safari club family travel lodge

Governors camp Kenya family vacation camp among others

Lake Nakuru Kenya Family Safari Vacation Park In Kenya

The other famous family safari in Kenya Park is the lake Nakuru national park. Lake Nakuru family safari is mostly combined with the Masai Mara. Lake Nakuru park is usually added in the itinerary as an attraction before or after a visit to the Masai Mara. Lake Nakuru national park is most famous for its pink flamingo that forms a pink ribbon on the lake shores that can be seen from kilometers away. The flamingo in Lake Nakuru are over 2.5million at any one time. The flamingos are filter feeders of algae and the lake Nakuru is a superb feeding ground due to its alkaline nature that supports growth of blue-green algae.

Lake Nakuru national park is combined into the Masai Mara family safari vacation as a one night transit or at most two nights. The park is completely fenced off and has such Kenya safari wildlife as the flamingos and other 450 species of birds, the giraffe, the black and white rhino (it’s a noted rhino sanctuary),the leopard, the African lion, the mean looking-mud clad buffalo, the hyenas, impalas, hippos, among many others. There are no elephants in Lake Nakuru family safari park. Adult park entry rates at the time of writing this article were at $40 per person while those of kids below the age of 13 are at half price. Infants and toddlers are exempted from park entry charges in Kenya. Lodges that offer family on Africa safari accommodation in Lake Nakuru national park include;

Lake Nakuru lodge-family vacation accommodation in Kenya

Sarova Lion Hill family safari lodge in Lake Nakuru Park

Kenya wildlife service self contained family safari bandas

The Aberdares National Park-The Mountain Africa Family Safari Park In Kenya

The Aberdares national park is a mountain family vacation in Kenya destination. The park offers very sublime scenery akin to those or rural Ireland. Heavily wooded mountain forests with liana and climbers cycling their diameter and moss filled stems are common here. The open glades are equally sublime with large vista amidst the montane forest. Clear cool waters trickle from the hundreds of streams in breathtaking lush green valleys. The streams are also full of trout fish and are a haven for Kenya wilderness angling safari tours.

Aberdares Park is a favorite family vacation spot in Kenya due to its 2 main raised lodges. The treetops hotel is a wooden log cabin family safari lodge tucked away on a hill side of a very lush and salient park of the park. The treetops lodge has a watering hole and family safari groups can view wildlife at day and night as they drink and lick salt from the hole. A well constructed game viewing lounge fronts the hotel at the watering hole offering kids on safari to view animals at their pleasure. Kenya family vacation lodges in this park include;

Treetops family wildlife safari lodge

The ark family animal vacation

Kenya Beach Family Vacation

The Kenya beach located on the south eastern corner of the country. Family Kenya beach holidays at the coast are mostly at the end of a long wildlife safari parks tour in Kenya Africa. The Kenya beach coast is the ultimate climax of a Kenya safari as it offers relaxation and peace at the rush of waves and whispering of palms. Mombasa Kenya is at the centre of a Kenyan family tour of Africa and most beaches are located either to the south or north of Mombasa island town.

Diani Kenya beaches in the south coast offer the best unparalleled family vacation spots. Most days of an African family vacation in Kenya are spent at the beach. Families opt for a Marathon run through the wildlife safari parks of Kenya and then have 3-7days of relaxation at the coast. Lodges in Diani Kenya that offer family Kenya vacation accommodation have a multitude of water sports and activities for the parents and kids to engage in. most hotels at the Diani Kenya coast offer air conditioned spacious rooms, room service, kids entertainment, free form swimming pools, pool bars, 3-4 restaurants to choose from, an in-house shopping arcade, internet services, excursions from the hotel, airport and town shuttle services, satellite TV, minibars, room safes, ensuite bathrooms among many others.

There is a whole world of family water sports offered at these Kenya beach hotels. Some of the most popular family beach vacation activities and water sports include;

Swimming in the Diani beach hotels swimming pool

Kayaking in the ocean

Wind surfing on Mombasa beaches

Jet skiing on Kenya beach

Dhow trips

Family Safari Snorkel in coral gardens

Swimming with dolphins on Kenya family beach vacation

Diving lessons PADI on Kenya coast

Kite surfing/surfin on Kenya family beach vacation among others.

Other Africa Kenya family vacations on the beach hotels are located to the north of Kenya coast. These offer family beach vacations in such popular Kenya beach places like Lamu Kenya family vacation spot, Malindi Kenya family vacation spot, Kilifi family vacation hotels, Bamburi beach family holidays spot, Nyali beach family tour spot.

So next time you are going on your Africa family vacation in Kenya be sure to include some of these places and you won’t be disappointed.

Have a fun family Kenya holiday!!

Robert is a family vacation consultant with landmark safari ltd in Africa Kenya. To tailor your own Africa affordable family vacation, fill in a simple form here: http://www.landmarksafaris.com/planner or send them a quick email @ info@landmarksafaris.com or better read more safari fact at a blog http://www.eastAfricasafari.blogspot.com
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