Have you thought about doing some volunteering abroad? Maybe volunteering in Malawi takes your fancy. If you volunteer in Africa today you are guaranteed the absolute time of your life. Africa is a continent with many countries, most of which need your help. There is over a billion people living on the continent today and over half of them are under the poverty line.
Africa is currently not only the poorest continent but also the second largest in the world. There are 54 countries in Africa with Sudan being the largest. Many regions within Africa are hostile and hard to reach. The Saharan desert is the largest in the world and covers many countries within in. Africa is also home to some of the densest jungle with remote places not yet even visited by humans. There are many reasons the continent is so poor. Most of Africa relies on rainy seasons up to twice a year. If the rains do not fall in the country like we have seen previously in Ethiopia and Kenya a drought is likely to follow. These have dire consequences for the people living in the affected areas and with the government already in debt they find it very difficult to find long term solutions.
Volunteering is not obviously going to be able to stop the global warming problem. It does however help with the recovery from disasters such as droughts, floods and war. There are many ongoing projects in Africa volunteers get involved with including working with HIV/AIDS orphans, Teaching displaced children, feeding programmes and aid relief.
Volunteering doesn’t just beneift the local communties it also has a profound effect on the volunteer themselves. As a volunteer you can see first hand the change you are making and what kind of effect this is having on the local communtiy. The is a great motivation and helps improve self belief and self drive.
