Gambia Volunteer Project: Building Farmers' Livelihoods
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Country: The Gambia
Price: £1295 (4 weeks) based on bed and breakfast in a small hotel whose owners are huge supporters of the volunteer programme and have been recognised internationally for their responsible tourism practises. Additional weeks are priced at a sliding reducing rate.
Description: This is an opportunity for volunteers to work closely with economically poor communities who are working hard to build futures for themselves. Practical and small business skills are what are needed most!
Included: accommodation and breakfast, airport transfers, full local orientation, city tour, social event, weekend hike, local SIM card, project & placement liaison
Not included: flights, insurance, visa costs, personal expenses such as phone calls, medical expenses, etc..
For meals (other than breakfast), an allowance of £10 to £20 per day will be more than sufficient.
Your project donation will be used for the purchase of essential equipment and teaching aids. Previous donations have been used to purchase training equipment.
Price: £1295 (4 weeks) based on bed and breakfast in a small hotel whose owners are huge supporters of the volunteer programme and have been recognised internationally for their responsible tourism practises. Additional weeks are priced at a sliding reducing rate.
Description: This is an opportunity for volunteers to work closely with economically poor communities who are working hard to build futures for themselves. Practical and small business skills are what are needed most!
Included: accommodation and breakfast, airport transfers, full local orientation, city tour, social event, weekend hike, local SIM card, project & placement liaison
Not included: flights, insurance, visa costs, personal expenses such as phone calls, medical expenses, etc..
For meals (other than breakfast), an allowance of £10 to £20 per day will be more than sufficient.
Your project donation will be used for the purchase of essential equipment and teaching aids. Previous donations have been used to purchase training equipment.
How your money is spent based on 4 weeks
The volunteering...
Based on your skills, you will work with an award winning poverty reduction programme. Training and supporting 1000 farmers, this community wealth creation programme is making a real difference to Gambian lives - particularly women and children.
The 'Building Farmers' Livelihoods' project will welcome the following skills and volunteer input:
The 'Building Farmers' Livelihoods' project will welcome the following skills and volunteer input:
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“Gambia is Good” – the motto of the farmyard project and one that sums up our experience in this country which calls itself The Smiling Coast. It’s a country that’s easy to get to. The people are friendly and welcoming, the climate is hot and sunny.. If you are a keen bird watcher, this is paradise (over 500 species!)" - Volunteer, Hugh
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The difference...
Giving back to the destination
80% of your fee reaches the host country! Each project is priced individually; you can find the details at the top of this page. the project will show not only how your money is spent, but also where it is spent – which is perhaps even more important. This project assumes that you want the vast majority of your money to be spent with your hosts, not in the UK!
Furthermore, we give you the opportunity to give straight back to community projects in the destination through our partner, TravelPledge. This means that whatever you wish to donate to specific projects in the destination will go directly there.
Empowerement
You will work effectively for local communities, this project works with local people – they work in full and open partnership with responsible and professional teams who have close links to their own communities. You will be working with local people not replacing local labour to help them build the future they want for themselves.
80% of your fee reaches the host country! Each project is priced individually; you can find the details at the top of this page. the project will show not only how your money is spent, but also where it is spent – which is perhaps even more important. This project assumes that you want the vast majority of your money to be spent with your hosts, not in the UK!
Furthermore, we give you the opportunity to give straight back to community projects in the destination through our partner, TravelPledge. This means that whatever you wish to donate to specific projects in the destination will go directly there.
Empowerement
You will work effectively for local communities, this project works with local people – they work in full and open partnership with responsible and professional teams who have close links to their own communities. You will be working with local people not replacing local labour to help them build the future they want for themselves.
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