Conservation Travel Africa specialise in providing meaningful and worthwhile volunteer holidays, focusing on Zimbabwe. Our projects are suitable for people of all ages, whether as part of a gap year programme, working holiday, career break or for older volunteers seeking a new challenge.
What makes us different?
We know there are lots of volunteer projects out there, how are ours different?
Well, by being based on the ground here in Africa, we are able to ensure first-hand that all of our volunteer programmes have a long term and sustainable structure with measureable and achievable goals, which really benefit the animals, people and communities they were put in place to help. Our volunteers really make a difference to long term projects.
If you want to make a real difference, meet inspirational people and contribute to real projects, our programmes are for you!
Why volunteer in Africa?
Africa is vibrant, colourful, noisy and exciting! Volunteering in Africa will open your eyes, your mind and your heart and you will have the experience of a lifetime.
Our aim is to conserve and protect the wild areas of Africa and use volunteer tourism to share these areas with guests and help ensure their future protection. Our volunteers play a crucial role in donations of time, skills, energy and enthusiasm and without volunteers, many projects would struggle to continue their work.
Our volunteer projects
Our volunteer projects cover the following areas:
1. Wildlife conservation volunteers
Based in some of the most beautiful wilderness areas in Africa, our wildlife projects include hands on black rhino conservation, tracking wild dogs, monitoring elephant populations in National Parks and assisting in anti-poaching activities.
2. Wildlife research volunteers
Volunteers can assist with both small and large animal research, helping collect data used for future strategic planning and animal management.
3. Community development volunteers
Assist in local communities with craft programmes, sustainable farming and community development as well as conservation education projects.
4. Teaching volunteers
One of the most rewarding volunteer projects - help in schools with Early and Basic Literacy Programmes, conservation and environmental education projects and life skills education.
5. Orphanage and childcare volunteers
Meet the inspriational people who run children's homes and orphanages around the country. Assist with childcare, homework and life skills education with children and young people of all ages.
