Volunteer projects & Community Service Programs : Engabi Tours organizes volunteer projects and community services programs combined with safari excursions for Scouts, Explorers, Leaders, college students ,families, seniors and nurses in Uganda ,Rwanda and Tanzania. These volunteer projects and volunteer safari holidays last for approximately 3 weeks to 4 weeks and involve camping with local scouts ,students or nurses, getting involved in community life changing activities and are capped off with Africa safari vacation activities.
The main goal of the expedition is for participants to help make a difference to local communities, schools, hospitals or Scouting in Uganda ,Rwanda or Tanzania as well as getting a special life experience. We ensure that the leaders and participants build new friendships, learn new skills for life and experience African culture and diversity in a way that would not happen on an “ordinary” holiday.
The Volunteering Safari holidays begin with carrying out volunteer projects and community programs at selected sites and these may include;
Renovation and Construction work (Bridges repair and building, Classroom maintenance, Classroom painting, Making bricks with hands, Fixing desks and furniture in schools and improving/maintaining a football playground among others)
Medical work (Healthy talks with in the local clinics, Help with medical screening, getting involved in making reusable sanitary pads and helping at a clinic/home for the elderly among others)
Working with Women groups such as road side food vendors and arts/crafts makers
Working with Youth groups in areas like sports and games and entrepreneurship among others
After work with communities you will spend 2-3 days at a selected local camping site trying to engage and socialize with local scouts with whom you will carry out activities at the camp sites such as renovation and construction of the camp facilities.
The highlight of the expedition or Volunteering safari holiday in Africa is the safari tour to a selected National Park or parks.
In Uganda Participants may choose to visit Murchison Falls National park where they will spend 4 days and will do two game drives getting a chance to see lions, giraffes, Antelopes, Buffaloes, Elephants etc, a boat cruise on the Nile and Rhino tracking at Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary or they may choose to do gorilla trekking combined with Chimpanzee trekking and a visit to Queen Elizabeth National Park with an adventurous extension to Jinja for Tubing and White water rafting or to Lake Bunyonyi for Zip lining, Canoeing with the locals, Bycle riding and Swimming among others.
In Rwanda participants may choose to go gorilla trekking in Volcanoes park and wind up with adventure activities on Lake Kivu.
In Tanzania a Tanzania safari to the Northern circuit parks of Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater and Manyara or Tarangire for big Five spotting and cultural experiences.
Before Saying goodbye to Africa, participants together with the local counterparts will celebrate with a barbecue and a local dance and music by local dance troupe at the camp site while they relax before the long journey back home.
End of the Expedition and Volunteer Safari holiday
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