Volunteering Destinations
Along with volunteering, our programmes offer you an opportunity to learn new cultures and see new places. We personally visit, and then write about, each country and town that we have volunteering programmes in. Use the filters below to read up on these locations. We try and be as detailed as we can, but if you can't find the information you're looking for, then please don't hesitate to get in touch.Discovering places
50 destinations found
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Accra
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
The hustle and bustle, array of colourful cloths and local market sellers calling 'Abruni, abruni' will hit you as soon as you enter the city....
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Achimota
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
A small bustling town near central Accra with most amenities at your fingertips.
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Aflao
A Village / Rural location in Ghana / The Volta Region
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Agbozume
A Village / Rural location in Ghana / The Volta Region
Although Agbozume is known as a very poor town in Ghana, they is plenty of culture and festivities. For example 'bird dancing' is particularly...
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Akome
A Village / Rural location in Ghana / The Volta Region
A beautiful and scenic village in the heart of the Volta region. This village has running water, electricity, mobile phone signal and internet.
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Akosombo
A City / Town location in Ghana / The Volta Region
Akosombo was built in 1961 to house the workers involved in building Ghana's largest dam. The dam lays across Lake Volta, one of the largest...
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Arusha
A Village / Rural location in Tanzania
Arusha is a city of northern Tanzania surrounded by some of Africa's most famous landscapes and national parks. Beautifully situated below Mount...
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Bagamoyo
A City / Town location in Tanzania
The town of Bagamoyo, Tanzania, was founded at the end of the 18th century. It was the original capital of German East Africa and was one of the...
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Bloemfontein
A City / Town location in South Africa
Situated in the middle of South Africa, Bloemfontein, the Capital City of the Free State Province is also known as the "City of Roses.As the sixth...
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Bukoba
A City / Town location in Tanzania
Situated on the shore of Lake Victoria, Bukoba lies only 1 degree south of the Equator and is Tanzania's second largest port on the lake. The town...
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Cantonments
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
Cantonments, Accra is a middle-income suburb in Accra, Ghana.
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Cape Coast
A City / Town location in Ghana / The Central Region
A historic coastal town with clean sandy beaches, seaside restaurants and bars, forts and a castle.
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Cape Town
A City / Town location in South Africa
Known as one of the most beautiful places to visit, Cape Town and the Western Cape is found on the southwestern tip of Africa . The province is...
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Dansoman
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
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Dar es Salaam
A City / Town location in Tanzania / Dar es Salaam
Dar es Salaam translated as "house of Peace" is the largest city in Tanzania. It is also the country's richest city and a regionally important...
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Darkuman
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
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Denu
A City / Town location in Ghana / The Volta Region
Denu is a small simple town right next to the sea and picturesque lake.
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Dodoma
A City / Town location in Tanzania / Dodoma
Located in the heartland of Tanzania, Dodoma is the nation’s official political capital and the seat of government in the country. Situated...
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Durban
A City / Town location in South Africa
Durban is the largest city in KwaZulu-Natal, a coastal port comprising of a sub-tropical climate, the golden mile, high rise hotels and a huge...
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Dzodze
A City / Town location in Ghana / The Volta Region
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East Legon
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
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East London
A City / Town location in South Africa
Situated only 1000 kilometres from Cape Town on the South East coast of South Africa, you will find East London, also known as Buffalo City to the...
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Elmina
A City / Town location in Ghana / The Central Region
Elmina is a small historic town with two world heritage forts, St George’s Castle, a fishing harbour and sandy beaches.
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Ho
A City / Town location in Ghana / The Volta Region
Capital of the Volta Region, Ho is a lively and bustling town, both night and day. Daily markets, good transport links, many schools, plenty of...
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Hohoe
A Village / Rural location in Ghana / The Volta Region
Hohoe is a simple African village and the hub to many exciting tourist attractions, making this a fairly popular desitination.
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Iringa
A City / Town location in Tanzania / Iringa
Iringa is the administrative capital of Iringa Region. It has many established industries, including manufacturing and food processing. Most of its...
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Johannesburg
A City / Town location in South Africa
Since gold fields were found in 1886, Johannesburg has been known as the financial and economic giant of South Africa. Tourists tend to flock...
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Kodiakanal
A Village / Rural location in India
Kodaikanal (pronounced co day canal) is a town in the state of Tamil Nadu, South India. It is a hill station town. Hill stations were very popular...
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Koforidia
A City / Town location in Ghana / The Eastern Region
Koforidua Town itself is fairly small and with everything you need. Their daily market allows for the bustle of the town and there are a couple of...
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Konko Zone
A Village / Rural location in Ghana / The Eastern Region
Comprising of four small simple villages - they the perfect picture of 'Africa.' Dusty red paths contrasting with the stunning lush green scenery.
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Kpando
A City / Town location in Ghana / The Volta Region
Kpando is a small friendy town in the Volta Region, with dusty red brown paths, running water and electricity in most of the town.
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Kpedze Kpoeta
A Village / Rural location in Ghana / The Volta Region
A beautiful and scenic village in the heart of the Volta region. This village has running water and electricity and is only a short walk through...
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Kpedze'Todze
A Village / Rural location in Ghana / The Volta Region
A beautiful and scenic village in the heart of the Volta region. This village has running water, electricity, mobile phone signal and internet.
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Krokrobite
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
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Kumasi
A City / Town location in Ghana / Ashanti Region
As the capital of the Ashanti region, Kumasi is an important hub of history in Ghana. Traffic is heavy, markets are heaving and there are many...
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Madina
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
A small bustling town near central Accra with most amenities at your fingertips.
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Nungua
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
A small bustling town along the coast near central Accra, with most amenities at your fingertips.
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Osu
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
The main street in Osu is always bustling with life, with craft stalls, hotels, bars and restaurants, you will find everything you need in this one...
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Pietermaritzburg
A City / Town location in South Africa
What used to be known as the "last outpost of the British Empire, Great Britain can still be seen all over the town of Pietermaritzburg. Through...
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Port Elizabeth
A City / Town location in South Africa
Ranked as one of the top five coastal cities in the world, Port Elizabeth gets more sunshine hours than any other city in this part of South...
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Pretoria
A City / Town location in South Africa
Pretoria also known as the Jacaranda City for all the purple blossom-bedecked trees, you see in the summer, is a graceful, gentle city. Quite the...
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Richards Bay
A City / Town location in South Africa
The Commodore of the Cape, Sir Frederick Richards founded a makeshift harbour, now known as Richards Bay, during the Anglo-Boer War of 1879. This...
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Sakumono
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
Sakumono was originally a small fishing village on a lagoon, but by 2008 is being swallowed up as the twin cities of Accra and Tema merge.
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Tamale
A City / Town location in Ghana / The Northern Region
Tamale town itself is fairly spacious, dusty and full of market stalls selling cheap fresh fruit, biscuits, fish, etc. There is a Barclays Bank,...
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Tema
A City / Town location in Ghana / Greater Accra Region
Tema is located near Accra and its port is the busiest in Ghana.
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Tsyome'Aafedo
A Village / Rural location in Ghana / The Volta Region
A beautiful and scenic village in the heart of the Volta region which has both running water, electricity and mobile signal.
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Tzaneen
A Village / Rural location in South Africa
Tzaneen is a large town situated in the Mopani district of the Limpopo province in South Africa. There are many tourist attractions to the small...
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Walewale
A Village / Rural location in Ghana / The Northern Region
The main town of Walewale is basically a main road with shops on either side. However branching off the main road are the red dusty paths towards...
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Zanzibar
A City / Town location in Tanzania / Zanzibar
It is characterised by beautiful sandy beaches with fringing coral reefs, warm clear blue waters, idyllic islands, excellent reefs for snorkelling...
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Ziavi
A Village / Rural location in Ghana / The Volta Region
A beautiful and scenic village in the heart of the Volta region. This village has running water, electricity and mobile phone signal.
