| a community projects: Tanzania is both a beautiful | | | | atmosphere of the African bush. |
| and an inspiring place to volunteer. Projects can | | | | Giant Panda conservation in China: There are |
| range from developing plots of land to house | | | | several volunteering projects that allow you to |
| vulnerable kids to educating orphans in children's | | | | combine sight-seeing holidays in China with panda |
| homes. Many volunteers will be able to split their | | | | conservation work. You'll find yourself assisting |
| time between helping out ? teaching English, | | | | staff at conservation centres, feeding the pandas, |
| overseeing play and sowing vegetable gardens ? | | | | cleaning out cages or helping with playtime. In |
| and exploring the local area. It's a wonderful way | | | | your spare time, there will be the chance to see |
| to experience Tanzania's communities first hand. | | | | sights like the Terracotta Warriors, as well as |
| Conservation in Borneo: If you're keen to help | | | | learning basic Chinese and shopping for local |
| endangered species, why not consider a trip to | | | | handicrafts. |
| Borneo? Work with orang-utans in their natural | | | | India volunteering tour: Many tours allow you to |
| habitat, help local communities to replant forests | | | | see India and volunteer along the way. See the |
| and view crocodiles, proboscis monkeys and other | | | | sights of this beautiful country while working with |
| amazing wildlife close up. You can also learn more | | | | communities and in orphanages, as well as planting |
| about sustainable farming methods and | | | | trees to transform and improve wastelands. |
| conservation projects. | | | | Some projects will also allow you the opportunity |
| Southern African overland and volunteering: Those | | | | to try out local arts and crafts, and even to |
| with an interest in humanitarian tours should look | | | | engage in adventure sports. |
| at the numerous volunteering opportunities on | | | | Anybody thinking of participating in adventure |
| offer in southern Africa. Trips can be restricted to | | | | sports, or indeed any kind of volunteer work, |
| one country, or can include excursions around | | | | should ensure that they take out travel insurance. |
| Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and even South | | | | Some of the countries which host volunteer |
| Africa. You're likely to find yourself helping AIDs | | | | projects do not have the infrastructure to |
| sufferers in remote villages and teaching orphans, | | | | support public health care, so it's particularly |
| as well as wildlife viewing and soaking up the | | | | important to have a back up. |