South Africa is a great country to volunteer in. It is relatively safe, has great nature to explore and of course is English-spoken. The free and open platform kindmankind.net has a listing for Volunteering Opportunities in South Africa: http://kindmankind.net/map?region=southernafrica.
One of the most appealing African destinations for volunteering is Cape Verde (official name in Portuguese: Cabo Verde). The group of ten volcanic islands off the coast of West Africa measures 4000 square kilometers and are inhabited by about half a million people. Cape Verde is independent from Portugal since 1975. Since its latitude is similar to Central…
Most first-time travelers to Africa are worried and fear the unknown. “Africa” is often treated as a single country (Sarah Palin!) when it is in fact one of the largests continents. True, there is always bad news: Ebola, malaria, poverty, extremism, droughts, but we shouldn’t forget that most regions of Africa are perfectly safe to…
