PROGRAM DATES: JULY 15 – AUGUST 25, 2013
Backpack with a purpose next summer with Operation Groundswell!
Dive straight into the heart of East African culture and history on this volunteering and cross-cultural educational program. Our volunteer projects focus primarily in Western Kenya. The nature of the projects depends on the requests of our community partners. Some examples of projects we have done in partnership with the people of Maragoli are: constructing a local bridge, building latrines for a technical school, working at a resource center, and running an intercultural women's political group. We work with the needs of the locals in determining the projects through a community meeting called abaraza.
To learn more about our upcoming trip and project, click here.
As we always work on community-requested projects, our work is subject to change depending on the community's needs at the time we are there.
OG combines meaningful volunteer experiences with cultural exchange and off-the-beaten path adventure, which means you'll also get to explore the East African cuisine, culture, history, and geography. Get a glimpse of a sample itinerary of what you can expect from this OG trip to East Africa by clicking here.
PROGRAM FEE: 2650
- Program fee includes accomodations, housing, local transportation, all guided tours and entrance fees, organized discussions and activities, and two caring and passionate trip leaders with you 24 hours a day.
- International flights, travel insurance, and personal expenses (such as gifts, souvenirs) are not included in this fee
TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
- Volunteer in Maragoli, a village in Western Kenya that has seen the best and worst of development, and where you will learn to look at aid in Africa through a whole new lens.
- Visit Kibera, East Africa's most populous slum, and work with internationally recognized artist and peace activist Solo7
- Take a different kind of safari by bicycling through Hells Gate National Park marveling at giraffes, zebras and wildebeest.
- Learn about the realities of the genocide in the misty hills of Rwanda
- White-water raft the mighty rapids at the source of the Nile in Uganda.
