Africa Travel Guide: From the Field

Teaching in Ghana

by Colyn Alcock My month of volunteer teaching went by in a blizzard of chalk and perspiration. On the balance sheet, I think I learned more from teaching the kids than they learned from me. When I’m in my rocking...

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Working at an Orphanage/Base of Mt. Kilimanjaro

Valerie Johnson, Director of Amani's Childrens Home, first visited Tanzania in 1997 with a missions/service project. She graduated from Duke University, where she focused on African Studies, psychology, and Swahili. In 2001, she spent six months studying and volunteering in...

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Climbing For a Cause

6 women, 6 causes, 6 personalities, and one big mountain: Mt. Kilimajaro in Tanzania. Inspired by Mahatma Gandi’s famous quote, “Be the change you want to see in the world,” Kimberly Meade wanted to make a difference. She had a...

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Volunteer Interview Tracie Thorson

Tracie Thorson, a 29 year-old marketing executive from Seattle, Washington, decided to take a break from career and travel to Tanzania to volunteer for Cross Cultural Solutions. Although she only volunteered for three years, Tracie has many great things to...

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Volunteer Project in Tanzania

Donovan Pacholl and his fiancé Carrie O’Callaghan moved to Tanzania in the spring of March 2002. He and Carrie wanted to really experience Africa, while also find a volunteer organization that helped work with local communities. Prior to his departure,...

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