Projects

Volunteers in all three of our programs GrowAbroad, GlobalReach, and AfricanRoots each hold distinct projects that enhance and support the efforts of our Grassroots Partners in strategic and sustainable methods.

Projects are developed without start dates in order that they may be modified to particular skills and collaborative capacity of each volunteer and Grassroots Partner. Details for the work will come together through direct email communication prior to the commencement of any volunteering, and will continue to take shape throughout the work.

Below, please find a few of the available projects (there are more than 50 in all). If are you interested in working with one of these projects, please mention the project name and number in your on-line application. If you would like to learn about other available projects, please contact us.

Baobab Branch
Nakuru, Kenya
Business Development Education
 
Support microfinance ventures by working with selected business training students on business development models and implementation. Baobab Branch Educational Programs provides support to youth finishing high school or university who wish to enter society equipped holistically and vocational needs met.

• Project Length: 3 weeks +
• Project Number: 01001P03
• Requirements: experience with business and preferably education
• Apply through our GrowAbroad volunteer program.

Bread of Life
Mapalo Township, Zambia
Football Camp
 
Lead a soccer workshop for youth in the area and initiate a schedule of training, warm-ups, and games to foster positive sportsmanship. Bread of Life is an organization that responds to the holistic needs of families, with services ranging from a primary school to job training, microfinance, HIV and TB counseling, and home construction.

• Project Length: 3 weeks +
• Fundraising Component: $150 + for equipment
• Project Number: 02008P07
• Requirements: experience with youth and soccer skills
• Apply through our GrowAbroad volunteer program.

Children Helper’s Foundation
Cape Coast, Ghana
Fundraising Support
 
Teach and collaborate with staff on how to enhance sustainable fundraising initiatives and develop grant models and marketing components. Children Helper’s Foundation is dedicated to helping orphans and neglected children by providing quality support, care and education.

• Project Number: 03011P01
• Requirements: experience with business and/or non-profits
• Apply through our GlobalReach volunteer program:
• Apply through our GlobalReach volunteer program.

Indigenous North Suntreso Club
Kumasi, Ghana
City Green Project
 
Develop our projects by coming up with strategies and plans for green space education, water conservation, and planting. The Indigenous North Suntreso Club offers a number of services to the community such as an agricultural tree planting initiative, an educational youth project that encompasses technical and business skills, and a crime prevention program through awareness and community advocacy.

• Project Length: 3 weeks +
• Fundraising Component: $200 + for supplies
• Project Number: 03012P01
• Apply through our GrowAbroad volunteer program.

Light for Children
Ghana
Child Abuse Counseling Resources
 
Work with our outreach programs by developing child abuse resources with focus areas in prevention and counseling.  Interested volunteers must have experience with youth and/or social work. A child centered organization, Light for Children works throughout the rural regions of Ghana, particularly supporting HIV positive children.

• Project Number: 03013P04
• Requirements: experience with youth and/or social work
• Apply through our GlobalReach volunteer program.

Maurigrace School
Chifubu Township, Zambia
Teacher Support and Classroom Development
 
Work with teachers on the development of education strategies, classroom visual development, teacher shadowing, and various other education projects. Maurigrace School provides the community with education on HIV/AIDS, child abuse, women’s rights, and family health to improve the lives of women and children, including orphans.

• Project Length: 3 weeks +
• Project Number: 02010P01
• Requirements: experience in education or work with youth
• Apply through our GrowAbroad volunteer program.

 
MemiCare Project
Ndola and rural areas, Zambia
Sustainable Agriculture Education
 
Work with local farmers and teach them about sustainable agriculture practices and organic growing while developing resources with staff for clients. Partnered with farmers throughout the rural communities of Zambia, MemiCare Project responds to the loss of breadwinners in families due to AIDS, as well as the lack of practical agricultural training.

• Project Length: 3 weeks +
• Project Number: 02009P02
• Requirements: agriculture experience
• Apply through our GrowAbroad volunteer program.

Nafula Foundation
Bungoma, Kenya
Women Skills Training

Work with women in the community by teaching them skills for job opportunities such as sewing, trading, beading, etc. Working in the western portion of Kenya, the Nafula Foundation strives to support children orphaned by malaria and HIV/AIDS and vulnerable families through education and preventative measures.

• Project Length: 3 weeks +
• Project Number: 01003P05
• Requirements: This is a position open to women, due to the nature of the work
• Apply through our GrowAbroad volunteer program.

 
Prison Fellowship Zambia
Ndola, Zambia
Prison Medical Care
 
Assist our medical team by helping them with examinations and/or medical work.  Project participation requires three months of preparation. Prison Fellowship Zambia provides care and support to incarcerated persons and their families with microfinance loans, medical care, education, and HIV testing.

• Project Length: 3 weeks +
• Project Number: 02007P01
• Requirements: medical background or current enrollment in medical school
• Apply through our GrowAbroad volunteer program.

Wezesha
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
ABC Curriculum Development
 
Work with our HIV awareness campaign by developing a simplistic “Abstain, Be faithful, Condoms” curriculum and hand-out that can be used by youth or young adults. Any other relevant posters or educational materials would also be appreciated. Wezesha has the central focus of supporting girls in our community who leave school due to unexpected pregnancies through free vocational skills training.

• Project Number: 05016P01
• Apply through our GlobalReach volunteer program.

Youth in Action
Accra, Ghana
Clothing Drive
 
Lead and coordinate a clothing drive for the children in the communities we support. Youth in Action reaches out to youth in rural areas to confront social, health, and environmental issues through health and education projects 

• Project Number: 03014P01
• Apply through our AfricanRoots volunteer program.