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Africa Travel Information Guide
Volunteer for an Opportunity of a Lifetime
Real Humanitarian always needs helpers!
We are looking for people who would like to share of themselves, their professional skills, training and time with African children and families.
Volunteer Expeditions are non-religious, non-political, and non-profit working travel experiences that are open to interested parties from all walks of life.
Develop
Participate first hand in an international development experience. Work side by side with local individuals to develop their community while expanding your knowledge, skills, and talents.
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Travel
Experience a new culture, language and way of life. Make new friends, experience the warmth of the people you will meet.
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Change
Bring lasting change to the children, families and communities you visit. Return home a new person with the experience of a lifetime.
Why Join a Real Humanitarian Expedition?
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Where Do Volunteers Stay?
Volunteers stay in guest houses, or small hotels, similar to Bed and Breakfast hospitality in North America. These accommodations provide a clean and safe environment for volunteers to experience the local culture. Consideration of each person’s safety is always a top concern whenever housing is booked for an expedition group.
Passport & Visa
A government-issued passport that is valid for at least six months from the date of return home from Africa.
Real Humanitarian will provide detailed instructions for obtaining visas are in the travel briefing booklet.
Volunteers are responsible for ensuring that all instructions, payments, and photos are followed to acquire a visa.
Immunization & Health
Volunteers are responsible for their health, before, during, and after the expedition.
Consult your doctor and local international travel health clinic to ensure you are immunized appropriately to protect from diseases in countries you will visit.
Some immunization regimens take several months to complete.
Bring all documented immunizations records with you. Bringing medications for more than the scheduled travel days is advised.
Insurance
Basic flight cancellation insurance is included to partially recover flight costs should an unexpected cancellation or postponement occur.
However, volunteers advised to obtain personal insurance for trip interruption, travel, health, accidents, baggage loss, delays, theft, or other travel hazards.
The Charity cannot be held accountable for unexpected world, climatic, war, or cataclysmic events that may cause postponement or cancellation of an expedition group.
What Documentation is Required?
How To Apply
Application to a Real Humanitarian Expedition requires the following:
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Criminal Record Check with Vulnerability check included.
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If requested, RH can provide a letter to your local police service confirming service overseas, which may reduce the cost of the check.
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Three references with contact information, and one reference letter.
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Letter of introduction describing your interest in applying
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Copy of your current Passport ID pages.
Applicants will be prompted to add these details when filling out the application form. Click the link below to Apply.
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What Do Volunteers Do?
Everyone has something they can contribute as a volunteer! All planned activities fill the gaps in skills and educational needs identified by our project partners in Africa.
Activities may include:
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visiting homes of students
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repairing student homes
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construction, medical, nursing, dental, social work
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teaching in schools
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educational training sessions
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gardening
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conversational English
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small business training
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sports, art, music
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teaching basic life and public health skills.
What Do Raised Donations Pay For?
All donations received for an expedition group are used to cover individual and group travel expenses.
These expenses include:
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return airfare from North America to Africa
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foreign housing and accommodation expenses
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foreign transportation expenses such as permits, vehicles and drivers
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special activity and group project costs such as supplies and materials
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Entry visas specific to the country
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team leader expense contribution
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administrative supplies and related expenses
If a volunteer raises more than their minimum amount, the additional funds may be used to fill a one-time need identified by our project managers. Such donations could allow the group to purchase blankets, cooking supplies and school items.
How are Volunteer Experiences Funded?
For a two-week travel group, each volunteer is asked to fundraise a minimum donation of $4500 CAD for their travel group.
If there is an opportunity to travel to more than one country in that two-week time frame, an additional $2500 CAD would be required.
Volunteers can raise funds through friends, family, community clubs, fundraising, pledges, and their church community. Funds raised by volunteers are tax-deductible. Donations of $20 or more receive a tax receipt.
Registered volunteers are also eligible for support from Real Humanitarian in the form of letters, posters, promotional materials, and creation of an online fundraising giving page to assist them in raising funds and to confirm their participation in travel service abroad.
Cancellation Policy
Real Humanitarian understands that things can change. Changes should be discussed with a RH director. An applicant may transfer their registration to someone else or postpone their travel to a future time by joining a later group.
The transfer or deferral of travel will allow all donations raised for the traveler's trip to be held in trust, minus ticket transfer expenses & administrative fees. A traveler's place will be held for up to one year from the date of application.
Giving Pages
Real Humanitarian will create individual giving pages for each volunteer, which can be shared via email or social media by the volunteer to raise funds.
Online
Click the link to the left to donate online.
Email Transfer
Donations can be sent via e-transfer. Please send to rachel.austin@realhumanitarian.com
Real Humanitarian Office
Donations on credit card can be accepted over the phone or checks and money orders can be mailed to the Real Humanitarian office. Contact information can be found at the bottom of this page.
Matching Grants
Company, school, church or employer matching grants can be directed to Real Humanitarian.