Our volunteers help bring our work to life by fulfilling the work we commit to at our partner schools.
Thousands of people volunteer at our partner schools each year, and for many, it is their first time travelling to Africa and volunteering. As experts with a wealth of knowledge in delivering volunteer trips, we make it easy for those who may not have any prior experience but a hardworking attitude, to make a difference in a developing community.
Volunteer Roles
Teaching & Sports Coaching
Classrooms at our partner schools are often overcrowded and under-resourced. By choosing a Teaching Assistant role, you’ll help teachers to deliver sport lessons and help support small groups of students with their work.
Building & Renovation
Volunteers who are hands-on and like to see a project through from start to finish should choose the Building & Renovation role. A large part of African Adventures’ work includes the construction/renovation of classrooms, kitchens, toilets, walls, offices and assembly halls at schools. The work carried out, which is always led by a local builder, is often physical and can be hard work, but is suited to all those ready to participate.
Water Filtration Project in Ghana
STEM Ambassadors from Imhotep Charter High School returned to the Volta region for the third year to continue their vital water filtration work at our partner schools and their communities.
This year, Imhotep partnered with OKB Hope Foundation to tackle health equity and water insecurity. They undertook medical screening at Tegbi Clinic and Tegbi EP, serving over 1,600 people.
Through the pop-up pharmacies, they found high rates of typhoid, teens with chest pain, widespread rashes and fatigue. The cause of these illnesses was contaminated water. While the OKB medical team and some of the STEM volunteers addressed urgent healthcare, the other STEM volunteers deployed water filtration systems, breaking the cycle at its root.
Together, they addressed the root causes of poor health by combining medical care with sustainable access to clean water, helping to improve the attendance rate at our partner schools.
12 years of Rams in Kenya
In 2013, Derby County Community Trust travelled to Kenya for their first volunteer trip with 13 volunteers. Fast-forward 12 years, and we’re celebrating their 12th trip to Kenya with 76 volunteers travelling!
Over the years, the group has made a profound impact at our partner schools, supporting with the construction of permanent classrooms to toilet blocks and teaching in the classroom to leading sports sessions.
Through the programme, Derby County Community Trust has raised funds to support the work they carry out in their local community. Some of the money raised has gone towards supporting the work of their ‘community corner’, Harrison’s Hub. The hub, based at Pride Park Stadium, is where the Community Trust’s projects operate from. Projects include Team Talk – male mental wellbeing support, Extra Time Hub – older people’s coffee morning, Sport Memories- dementia support, and many more.
WASH Programme at Kinuni School
The High School of Glasgow partnered with Kinuni School at the end of 2022 and set themselves the goal of raising money as a school to fund a new toilet block as part of our WASH programme, which they would support with the construction of during their trip.
The proactive approach from the High School of Glasgow students saw them fundraise a fantastic amount, dig a trench for a water pipe, and tile the new toilet block they funded, all whilst gaining valuable skills along the way.
The toilet block comprising of 13 latrines was officially opened in a ceremony by the Minister for Education in Zanzibar.
School Partnership
With the goal of building a long-term, sustainable partnership, Embley School and its students have been volunteering at our partner school, Little Roses, in Ghana for the past two years. They are set to return in 2026, where they will be supporting with the construction of a toilet block as part of our WASH Programme.
Over the past two years, the group have played a vital role in supporting the development of the school site by moulding and laying bricks for the construction of a permanent classroom block and screeding the classroom floors.
The group also provided support in the classroom by teaching lessons and providing 1:1 support to students.
Scout Partnership
With the goal of offering their young people the opportunity to explore and understand the world that they live in, Kent Scouts partnered with us in 2018 and since then have run two trips to Ghana and one trip to Zanzibar.
During their trips, they have made a real tangible difference through the construction of a library and canteen. They also moulded bricks to help construct a perimeter wall and classrooms, as well as leading lessons in the classroom.
Kent Scouts will be returning to Ghana in 2026 and Zanzibar in 2027.
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