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Complete your post-trip survey for a chance to win £50!

African Adventures is giving returning volunteers the chance to win £50 in our latest competition. All volunteers on our Summer programme a chance to win!

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Summer Fundraising – a Six-Week-Saving-Calendar

The sunshine illuminates opportunities to start your summer fundraising for the YDP. We’ve created a calendar to ‘turn up the heat’ on your donations. Puns fully intended.

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Dave Discovers Kenya with DCCT

Derby County Community Trust (DCCT) recently returned from their eighth volunteering trip to Kenya, where they had an amazing impact at our partner projects in…

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Humanitarianism – a ‘how-to’ guide

In a time of political instability, increasingly dire warnings about climate change, and the ever increasing price of Freddos, it’s all too easy to feel…

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Derby County Community Trust have a profound impact

Derby County Community Trust recently returned from their eighth trip to Kenya with African Adventures. With volunteers across 5 projects, find out what they got up in our latest blog.

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10-Year Anniversary Dinner – £10,000 in grants ready

Our 10-Year Anniversary Dinner  was a great success, with almost £10,000 raised for The Foundation. The grants have been finalised, and we are delighted to now share details.

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Why get involved in African Adventures’ Youth Development Programme?

We are so excited to have recently launched the Youth Development Programme (YDP) for 16-19 year olds, and initial interest has been extremely positive! In…

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Tiverton High School leaves no girls behind in Kenya

Two years ago, Tiverton High School took a small donation of bras to Kenya, and saw the impact this had. For their second trip, Tiverton have gone one step further.

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Tanzania bans plastic bags

In a move that may affect anyone about to undertake volunteering in Zanzibar, the Tanzanian government have announced that, from 1st June 2019, all visitors entering the country will be banned from bringing in plastic bags.

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What does it mean to be a global citizen?

Life is busy. So, what does being a global citizen mean? Do you take the time to think about the lives of people in other countries, or how your life choices might impact theirs?

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Great Expectations for Young and Old on First Kenya Experience

This Saturday, Derby County Community Trust embark on their eighth trip to Kenya! There are some exciting additions to the group this year, most notably eight-year-old twins Harry and Oliver and 67-year-old, Dave Hadfield.

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10 facts you maybe don’t know about Zanzibar

Ever wanted to visit Zanzibar? Here are 10 amazing facts that will make you want to grab your passport and go!

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Productive Easter Programme in Kenya

April was a productive month for many of our partner projects in Kenya, thanks to the work of the volunteers on our Easter programme.

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