Volunteer Abroad in Zambia Africa: Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteering Abroad in Zambia: The
republic of Zambia is a landlocked country in south central Africa
whose population exceeds 10 million. Due to its high elevation, Zambia
has a mild tropical climate. The weather is so pleasant that is has
been nicknamed "The air-conditioned state".
Almost
one-third of the country is given over to national parks and game
reserves, which is home to some of the most abundant animal populations
in Africa including big game animals. The major draw to Zambia is the
astonishing Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall in the world,
dropping over 330 ft below.
Zambia is one of the more
politically stable countries in Southern Africa with potential to be
one of the richest countries on the continent. Today, Zambia is one of
the world's poorest and indebted nations with a steady influx of
refugees, the effects of HIV/AIDS, poverty and corruption, and food
shortages that leaves the country in crisis.
In
Zambia there are 75,000 children who are homeless orphans, many
affected by HIV/AIDS. At least 50 per cent of Zambia's populations are
expected to die of HIV related diseases in the next three years. Life
expectancy is Zambia is only 32.5 years.
Thousands of
children in Zambia live in a land where extreme poverty is the norm,
many children are orphaned by AIDS, health care is woefully inadequate
and public education is substandard and not free. One thing is clear.
Children such as these need our help.
Volunteering in Zambia is a way to totally immerse yourself in
African culture. This is a great opportunity to make life-long friends,
learn a new culture from the inside out and discover that one person
really can make a difference.
Location Page:
