Minimum stay of 1 month - longer preferred. An African elephant training school in Botswana. They adopt, raise and train orphaned elephants, and rehabilitate injured adult elephants. She has excellent contacts with Peace Corps and other organizations in her area. Opportunities to do environmental work, assist researchers, teach in a local kindergarten, or do construction work.
Volunteers receive board and accommodation and monthly pocket money.
Any special needs or expenses are discussed and agreed at the weekly coordinating committee meeting. Accommodation and in-country transport are provided in exchange for work. Academic credit can be arranged. The students attend school from September through June in the middle of the remote pastoral land of the Masai 3 hours north of Nairobi. The intent is to equip these young men with the tools necessary to succeed in school and their social lives when they return to the U.S. Volunteers work as resident counselors and middle school teaching assistants in exchange for room and board.