An account of a volunteer in Base Camp in Namibia
We survived build week!
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Find out the latest travel news and updates on our many of our volunteer abroad and intern abroad projects. We also regularly write about Responsible travel news and ethical developments around the world.
How to Be a Sustainable Traveler in a Not-So-Sustainable-Destination
How to be sustainable in a non sustainable destination on your volunteer abroad or internship placement.
5 Reasons to Volunteer In Eswatini for Teens & First Time Travellers
An explanation of why first time and under 18 interns and volunteer abroad participants should choose Swaziland as a destination.
Kaya Placement Advisor Shares His Story On The 2016 Ecuador Earthquake
Read about Preetam’s experiences during and after the April 2016 earthquake in Ecuador.
Aid Volunteers Needed In Ecuador! Projects Unaffected By Earthquake
Kaya’s Ecuador projects unaffected by recent earthquake and volunteers are still much needed. Financial aid for earthquake victims to follow
The Clark Family Adventure Part 4 – Kids Perspective
Ben’s Blog I went to the Alejandro Alvear school. I made some good friends there…My best friend in the Galápagos was Juan – he was really nice. He’s learning English, I talk mostly in Spanish, I’m ok but not fluent, sometimes its hard to communicate but I can always find a way around it and he...The Clark Family Adventure Part 3 – Kids Perspective
My Mum’s cousin Val is the head teacher at a school back home. She’s read some of our blogs and showed some of our photos to all the children in assembly. They sent us some questions and these were mine: Zoe – What do you do when you get bored? What games do you play? We are all jealous that you...The Clark Family Adventure Part 2
We are also encouraged to help in the centre between 2.00PM and 8.00PM with the English classes. After a quick lunch testing another restaurant out confirming our suspicions that cappuccinos are served sweetened and with cinnamon pretty much everywhere we dash back to the centre to help with the...The Clark Family Adventure
Mo and Martin Clark pushed the boundaries of adventure by embarking upon a yearlong world tour with their 3 children Ben (9 years old), Zoe (7 years old), and Lara (4 years old). As part of their trip, they volunteered with us for 6 weeks in the Galapagos Islands. Rather than us telling you what they did. The Clark’s have kindly let us share some of their blog so that you can hear about their experiences from the horses mouth!
Why Stay with a Home-Stay Family?
If you ever have the opportunity to volunteer or study abroad, living with a homestay family is an incredible window into the everyday life of your host community. I’ve stayed with families in Cameroon, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Thailand, and Nepal, and each one has been a positive experience. I enjoy...New Government Regulations Reducing Child Trafficking In South Africa
In an effort to reduce child trafficking through its territory the South African government are putting stricter controls in place on children under 18 travelling through and into South Africa that are unaccompanied. Volunteers under the age of 18 travelling to a project in South Africa or using it to transfer to another of our […]
Si, hablo: My Volunteer Experience in Spanish
I have always been enchanted by the Spanish language. I started studying Spanish my first year of college, and was amazed by the liberation and celebration that I felt every time I spoke. From the start, I was eager to seek out every opportunity I could to speak, and became ravenous for more and more […]
What an Experience! My NGO Internship
6 years ago, I was fortunate enough to complete a 6-month internship at a grass-roots HIV/AIDS NGO in Uganda, an experience that while challenging at times, was invaluable in so many ways. I interned with a positive attitude, good work ethic and a willingness to get involved wherever I was needed which held me in […]
Kaya win “Best Volunteering Organization in the UK 2014”
As we head into the new year, the Kaya team have yet another reason to be jumping for joy. This December, Kaya was named as the winners of the Best Volunteering Organisation award at the British Youth Travel Awards. As silver medalists in 2013 we are thrilled that we managed to take the top spot […]
Project Achievements from Australia and New Zealand
Over the past year our partners in Australia and New Zealand have: Planted over half a million native trees and shrubs. These help to improve habitat and food sources for the native wildlife, and also help to address erosion and salinity problems. This high number of trees makes a significant contribution to cleaner air and […]
Project Achievements in Indonesia
There have been several big wildlife trafficking cases in the past year, which have been successfully intercepted and lead to more mouths at the sanctuary for the team to look after and rehabilitate. . One case involved the successful return to the wild of 55 endangered Red & Blue Lories, with thanks to support from the […]
One Year On From Typhoon Haiyan: What Progress Has The Recovery Made?
The following article was written by Emma Bailie who volunteered with us on the media and photography project in the Philippines on the progress the recovery effort have made since Typhoon Haiyan. “As time marches on, residents of Leyte province in the Philippines try their best to look forward and move on with their lives […]
An Interview with the Director in Tacloban one year on from Haiyan
For anyone interested in our Media and Photography Project to Support an NGO in the Philippines, the following article is an interview conducted by Australian journalist, Emma Bailie, with Helena Claire, who is the director of the projects in the Philippines. “A year on from history’s worst recorded storm, Director of Operations Helena Claire looks […]
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