Description

Bridge Southern Africa students will:

* Discover, explore, and enhance leadership and teaching skills by designing and leading a Windsor Mountain Friendship Camp for young children
* Work with activists and artists to learn about the ongoing struggle for freedom in Soweto
* Volunteer at the SOS Red Cross Children's Village in Swaziland
* Learn to bring international communities together through leadership and games
* Experience the diverse landscapes and cultures of South Africa and Swaziland
* Develop a deeper understanding of the HIV/AIDS crisis in Southern Africa
* Expand language skills, learning phrases in isiZulu, Siswati, and more
* Learn first-hand about grassroots efforts to battle the devastating effects of poverty
* Develop plans to educate friends and family back home about the HIV/AIDS pandemic

Highlights

When you let your own light shine, you unconsciously give others permission to do the same. -Nelson Mandela

The landscape of Southern Africa is as diverse as its people: desert plains become rolling hills, mountain ranges reach to rocky coastlines. The beautiful faces and voices of the Zulu, Xhosa, Siswati, and Tsonga peoples radiate an exuberance and passion for life that is awe-inspiring. Rising from the State-sanctioned racial segregation and harsh repression of Apartheid, the people of South Africa are on a difficult path. Rebuilding their country upon concepts of kindness and understanding, choosing forgiveness over retribution, preferring truth and reconciliation to revenge and anger, South Africa is bravely attempting to lead the world into the twenty-first century. Can they break the brutal cycles of history? Guided by one of the most progressive constitutions ever written, South Africa copes not only with an oppressive recent past, but also with immediate infrastructure challenges and public health issues of frightening magnitude.

Type of Programs

• Adventure Travel
• Cultural Exploration
• Community Service / Volunteerism
• Student Tours

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 5,195

Program Fees Include:

Cost is all-inclusive with the exception of travel to and from starting point.

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 12

Application Process Involves

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Phone/Video Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Written Application
• Letters of Reference

Typically The Application Process Time is

3 weeks

Windsor Mountain International's Mission Statement

Located in New Hampshire, Windsor Mountain International seeks to provide educational summer experiences that open minds, foster personal growth, and help students respond to cultural, social, and environmental challenges as responsible citizens of the world.

Year Founded

1961