Volunteer International Adventures
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Founded in 2020 by a South African woman with over a decade of experience in volunteerism, Volunteer International Adventures brings a hands-on, responsible, and culturally respectful approach to global volunteer work. Her extensive background, including field and administrative roles with a UK-based volunteer organization, drives the vision for a volunteer experience that balances skill-sharing, ...
Founded in 2020 by a South African woman with over a decade of experience in volunteerism, Volunteer International Adventures brings a hands-on, responsible, and culturally respectful approach to global volunteer work. Her extensive background, including field and administrative roles with a UK-based volunteer organization, drives the vision for a volunteer experience that balances skill-sharing, cultural immersion, and community impact.
Volunteer International Adventures offers a range of inclusive, safe, and meaningful volunteer and internship opportunities, allowing participants to gain new skills, build lifelong friendships, and make a difference. In South Africa, humanitarian projects focus on youth development, social work, sports, and education, while animal projects include land...
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No, flights are not included in the cost of the project, as we welcome volunteers from all over the world, making it impossible to standardise flight pricing.
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Sharon Dreyer
Interviewed in 2024
StaffSharon has been working with international volunteers since 2008 and loves the positive attitude they bring to Africa. In Africa, there’s a term calle...
I started working as a volunteer coordinator back in 2008 when moving to the coast of South Africa. Deciding I needed a career change, I tried it, and it was the most rewarding thing ever, working with so many incredible people who came to South Africa to volunteer. I just love that it is really more a lifestyle than a job.
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Sharon Dreyer
Interviewed in 2021
StaffSharon is from South Africa and has been working at Volunteer International Adventures since 2008. She works with volunteers on animal and humanitaria...
Working with volunteers has become a way of life for me. I volunteer on my own time too with a local charity for at risk youth. I firmly believe in the quote by John Bunyan: “You have not lived today until you have done something for someone who can never repay you.”
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