Building & Construction Projects Volunteering in Zambia

Plastic waste is a growing global problem, and Zambia is no exception. In this hands-on environmental sustainability project based in Livingstone, volunteers play a vital role in cleaning up communities and transforming waste into functional building materials called Ecobricks. This project is perfect for eco-conscious individuals who want to take real action and contribute to long-term change. The minimum stay is just 10 days, with flexible options for longer impact. Volunteers help reduce plastic pollution, raise awareness through community education, and build practical structures from recycled materials. You’ll work alongside local students, educators, and environmental teams to support daily cleanups, creative recycling, and waste education. Whether it’s teaching kids about pollution, collecting plastic, or helping build eco-benches, this is a unique way to protect the planet and empower others to do the same.

Provide Zambian residents with vital medical care while immersing yourself in the unique culture. Volunteers are able to work with medical staff of local clinics that need extra hands in order to gain experience in the medical field. Volunteers are not required to have prior medical knowledge in order to help under-resourced medical clinics in and around Livingstone. During the project, participants will spend their mornings doing one of the following: assisting at a medical clinic, participating in home-based care, attending HIV education and health talks, visiting an elderly home, or spreading awareness of HIV/AIDS education in prisons.

Participate in a sports and community volunteering project in Zambia with Kaya Responsible Travel. Spend your time training, guiding, and working with soccer teams in Livingstone, as well as providing physical education in schools. As part of the project, you will also train teachers to encourage involvement from them and continue the work after your placement ends. Apart from the actual sports training and rule learning, you will also hold team-building exercises and teach basic hygiene and health. You don’t need specific skills to join this volunteering project. However, you need lots of enthusiasm and energy to keep up with energetic youngsters. You also need good communication skills to manage classes of up to 50 children. If you have any particular interests or skills you wish to use, we would love to accommodate them. Equipment is difficult to come by so if you’re able to acquire donated sports equipment, the community will greatly appreciate it. You need to submit your CV/resume before being accepted onto this project.

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