subject: Make a difference on your travels [print this page] Pack your bags and join Antipodeans for a trip of your lifetime. It's a guarantee you will cherish every moment of your visit abroad with Antipodeans Abroad.
Exploring the unique way of community development and individual growth, Antipodeans beautifully merge education, community development and travel.
Antipodeans' volunteering overseas programs are designed to develop qualities like leadership skills, team work, selflessness, decision making, personal responsibility, cultural immersion and responsible travelling.
Volunteer for South East Asia andenjoy an adventurous ride to new experiences. Antipodeans' volunteering programs viz. Volunteer Africa incorporates sustainable, grassroots projects which will enrich your travels and benefit a small community. Depending on the program volunteers participate on projects with local people in the areas of education, health care, social work, building and renovation.
Throughvolunteering overseas, you get the chance to explore the common bonds between communities and cultures. These projects are designed for the benefit of both the communities in which they operate and also the travellers who are welcomed into those communities. It is a unique relationship which requires respect and understanding on all sides.
At the same time, you will get to sharpen your skills. Use your skills for the benefit of the country you visit. Teach English overseas, working in community development work, building or construction, working in health projects, sports coaching or care work.
Volunteering overseas programs obviously vary and you should be prepared to muck in' and do what's required. It's important to be aware that the placements are generalist in nature and while you will make an important contribution, you won't be saving the world in the brief time you're there.
The one who will gain most will be yourself through your immersion into the local community, living with the people, working with them and getting to know their children.
