HIV/AIDS project – Victoria Falls
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About the project
HIV/AIDS project – Victoria Falls
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The program aims to support thousands of children and youth in Zimbabwe infected and affected by HIV/AIDS through sexual and reproductive health education activities. The largest population of the Zimbabwean children, at least a quarter are orphaned by the pandemic and over 200 000 are infected. Children live in poverty and require support from the little anyone can offer them. The project is based in Victoria Falls a tourist and border town currently also highly impacted by HIV/AIDS with mainly children and young people affected.
💼 What the programme involves
Located in the World Heritage Site – Victoria Falls, volunteers have the opportunity to engage with the most affected children and take them through a healing and joyful moment through play and education. This is an amazing volunteering opportunity for those who need no other skills but an open heart and the willingness to work on programs that can make vulnerable children’s lives better.
The program has a positive impact on the targeted children and youth. They face hardships through stigma and discrimination in the community and among their peers who often do not understand the disease yet. Volunteers are there to provide this emotional support and education to the rest of the young and children who are at risk of infection. Volunteers do this through school-based HIV/AIDS clubs targeting adolescent youth. Furthermore, volunteers would occasionally use sporting activities especially soccer one of the largest sports in Africa to educate young people on HIV.
Working Schedule: Participants work around 8 hours a day from Monday to Friday. The lion’s share of our volunteer placements does not require volunteers to work on public holidays and weekends, unless highlighted or in the event of the need arising from the project.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation is provided in a choice or either a host family or at the Volunteer House which is located approximately 4kms from the city centre. The house provides spacious air-conditioned rooms to refresh volunteers from the heat out while they are undertaking their community work. Bedrooms are equipped with single beds accommodating at least a minimum of two and a maximum of four people per room. Volunteers should be aware that the room set up changes frequently and can expect to use bunk beds. We take great note of space and the comfort which our volunteers require after hard work out in the field. Our lounge is equipped with a spacious lounge suit and entertainment in the form of television set with a wide variety of international news and entertainment channels. Internet facilities are provided free of charge for volunteers 24hrs a day. However, it should be noted that this may be regulated or restricted in some instances depending on the daily usage but would generally be available all the time.
At a host family, volunteers have the opportunity to immerse themselves into the real Zimbabwean culture and day to day life as they live in, eat and participate in host family activities. These host families are carefully selected based on a critical criterion to ensure basic comfort for our volunteers.
🍲 Food
(Basic meals will be provided in the Center in the local community. Volunteers are therefore advised to be flexible and open minded. This will make it easy to negotiate entry in to the community as volunteers.)
📍 About the location
Vicrtoria Falls
⚠️ Requirements
No special skills are required in this program. Basically, passion and commitment is all volunteers require to take part in this program.
Expectations from Projects: Volunteer projects take place in very humble places around Zimbabwe. The bulk of our projects are not that difficult at all, what is only needed is flexibility, positive mentally attitude as well as openness to new culture, new experience. The secret remedy to, make the most of your time while volunteering in Zimbabwe is to adapt to the local environment. It important to highlight each and every project is unique. It is critical to mention that volunteers should make the most of their time with the community they serve, since this is a chance of a life time, to work and live with people in their respective communities, just like them.
🤝 Meeting point
Terminal: Victoria Falls International Airport
Arrival and Orientation: Volunteers will be picked up from the Airport or regional bus station in on request. They will be transferred to any lodge in town of their choice. Two-day orientation will be organized in close collaboration with the volunteers and our partner staff. The main objective of the orientation is to minimize the effects of cultural shock as well as to build capacities for the volunteers, so as to meet the community with open mind
ℹ️ Additional information
Investment: The participates will contribute €250 for all around Zimbabwe, expect for Victoria Falls where volunteers should contribute US$320 because of very high cost related to Victoria falls projects. The fee covers orientation, evaluation, monitoring, project set up, office running/administrative expenses, supporting small community projects running of activities during the project, certificate of participation, accommodation, feeding at camp and communication prior to, during and after the camp. Volunteers will participate in an orientation day after arrival charge, Participations are advised to reserve €50 for airport transfers, transport to and from the workcamp venue.
The Participation fee does not cover the following.
• Internal travels to and from the project station. • Refreshment outside the project • Airticket, excursions, visa and insurance • Local travel and personal effects.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ZWAM/LTV006
01/01/2022 → 31/12/2022
ZWAM/LTV006AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
31/12/2025 → 30/12/2026
ZWAM/LTV006AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
01/01/2024 → 30/12/2024
ZWAM/LTV006AUTO-EXT
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2023
ZWAM/LTV006AUTO-EXTAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
31/12/2024 → 30/12/2025
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
250.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWD / Z$)
Exchange rate
1 ZWD = 0.002556 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Central Africa Time
Local time: 21:31 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
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🏠 Accommodation
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