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African Adventures first started operating in Kenya in 2009, and now organises visits for hundreds of volunteers every year to support our 11 partner schools…

Running a curriculum in a school, or on a smaller scale – within a department, requires diligence, creativity and organisation. This week Gill, our School…

This marks a summer to remember for our partner schools, who between them welcomed over 300 volunteers during our Summer Volunteer Programme. Our summer groups…

This year was a summer to remember for our Summer Camps volunteers, who got to go out and explore the world after a previous summer…

Education has a long-term impact on our lives. Would you be the person you are today without going to school, or would you be in…

Millwall Community Trust set off for Kenya in June for 10 days of volunteering at our partner school, Jubilee Academy. Jubilee Academy, based in Nakuru,…

In May I went on my seventh trip to Kenya with Derby County Community Trust (DCCT) to volunteer at the schools in Nakuru. It…

Back in February 2022, we launched our fundraising campaign ‘The Good Period Project’ and we are excited to share with you how our focus group…

The enthusiastic and committed 70 volunteers from Derby County Community Trust (DCCT) embarked on their ninth trip to continue the development work at our partner…

Earlier this week I wrote my first blog from Kenya, having been there for two days… Now, I write this as I sit on…

I’m writing to you from our hotel in Nakuru, Kenya – my home for the next few days and nights. It’s incredible to finally…

This week, we’re chatting to Leanne, our Finance and Office Manager! Find out about her trip to Zanzibar, the vital role she plays in supporting…

We’re pleased to publish our third annual Communication on Progress (COP) report! As a proud signatory to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), we’ve…

After two years with no trips, it’s been absolutely fantastic to see volunteers return to our partner schools in Africa over the Easter…

In the next part of our ‘Spotlight On’ series, we’re chatting to Tom, our Marketing Officer, who first travelled with African Adventures back in 2011.

In the third part of our ‘Spotlight On’ series, we’re chatting all things African Adventures Foundation with Rachel, our Head of Fundraising.

In the second instalment of our ‘Spotlight On’ series, we’re catching up with Laura, our Senior Trip Co-ordinator, to find out more about her role…

Introducing our new blog series, ‘Spotlight On’, which gives our supporters and volunteers the chance to get to know our teams in the UK, Ghana,…