Overview
This project is a world-first that has won awards for innovation and excellence – it is ideal for people who are passionate about the environment. Volunteers contribute to the environmental conservation movement through sustainable building using EcoBricks, upcycling initiatives, direct clean-up action, and awareness workshops in Livingstone, a small town in Zambia. You will work closely with the local community to find sustainable and practical solutions for plastic waste.
Read more about Volunteering or Interning in Environmental Sustainability in Zambia.
Highlights
- Get involved with sustainable building projects, awareness workshops, and community initiatives that encourage people in a small town in Zambia to use plastic waste to improve their communities and lives
- Learn how to make and use EcoBricks (a plastic bottle filled with plastic pollution that is used as a brick to build things) on sustainable building projects
- Host awareness workshops on plastic pollution to educate locals on plastic and its impact on health, wildlife, and the environment
- Get involved in clean-ups in and explore other ways to get more locals involved in the fight against plastic pollution
- Form friendships with the locals and learn about the culture of Zambia as you become part of a small community
- Live next to one of the ‘7 Natural Wonders of the World’ and discover why Zambia is the ‘Adventure Capital of Africa’ on walking safaris, white river rafting on the Zambezi River, and wild camping in the bush
- Visit the neighboring countries of Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe to experience more African countries
Livingstone is a beautiful, rural town in southern Zambia just a stone’s throw away from the mighty Zambezi river and the border of Zimbabwe. It is a hub for visitors looking to experience one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World – Victoria Falls, locally known as Mosi-oa-Tunya, ‘the Smoke that Thunders’. Livingstone is the ultimate playground for adventure-seekers, wildlife enthusiasts, and lovers of the great outdoors. Whether you’d like to bungee jump, swim in the ‘Devil’s Pool’, white water raft down the Zambezi, join a river safari or enjoy an African sunset, every experience in Livingstone is unique. The town itself is relaxed and friendly with an intriguing culture and history. Here, you’ll find arts and craft producers, museums, colonial architecture, traditional village life, as well as delicious local food and laidback African lifestyle.
