Volunteer Abroad in Mzuzu, Malawi: Volunteering Opportunities Volunteer Abroad in Mzuzu, Malawi: Mzuzu is a quiet and attractive capital city of the Northern Region. Although the third largest city in Malawi, it maintains a small town feel and is not a tourist area. It is in the center of an agricultural region and the locals make their living in growing tea, rubber and coffee.  The local market is huge, with everything from plastic buckets to salt and loads of fresh produce.
Shopping here will give you a glimpse into real African trading life. In the town there are a number of restaurants and roadside stalls from which to get a good meal, banks for exchanging money and internet café and telephone access. Nearby tourist attractions include Lake Malawi, Waterberg Park and the Vwaza Marsh game reserve.  Volunteers should arrive in Mzuzu (airport or bus station) where they will be met by our ABV project coordinator and travel together to the project site. Volunteers can either fly or take a 6hr bus ride from Lilongwe International airport to Mzuzu.
We offer programs supporting education of children in rural communities, HIV/AIDS prevention, health care placements and care for the elderly. With our volunteer program in Malawi we allow you to discover the wonders of Sub-Sahara Africa, while doing meaningful and rewarding community work. Volunteering in Malawi is a great opportunity to explore life in rural Africa, live and work amongst the locals and realize one person can make a difference. We offer the following programs in Mzuzu:
| | Program Length: From 1 to 26 weeks Accommodations: On-site volunteer residence or local host family
Meals: 3 meals a day
Program Date: Flexible Start & End Date
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 8 hour per day
Requirements: 17 years +, open-mindedness to new adventures. | | |  Child Care/Orphanage Assistance
Volunteer are needed to help at a local children’s home in Mzuzu. These children have lost parents to Aids, some have been abandoned, and they know abuse, hunger and fear. The orphanage strives to provide a better future for some of the most vulnerable children in the community. As a volunteer, you will primarily assist with the daily care of the kids; including bathing, feeding programs and clothing. You can play games, arrange activities, create arts & crafts projects and share your time and caring with these wonderful children. Prior experience not necessary, volunteers should have a lot of patience, an open mind and a sense of compassion. HIV/Aids Prevention Program Volunteers work with a local grassroots organization who is providing HIV/AIDS education and support to rural communities. This project focuses on providing culturally sensitive methods of awareness, education and prevention methods to men, woman and children in the community. Some of the activities for volunteers include: Promoting safer sex through education talks at the center and local schools, assisting with home-based care for victims with HIV/Aids, rural outreach programs to those in need with food distribution, grant writing and creative fundraising projects to support the local widows and children of the community. Experience in this field is not required. Volunteers with a strong interest in making a difference are welcome, material is limited, so bringing health leaflets and information from home is strongly recommended.  Health Care Program
Volunteers with medical experience are needed to work in the local communities and rural clinics. Most clinics are very busy, understaffed; with limited medical supplies. There is a wide variety of cases but disease such as malaria, HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and syphilis, as well as childbirth/maternity needs are most common. Volunteers with medical training; doctors, nurses, paramedics, lab technicians participate in direct patient care such as diagnosing, injections, IV starts and lab work.. Nursing and medical students are welcome and assist with tasks like dressing wounds, record and immunization chart keeping, helping dispense medications, helping to screen and organize patients and assisting with administrative needs or seminars. *Medical volunteers must submit a copy of their credentials or nursing certificate.  Elderly Care Program
This project focuses on providing care, attention, and shelter to more than 100 helpless and needy senior citizens who are above the age of 60. These elderly people need help and often have various needs, necessitating constant care which involves both mental and physical support from others. If you have a love and compassion for the old and want to make a meaningful contribution by making their life worth living, then this project needs the helping hands of volunteers like you. Can include home visits to rural communities. Many of the elders in the community support several grand children who lost their parents to HIV/AIDs. Participants will also help meal preparation (preparing, cooking, and serving) where there will also be opportunities to entertain the elderly people by singing, creating fun games, etc. Volunteers are also expected to assist in various administrative tasks. Program Includes: Accommodation with a local host family. Clean, comfortable room, with shared bathroom and limited electricity. Three meals a day provided. Airport transfers on arrival and departure to Mzuzu. Our local Project Coordinator will provide orientation tour on arrival, project briefing, an introduction to work placement and accommodation. Locations Pages: 1001 Dell Lane Suite B, Wyncote, PA 19095, USA Volunteer Abroad Project Tel: 1-215-780-1845 / Toll Free: 1-866-423-3258 / Fax: 1-215-887-0915 volunteers@abroaderview.org - www.abroaderview.org |
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