Zambia's Tuberculosis problem is mainly caused by poor medical support, where patients may be given the wrong drugs, or the wrong diagnostic tests. AIDS has affected tuberculosis numbers- from 1964-1984 the rate of disease was constant (1 in 1000), however, by 1996 the rate was 1 in 200, and the numbers are increasing rapidly. At least 68% of T.B. sufferers are HIV positive (in the general population this is approx. 14%), and many people are too embarrassed and ashamed to seek treatment, spreading the disease to others through their faltering.
Drug resistant strains and HIV have seriously challenged the fight against tuberculosis, and the high population growth, overcrowding, poor housing and poverty of Zambia cause higher instances of transmission. The disease spreads through coughing and the proximity of sufferers to healthy individuals, the increase in T.B. has also been linked to patients not following medical treatments.
According to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, one third of the world's population is infected, and 5000 people die every day from the disease.
Blighted by poverty and social immobility, the Tanzanian community of Dar es Salaam is in need of help and support. By volunteering at this project, you will help provide children, youths and adults with the educational and life skills needed to avoid falling into the poverty trap.
Combine outdoors adventure with worthwhile volunteer work as you explore the best of Tanzania! Get up close to a range of wildlife, marvel at the incredible scenery, and make a difference to the lives of disadvantaged children!
Give underprivileged children a new lease of life and better future prospects! Help to teach maths, English and science and get involved with a range of activities as you explore the incredible island of Zanzibar!
Provide the children of Stone Town with the literacy, numeracy and communication skills they desperately need to build successful futures and absorb the amazing culture of Zanzibar!
Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa. Join this trip and feel a real sense of achievement as you reach the peak and witness spectacular views over Tanzania and Kenya.
Offer vital support to young boys in Tanzania – AIDS victims, and those who have been neglected or abused. Teach them the skills and show them the affection they’ll need to lead happier lives as adults.
Janet Horsley had an incredible time on her tailor-made gap year, blazing a trail through Africa, Asia, Australia and Latin America, read her story here.
Gap Year for Grown Ups have many Career Break Voluntary Projects in Africa for grown up gappers. Because Gap Year for Grown Ups is the leading authority and only specialist source of ideas and options for grown up gap years, it has the widest range of volunteering programmes in Africa. These include animal/wildlife conservation, teaching English in Africa, community volunteering in Africa and Voluntary work with children in Africa.
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