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3 months education & training at RVA
Over the first three months, you’ll dive into immersive, hands-on training at Richmond Vale Academy in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. During training, you will be empowered to effectively collaborate and develop community projects. Through engaging sessions on collaboration, community development, politics, economy, agriculture, health, culture, and traditions, you’ll gain the knowledge essential knowledge to become a valuable part of meaningful projects that create lasting change! -
6 months volunteering in Africa or Brazil with Humana People to People
Teams are placed in local communities in Malawi, Zambia, or Brazil to join hands with local partners in the Humana People to People. Through hands-on projects, you'll address key challenges and help build thriving, sustainable communities. Volunteers actively contribute to achieving the objectives defined by the initiative. The projects relate to: health, education, community development, and environmental and agricultural sustainability.
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1 Month at Richmond Vale Academy
Upon returning to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, volunteers become powerful advocates by reflecting on the culmination of their experiences and raising awareness about challenges related to poverty in the Global South. Richmond Vale Academy is the training ground that prepares volunteers for impactful projects with Humana People to People in Africa and Brazil.
About HPP
Planet Aid is a member of Humana People to People (HPP), a network of 29 organizations engaged in international solidarity cooperation and development in 46 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. HPP partners implement 1,584 projects impacting 17+ million people.
About RVA
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Through training, Richmond Vale Academy empowers individuals, fostering their capacity, knowledge, and confidence. By supporting personal growth and development, volunteers become leaders who take meaningful action towards a more just and sustainable world.
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Children's Town
The volunteers' role is to support teachers by providing mentorship, teaching English, organizing evening and weekend programs, and collaborating with the climate center activities and projects.
Farmers Club
The volunteers take part in activities such as: tree planting and environmental protection campaigns, cleaning actions, sports clubs with youths, supporting income-generating activities, and more.
AIDS Prevention
Volunteers support this project by collaborating alongside project staff in carrying out activities such as conducting baseline surveys, organizing workshops for caregivers, providing nutrition lessons and cooking demonstrations, leading hygiene and sanitation campaigns, and more.
Pre-Schools
In this project, volunteers join hands with the adults around the children, for example, providing monthly training sessions for the pre-school teachers, developing learning materials, strengthening community engagement to secure one meal per day for the children, establishing vegetable gardens, or improving school buildings.
"Africa changed my life. The difference in culture, food, music, lifestyles, and social practices. The exposure I got still remains some of the fondest memories. My journey started at Richmond Vale with the most diverse team I've ever worked with. My journey started in 2009, but the friendships, skills, knowledge and memories remain with me."
Austin, St Vincent, 34-year's old
Volunteered in South Africa
"I met with a lot of people who became really important to me. They will always be in my heart. The best moment was creating an ecologic playground in Cangonama, Ecuador. It was the best thing I've done in my life, not just for the playground itself, but because of the people, the work and the organizing. It made me another person."
Jocelyn, Chile, 32 years old
Volunteered in Ecuador
"I spent 6 months of my program in Ecuador, which was incredibly challenging due to the language barrier and different lifestyle, but I overcame these challenges and that was an incredible achievement for me. Living and working abroad really shows you the similarities between people and inspired me to be the best I can be."
Heather, Scotland, 32 years old
Volunteered in Ecuador
"The most important thing I gained from this program was recognizing opportunities when they come along, and how to find them. There is more than one way of doing something. The best way won't always be obvious and often times you have to pave the way. I gained practical skills through: gardening; using a machete; speaking Spanish; organizing events and groups; harvesting food; and travel skills of all kind."
Ammon, USA, 20 years old
Volunteered in Ecuador
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