Africa Study Tours

Travel to Africa with Heifer International. Heifer Study Tours are currently accepting applications for their sustainable community-based travel opportunities to Zambia and Malawi, Kenya and Tanzania. Applications to Sierra Leone, Zimbabwe and Cameroon will soon be available.
 
Zambia and Malawi- WAITLISTED
Trip Dates: May 16-29, 2010
Tour Size: 10-12 people
Fees: $2,500 + air-fare
Begins in Lusaka, Zambia and ends in Lilongwe, Malawi
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Application and Deposit Due: March 12, 2010
Tour Leader: Sara Drew, Study Tours Program Coordinator
                                                                                                                        
Heifer International started working in Zambia in 1988 through the Christian Council of Zambia (CCZ). In its development work approach, Heifer Zambia prefers to work with community groups such as registered self-help and women groups. The assistance includes livestock, mainly draft and dairy cattle, goats and other related livestock species, whereby the recipient families will agree to pass on female offspring to other needy families at an agreed age.  In addition to livestock, Heifer Zambia provides materials and training to equip the assisted farmers to manage the donated livestock sustainably, to accrue the intended benefits of raising food and income. The Heifer Zambia program focuses on creating a viable community, strengthening the family unity, increasing human dignity, promoting diversified and integral farming systems, promoting and hiring indigenous people for the workforce, reducing urban migration and caring for the earth.

Heifer International has operated in Malawi since early 2000 through partnership with the local, nongovernmental organization Small-Scale Livestock Promotion Programme (SSLPP). SSLPP is among the few local NGOs involved in the livestock sector and has promoted livestock programs with dairy cattle, goats, pigs and poultry. Following the Heifer model, SSLPP has worked with these communities in a number of activities, such as: importing and distributing high-grade livestock to smallholder farmers, providing training on managerial and advanced technological skills to livestock beneficiaries, and providing veterinary and extension services. Learn more about Heifer’s efforts by joining the Heifer Study Tour to Zambia and Malawi. Apply Now.

Tanzania- WAITLISTED
Trip Dates: July 23 - August 1, 2010
Tour Size: 10-12 people
Fees: $3,000 + air-fare
Begins and ends in Arusha, Tazania
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Application & Deposit Due: May 21, 2010
Tour Leader: Kate Merrill, Volunteer Coordinator - Southern Zone

This tour will begin and end in Arusha, the largest city in the northern highlands of Tanzania. Considered the safari capital of the country and blessed with the beauty of both Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro, Arusha is home to Heifer’s head office in Tanzania. With the lovely Impala Hotel as a base, you will make daily treks into the countryside and hillsides surrounding Arusha where you will visit some of the families and communities whom Heifer works. Along with your U.S. Tour Leader, you will be joined by in-country staff who will guide you through project visits and share their vast expertise with the group throughout the tour. You will enjoy the added benefits of being swiftly and safely transported around the region by Duma Explorer, a local, eco-friendly travel company with welcoming and knowledgeable drivers.

The Heifer projects you will visit include a strong group of women who have developed a profitable cheese-making enterprise high on the slopes of Mt. Meru and an incredible stingless bee project whose honey is reputed to heal all that ails. You will be amazed by the dancing of the Maasai and their regal camels. This Study Tour will allow you to witness firsthand Heifer’s work in the field and the energy of Heifer’s Cornerstones for Just and Sustainable Development in action. The tour will conclude with unforgettable game drives in the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara National Park. Apply Now.

Kenya: CEO Study Tour
Trip Dates: June 1 - 10, 2010
Tour Size: 12 - 14 people
Fees: $2,950 + air-fare
Begins and ends in Nairobi, Kenya
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Application & Deposit Due: April 1, 2010
Tour Leader: Charles Stewart, Interim CEO for Heifer International, and Tim Newman, Director of Education Program Development

This tour will explore Heifer's approach to sustainable development in Kenya. Charles Stewart and Tim Newman, who have traveled extensively with Heifer, will offer their unique perspectives on Heifer's approach of providing livestock and training to developing communities. The tour will be an intensive education experience that will introduce participants to Heifer's various beneficiaries from the Maasai people, to children orphaned by AIDS and to women who are bettering their lives through a dairy goat project. These project visits facilitated by country staff will provide a better understanding and appreciation of Heifer's work and the strategy of Passing on the Gift. The tour will also include trips to cultural sites and Kenya's famous game parks. Join us in witnessing Heifer's work in Kenya. Apply Now.

Upcoming Tours To Africa
Study Tours to Africa range from 10 to 16 days and fees range from $2,500 to $4,000 per person (plus travel fees to and from the country destination).

The following tours are being planned now (all dates are tentative): 

Sierra Leone - February 2011
Zimbabwe - May 2011
Cameroon - June 2011

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Previous Africa Trips
Take a look at these materials to learn from past participants’ experiences.

Diane Lane Travels to Rwanda
Uganda/Rwanda 2006 Study Tour