A South Africa Community Development Field experience
Summer, 2016
Travel Description
This summer 2016, become a part of a group of 12 students traveling to South Africa through International Student Volunteers with Professor Victor O. Okafor. You will earn 80 hours of volunteer work in South Africa through a community development project where our learning goals are to meet South Africa's needs sustainably, through improvement of community infrastructures, and improving access to portable water. Work hard building not only new physical structures, but communities through income generation, enhancing community identity, and education. Be involved in daily discussion and journaling if you choose to join this group for internship credit. You can obtain this internship credit through an online course, AFC 402L4 African American Studies Internship Seminar (03 hrs), or you can obtain credit for an online General Education course, AFC 313/505 Contemporary Africa: the Struggle and Prospects for Development (03 hrs). For additional information about either AFC 402L4 or AFC 313/505, contact Dr. Victor Okafor who, along with a local ISV expert, will accompany you during the first two weeks of the trip, starting from June 24, 2016. Please visit http://www.isvolunteers.org/destination/south-africa/volunteer-projects to see more details about ISV's volunteer projects in South Africa and to learn more about this incredible opportunity to impact your world!
The second two weeks will be an adventure tour, where you will meet up with a different tour leader. You will travel for two weeks learning about sustainable tourism, the local issues, and explore various ecosystems. Go to http://www.isvolunteers.org/destination/south-africa/adventure/south-africa-adventure-tours to explore the day by day itinerary of activities like white water rafting, a full day game drive through Kruger National Park, and an elephant encounter.
Excluding tuition costs of optionally enrolling in either AFC 313 or AFC 402L4 or both, the price of the full 4-week program is $4,495, but the first two week volunteer program cost is $2,795.
How to Apply
If interested, apply through http://www.isvolunteers.org/applications/apply/education. You must put Dr. Okafor's group code on the application to travel with his group from Eastern Michigan University. Please put the following code in the first box which asks for the GROUP CODE: USA-MI-UL010
If you have any questions about the application or program, please reach out to Sarah Callan, ISV Regional Director. Please reach out by phone or e-mail found below. You may also reach out to Dr. Okafor. See his information below.
Sarah Callan
Regional Director
Sarah.callan@isvolunteers.org
Cell: 607-279-7274
Dr. Victor O. Okafor
Phone: 734-487-3460
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