Look Beyond The World Cup At The Poverty

Volunteering in Malawi is not some new phenomenon. People have been volunteering overseas for over 50 years now. Whether it’s volunteering in Nairobi or volunteering in rural Africa there is something for everybody. Africa is home to over 1 billion people and it’s the poorest continent in the world. This continent not only needs help from governments who send aid in the form of food and money but also from everyday people like you and me. Volunteering is a form of help which offers the local communities and people who need an opportunity to interact with people who are willing to help them make a change in their lives.

South Africa being nominated to host the World Cup is not only a huge achievement for the country it is also a great responsibility for the continent. It shows the rest of the world has trust in Africa to host such a huge sporting event. Even though the trust has been given to Africa they have abused it by knocking down apartment blocks and shanty towns in order to build new stadiums and facilities to host the world cup. It does not care about its own people and only cares about how the rest of the world perceives it.

There are over 50,000 people who are volunteering for the world cup in South Africa. However this is not isolated by any means as there are volunteers all over Africa from Tunisia in the north to Namibia in the south there are people helping to change lives everyday. Volunteering gives you the opportunity to increase your motivation to help change, you become inspired by what you see and you have a sudden burst of self-esteem. It is a phenomenal activity to get into and will hopefully change the face of travel one day.