Career Break Volunteer
Poverty, illiteracy, dependency and inequality present some of the biggest challenges facing charity organisations and international development agencies the world over.
All of these issues affect livelihoods and our Livelihood Grant Programme aims specifically at those affected by issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS devastates communities across Africa and many families lose husbands and fathers, leaving their livelihoods in jeopardy. Through our voluntary work and livelihood grants we provide financial support and advice to help these people build sustainable livelihoods, giving them the chance to feed themselves and live a life of dignity.
Secure livelihoods are essential to community development, and our livelihood grants work in conjunction with charity volunteers to enable families to set up small, sustainable businesses. This can be achieved with grants as small as £50, giving widows the resources to support their children and plan for the future.
How you can get involved
Get Involved on your Gap Year
Take on a Project with GapGuruGet involved in one of our projects with GapGuru and support the foundation. We have many projects which GapGuru recruit our volunteers for, check them out below.
Get Involved on your Career Break
Take on a project with Inspire VolunteerAdults and livelihoods are often forgotten when you think about donating money or volunteering. Take a direct role in making a difference in the livelihoods of underprivileged by volunteering on one of our projects through Inspire Volunteer.
Featured Programme – Urafiki Usangi, Tanzania
Established by the FutureSense Foundation in October 2011, Urafiki Usangi is a small craft cooperative based in the mountains of the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania.
The cooperative produces quality Tanzanian craft goods for the tourist souvenir market, giving local women and families affected by HIV the opportunity to build new livelihoods and become self-sufficient..
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