Volunteering Guinea Bissau! Go Volunteer Africa, the leading and largest volunteer travel organization welcomes you to Guinea Bissau. Guinea-Bissau is a tropical country on West Africa’s Atlantic coast that’s known for national parks and wildlife.
Guinea-Bissau is an off-the-beaten-path destination on the west coast of Africa. It is primarily an agricultural and fishing country of about 2.2 million people. Go Volunteer Africa organizes and offers cheap, affordable, and low-cost volunteer abroad projects in Guinea Bissau.
If you are looking for an authentic, unforgettable Guinea Bissau volunteer program look no further than Go Volunteer Africa. Choose from a variety of Guinea-Bissau volunteer opportunities offered and you’ll be making an impact by supporting low-income communities.
With 24 hour support and experienced in-country staff, you’re sure to have a meaningful, positive volunteering Guinea Bissau experience that will stand out. The volunteer placements organized by Go Volunteer Africa are with local projects and will be the most rewarding part of your stay.
VOLUNTEERING IN GUINEA-BISSAU PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
- Teach at local schools
- Coach sports and games
- Work with childcare projects
- Teach Portuguese/English languages
- Work with women empowerment projects
- Get involved in Agriculture development projects
- Get involved in community empowerment initiatives
- Get involved in our environment conservation project
- Visit the numerous historic and geological sites of the region
Guinea-Bissau is one of the world’s poorest and most fragile countries. Guinea-Bissau’s Atlantic Ocean coast is composed of the forested, sparsely populated Bijagós archipelago, a protected biosphere reserve of more than 100 islands. Its main island, Bubaque, forms part of the Orango Islands National Park, a habitat for saltwater hippos. On the mainland, the capital, Bissau, is a port with Portuguese colonial buildings in its old city center.
GUINEA BISSAU FAST FACTS
Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometers (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 1,726,000. It borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south-east.
Guinea-Bissau is that West African country which few people know, even fewer people are curious to meet and which leaves those who visit it completely in love with the country. And they come back. Or they dream of coming back one day.
Upon independence, declared in 1973 and recognized in 1974, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country’s name to prevent confusion with Guinea (formerly French Guinea). Guinea-Bissau has a history of political instability since independence, and only two elected presidents have successfully served a full five-year term. But the current situation is calm and peaceful.
Guinea Bissau is a country with more than twenty ethnic groups and several national languages in addition to Portuguese, the official language spoken only by around 13% of the population, and Creole, the unofficial language spoken by everyone.
A country that suffered from colonialism until the 1970s and, as if that were not enough, had a hard civil war two decades later, which decimated people, destroyed families, infrastructures and many dreams. But even so, it is a country that keeps the most beautiful smiles we can find.
A safe country that reinvents itself every day with wonderful people who fight tirelessly in search of better days. Who have the most beautiful landscapes that a camera may want to keep in memory. A very different country from north to south, with very distinct characteristics and beauties in each region and from which it is impossible to highlight just one reason to know it.
WHY VOLUNTEER IN GUINEA BISSAU
Guinea Bissau is a virgin destination yet to be discovered by the Western travelers. On the one hand it has an amazing unspoilt natural and cultural heritage and on the other hand it is just a short flight distance from Continental Europe.
Guinea Bissau’s remarkable Archipelago dos Bijagós is indeed the country’s jewel in the crown. These delta islands are lined with powdery, white-sand beaches, washed by azure waters, and populated by a people whose matriarchal culture, long protected by hidden sandbanks and treacherous tides, is unlike any found in West Africa.
Guinea Bissau’s mainland, by contrast, provides a fine recapitulation of West Africa’s attractions, including Portuguese colonial architectonic heritage, mangrove-lined rivers, a gorgeous beach at Varela and rainforests in the south – home to elephants and chimpanzees.
Go Volunteer Africa has volunteer projects in Guinea Bissau in various fields and a wide range of opportunities are available to developmental volunteers who want make a difference in the lives of people in Guinea Bissau.
Go Volunteer Africa recruits and places foreign volunteers with community based development projects and schools in Guinea Bissau. Through our volunteering Guinea Bissau program, we aim to build the capacities of local projects and raise awareness around the world about the successes and challenges of life in Guinea Bissau.
GUINEA BISSAU VOLUNTEER PROJECTS
GUINEA-BISSAU: Women Volunteer Project
GUINEA-BISSAU: Community Volunteer Program
HOW TO APPLY
To start the process fill Volunteer application form and submit it for consideration and book your placement. For more information on how to get enrolled for the volunteering experience of a lifetime contact us. Or Give us a call | WhatsApp | Telegram | Viber | Imo at +254-796-786292 to talk to a Program Specialist.
