African Adventures is an organisation you can put your faith and trust in.
Our expertise and high standards are reflected in our accreditations by key industry bodies, demonstrating our belief in doing things the right way to protect our volunteers. In addition, our success in recent awards shows that others believe in us as we believe in ourselves and the work we are doing. As an organisation, we strive to be forever improving what we offer in order to provide the very best service to our partner projects and volunteers. We also believe in projects that indirectly connect to our work that have a positive impact on others and our industry. Our School Geography Challenge aims to increase understanding of challenges to development in Africa. Our hope is that we can encourage young people to start thinking about the small, but very important, impact they can have on the world, with an increased appreciation and awareness of life in other countries.
Accreditations
and Affiliates
We are a member of the UK’s largest travel association.
ABTA is the UK’s largest travel association representing travel agents and tour operators. They have been a trusted travel brand for more than 60 years, offering advice and guidance to the travelling public, as well as leading the travel industry in supporting high service standards, working with its members on health and safety, and promoting responsible tourism at home and abroad.
We provide 100% financial protection to each and every volunteer.
All our flight-inclusive trips are financially protected by the ATOL scheme. When you pay you will be supplied with an ATOL Certificate. Please ask for it and check to ensure that everything you booked (flights, hotels and other services) is listed on it. For further information, please see our booking terms and conditions or visit ATOL.org.uk.
Our trips provide high-quality, tangible educational outcomes.
The Council for Learning Outside the Classroom is the national voice for learning outside the classroom. They believe that every young person (0-19yrs) should experience the world beyond the classroom as an essential part of learning and personal development, whatever their age, ability or circumstances.
Our risk assessments are independently audited.
Since its inception the School Travel Forum has won widespread recognition and support for the way it simplifies and provides essential reassurance for leaders looking to organise educational trips. STF Assured Members understand and facilitate the needs of educational travel; manage safety effectively; offer fair terms and conditions, and the best financial security; and are fully inspected every year by independent experts.
Awards
and Recognition
African Adventures’ School Geography Challenge
Increasing understanding of challenges to development in Africa
We believe in projects that indirectly connect to our work that have a positive impact on others and our industry. Our School Geography Challenge aims to increase understanding of challenges to development in Africa. Our hope is that we can encourage young people to start thinking about the small, but very important, impact they can have on the world, with an increased appreciation and awareness of life in other countries.
We are delighted to announce that the winners of the School Geography Challenge are Stafford Grammar School!
The team of four girls showed incredible motivation and engagement with the challenge and the resources they submitted were extremely creative and very well thought out.
The final itself was a fantastic day with impressive commitment shown by all the schools that attended. There was a real buzz about the task they were set and all of the students threw themselves into it, with the exciting prospect of a trip to Kenya on the cards for the winners. The judges were blown away by the dedication and application of all the students and by the quality of the work submitted. Massive congratulations to all of the schools involved, as the standard was extremely high, and a special mention for Millais as runners-up.
An experience of a lifetime for Stafford Grammar girls
Our School Geography Challenge winners, Chloe, Mollie, Alishba and Becky, along with their teachers, Miss Butler and Mrs Saxon, have returned from their Kenya adventure, which took place during the last week of June. The girls spent the week volunteering at The Walk Centre and Chaddy Mission School; two projects they had become familiar with during the School Geography Challenge competition. This was a unique and life-changing experience for the girls as it enabled them to build on the knowledge acquired in the competition rounds and to see first-hand the real challenges to development in Nakuru. In particular, a visit to the Hilton dumpsite, where many of the children who attend The Walk Centre live, was a startling example of this. The group also had the opportunity to explore the surrounding area with a visit to Lake Nakuru National Park, the Equator and Thomson Falls. The whole experience has allowed the girls to step out of their comfort zones, bond as a team and gain a broader perspective of the wider world; all of which will help them develop as individuals.
The Stafford group has been brilliant and they should all be proud of what they have achieved throughout the Challenge. We hope that they have returned home with wonderful memories from their adventure.
To see how they spent their week, have a read of our blog below.
The Stafford Grammar girls have also kept a blog of their journey, which can be found at: staffordgrammarschoolkenya2017.wordpress.com/.
The day has arrived for our School Geography Challenge winners, Stafford Grammar School, to embark on their volunteer trip to Kenya.
The group travel to The Walk Centre, where they will spend their time volunteering, and receive a warm welcome from the children with singing and smiles.
Today, the group make their return to The Walk Centre, with the van fully loaded with donations for the children, and they continue their volunteer work.
An early rise and the group head out on their Rift Valley adventure to explore the magnificent Lake Nakuru National Park, visit the Equator and trek down to the bottom of Thomson Falls.
Today, the group volunteer at Chaddy Mission School, the school they studied as part of the SGC final, and spend their time teaching and helping out with the feeding programme.
An early start with a church visit then day two at Chaddy Mission School where the girls get stuck into painting the front gate followed by an entertaining school talent contest.
It is farewell day at The Walk Centre, a more informal day being a Saturday, and the girls spend their last volunteer hours enjoying playground activities with the children.
Photos from the Live Final
