Swaziland is a landlocked mountainous Kingdom bordered by South Africa and Mozambique. The population is estimated at 1,000,000. It has the highest prevalence rate of HIV and AIDS and TB in the Southern African region and the world. Approximately 70% of the population live in poverty with the majority of those being in rural areas. Many communities still do not have access to electricity and safe drinking water and the number of orphans and vulnerable children (a direct consequence of the HIV and AIDS pandemic) is estimated to be around 130,000.

The Swaziland Medical Volunteer and Swaziland Teaching Volunteers programmes are not part of an international volunteer group but rather a programme started by Swazi's to help the people of Swaziland.

Swaziland Medical Volunteer Programme

One of the key areas that Swaziland can benefit from is in the area of health, whereby health and medical professional volunteers from other countries can share their knowledge, skills and expertise with local counterparts.

If you have the expertise and time then the Swaziland Medical Volunteer Programme needs you. All we can offer in return is our friendship and rewarding memories that will last a lifetime. Volunteer Now or read more about what the programme entails

The Swaziland Teaching Volunteer Programme

Another key area we need volunteers for is in education. As the old saying goes, "give a child a free hand out you feed him for a day, give a child an education he will be able to feed himself and his family forever"

As most of our volunteers only stay for a short period of time we focus our Swaziland Teaching Volunteer programme on Pre-primary and Primary School education. Volunteer Now or read more about what the programme entails.