Malawi
In the village of Salima, ten miles from beautiful Lake Malawi, there is one school for all the children that live there. The school is falling down and unfinished. The SoapBox team would primarily be assisting in maintenance and building work.

Project Starfish (www.starfish-malawi.org.uk/) has a vision to change this situation for the children and this village. By providing them with a safe and secure school, they will be able to give these children a better opportunity to learn. By building a school on a site where there is also arable land will also make it more financially viable for a teacher to teach. By being able to work the land they can achieve an extra income and provide a hot meal for each child that comes to school (the main motivation of most Malawian parents in sending children to school, who would otherwise be more useful working.)
There is a short video available about the project on the SoapBox website Video page.

You can add these two projects together to make a 5-week project if you wish with a corresponding cost adjustment. Speak to Kathy and Shaun for details.

FREE TIME:
Visit Lake Malawi. A Safari to a game reserve where you will see wild animals in their natural habitat. An experience of a lifetime.

ACTIVITIES:
Light Building and maintenance work. Working with locals. Children’s club.

Apply for one of these projects now..

The 2-Week project is now Full for 2008. We still have some spaces on the 3-Week Malawi project.

(Malawi 1) 3-Wks 26 Jul - 16 Aug 2008
(Malawi 2) 2-Wks 16 Aug - 30 Aug 2008

Target Cost: £1725
Target Cost: £1650
(This includes an estimated air flight element of £891.00 bonded through ATOL holders South American Experience - ATOL 3071)