Volunteers MUST be 18 years or older at the beginning of the program if travelling alone, but if you travel in group/class we accept volunteers from 15 years or order.

The start and duration of volunteer program is flexible, and volunteer's choice of when and for how long to volunteer. However, orientations runs on 1st and 15th each month. If you would like to attend the orientation, arrive before. Volunteers can choose to volunteer to start any time of a month. Volunteers can choose to volunteer for periods of ONE(1) week to SIX(6) months or more.

Currently, IVB has volunteer placements in urban and rural Tanzania and Kenya. In 2010/2011 IVB plans to open new programs in Malawi, Zambia, South Africa and Ghana.

One of the strongest strength and vision of IVB is to offer the most extremely affordable fees without sacrificing quality. No registration fees or any hidden costs, what you pay is what prevails and pays for everything. Click here to see the program cost to volunteer with IVB and what you receive in exchange of your fees. NOBODY,or Organizations offers as IVB offers.

We offer the best within the local culture!Considering the fact that hotels and guesthouses can be expensive for volunteers especially those wanting to stay for longer periods, we work on a program where we place our volunteers in a home stay where they live with a local family or a volunteer house with other volunteers (please note that spaces in the volunteer house are very limited and can only accommodate 7-18 people. In the volunteer house, there is a cook who cooks the meals for the volunteers).

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In all our destinations orientation begin on the 1st or 15th of each month and last for approximately few hours or one day. Orientation will be conducted by IVB and cover everything you need to know for your volunteering placement – Introduction to country, Customs, Basic local Language Training , Rules and Expectations, Safety, Travel Opportunities,Introduction to your project and placement, and more. The orientation will also give you a chance to meet other volunteers and swap contact details for weekend travel and socializing. Once orientation is complete, volunteers will be transported to their home stay and introduced to all relevant parties – home stay family members and program placement staff

First Day: On the first day of the volunteering placement, the volunteers will be escorted to the project and introduced to the staff at the project you will be working with.

Weekdays: While our programs are flexible and can be fitted to your requirements, an example of a typical day is as follows.

• 7.30AM Breakfast with the host family or other volunteers (if staying in a volunteer house).
• 8.00AM Volunteer leaves home and catches a public bus (or walks) to the project.
• The volunteer joins with the local staff. You will be given a duty roster and a plan for your work. There is usually a tea break and a lunch break. Work and hours is dependent on the project and location that the volunteer is participating in.
• 12.00PM-5.00PM Work at the project usually ends. The volunteer at this point is free to visit and see places or do shopping. You may also want to hang out with the kids up to around 6.00PM.
• 8.30PM Dinner with the host family or other volunteers.

Weekends: During the weekend, volunteers have spare time and usually just relax or take the opportunity to explore other parts of their local country. Long weekends can be taken to go on safari or to travel further a field to places trek mountain, visit other countries. If volunteers wish to volunteer over the weekends they can join local teams and visit other orphanages (or other children helping organizations) to spend time simply playing with and entertaining the children.