Choosing locals other than leisure.....
StayAway is Africa’s leading organiser of free volunteer work exchange placements. Our wide range of projects, including Teaching, child care and Community projects, are designed specifically for the needs of the communities in which we work, whilst giving our volunteers (aged 17yrs and above) the very best experience of volunteering around Africa.
_Back in 2008 when Ras Austin Rizzah started StayAway as Ethical Encounters, he had a vision. He wanted to give everyone people a chance to explore the Africa and by doing so discover their potential and become members of a community working together serving through thrilling adventures together. After re-launching in May, 2015 it became StayAway Volunteer Travel, a growing sustainable development charity, providing work exchange combined with volunteering around Africa for people taking a gap year, career break, retirement or time out from education, employment or training. School, corporate and adventure expeditions for groups can be tailor-made to suit specific requirements.
Travel for change....
StayAway isn't all about adventuring only; it's about being part of African people. Ordinary people who want to do something extraordinary with their lives, make a difference in their world and new friends along the way. A StayAway trip is not just for enjoyment, It is a way for change.
StayAway is a charitable organisation that organises gap year placements, work experience, and volunteer internships in Africa and in doing so, aims to assist rural African communities. We seek to promote a tourism that has an inclusive approach to our diverse people, a tourism that is meaningful to the disadvantaged people of Africa, and a tourism that serves to inform visitors about the dynamism of our new approach.
StayAway was first established in Uganda where the organisation started its operations and later expanded its work to a Mondooli juu village, a Masai village in Tanzania. In 2014, StayAway expanded with our new operations office in South Africa. Despite the fact that Ras Austin lives in South Africa and travels all over for both Organisations, he visits to often the projects so sometimes expect to meet him during your stay there!
Our vision is to inspire a generation to be all that they can be; to awaken a sense of life-purpose and belonging, and unite them as part of a global community who can work together to rise to the challenges of the world we live in.
Travel for change....
StayAway isn't all about adventuring only; it's about being part of African people. Ordinary people who want to do something extraordinary with their lives, make a difference in their world and new friends along the way. A StayAway trip is not just for enjoyment, It is a way for change.
StayAway is a charitable organisation that organises gap year placements, work experience, and volunteer internships in Africa and in doing so, aims to assist rural African communities. We seek to promote a tourism that has an inclusive approach to our diverse people, a tourism that is meaningful to the disadvantaged people of Africa, and a tourism that serves to inform visitors about the dynamism of our new approach.
StayAway was first established in Uganda where the organisation started its operations and later expanded its work to a Mondooli juu village, a Masai village in Tanzania. In 2014, StayAway expanded with our new operations office in South Africa. Despite the fact that Ras Austin lives in South Africa and travels all over for both Organisations, he visits to often the projects so sometimes expect to meet him during your stay there!
Our vision is to inspire a generation to be all that they can be; to awaken a sense of life-purpose and belonging, and unite them as part of a global community who can work together to rise to the challenges of the world we live in.