There was a time when Guinea-Bissau, with its population of 1.968 million (2020), was championed as a showcase of how a fledgling African nation could and indeed should be run. However years of political and social unrest have left it impoverished, massively in debt and reliant on foreign aid to prevent its total collapse as a nation state. The majority of the population is illiterate, with just over 30.77% of females being able to read and write, over one hundred thousand children have been orphaned or abandoned (about 5% of the country's entire population) and these and other children are at risk of being
trafficked to Senegal in exchange for cash so their poverty stricken families can survive.
Despite all of this, there are few volunteer work opportunities in Guinea-Bissau and what there are tend to focus on health care, and
disease prevention together with education and working with orphans. Please note that the few volunteer opportunities in Guinea-Bissau have been put on hold because of travel restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Hopefuly they will be back up and running soon. In the meantime, if you run or
know of a volunteer work project in Guinea-Bissau, please let us know by
contacting here. We look forward
to hearing from you!
Volunteer Work Guinea-Bissau: The Lighthouse Project
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Volunteer Work Guinea-Bissau: Volunteer Work Guinea-Bissau: West African Vocational Schools
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Volunteer Work Guinea-Bissau: Red Cross
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Volunteer Work Guinea-Bissau: Medecins Sans Frontieres
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Volunteer Work Guinea-Bissau: Action Guinea-Bissau
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Volunteer Work Guinea-Bissau: Reto Juvenil
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Volunteer Work Guinea-Bissau: ADPP
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Volunteer Work Guinea-Bissau: Sponsor a Child in Guinea Bissau
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Volunteer Work Guinea-Bissau: Country Profile
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