Africa, AV Stories, Career skills, Gap year, Kenya, Volunteering
After settling into my second year of university, I quickly realized that college life was just not doing it for me. I felt as though I was beginning another year of being trapped inside my “bubble”. I graduated from high school and had moved straight to university. I...
Africa, AV Stories, Gap year, Kenya, Summer program, Volunteering
Kenya – inland and coast – worlds apart In 2021, Rose Atkinson joined us for 12 weeks on our volunteer program on the Kenya coast for her gap year. Rose was lucky enough to experience both the Africa & Asia Venture (AV) project as well as a gap placement at...
Adventure Travel, Africa, AV Foundation, AV Stories, Kenya, News, Volunteering
This year, Oakham school are celebrating 10 years of travelling to Kenya with AV. These school trips to Africa are not your average field trip! They involve charitable work with local communities, a safari and much more. The collaboration has achieved so much over the...
Adventure Travel, Africa, Asia, AV Stories, Gap year, Summer program, Testimonials, Volunteering
If you use social media then you’ve probably seen lots of people taking on the #10YearChallenge since the start of 2019. In fact it has become so popular that Facebook had to fend off accusations that it had started the challenge to build an ageing algorithm....
Africa, Asia, AV Foundation, AV Stories, Gap year, News, Summer program, Testimonials, Volunteering
Today is International Volunteers Day! We want to take this opportunity to thank all of our amazing volunteers who have completed Gap Years, Summer Programs and Internships with us over the last 25 years. Africa and Asia Venture wouldn’t be the same without all...
Adventure Travel, Africa, Asia, AV Stories, Career skills, Gap year, Testimonials, Travel tips, Volunteering
Think you can’t afford a Gap Year? Think again. You see the real question is, can you afford NOT to take a Gap Year? If you haven’t had the chance to watch Martin Lewis’ recent ITV show 10 things your kids need to know then you should. Martin talks...
Adventure Travel, Asia, AV Stories, Gap year, India, News, Summer program, Travel tips
If you want your Gap Year to be one big adventure then you need a destination that offers loads of amazing things to do. One country that certainly won’t dissapoint is India. This incredible country is like a whole world in one destination and you can do so much...
Adventure Travel, Asia, AV Stories, Gap year, Nepal, News, Travel tips
Your Gap Year is the perfect opportunity to have an amazing adventure and the possibilities are endless. Take Nepal for example, there are so many things to do alongside your volunteering program that you really are spoilt for choice. To make things easier for you,...
