Changing Lives

At EDU Africa, we see every journey with us to Africa as an opportunity for students to learn and transform. Our founders experienced transformation first-hand during their travels through Africa nearly 20 years ago, and wanted to help others have similar experiences. That’s where EDU Africa’s vision for student transformation...

One of the key aspects of our Transformative Learning Journeys at EDU Africa is our Ethical Service Learning placements. Students have been participating in community projects all over the world for years, however, Service Learning is much more than the traditional volunteer experience.  Why do we encourage Service Learning?  At...

Our custom programs encourage Professional Development through hands-on experiences; field work; and project-based learning. We want our students to be more competitive professionally, but also recognize the variety of professional opportunities that exist in the world, and in Africa in particular.

Our fourth transformation goal, Intellectual Growth, lies at the very core of study abroad. While we believe in making our programs fun and exciting for students, our focus on intellectual growth ensures that our programs remain academically robust.

Personal Growth may be one of the least understood, yet most important areas of growth for students participating in study abroad programs.  There is a deeply personal, emotional and spiritual transformation that occurs while learning in a different country.

We believe that cultivating global citizenship is one of the key ways to develop global “change agents” - students who, through their own personal transformations through study abroad, are inspired to enact positive social, economic, political, or environmental transformation in their own communities both at home and abroad.

At EDU Africa, we don’t just think of intercultural competence as a “skill” that can give our students a competitive edge - we think of it as a global game-changer, increasing not only their understanding and awareness of their own culture(s), but also their capacity to enhance collaboration and understanding...

The rehabilitation of Chizarira National Park presents extraordinary opportunities for research and engagement. Combining the iconic Zambezi valley; a vast, scenic and rarely visited national park; and legendary conservation royalty in the form of Dr Norman Monks, Chizarira promises to be a landmark site in the coming years. Chizarira National...

In honour of International Women’s Day 2019, we pay tribute to some of our many incredible female partners on the African continent who, in Charlotte Maxeke’s words, “rise” in order to “bring [others] with [them]”. The theme for IWD 2019 is #BalanceforBetter, focusing largely on gender-balance but also tackling inequality...

Belmont University annually sends a group of students on a Service Learning in Africa program. Over the last 10 years more than 150 students have been on this life-changing journey to South Africa, Botswana or Tanzania.  The main focus of this educational service learning program is to serve the community...

A 24 year old Doctorate of Physical Therapy student at Stony Brook University, Sarah, has never traveled outside of North America. Africa has always been a destination she dreamed of visiting but did not think that dream would become a reality. Little did she know that her passion for Physical...

National Women's Day is celebrated on the 9th August in South Africa. This public holiday pays homage to the women who fought tirelessly against the tyranny of the Apartheid government. Wives, daughters, mothers, sisters and friends are celebrated through the month of August for the role they play in the...

We are not planting trees to save the planet. The planet can save itself. We’re here to do something for ourselves, our children, and future generations. We’re planting trees to rebuild this forest and to connect with the nature around us. That was the message of the day as teams...

Service learning is an excellent way to gain practical experience in your field of study while collaborating with EDU Africa partner initiatives in local communities. Service Learning offers authentic interactions with community projects which allows participants see their field of study from a new perspective – a truly transformative learning...

June 8 is World Oceans Day and ocean love is already flooding social media thanks to the #MyOceanPromise campaign. If you’ve been stuck in a bubble and haven’t yet joined in on Twitter and Instagram, now’s the time to get hooked. The Two Oceans Aquarium, along with Shark Spotters and the National Sea...