You would find one quarter of a million children abandoned, lost or orphaned through a disastrous thirty-year war of independence from Ethiopia and its subsequent border war with Ethiopia. You would find a country where 4/5th of the population don't have access to safe water leading to a prevalence of waterborne diseases including bacterial diarrhoea, Hepatitis A and typhoid fever.You would find a county where children face a future with "no educational and career prospects, and the only thing they can look forward to is a lifetime of quiet servitude."

You've probably guessed by now that here at the African Volunteer Network we're not in the employ of the Eritrean Tourist Board! The reality is, there us simply no meaningful volunteer work sector in Eritrea and what there is, is normally external organisations like the Red Cross providing grudgingly accepted humanitarian relief or support organisations for the many Eritreans who have left their homeland. What limited volunteer work opportunities there were in Eritrea were affected by COVID. If you run or know of a volunteer work project in Eritrea let us know by contacting us here. We look forward to hearing from you!