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The chances are, looking for volunteer work in Eritrea will never be an issue for you ~ not least because it is known as the North Korea of Africa and one of the most secretive states in the world.
As such, it's not exactly easy to even enter Eritrea, nor safe to do should you
achieve that entry. If you were successful, you would find a country ranked in 180th
place out of 2019 countries and territories in 2019 in terms of life expectancy, literacy, access to
knowledge and living standards. 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.
Please note that many volunteer opportunities in Eritrea were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to the permanent closure of some volunteer opportunities and restrictions on others. Hopefully things are now beginning to return to normal. 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!
Volunteer Work Eritrea: The Lighthouse Project
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Volunteer Work Eritrea: Eritrean Relief Association
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Volunteer Work Eritrea: Red Cross of Eritrea
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Volunteer Work Eritrea: Child Sponsor Eritrea
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Volunteer Work Eritrea: Eritrea Country Profile
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