The island
nation of Sao Tome and Principe (R.D.S.T.P.) is made up
of the volcanic islands of Sao Tome (860 km2) and of
Principe (104 km2) as well as some small, mainly
unpopulated rocky offshore islands some 150 miles off
the coast of Gabon. Overall the
islands have a population of just 215,056 (2019), so, as you
can imagine, there's not exactly a thriving range of
volunteer programs going on out there despite Sao Tome
and Principe being in 135th place out of 189 countries
and territories in 2019 when ranked in terms of life
expectancy, literacy, access to knowledge and the living
standards of a country. The islands
are very much dependent on income from its cocoa exports
and, as such, are vulnerable to fluctuations in the
markets being dependent on those revenues to buy in food
as the islands are far from being self sufficient.
Around one-third of the inhabitants live on less than US$ 1.9 per day, and more than two-thirds are poor, based a poverty line of US$ 3.2 per day not least because most are plantation
workers without their own land so cannot be subsistence
farmers rather relying on others to sell the produce at
a cost that will make up their wages. There are
charity projects in Sao Tome and Principe however they
tend to be administered externally with funds sent to
the islands.
At the present time we are not aware of any
volunteer placements on the islands of Sao Tome and
Principe themselves however, if you run or
know of a volunteer work project there, let us know by
contacting here. We look forward
to hearing from you!
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