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    Westcoast Connection: Fiji Service & Adventure

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    Details

    • Listing Type: Summer Programs
    • Program Delivery: Residential
    • Destination: Fiji
    • Provided By: Independent Provider
    • Session Start: July
    • Session Length: Four Weeks, Three Weeks
    • Entering Grade: 10th, 11th, 12th, PG
    • Gender: Coed
    • Category: Travel/Cultural Immersion
    • Sub-Categories: Marine Biology, Animals/Nature, Sailing, Swimming, Hiking
    • Selective: No
    • Ages: 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
    • Minimum Cost: $3,000 - $6,999
    • Career Clusters: Hospitality and Tourism
    • Credit Awarded: No
    • Last Updated:November 2024
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    Overview

    Enjoy island paradise and rural living during this immersive program with like-minded peers on a number of diverse projects from marine conservation at our island base camp to sustainable development projects and a kid’s after school program in local villages. On this program there are many opportunities for interaction with Fijians to understand and appreciate their culture and better foster an appreciation for our teens’ own lives. 

    Outside of volunteering time, we will experience amazing adventures like ziplining, snorkeling, kayaking, hiking in sand dunes as well as cultural experiences like pottery and craft workshops, Indo-Fijian cooking lessons, soaking in mud baths and plenty of beach and ‘Island Time.’ Your volunteer program in Fiji will be forever memorable and impactful!

    Program Highlights:

    • Zip-line through the canopies of Fiji's forests.
    • Experience Fijian culture with a traditional sevusevu ceremony.
    • Facilitate a Kid’s Club for local children of an after school program.
    • Embrace island life, kayaking and swimming around the beautiful island of Naviti.
    • Work with builders in Bavu Village to help provide homes with access to clean water.
    • Create crafts with the women of Nabila Village.
    • Listen and engage with the art of Fijian storytelling.
    • Learn how to prepare Fijian dishes and distribute them to a local women's shelter.
    • Contribute to sustainable development projects alongside marine biologists.
    • Snorkel the vibrant waters of the Yasawa Islands.
    • Hike, jump and slide while exploring the Sigatoka Sand Dunes.
    • Help complete a reforestation project.