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Found mainly in Southern Kenya, the Massai believed that their rain God Ngai granted all cattle to them for safe keeping when the earth and sky split. Skills & Experience Gained

Kilimanjaro Venture's three phases allow you to learn and develop a broad range of both practical and "soft" skills, which will prove invaluable when travelling independently and in future study or employment.

“I’ve gained so much more than I thought I would from this – new friends, new skills, greater confidence to travel and meet people, a more open outlook on life. And of course I saw some amazing sights and scenery.”

Jess Haigh, 2006

Phase1: Language School and Cultural Orientation

  • Learn Swahili and practice using it during the rest of the Venture.
  • Learn about the huge number of different tribal groups in East Africa
  • Discover more about East Africa’s remarkable history and its current political situation.

Phase2: Community Development Projects

  • Learn about the unique fauna and flora of the Kilimanjaro region on the Mpingo project.
  • Develop your environmental awareness and learn how to conduct conservation surveys.
  • Develop practical construction skills and experience on the Hisani and Kagando projects.
  • Acquire project management skills, working to a defined budget and timescale.
  • Improve your communication skills as you liaise with the project co-ordinator, local craftsmen and the rest of your team.

Phase3: Wilderness Expedition

  • Develop your navigation and mountain leadership skills.
  • Gain experience of high altitude trekking.
  • Bushcraft: Learn how to travel responsibly, causing the minimum disruption to communities and habitats.
  • Gain an understanding of expedition planning and group management.
  • Learn about safety and hygiene whilst in the field.
  • Learn about campcraft: setting, managing and striking camps so that the environment doesn't know you were ever there [read VentureCo's repsonsible travel policy]

Three Phases Make One Venture

The experience of living, travelling and working in a foreign culture will inevitably develop your maturity, confidence and independence. Even before you begin the Venture, you will have gained experience in fundraising, travel safety and planning. VentureCo's ethos is that you, the Venturer, plan, organise and lead as much of the Venture as possible. VentureCo provides a framework and leaders to guide you, but it's up to the group to the make the trip happen. You will be responsible for organising, reviewing and executing the development projects. Similarly the itinerary during the expedition phase remains flexible, with the whole group deciding on a schedule and each Venturer leading a section of it. The communication, organisation, team-working and leadership skills that you develop as a result, will prove invaluable both at university and in future employment.



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