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Submit an enquiry for your group visit and we'll work with you to plan your itinerary and facilitate your trip
Stay with us in Malawi as part of a managed group visit or join a scheduled departure trip as an individual
Start your applicationAfter almost a decade of running rugby coaching expeditions in Africa, our volunteering focus is now in Lilongwe, Malawi. Join us on-site and in the surrounding village areas to work with our local team and deliver youth sports and community-based activities, contributing to BPF’s impact goal.
Your two volunteering options are as follows:
Apply anytime and, alongside our travel partner Orbis, who manage BPF’s group trips, we’ll liaise with you to plan your group’s visit to Malawi, supporting BPF Malawi’s community development work. We welcome applications from schools, clubs, colleges, universities and businesses.
We’ll publish dates here for our forthcoming BPF/Orbis trips. Joining other volunteers, your itinerary will be based on a 3-week block visit to Malawi.
Our NEXT SCHEDULED DEPARTURE is LIVE and we’re now taking applications:
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Submit an enquiry for your group visit and we'll work with you to plan your itinerary and facilitate your trip
Join us for a 3-week scheduled departure trip in Malawi
GROUPS – If you’re planning a group visit, please complete our enquiry form and we’ll get in touch to arrange a call with you to understand your aims and answer any questions you might have. For all group visit planning and logistical arrangements, you’ll also work with our official travel partner, Orbis, and we’ll stay in touch with you throughout the booking process.
INDIVIDUALS – For individual applications, look out for published dates to join us in Malawi… Submit an application which we’ll process before inviting you for an interview and offering you a place on the team.
Whether joining an organised group tour, or as an individual on a scheduled departure trip, you’ll be based at BPF Malawi’s Mtema community centre, staying in our accommodation block. From here, you’ll contribute to the charity’s locally delivered community programs, working with BPF Malawi’s operations team. Activities include coaching sports in schools, helping children and teachers with school activities, getting involved with sessions at local rugby & netball clubs and supporting our on-site community centre staff.
In addition to community outreach, you’ll also get the chance to experience more of Malawi, with R&R activities incorporated within your itinerary.
Prices start from £650 per person per week (for scheduled departure trips), based on itineraries which incorporate stays at BPF Malawi’s Mtema centre and travel to other tourist destinations in Malawi (with Orbis).
Group prices on application.
The volunteer fee includes:
If visiting us on an organised group tour, the following items will be organised on your behalf and the costs will be incorporated into your itinerary (with a quote provided to you after you have consulted with BPF and Orbis):
If you’re joining a scheduled group trip as an individual (also managed by Orbis), these logistical arrangements and costs will be confirmed at the time of booking, and may differ depending on the type of trip.
Group visits take place April to November but we can facilitate visits year-round, according to demand and logistical considerations.
We’ll publish set dates for individuals applying to join scheduled departure trips.
We facilitate 6-day rolling stays on site to allow a changeover day between visiting groups. We recommend 1 or 2 weeks with us on-site, adding an R&R component to the end of your group visit to Malawi. Ask Orbis about excursions to Lake Malawi or Liwonde National Park.
Individuals join us in Malawi for scheduled departures based on 3-week itineraries.
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Age range (male & female)
Engagement since 2012
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