Kinshasa - Post Report Question and Answers
What volunteer opportunities are available locally?
Lots of volunteer opportunities with schools, orphans, foundations. Just make sure you ask RSO first to see if it's allowed. - May 2024
I've heard there are plenty. - Aug 2022
There are lots of volunteer opportunities, but they're not well-organized or advertised. My spouse volunteered with a local school but it required some hustling to set up. We called schools, made several visits, tracked down headmasters, and described an ideal volunteer relationship through clunky French. The initial work was a challenge, but the work itself was exciting and rewarding. - May 2022
Too many to count! Most folks do this through church connections as the embassy isn't directly involved. If you're a giver, Kinshasa is for you! - Aug 2019
There are plenty of volunteer opportunities if you seek them out. Many people volunteer at orphanages or with local NGOs. - Apr 2019
There are orphanages, girl scouts/boy scouts, lots of events with the CLO, churches, etc if interested. I bet this is probably a bit "untapped" at this point and if someone were really interested they need only talk with locally employed staff. - Dec 2017
I am unaware of any volunteer opportunities. - Dec 2017
Pretty much anything one would want to do. Work with street kids. Support local artists. Volunteer for clean up projects. - Sep 2016
Many, many, many, many. The DRC is the bottom of almost every "world" list there is - there are hundreds, if not thousands of ways you can help here. - Apr 2016
