THE GREAT AFRICAN EXPOSURE VISIT

Tyrone Havnar Start Date: Apr 28, 2023 - End Date: Aug 27, 2023
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Professional Development
  • Volunteer Trip
  • South Africa
  • Botswana
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

My Travel Story

by: Tyrone Havnar Start Date: Apr 28, 2023 - End Date: Aug 27, 2023
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Professional Development
  • Volunteer Trip
This journey has been inspired by the work we do at our farm, the introduction of experiential learning has given us an insight into the power of this model of education. Our participants have never had any educational experience up until we started the learning center in 2020. Their reasons for not being in school range from a lack of finances to pay tuition and the distance they have to walk to access educational opportunities. As it is I am advocating for free education at the primary level, especially for rural children. Why are many rural children not in school? Because they cannot afford the tuition so now that opens another gap where these children engage in work at a young age and early child marriages have now become rampant. They have to do this so they can eat, there is no time left for school “Let Children be Children”

Objectives:

To increase visibility through a documentary of all social change makers who focus on education and learning as a tool to eradicate illiteracy and poverty
To Encourage experiential learning for children and youths
To advocate for free education, especially for rural primary-level children
Create psycho-social support groups that address the rise in suicide cases, child marriages/pregnancies, child slavery, and overall emotional intelligence in regard to Mental Health.

Long Term Goals

This journey will produce a documentary and develop a concept note that addresses education and learning experiences for vulnerable children from each organization visited. An Educational Trust Fund will be set up to meet the financial expenses of marginalized learners. Children with special needs will be given high priority and a consortium consisting of the visited organizations will be created.
Annual workshops will be conducted in order to scout for more funding, develop curriculums, establish more contacts and strengthen existing pillars of education.

Through this journey

I will gain a sense of purpose and increase my knowledge by learning about other ways of life in different communities and countries. Volunteering brings a great sense of teamwork to any organization. I believe in teamwork and through my 14 years as a social change maker without donor funds I have been asked this question “How have you been doing it?” My answer simply is, “Human resources” because you can achieve more and transform communities if you learn to work with those around you. I will share my model of work where I go so that other change-makers can remain sustainable by creating peculiar projects that feed into the Educational Trust Fund that we are aiming to establish.
I will be able to create partnerships and long-lasting friendships that will erase borders and show that we are not in competition as social-change makers but we are partners with a goal to make the world a better place and there-by working together we save more lives, isn’t it why we started in the first place? It is absolutely.

Timeline

I will commence the journey with the help of a catalyst on the 1st of June 2023. This journey will successfully close on the 19th of July 2023 with the hope that such exposure visits can be done each year to bring to attention the pressing issues at hand and to celebrate work being done by other people and organizations in Africa and globally.
  • South Africa
  • Botswana
  • Kenya
  • Tanzania
  • Mozambique
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

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