Customised for You

Take part in an unique team-building experience and provide long-lasting, sustainable help to rural communities in some of the world’s poorest areas .

We can arrange customised 7, 10 or 14 day community trips for your own group of friends or colleagues to depart at any time of the year. Costs start from as little as £1,250 p/p + flights and are all-inclusive of accommodation, food and a 2 day safari.

On all our trips you will work alongside different cultures, take part in a unique team-building experience and provide long-lasting and sustainable help to rural communities in some of the world’s poorest areas.

 “The greatest time of my life. I have gained a huge respect for others in my Team and I would take part in any Inspire trip anywhere if it’s going to help others.”

“I’m exhausted – but it was utterly amazing. Life-changing rather than once in a lifetime.”

What can I do?

We have a network of fantastic partner charities overseas. Through these partners we can assess the needs of the local communities and ensure the necessity of each project. 

Our projects include: provision of clean water, education, health, conservation, construction and engineering. You can choose to link to a certain country or a certain type of project, depending on you, your team or your group’s interests – every trip is customised to you and your group.

NB. If you are a school group who would like to arrange a customised Geography or Biology Field trip, please see our Schools Page or contact  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

Where can I go?

Africa: 

Tanzania Schools Project: Livingstone Tanzania Trust

This charity partner aims to alleviate poverty through education. Project work focuses on helping to improve opportunities for Tanzanian children by building and renovating schools, educational facilities and community farms.

Malawi Orphans & Community Project: Joshua Orphan and Community Care

Working closely with rural communities in Malawi this project helps to develop and improve living conditions for Malawian children & their families.

Swaziland Conservation Project: Shewula Community

Set in the African bush, this project supports valuable community-based conservation work to ensure the long-term protection of wildlife in Southern Africa.

Kenya WaterReliefTM Project: Excellent Development

Based in rural southern Kenya, this project helps to provide sustainable access to clean water, through building sand dams and the terracing of land.

Uganda School Building Project: DEOMA

Working to build a primary and secondary school for a community in rural western Uganda.

Ethiopia Schools Project: Link Ethiopia

Link work with communities and schools to identify and remove the obstacles to quality education. Their school building projects are based in southern Ethiopia.

India: 

Goa Slum School Project: Educator’s Trust

This project’s focus is to run schools and welfare projects for slum children in need in Goa to break the existing cycle of poverty, ill health, child labour and illiteracy. 

Extra activities

All our trips include two days of extra activities such as a safari, beach weekend or elephant sanctuary. These activities are included in the trip cost.

Will I really make a difference?

Yes! Inspire is not a travel agent, we provide opportunities for organisations to link with charities in the developing world. 

All our projects are supported year-round by professional charities or small-scale community groups in the countries where the project is based. We are actively involved in every project we partner with – we only offer projects requested by our community partners and we evaluate and monitor the projects where our volunteers’ donations are spent every year.

We do not send volunteers to paint schools for the sake of it. We ensure long-term support is given by including funds in every donation towards the long-term support of the project. For example, providing materials for the schools (books, pens, paper, desks), ensuring teachers are paid for the work they do and sponsoring children to attend school.

All our trips are tailor-made to suit you and your team. Inspire is responsible for managing every aspect of your trip overseas, from pre-departure training to safety and logistics.

Safety

Inspire staff have 19 years experience of managing overseas projects safely and have sent more than 150 volunteers on our team community projects. 

Safety on our trips is our core priority. We assess every single trip and activity to ensure it meets our strict Safety Code. 

We have been independently audited by the YET (ww.yet.org) on our safety practices and meet Corporate Conformity to BS: 8848. 

Our team leaders are all remote first-aid trained and have spent considerable time working or travelling overseas. 

Costs

Costs for our trips vary depending on your needs, size of group and length of stay. On average a 12 day trip for a team of 14 including return flights, an Inspire Leader, your 10 day community project, all food & accommodation, in-country travel and a 2 day safari costs £2,200 p/p, which can be fundraised.

Charitable Donation

As well as your trip cost we also ask every team to fundraise a requested amount for their charity partner. This donation is made directly to the charity and covers the costs of all materials and local labour to complete your specific project. The donation can vary between £200 - £300 p/p and depends on what type of project you choose to work on.

Past teams

1. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group - Malawi

12 employees plus family members spent two weeks extending a maternity clinic for our charity partners, Joshua Orphan and Community Care in Malawi. The Clinic now provides care to over 40,000 people from rural villages and is now delivering 1-2 babies every single day. Previously, pregnant mothers had to walk 5-15km to receive basic hospital treatment resulting in many fatalities.

“What the RBS team has achieved (along with the community) is an amazing thing - not only a clinic, but the fact that everyone can get along with each other no matter what their background is.”

2. Scott Wilson Millennium Project - Kenya

The charity arm of Scott Wilson Ltd chose to partner with our charity partner Excellent Development on a project which fit in well with their engineering expertise. The team of 17 employees spent 2 weeks in southern Kenya constructing a sand dam that will provide a year round supply of clean water to over 1,000 people from Kibwezi. The team also provided funding to support the entire community group for 12 months through terracing, trees and seeds to help them become self-sufficient.

“This trip has been the most challenging yet rewarding thing that I have ever done and I will treasure every moment for the rest of my life.”

3. The Charity Commission – Malawi

This team of 13 friends spent 2 weeks on our project site in Malawi. They constructed a kitchen and toilet for the Nkanamwano Community Group who were desperately in need of better facilities for the orphaned and vulnerable children of their community. The group raised over £4,000 for the project, helping to support the community over the long-term through sponsoring education and food.

“Every day was different with new challenges and stories. I had a great experience, a real adventure that will always remain part of me.”

To find out more please contact Beth on This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 01273 833 971