Corporate Projects

Inspire’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Projects are community-based charity projects for employee groups sized between 8-50. All our trips comprise of projects specifically requested by Inspire’s in-country charity partners.

What do Inspire offer?

Our core aim is to offer organisations the opportunity to develop an on-going link with a partner charity. Your will be 'matched' with a specific school/community who you can develop links with over several years.

What will we do?

Once we have 'matched' you with one of our partner charities your organisation will be allocated a specific project by the charity which you are then asked to fundraise for. The donation amount requested directly relates to the charity's cost needs for that specific project.

The money raised is used to complete this project during the team’s time overseas and covers all material costs, local labour and staff time to get the project completed. Teams are told their project at the beginning of the trip process, so they can fundraise specifically for this project.

Projects vary from renovation of classrooms, to water tanks to construction of school farms. We match what you think you can fundraise with the needs of your partner charity -so the options are limitless!

Although the core focus of our trips is always the community project, we can easily add-on some adventure activities or a safari on your request.

What makes Inspire different?

Firstly Inspire do not run 'fit-all' trips. We also do not insist that you join with other corporate groups to make up numbers. Every single trip is tailor-made to you, your needs and that of our local communities. We can easily add on a safari or trek at the end - but our specialism is working with you and our partner charities to create a trip which meets everyone's expectations and has a truly positive impact.

Secondly, we are not an expedition provider, we provide opportunities for organisations to link with charities in the developing world, a core part of which is taking part in a hands-on community project working alongside your partner charity. All our projects are supported year-round by professional charities or small-scale community groups in the countries where the project is based.

We do not go looking for new projects every year. Instead we work with long-term charitable partners who we know and trust and who will maintain and manage any projects our volunteer groups complete. All our projects are requested and maintained by the community and are part of long-term plans which our partner charities monitor and maintain.

We offer organisations from the UK and US the opportunity to develop an ongoing partnership with a specific community/school or charity overseas. Your partnership will help to provide financial and volunteer support for your partner community

For more about what makes us different click here

corporate with partners "Hi Beth, I just wanted to write a note to thank you for all the help, support and guidance that you gave to help make 'Project Africa' a reality. The feedback from all of those who went and from those who were involved in making it happen has been overwhelming. If I were planning a similar trip in the future I would look no further for your support and guidance. Your professionalism, knowledge and enthusiasm shine through and I know we are in safe hands when you're involved."

Nigel Crutchley, Director CLM Group Manufacturing, Royal Bank of Scotland

What we offer

Working with Inspire means that we take on all responsibility for health and safety, logistics, staff preparation and management of the entire trip. You simply tell us what, when and where you would like to go and we match that with our charity partners needs.

We will then work with you to promote the trip to staff - running in-house presentations or online/audio sessions. We provide all marketing materials to generate interest amongst staff.

Inspire also take on responsibility for all aspects of safety for the trip. We carry out and provide you with full risk assessments for the trip, crisis management plans and can give advice on insurance, travel safety and health advice.

We provide full training for all staff taking part in the trip and ensure they are exceptionally well prepared for their time overseas. We also offer team-building activities and professional development learning opportunities.

To sum up...

We provide your company with the opportunity to run a professional, safe and highly worthwhile charitable trip at minimal cost to your organisation. We save you time and provide an expert support and management structure to the trip. Click here to read what some of our past corporate clients thought about Inspire.

What we include:

'Matching service' between your organisation and one of our charity partners
Allocation of specific project for your team
Logistical Preparation Day (1 day) – for staff who will be liaising with Inspire to put the trip together - covers PR and Internal Promotion, Health & Safety, Selection
Pre-departure Training (1 day) - for all staff taking part in the trip
Overseas Trip - varies according to client and community needs
Post-trip report including staff feedback

What we don't include

Flights (to allow you to find the best possible flight options for your groups, we do not include flight costs within our costs, however, we can advise and assist where necessary)
Personal Travel & Medical Insurance (although this can easily be included if requested at a cost of £25 per team member)
Personal Vaccinations
Personal Spending Money (on average team members should only need £50)

Corporates and community

"I attended a training/orientation course for volunteers travelling to Mozambique. The course was run by Beth and a colleague and was excellent. You could tell everything covered was based on personal experience which gave us great confidence in their advice.

We left the day with a really good idea of what to expect, how best to cope with the new environment and, importantly, what to do in emergencies. The team building exercises were also great fun and really helped us bond together as a group.'"
Tom Horne, Scott Wilson Millennium Schools Project

What can we do?

Types of project depend on client and community partners but can include:
- Building a water-storing sand-dam in Kenya
- Renovating a classroom in Swaziland
- Building a health clinic in Malawi

- Constructing a school farm in Tanzania
- Building a water tank in Uganda

Additional activities

Add-on activities such as safaris, trekking and other adventure activities can also be arranged.

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 a 10 day project, food, accommodation, in-country travel and a 2 day safari costs around £1,250 p/p + flights. For more info on costs click here

For an informal chat to discuss costs and talk through your initial ideas contact Beth at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or give us a call on 01273 833 971.