Conservation Placement

Are you a student looking for a conservation placement? Are you interested in scientific tourism? Do you want to study conservation in Rwanda while travelling? Are you looking for an organisation that can connect you with the right conservation organisations and manage the logistics of your trip? Are you looking for a meaningful travel experience that can have a sustainable impact on a community in Rwanda? -  Then, take your chance and choose one of the numerous opportunities offered by Partners For Conservation

How can you get involved?

Partners For Conservation offers many opportunities for people looking for an African experience. These include internship-tourism, voluntourism and scientific tourism. From day one, until the last day of your adventure, we can organise and manage your volunteering, internship or scientific tourism experience.

Our programmes are designed to meet both your and conservation needs. The placement starts with introduction to the local language. The cultural immersion program gives an understanding of local life and culture, and more.
Show your support for conservation / develop your scientific skills by working with environmental management institutions and grassroots organisations that work hand-in-hand with disadvantaged and marginalised people, children, women and ex-hunters. We focus on conservation, poverty alleviation and socio-economic integration projects.

Issues we address through our programs are: environment and climate change, conservation, tourism development, ending poverty, Public Health, gender, water and hygiene. These are addressed through: research, monitoring, education, infrastructure, capacity building, language and ICT training, proposal writing and fundraising, advocacy and lobbying.

As we believe in the innate capability of every human being to promote, protect and conserve biodiversity, Partners For Conservation offers internships and volunteering programmes to give young people the possibility to gain new experiences in the area of conservation. All students and independent researchers, both Rwandan and international, are mostly welcome to apply.

We require from all interns and volunteers a recommendation letter from the institution (students) or commitment letter (independent researchers), a sponsorship letter and/or source of funding and an Internship/research project proposal.

Partners For Conservation provides facilities and support to its international, successful applicants at a cost-effective price. 15% of your total fees go directly to the community through poverty alleviation, education, health and social projects. Our support includes but is not limited to: processing of visa or work / research permit, accommodation and meals, airport pick up, in-country orientation and supervision, transport in field, internet, local guide and translator, around the clock emergency support, Certificate of Appreciation/Completion, organising workshops for the presentation of findings and research results.

Objectively our opportunities aim the capacity building (theory to practice, learning through performance and strengthen competencies), gaining valuable experience and increasing marketability after internship, building expertise (learn more about the subject studied and develop an expertise at a higher level than in a classroom), developing professionalism, communication, interpersonal and organizational skills and contributing to data collection and information sharing in the area of placements.