Make a Difference through life-changing trips

Choose your volunteering group

School, University & Church groups

Many teams from schools in the UK have travelled with us to experience life in a less-developed country over the last four years. Go MAD projects are ideal for groups to get involved in a wide range of different and exciting projects.

Family trips

Our family trips are designed to provide an immersive and enriching experience for parents and children alike, combining meaningful community work with adventure and cultural exchange.

Gap Year & Professional

Whether you’re a gap year student with months to spare or a busy professional on a short career break, we provide meaningful travel experiences that benefit both you and the communities you serve.

Choose your destination

Musoma, Tanzania

Engage in projects such as building water tanks, goat sheds, and low-cost housing; teaching in local schools; conducting health education in villages; and supporting local business initiatives.

Watamu, Kenya

Participate in constructing water tanks, developing income-generating initiatives, and teaching health education in remote villages, with a focus on female hygiene.​

What can you expect as a volunteer?

Two-Week Trips

Each project team typically gets involved with:

  • Building a goat shed

  • Installing a water tank

  • Renovating a house or building a toilet

  • Running kids' clubs, Sunday school, or school sports day

  • Assisting with medical initiatives

Three weeks - Three months

Longer-term volunteers gain greater flexibility, working alongside our in-country team to:

  • Plan and lead projects

  • Work closely with the local team

  • Help coordinate construction and medical initiatives

  • Mentor and support new volunteers

A day in the life of a Go Mad Volunteer

Flexible dates

We offer regular departures from January through to December and can be very flexible so please get in touch if the dates below do not suit you or you want a shorter/longer trip.

Prices are as follows, depending on the length of stay:

2 weeks - £700
3 weeks: - £850
1 month - £1,000

6 weeks - £1,450
2 months - £1,650
3 months - £2,350

Dates & prices

Musoma, Tanzania

13th January - 2nd April
2026

3 months

£2,350

28th March - 11th April
2027

2 weeks

£700

13th - 27th June
2026

2 weeks

£700

27th June - 11th July
2026

2 weeks

£700

26th July - 9th August
2026

2 weeks

£700

10th - 24th August
2026

2 weeks

£700

Watamu, Kenya

14th - 28th January

2 weeks

£700

3rd March - 8th April

1 months 5 days

£1,000

3rd February - 8th April

2 months 5 days

£1,650

25th March - 8th April

2 weeks

£700

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Cost Includes

All the in-country essentials including accommodation, transport, driver and guide, full insurance, food and water, a full day’s orientation in the UK.

Cost excludes

Flights, visas ($50 for tourist visa and $40 for 2 x transit visa for travel through Kenya), vaccinations, tourist trips and safari’s or overnight accommodation in Kenya if required.

Optional excursions

You can choose from a number of different expeditions and excursions either before, during or after your project work.

See below

Fundraising

We ask our volunteers to try to raise around £400 before they depart.  This will go towards your building projects, medical work, gifts to those in need and more! 

Fundraising ideas

Extensions & Excursions

  • Safari in the Serengeti

    This is an opportunity to visit one of the most remarkable National Parks in the world.

    Day 1. Ikoma Reserve & bush walk
    Day 2. Serengeti Safari & swim at 5* Serena Lodge
    Option to extend and add visit to Lake Mantra

  • Serengeti & Ngorongoro

    This is an opportunity to visit two of the most remarkable National Parks in the world.

    Day 1. Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater
    Day 2. Ngorongoro Crater & safari
    Day 3. Serengeti Safari & swim at Serena Lodge

  • Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro

    It is possible to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro via a variety of trekking routes. Please enquire for details.

  • Zanzibar Island

    Zanzibar Island

    It is possible to extend your stay on the exotic island of Zanzibar. Please enquire for details.

How to apply

Come and be part of something truly special. Make a difference together and create memories that will last a lifetime.

  • Dream it.

  • Build it.

  • Grow it.

  • Raise it.

  • Heal it.

  • Sustain it.

  • Empower it.

  • Enjoy it.