salut à vous. je suis nouveau ici, et j'aimerai votre avis pour un problème me concernant.
J'ai 20 ans, je suis en 2ème année à l'école d'architecture de strasbourg. A la base je m'étais inscrit pour faire de l'architecture bio etc... mais je pense de plus en plus m'orienter dans une sorte de bénévolat humanitaire. et je ne sais pas si c'est dans l'architecture que je peux aider le mieux les gens qui ont besoin d'aide. mais quelle est l'aide dont les gens ont le plus besoin? en afrique par exemple, c'est quoi? argent? abris? a-t-on besoin d'un architecte pour construire une maison là-bas où les gens en ont vraiment besoin? là où les architecte peuvent être utile, c'est pour délivrer des permis de construire pour des hopitaux, des centres d'éducations à la rigueur, des orphelinats, et quoi d'autres?
Mais qu'est-ce qui est le plus urgent? il faut des fonts? il faut déveloper un système pour l'eau et sa distribution ou quoi?
En gros c'est quoi la priorité en ce moment au niveau humanitaire? et est-ce que l'architecture est d'un quelconque secour? ou bien je m'oriente dans autre chose? Quelles sont les compétences utiles et qui manquent chez la plupart des bénévoles pour être vraiment efficaces dans l'humanitaire?
merci d'avance.
Salut
tu poses beaucoup de questions je ne peux répondre qu'à une seule de tes questions car je suis pas spécialiste de l'humanitaire.
Tout ce que je peux te dire c'est que dans l'humanitaire on recherche des personnes qualifiées.
N'étant pas une spécialiste de l'humanitaire je pense que tous les corps de métiers sont indispensables dans l'humanitaire surtout un architecte ! comment veux-tu construire ou reconstruire un dispensaire, une maison, un hopital, une école sans architecte! Personne ne peut s'improviser architecte sans avoir reçu une formation spécifique.
Donc si tu veux faire de l'humanitaire il n'est pas nécessaire de changer de voie (sauf si tu aimes pas ce métier).
Continue tes études d'architecture et devient un architecte humanitaire!!
Bonjour omraan 🤪
Le bâtiment bio n'est pas vital pour l'Afrique, où les populations tellement démunies de tout, pensent d'abord à mettre à manger dans l'assiette. Bien sûr, il y a des nantis, mais au Sénégal nous n'en avons jamais entendu parler.
Nos activités associatives depuis 1992 en terme d'appui aux structures locales, investies dans leurs projets de mieux-vivre local, durable, nous ont amenés à parler d'amélioration de l'habitat, ton message retient donc notre attention.
Notre site : http://asso.un.free.fr
En relation avec un directeur d'entreprise de bâtiment, très investi dans le développement de son pays, nous pourrions peut-être te mettre en relation, s'il en est d'accord et toi aussi, bien sûr.
Après visite de notre site, fais-nous part de tes suggestions et critiques, et rejoins-nous par mail pour en savoir plus.
Cordialement
Geli
I’m a retired teacher looking for a 6-month mission (December 2026 to May 2027) in Francophone Africa. Being housed in the center would be a plus for me. I have experience in Haiti and especially in Cameroon. I’m financially independent.
Thank you.
A former math teacher (40 years of experience in 6, 5, 4, 3) looking to help in Togo and in need of accommodation for 6 months from December 2026 to May 2027.
If you're interested or know of any organization, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Pierre
Retired math teacher looking for accommodation for 6 months from December 2026 to May 2027. I could volunteer to give math lessons to individuals or in institutions like schools or orphanages...
I know Cameroon well...
Please contact me if you know of any opportunities.
My name is Valerie and I live in France. I’m a street artist—I perform street shows that blend circus and clowning. I also work as a clown in hospitals and retirement homes in France.
I’m planning to spend two months in Morocco from January 19, 2027, to March 13, 2027. I’ll be traveling in a truck, so I’ll be mobile.
I’d love to offer my time as a volunteer to perform a show that’s suitable for all audiences (kids and adults) in village squares. I’d also like to visit hospitals and orphanages as a clown.
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I already have contacts in Merzouga and Zagora. Next, I’d like to head toward the coast above or below Agadir, and I’m looking for contacts (associations, orphanages, hospitals) in that area or along my route.
Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
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valerie
Hi, I’m Jonathan—I’m 38 years old and a nursing assistant with quite a bit of experience. I’d like to do humanitarian missions in different countries where I can really gain experience and truly thrive. If you have any leads, don’t hesitate to share them with me.
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My question might seem a bit out of place in a "travel" forum, but I’m giving it a shot anyway.
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I’m a volunteer leader at a youth center (MJC), and we’ve been deeply moved by everything happening in Madagascar—extreme poverty, endangered animals, deforestation, and so on. Plus, one of our teens has a Malagasy friend, so our group wants to travel there next year.
Throughout this year, they’ve planned fundraisers to collect donations (sheets, dish towels, schoolbooks, hygiene products, etc.) and funds to cover their trip and stay.
They’re really motivated and generous—they already volunteer in schools and senior centers, and they’re always welcomed warmly.
But so far, they haven’t found any organizations in Madagascar willing to host them for two weeks (orphanages, schools, animal protection parks, etc.).
Does anyone know of any contacts, please?
Looking forward to your replies. Have a great evening!
After 8 months of volunteering in Tanzania at a center for street children, I’d like to go back for a year in the same kind of role—this time in Burkina. So I’m looking for contacts in this field, in Ouaga or elsewhere. I’m *super* motivated! It’s been over two years since I got back from Tanzania, and I’m starting to feel restless!
Thanks so much!!
Emmanuelle.
Solidafrica is a recognized humanitarian association of general interest. We donate wheelchairs in Africa. We currently have 2 wheelchairs that we would like to give to our partner, the Benin Handisport Federation. If you're traveling to Benin, alone or with someone, we could give you one of these 2 wheelchairs (or both). Out of the 40 kg of luggage you're allowed, a wheelchair will only take up less than half. Our partner can pick it up at Cotonou Airport...
Help us give away at least one of these wheelchairs, turning your trip into a solidarity and humanitarian action.
Don't hesitate to ask us for more information.
www.solidafrica.asso.fr
We've already done this through the VoyageForum site, and everything went very smoothly. We're present at departure from one of the Paris airports, just in case.
Hi,
I’m interested in humanitarian missions—want to explore and help others while showing my kids how things work elsewhere and pitching in.
Looking for advice.
Hello, we’d like to travel as a family to Madagascar (2 parents, 2 kids aged 10 and 12). A first trip over 15 years ago completely amazed and moved me with its beauty, kindness, and life experiences—but also its poverty and hardship. That’s why I think it’s possible to introduce our kids to this island while also doing something useful through volunteering. The window is short—15 days in March 2020—which means avoiding the north and east of the island due to cyclones and focusing on the south instead. Some ecovolunteering projects exist online, but the cost is sometimes prohibitive, and kids are rarely accepted. Do you have any ideas or contacts? Thanks in advance!
