Bhubesi Pride Foundation

Joining Bhubesi Pride was a terrific experience and was very self satisfying. The charity is well coordinated and focused on achieving it's ultimate goal; To Unite, Power and Inspire disadvantaged children, as well as their communities through the amazing game of Rugby!

I joined the pride in it's later part of the expedition in Gabarone, Botswana and through to the end in Cape Town, SA. A total of 6 weeks. During my time I witnessed the impact our coaching days and tournaments had through the enjoyment and pure excitement these kids had. Whom most come from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Traveling through 3 African countries with other volunteers/coaches from different countries is great fun.The people I met along the way were very friendly and invited us into their home and would share their culture and stories. I saw some amazing sights and at times would have to pinch myself to realize what i was apart of!

I would strongly recommend the tour to school leavers or uni students as it is a great chance to gain experience and provide a great outlook as well as give something back to those in need.

The only difficulties was trying to use Skype to reach my little girl...the rest of this trip well all of this trip was a wonderful life changing experience. The combination of coaching the sport I am most passionate about while reaching out to at risk and underprivileged communities was something very special. Also being able to see the direct impact you had on these communities and the empowerment you help to give them was a most rewarding experience.

The travel through each country I was lucky to visit and see the real Africa is just Awesome, driving past Elephants and other very large wildlife is something I have wanted to do and see my whole life so this was also accomplished within this Charity experience.

The camping was great too, as was the camp food!!

The coaching days were amazing. The came to rugby location nearby or we went to their school. Training/coaching them for 3/4 days to end with a tournament against the other schools. It was amazing to see how much joy they had on the rugby field. Based on the level of knowledge of the game we came up with exercises to improve their rugby skills.
Main difficulties would be the language barriere and to see them struggling for help. I sincerely hope we have given them at least an amazing week and long-term a better future

Being part of this expedition for the full 6 months was truly a once in a lifetime experience. It was incredibly fulfilling seeing young Africans, some of whom had never heard of the sport of rugby, progressing to playing full directional touch rugby tournaments within the space of a week.

Every country holds its own specific highlights and beauty, they are all worth visiting and the local teachers are all very hospitable, making the entire experience thoroughly enjoyable and worthwhile.

This is a great opportunity to see a fantastic continent and to interact with some wonderful people. Being united by rugby also allows you to travel with a great group of volunteers all with a common passion and goal - I can't recommend the program highly enough

Those five month were amazing. Being able to do something meaningful while spreading my favorite sport has been an incredible human experience.
Meeting all those people (team members, children, teachers, volunteers) really was mind opening.
I enjoyed every portion of the journey, from the soft paradise of Jinja to the hard road trips (Moyale>Marsabeth comes to my mind).

If you love rugby and people, and are somewhat adventurous, go for it !