This is a day organised for you get to know your fellow team members and learn in detail about the trip and how to prepare for it.

It is an integral part of the volunteering ‘package’ helping you to prepare both practically and emotionally for the trip you are about to go on. Amongst other things it helps in the following ways:

• It allows you to meet and bond with your team, preparing you to work together more efficiently when you arrive at the project.
• It helps volunteers to come with appropriate expectations of the trip and what they will be doing.
• You will learn more about how to raise further money for your trip, and discover how your fellow volunteers have fundraised.
• You will learn more about a large number of practical issues, from what to pack, to issues regarding baggage allowances and airport details.
• We give you the latest details about the project you will be working on and what will be required of you.

For all these reasons and more, you are strongly encouraged to attend both this and the re-orientation day which follows upon your return to the UK.