The document provides information about a service trip to Swaziland, including details of the itinerary, packing list, community activities, fundraising ideas, flight information, passport requirements, immunizations, and action steps to prepare for the trip. Over 10 days, participants will serve at Project Canaan, visit rural churches, assist with clothing and food distributions, and engage with children. Pre-trip preparations include completing passport and medical information, fundraising, and checking immunization recommendations.

1. Your Service Trip
to Swaziland

2. Swaziland
•Located in Southern Africa
•Landlocked 3 sides South Africa and
eastern side Mozambique
•Geographically has every feature of
African terrain except for desert.
•Monarchy
•Seasons are reversed
•Language: siSwati and English
•Currency: lilangeni (plural emalangeni)
•**But should exchange for South
African Rand – can be used in both
Swaziland and South Africa and much
easier/cheaper to get.
•Population: Approx. 1 million

3. What Will My Trip Look Like
• Day One-Saturday: Depart from Canada or United States
• Day Two- Sunday: Arrive in Johannesburg
• Day Three- Monday: Drive to Swaziland, orientation, and market
shopping
• Day Four- Tuesday: Project Canaan
• Two hour tour
• Serve on Project Canaan
• Day Five- Wednesday: Serve Project Canaan Family
• Donated clothing may be taken to your family
• Day Six-Thursday: Option to attend Game Drive or serve on Project
Canaan
• Day Seven-Friday: Visit Rural Church, garden planting
• Day Eight-Saturday: Rural Church, measuring children for shoe
sizes, adult clothing distribution, food preparation
• Day Nine-Sunday: Attend church, shoe distribution, and celebration
• Day Ten- Monday: Check out of hotel and take 5 hour bus ride back
to Johannesburg
• Day Eleven-Tuesday: Arrive home

4. Community Days
•Community days will be any day you are out
in the community including Project Canaan
family visits and church days.
•Garden
•Possibly cooking structure
•Dress-Women MUST wear a wrap over pants
or a skirt below the knee
•Items to bring to play with children: Soccer
balls, Frisbees, jump rope, bubbles, and other
items to do with everyone.

5. Songs for Kids
If you are musically inclined, have a guitar, or
iPod with speakers, then you can go to the
following link for wonderful songs to worship
with the kids:
http://www.heartforafrica.org/WorshipSongs.a
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6. Fundraising Ideas
•HOW? Jewelry: 30%
www.howjewelry.com/
•T-shirts
•Skip a movie for missions
•Host a movie for missions
•Walk-a-thon
•Garage Sale
•Bake Sale
•Support Letters
•Facebook and Twitter

7. Communicate
back home…
Heart for Africa would like to encourage you to
be fully present in Swaziland and disconnect,
but we do realize you might need to
communicate back home. The Royal Swazi Sun
located behind the Lugogo Sun does have a
business center where wireless internet access
is available to you for a fee.

8. Packing List
•Packing List is online under trip
information and a link is in past
emails.
•Wraps
•Toilet Paper
•Medicines
•Bug repellent with DEET
•Hat and sunscreen

9. Wraps
Here are examples of wraps for the ladies.
Wraps should be worn out to the community
everyday over pants. It is a simple piece of
fabric wrapped around the waist and pinned
that goes below your knees.

10. Converters vs.
Adapters
•Converters change Voltage
•Adapters allow plug-in
•Hair dryer in drawer in the Lugogo.

11. Flight Information
July 14th Trip: You will leave the United States on July 14th and
arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 15th. You will
depart South Africa July 23rd and arrive in the United States on
July 24th.
July 28th Trip: You will leave the United States on July 28th
arrive in Johannesburg, South Africa on July 29th. You will
depart South Africa August 6th and arrive in the United States on
August 7th.
Your flight itinerary will be in your Trip Pack that will be mailed
to you six weeks before your trip.

12. Passport
• MUST be completed on your Heart for Africa
account information by May 1st. This includes
names, dates, and number.
• Name must be EXACTLY as it appears in the
passport.
• Your passport MUST have 4 blank VISA pages
• VISA has to be at the top of the blank page.
• Boarding will be denied if you don’t meet this
requirement.
• Expiration date is 6 months AFTER you arrive
back in the United States.

13. Travelers Under 18
Your child must travel with a legal guardian.
To ensure streamlined travel for your child
while traveling through immigrations during
their upcoming international flight, it is very
important to provide both the child and their
guardian with a letter crafted by you, their
legal parent/guardian.
Download document by CLICKING HERE.

14. Immunizations
• Go to www.cdc.gov to know what
vaccinations are recommended for
Swaziland.
• Malaria

15. Links
http://www.walkabouttravelgear.com/nongr.htm
(International Electricity)
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/swaziland/currency.htm
(Currency converter)
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/swaziland/weather.htm
(
(weather)
http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/africa/swaziland/time.htm
(Time)
www.cdc.gov
(Health)
www.travel.state.gov
(Passport Info)

16. Action Steps
• Funding: Mark deadlines on calendar.
• Go to www.cdc.gov or talk to your Physician for immunization
guidance.
• Complete Profile Info in Current Trip
• Contracts
• Passport
• T-shirt size
• Special Requests: Requests for special meals, seats, and
frequent flier numbers MUST be entered into the participant
account. These requests will be passed onto the airlines but
are not guaranteed.
• Check out the website links from the meeting.
• If anyone did not receive a Heart for Africa Welcome Packet in
the mail please email trips@heartforafrica.org.
• Be on the look out for your trip pack.