Voluntary Work
Many children of the townships in the suburbs of Cape Town live in difficult situations, the effects of poverty, and are not receiving the sort of education that they are entitled to and would help them to get out of their current lifestyle.
This project provides vital teaching assistance, in the shape of volunteers like you, at two schools within a particular underprivileged community, Fish Hoek. You will also be assisting in various community projects and development initiatives so that you have a varied and challenging Cape Town adventure and a bit of a glimpse into the lives of the underprivileged individuals that you are helping.
Programme Highlights:
- Working, in various areas, with orphans and vulnerable children
- Helping to lift a community through education, health and building
- Reading to and doing craft with the children
- Sports coaching
- The chance to immerse yourself in the South African culture
What’s Included In the Programme
- Project Fee: this entails financing that goes directly back into the project that you are involved with. This project fee facilitates funding for items such as teaching materials, sports equipment, supplies, teachers’ salaries etc. Project fees are also used to buy vehicles/equipment and for developing new housing for volunteers to provide for the expansion of the project.
- All airport transfers from Cape Town International Airport upon your arrival and departure
- Orientation programme
- All daily transfers to and from your projects during your stay
- Full board and lodging, which includes three meals a day at our volunteer house
- Weekly laundry service during your stay
- Assistance in your projects by various Africa team staff and project managers
- Outings to Cape Point, the most south-western tip of Africa, Boulder Beach to see the African Penguin colony and Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for 27 years.
What’s Not Included in the Programme
- Flights
- Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement to include repatriation
- All transport by air or bus to Cape Town
- All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other)
- Towels
- E-mail/Internet and telephone calls
- Soft drinks, wines and spirits
- All visas for border crossings
- Any excursions over and above your planned itinerary in Cape Town i.e. Garden Route, Shark Diving etc (your project manager can help plan this for you)
Prices & Durations
South Africa Teaching and Development Volunteers - Cape Town - 4 weeks £1,429
South Africa Teaching and Development Volunteers - Cape Town - 8 weeks £2,199
