Want to join a rewarding teaching project at the tip of Africa in Cape Town, South Africa?
If teaching disadvantaged primary school children will undoubtedly bring you joy and put a big smile on your face, then we have just the project for you. You will be helping underprivileged children by teaching them and hence give them hope for a brighter future. The project will be located at one of South Africa's beautiful cities, Cape Town. Cape Town city is also known for its sharp dissimilarities, where you can explore issues of social change and diversity and learn about new cultures. On week days you will be helping with teaching, on weekends you can explore the beauty of Cape Town city and experience a true Africa adventure.
Trip
Highlights
- Help give a child hope for the future by teaching them English and other life skills
- Experience South African adventure in one of its most beautiful cities
- Make new exciting friends with people from different backgrounds
The Children
The children come from very disadvantaged backgrounds and some of them are orphaned. These children will give anything to have someone look after them to give them love, hope and support for the future.
Fast
Facts
| Project duration: | Min 1 week - Max 52 weeks .STARTS 1ST AND LAST WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH-EMAIL US FOR THE BEST DATE TO COME. |
| Project costs: |
1 Week - $295 Program Fee – Airport pick up Mondays and Tuesdays, Welcome orientation to Cape Town and a free surf lesson (please request this at Orientation if you wish to have one), program supervision, accommodation and self catering kitchen during volunteer placement period, and In-country administration costs, housing, electricity, water, food for the surf school and Soccer Project. |
| Location of the project: | Muizenberg near Cape Town |
| Arrival Airport: | Cape Town (airport code CPT) |
| Activities: | Providing assistance to a local primary school and teaching children English other basic life skills. |
| Working hours: | Monday-Friday, 9am-12:30pm approximately. Weekends are free |
| Getting to the project: | The school is approximately 20mins walk from the volunteer house |
| Requirements: | Minimum age 18, a short motivational letter and pastors reference, bible school reference. |
What's
included?
| Accommodation: | Shared dormitory rooms in the volunteer house/ apartment |
| Food self catering: | Self-Catering allowance of R300 a week given to each person (+-$40 per week) (Volunteers usually shop and cook together) The shop is based 5-10 minutes' walk away |
| Airport Pick-up: | Pick-ups Included on Mondays and Tuesdays Only- Orientation Day begins on a Wednesday |
| Training: | In-country orientation |
| Support: | Pre-departure help desk, local in-country team and 24 hour emergency support |
What's
not included?
Flights, Insurance, Visas, Local Transport.
Volunteer Week- Teaching Project
Day 1: On the first day, the volunteers will be introduced to the staff and welcomed to the area, they will also get shown around the area they will be living in and taken on a fun Trip to Town (and get taught how to catch the trains
Day 2: Volunteers will be taken to the project and introduced to the Children and staff that volunteers will be working with.
A typical volunteer week will be as follows:
· Breakfast with other volunteers will be at 7:00-8am
· Volunteers will leave the house at 8am to walk to the project
· Volunteers will get to the project at about 8.20am where they will meet by the staff and placed in their placement.
· Work at the projects ends at 12.30pm. In your spare time you are free to do some shopping, Go exploring around the area, book a tour at our tour desk (5% discounts available) or visit places and relax at the volunteer house in their free time.
· Lunch will be from 1-2pm at the Volunteer House with other volunteers
· Dinner will be from 7-8pm pm at the Volunteer House with other volunteers
• 1 night a week is Social Night- where all the volunteers go out together.
Weekends: Sondays: Church day, you may choose a church, some options are: Hillsong Cape Town, The Bay Church Muizenberg, The full gospel Fish-hoek or visiting Churches in the Local Townships. The rest of the Weekends are free and volunteers will have time to relax or explore other parts of Cape Town and South Africa. Long weekends can be taken if volunteers need to go on safaris, or travel to places further away in Africa such as the Garden Route. Sunday is a rest and church day in South Africa. If volunteers wish they can accompany the program staff and township children to their local church.
Project
Overview
Based at the Vrygrond Community Centre, this is one of our most rewarding projects, within the centre there are lots of opportunities where help is needed such as: Helping train people up to get jobs, teaching them life skills and Computer skills and them people support. Helping out in the food garden, pre-school and after school facility.
This project is rewarding as you will be helping people that are infected with a disease that you cannot catch from them, however you can give them support with the struggles they have to fight the disease and enjoy lots of smiles and happy moments with them.
Volunteers now have a chance to make a real difference in a real way. The arts and culture project provides volunteers to help at our community based organization which cares and supports people and children living with HIV/Aids. The centre accommodates destitute HIV positive women with children, where they are offered counselling and support, care for their children, skills training, healthy eating, social work services and a market for their products. The women at the centre are given training in a variety of skills, such as beading, sewing, patchwork, smocking and embroidery. The community centre also has pre and after care for children living with HIV/Aids as well as a food gardening project for its residents.. The centre prides itself in he fact that over four years there has not been any AIDS-related death, all because of the care the centre provides to its residents. Volunteers will have a wide range of programs to choose from at the centre and you may visit each part of the centre whilst volunteering. Whether be it helping with any of the skills programs the centre provides, caring for the children, teaching or helping with the food gardening project, your help is highly need and will be met with great appreciation. Volunteers are also welcome to change to/between any of the programs offered at the community centre.
Location
The vrygrond centre is located in Capricorn which is approximately 20min walk from the house/lodge where the volunteers will be staying. Muizenberg is only a 20-minute walk away from Cape Town and is a very well known and sought-after holiday destinations, located on the eastern shore of False Bay.
Accommodation
and Food
The place the Volunteers will be staying at is a volunteer House/ apartment, a homely place to stay and you will for sure feel like you are having a Fantastic time. The rooms sleep 4-8. (If the Volunteer requires their own room this is also available at a different price) You will be supplied with fresh, 100% Cotton bedding on arrival. The house is close to the beach (2mins walk) so there is no need for Transport. A budget of approximately $43 (R300) a week will be set aside for your food. The volunteers do cook for themselves this way they have flexibility and can eat at the time they wish. The Volunteers Mostly Cook their meals together and usually shop together too, this creates the family vibe alot more.
Project
Life
Once arrived in Cape Town, you will be picked up at the airport by the shuttle driver and taken to the place you will be staying. On the first day you will have an induction to the area and a free surf lesson if you wish.
On this day you will be told about the Area, Good places to Visit and get taken on a Free Orientation Train Adventure around Cape Town and get shown how to catch the local trains.
In your spare time you can relax on the Beach, visit the Waterslides on the beach front, play mini Golf, Hike up the Mountain to see the Caves/Waterfalls, Visit the Penguin Conservation, Go on a Wine Tour, Experience Cape Town's Wildlife, Go for a paddle ski on the River, Cycle around the Village or simply Relax at the Lodge. (If you don't feel like relaxing: there is a lot to keep you busy in your spare time...)
Speak to our staff for Volunteers Discounted Prices on Tours, African Safari's and Trips to see the Garden Route are Available and very worthwhile to experience-these can all be arranged for you with our staff. (If the staff are not around then you may also email them to make a time to meet and chat about the tours).
Eligibility
and Skills Required
No specific skills or qualifications are necessary except a love for the Lord, volunteers will receive full training but a short motivational letter, reference letter and application form filled out by you is required from us. Reasonable Fitness is also required for the surfing. Minimum age is 18 years.
Flights,
Transportations and Visas
Flights are not included in the costs; volunteers will have to pay for their own air fares. Pick-up a at the airport will be provided on Mondays and Tuesday Only, if you arrive on the weekend then the cost for pick-up will be R250 (we do prefer you to arrive on a Monday or Tuesday as Our staff don't work weekends) .
Dates
and Duration
The project runs throughout the year and volunteers are expected to stay for a minimum of 1 week and a maximum of 48 months.
What to expect from South Africa and the style of living
We offer nice accommodation for all the Volunteers, please remember it is communal so you will be meeting lots of other people. It's best to take time out for yourself whilst Volunteering with us and ensure that you do have alone time as living with lots of other people can get challenging at times, however all round it's an amazing experience and you will make lots of new friends. The township is based 15 minutes walk away and you will be teaching the children from the townships to surf. You do need to be careful with your belongings and not walk alone at night. The volunteers usually do stick together and do things together. The children hardly have blankets net alone food, so whilst volunteering here please come with an open mind and willing-ness to help. You may bring any old clothes, blankets, food etc that you may have. The community appreciates any help you can give them.