Add & find Volunteers South Africa
Volunteering in South Africa is a great opportunity to give something back to communities and people less fortunate. South Africa is a third world country in the process of development. Due to the history and different cultures of the country, there are many gaps in the social and economic environments. In many communities around South Africa, there are people within the community making a difference in order to change the situation. Non Profit Organisation are founded in order to bring recognition and structure to the community uplifting projects.
Volunteering is popular in Africa
In the past 10 years, volunteering has grown in South Africa and the rest of Africa. This is largely due to more media exposure into some of the problems and struggles that the continent Africa faces. This exposure has made people around the world more aware of what they have compared to others. This awareness has triggered the movement and growth of volunteering across Africa.
Volunteer Programs in South Africa
When you are looking to go abroad on a volunteer program, you will come across many companies who organise volunteer programs for you. Volunteer programs organised through a second or third party can be very expensive. Cape Intern is building up a database of NGO’s and small companies that offer direct Volunteer programs. This will enable overseas volunteers to contact institutions directly and limit the cost of organising.
Find a volunteer for your organisation
We would like to offer None Profit Organisation (NGO’s) and small companies the opportunity to post their Volunteer opportunities’ on our website. Through our website, we would like to create a linking portal between NGO’s and volunteers. Access to our database of volunteer positions is free. Once you have found your volunteer opportunity, you can use our other service to help plan the rest of your trip.
Teachers for Africa Foundation posted:
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Requirement: | •Being sportminded; •Being found of interacting with township children between 7 and 14 years old; •Being motivated to help with this unique project; •Being adventurous enough to live and work in South Africa for at least 1 month. -Candidates must be over 18 years of age. -No need to be a proffesional volleybal player. |
Description: | The costs are Euro 950 per 4 weeks. These total costs include: -Project information/support provided beforehand; -Good organization of the volunteer project in South-Africa; -Reliable, personal and enthusiastic support at the location; -You are taken from and to Cape Town Airport; -Pleasant accommodation in a volunteer house in a good neighbourhood of Cape Town; -All project-related transport; -3 meals a day for the duration of the project; -Evaluation after the end of your stay. Excluding: flight to Cape Town, South Africa Insurance Vaccinations Personal expenses such as trips during the weekends, gifts, restaurant etc. |
Other Information: | The main objective of this project: - offer girls and boys a chance to play volleyball on a (higher) level; -establish a network (=volleyball league) between 4 Primary School in Cape Town and Houtbay; and -teach local coaches to keep the project going. The 4 township schools have already been identified and the project has the support of our local project coordinator, the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sports, Western Cape and of course the Primary schools themselves and it’s children. The Teachers for Africa Foundation consists entirely of volunteers. It is a not-for-profit organization. Our volunteer projects are by definition small-scale, which makes a personal approach by the volunteer during the project both possible and advisable. By participating in one of our various educational volunteer projects, you support our various sponsor projects both directly and indirectly. Volunteer work also helps to warrant the future continuity of the various projects. For more information please visit our website: www.teachersforafrica.org |
Duration: | 4 weeks minimum weeks / 36 hours per week hours per week |
Country: | South Africa |
City: | Cape Town |
Area: | Woodstock, CT & Houtbay |
Contact Person: | Carine van den Berg |
Telephone Number: | 00 31 6 48945011 |
Email Address: | docentenvoorafrika@hotmail.com |
Website: | http://www.teachersforafrica.org |
