Description

Volunteer to help care for underprivileged children in Cape Town. Based at one of the project's child care centers you may help with hands-on teaching, organizing activities, caring for the children, arranging food, assessing needs, developing the center and more. Emerging from it's apartheid history South Africa's townships are poverty stricken and HIV AIDS ravaged with many children left orphaned and vulnerable. Volunteer on this project to assist these children.

As a volunteer, you may be working in a Para Parental role teaching children life skills that their missing or overwhelmed families are struggling with. At the crèches and orphanage you may work with a local caregiver or teacher assisting them and taking on responsibilities as your skills and experience allows. In general you may play three different roles:

1. Teaching the children at the care points are generally without any kind of education and need the foundations of Englis
2. Care giving most of the children come from homes where they do not receive much attention, volunteers play an important role in giving the children this attention, playing games with them, teaching them basic life skills and giving them the care and attention they need at that age
3. Centre development volunteers are often involved with painting educational murals, organizing fundraising events, taking children to the play ground and working on income generating projects.

Highlights

* Experience life in the beautiful city of Cape Town
* Help develop life-skills and improve the future prospects for underprivileged children
* Make friends and work together with like-minded people
* Contribute to a worthwhile long-term program of support

Qualifications

None

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 2,368 4 weeks, USD 3,478 8 weeks, USD 4,366 12 weeks

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Travel while in host country

Program Fees Include:

* All accommodation throughout your programme
* All meals
* Orientation upon arrival
* Transfer to and from Cape Town international airport to Hout Bay
* Full support and daily guidance from the project coordinator and assistant coordinator
* Project equipment
* Backup support from All Out Africa's head office and administrative staff

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Committed people from around the world wanting to experience southern Africa, help care for underpriviliged children and get involved in a worthwhile program working with like-minded people.

Age Range

18-70

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of up to 3

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

3 days

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

All Out Africa's Mission Statement

To engage people from around the world in research and action for a sustainable Africa.

Year Founded

2004