Description

As a volunteer on the Orphan Care Project you will be working with an existing Neighborhood Care Points system in the local community with the aim of teaching basic education, such as Maths and English of which we can provide you with teaching aids and resources. You will also help in the arranging of sport days for the children, creating craft masterpieces with the children, helping them with eating their breakfast and lunch meals, and just giving them the love and attention that they so desperately need. You will also assist in completing profiles of the children so that we are aware of their ongoing needs and circumstances.

As a volunteer you may get involved in many of the following activities depending on the timing of your placement:
* Care - give adult care, support and love to the children helping them feel wanted
* Activities - organize games and playing activities for the children, help arrange and take them on educational outings such as visiting a game reserve
* Teaching - helping to teach simple English, Maths and basic life skills
* Outreach and needs identification - visit homesteads to help find vulnerable children and develop profiles for them and identify their needs
* Feeding programs - activities like developing trench gardens, helping to source food donations, helping to feed children
* Shelter improvement - helping to improve basic shelter structures for vulnerable children
* Fundraising - organizing events to raise awareness and funds to help meet specific needs for vulnerable children.

Highlights

Lidwala has loads of activities on offer to do in your free time. Just hop down the road to visit a local craft market, go hiking in the nearby game park or just relax with a drink at the pool of a nearby hotel. To really experience Swazi culture, overnight in a traditional village and try local cuisine or explore the real Swaziland by quad bike. If it's adventure you are looking for, go white water rafting, adventure caving, hike up a mountain, horse riding or game viewing - all can be done nearby.

Hlane Royal National Park
In the vast bushveld expanse of eastern Swaziland where the hot, still sun of Africa beats on the dry but life-giving soils as it has for thousands of years, and the rumbling roars of the lions are heard in the cool dusky evenings, lies Swaziland's largest protected area, Hlane Royal National Park, home to the largest herds of game in the Kingdom.

Hlane, named by King Sobhuza II, with its adjacent dispersal areas covers 30,000 hectares of Swazi bushveld, dominated by ancient hardwood vegetation. Hlane is home to lion, elephant and white rhino, with an abundant and diverse bird life, including the highest density of nesting white backed vultures in Africa.

White Water Rafting on the Great Usutu River
The Great Usutu is Swaziland's largest river. It flows from the South African highveld through central Swaziland and exits the Kingdom near Big Bend. Thereafter it winds past Nduma in KwaZulu-Natal and up to the Bay of Maputo in Mozambique. The Swazi Trails rafting stretch runs from a location between the villages of Sidvokodvo and Siphofaneni, which is known as the Bulungapoort. Although the river changes dramatically from full to low water levels, there is always a selection of Grade 2 to 4 rapids to be attempted. At certain medium and high water levels some stretches become Grade 5 in difficulty, with optional or compulsory portages at the river guide's discretion.

Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
This place is a true outdoor lover's paradise. It is located in the aptly named Ezulwini 'Valley of Heaven', one of the many great nature spots in Swaziland. The gate is open day and night, and can be visited at any time by travellers. Activities include horse-riding, mountain-biking, walking trails, landrover gamedrives, a swimming pool and restaurant.

The sanctuary has been a leader in Swazi nature conservation and is home to the head quarters of the Big Game Parks organisation. It is located roughly between Manzini and the capital, Mbabane, so is a popular day visit for guests at most surrounding accommodation venues.

Walking trails include the Macobane Trail, the Nyonyane Mountain Trail and the Hippo Trail. The latter is ideal for family walks, as it is circular (6.3km), relatively flat and very diverse in its scenery.

Qualifications

No specific skills are required for this project, but enthusiasm and energy are important for working with children. Those with previous teaching experience are very valued.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Please contact for more details.

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Pre-departure orientation/Training

Program Fees Include:

* Accommodation: Shared room in a volunteer house.
* Food: 3 meals per day - Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
* Airport pick up and drop off
* Training: Pre-departure information pack, on-site Orientation and project induction provided
* Daily transfers to and from your project.
* Support: 24 hour support from on-site coordinator

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living
• Guest House

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Kaya Responsible Travel's Mission Statement

Kaya's mission is to promote sustainable social, environmental and economic development, empower communities and cultivate educated, compassionate global citizens through responsible travel.

Year Founded

2008