Over 30’s Teaching & Community Development Program, Cape Town
from £760 GBP
to £1495 GBP
Over 30’s Teaching & Community Development Program, Cape Town
Duration: from 2 Weeks to 6 Weeks
Countries: South Africa
Your mission on this project is to educate and support disadvantaged and vulnerable children, while helping to uplift the community not only through education, but also through health-care, building projects and sports. Being based in Cape Town, South Africa, voted as one of the top tourist destinations in the world you will have opportunities to enjoy the many restaurants, bars and markets the town has to offer, as well as many outdoor leisure activities.
Why Over 30s?
We offer specialised programmes aimed at volunteers over 30 years of age. Some of our projects require volunteers who have maturity, life experience and knowledge in order to adequately assist and support the vulnerable people and children we work with. The activities have been chosen to deliver sustainable change whilst providing you with the opportunity to share your knowledge, skills and experiences with underprivileged communities in Cape Town. Volunteer travel is popular with students taking a gap year and with young adults who have finished a course of study. Our over 30’s programmes offer older volunteers, who might not want to travel with gap year volunteers, an opportunity to travel and work with similar aged volunteers from all over the world.
The focus of this project is to educate, support and empower disadvantaged, orphaned and vulnerable children and youth through a sustainable approach to community development.
As a volunteer you are an essential part of the African Impact team, assisting our efforts of providing children and youth with a better education and a brighter future. Throughout this experience you will have rewarding opportunities to help prepare for weekly educational learning activities, which will be implemented whilst on project with the support of African Impact facilitators and fellow volunteers.
This placement would suit:
Anyone passionate about childcare, teaching and making a difference. You will visit township schools on the outskirts of Cape Town that have meager and ill-equipped classrooms and facilities. Your mission on this project is to educate and entertain disadvantaged and vulnerable children, while helping to uplift the community not only through education, but also through healthcare, building projects and sports.
Do you accept non UK citizens?
Yes
Do you accept applicants with disabilities?
It would depend on the severity of the disability.
User Comments:
“The project made me realise that South Africa is very safe and the people are so welcoming. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done and I learnt so much about South Africa and it’s people!”
~ by Rebecca Carson
Inclusions
accommodation, food, airport pickup
African Impact
African Impact is a multi-award winning volunteer travel organisation offering meaningful interactive volunteer projects throughout Africa. Founded in 2004 at Antelope Park in Zimbabwe, we have over 8 years’ experience and having facilitated over 10,000 volunteers in over 12 countries across the continent, making us the largest on-the-ground African specialists in volunteer tourism. We offer a range of conservation and community volunteering and internship programs and also facilitate group and family travel. To us, volunteering is a two-way thing. It’s not just about the hands-on help and skills that volunteers bring; it’s also about what this amazing continent, its people and its wildlife can give those volunteers in return. We want to empower our volunteers to make a difference and have them bring about long lasting positive change on local communities and the physical environments in which we work.
