Volunteering in South Africa
Volunteering abroad can be an amazing experience, not only for you, but for the animals, communities and the people you work with. Not only will you experience local life that only backpackers and tourists can dream about, but you’ll contribute to society and make a difference to people’s lives.
You can build a school in India; manage a project in Pakistan; or volunteer on a wildlife reserve in South Africa. The volunteering opportunities for you to make a difference are endless… the only thing that’s limiting you is your ambition and imagination.
Volunteering abroad really gives you the opportunity to get to know a country, to become a part of a community and to learn valuable skills for life. You’ll gain a lot more through volunteering in a country than just passing through it...
The people you’ll volunteer with will stay with you for the rest of your life, as will the memories that you’ll make.
Care for Children in a Creche in South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Call: 0845 344 7585
Working with Wildlife Gap Wrap
Countries:
Australia,
South Africa,
Thailand
Duration:
from 42 Days
Depart from London and arrive in Johannesburg for a volunteering placement with endangered African Animals - take your skills to Adelaide, Australia to give care to a range of native wildlife - travel to Thailand and help the endangered Thai Elephant - fly back to London.
Volunteer in an Orphanage in South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Work with children and disadvantaged children in Cape Town's townships
Ultimate big cat encounter in South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Get involved with hands on work caring for a whole host of big cats including lions, tigers, leopards, cheetahs, caracals and lion cubs! You’ll look after rescued animals and help with rehabilitation work that will allow the animals get back out into the wild!
Call: 0845 344 7592
Great white shark monitoring in South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 4 Weeks
Now this really is an experience you won`t be able to forget! Getting up close to great white sharks and recognising who is who! You will really make your friends jealous.
Call: 0845 344 7592
Teach English in South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 4 Weeks
Join a Projects Abroad teaching placement in South Africa, and gain invaluable teaching experience in a challenging yet rewarding environment. We offer opportunities to teach English, IT, Literacy and Maths in the beautiful city of Cape Town. Teach in South Africa, and leave with an outstanding CV and unforgettable memories.
African Wildlife Big 5 Game Reserve Conservation, South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Live in the heart of a Big 5 game reserve and help monitor and research the African Big 5, (leopard, lion, elephant, rhino and buffalo) and assist with vital conservation initiatives like snare sweeping, erosion control and alien plant removal.
Monkey Rescue
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 1 Weeks to 12 Weeks
£75 discount when you combine with another PoD project! Work hands on with a variety of primate species whilst living on site and being in an ideal location for exploring what South Africa has to offer!
Wildlife Conservation Volunteering South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 3 Weeks
Volunteer and help conserve Africa's amazing wildlife! Our unique, all-inclusive programmes give you the opportunity to make a difference, whilst experiencing the beauty South Africa has to offer with our activity filled programmes.
South Africa Monkey Rehabilitation
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
You’ll be helping out with this amazing project that aims to give shelter and care to Vervet monkeys, which have been injured, orphaned or abused. You’ll assist with rehabilitating and caring for the monkeys in a reserve near Kruger National Park.
Surfing experience with disadvantaged children in South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 8 Weeks
What an opportunity to really get wet and wild as you learn to surf on this project on the stunning beaches of South Africa, then you will have plenty of children from disadvantaged backgrounds that you can pass on your new found skills to.
Care work in South Africa
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks
The Projects Abroad care placements in South Africa are extremely worthwhile projects. Volunteers can choose from a variety of placements including after-school clubs, care centres, crèches and pre-schools. These projects allow volunteers to make a real difference to the lives of those in need of care and attention.
Volunteer in Childcare with International Volunteer HQ
Countries:
Brazil,
Cambodia,
China,
Colombia,
Ecuador,
Ghana,
Guatemala,
India,
Kenya,
Mexico,
Morocco,
Nepal,
Peru,
South Africa,
Sri Lanka,
Tanzania,
Thailand,
Uganda,
Vietnam
Duration:
from 1 Weeks to 6 Months
International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ), the world's most affordable international volunteer organisation, offers a range of Childcare projects in developing countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America.
South Africa Child Development Volunteers
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 2 Weeks to 12 Weeks
Help to make a difference to the children of an impoverished township near Cape Town. You’ll be working with over 50 children from three to six years old who need care and attention while their parents are at work.
Big 5 Conservation
Countries:
South Africa
Duration:
from 1 Months to 3 Months
£75 discount for volunteers who combine more than one PoD project! Experience amazing Big 5 encounters (lion, elephant, leopard, rhino and buffalo). Receive a 1 week bush craft training course and contribute to importnat wildlife conservation research whilst living on a private game reserve.














