Disabled Children/Special Education/Old Age Care Project
 Volunteers in this project can choose between working with disabled children, helping children who need special education, or assisting senior citizens remain active. The general age ranges of the people varies from 5 to 44 years old and, have a variety of physical and mental disabilities like cerebral palsy, down syndrome, water heads, hemiplegics, hearing, speech, sight, autism, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and TB. Rustic Volunteer Travel collaborates with a locally-operated service provider for disabled/elderly individuals – supplying various levels of support such as: physical and occupational therapy, education and recreational activities. Rustic Volunteer Travel seek volunteers who wish to offer a sense of hope to the disabled and special education, show compassion and offer attention to the older citizens as well as other significantly important services that illustrate you care.
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Fact File South Africa
| Arrival Point: |
Cape Town International Airport |
| Airport Pick-up: |
Upon the receipt of your flight information, our in-country coordinator or other project staff will greet the volunteers in the airport and take you to your project site. The address and telephone number of the local contact hotel will be given before departure just in case volunteers miss our representative in the airport. Please make sure to e-mail your flight information to both the USA office and the local in-country coordinator's office. |
| Departure Point: |
Cape Town International Airport |
| Airport Drop: |
Available upon request, a few do request an escort back to the airport; Most are very familiar and comfortable with their stay and have great ease taking their own taxi or bus back to the airport. |
| Internal Transportation: |
Rustic Volunteer Travel manages one-way transportation to project. Volunteers will be responsible for their own personal and return travel. We do not cover daily transportation from host family/hotel to the project. Volunteers will be responsible for their personal and return travel. Our program is designed to save you the volunteer as much as possible. |
| Start Dates: |
First and Third Wednesday of each month |
| Arrival Before Start Date: |
Rustic Volunteers/Travelers coming to South Africa are advised to arrive one day before their program start date. If you arrive more than one day early or stay after the program, you will be responsible for your room and food expenses. |
| Working Hours: |
30- 40 hours per week |
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