 Street Children/Youth at Risk
Trip code: ZAF3
South Africa has a massive problem of street children creating havoc. These children, who are mostly orphaned or have run away from home, survive by stealing, robbing and doing all sorts of criminal mischief to survive. Most take drugs also. Sometimes, many are involved in gangs. There are many local efforts underway to treat these children. They’re provided home, send to school and given care and love to turn them away from life of streets and crime. You can now volunteer in one of these projects and help the kids have a better future. You’ll also provide them with much needed love and care.
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| Project/Volunteer's Life: |
Activities of volunteers in the project include:
Teaching: you’ll teach English, help them finish their homework, and teach nursery rhymes to really small kids.
Participate in extra activities: you’ll participate in recreational and artistic activities that make the children learn whilst having fund. Activities might include gardening, sports related, kitchen work.
General help: you will make sure the kids eat properly, are well washed and cleaned, wear clean clothes. The center also runs life skills courses, performing arts, career development, leadership training, and entrepreneurial skills. It also runs a Day Care Centre providing education and a vegetable garden as an income source.
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| Skills and Qualification |
There is no specific qualification needed to join the orphanage volunteer project. However, volunteers are expected to be flexible and patience. You should have passion and love for children/orphans. You should also be open-minded and flexible during the project as working condition and people’s mentality will be very different from what you’re used to back home. |
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| Meals/Accommodations: |
Rustic Volunteer and Travel will manage room/food for volunteers. Volunteers live with the host family or in a project hostel and you’ll be provided with a clean, separate room and three local meals three times a day. Living with a host family will provide you with a wonderful opportunity for you to learn about the lifestyle and cultures of local cultures. Volunteer will also have an access to our office in South Africa and mobile number of our coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 2-4 week interval as a part of the program. Head of the host project serves as an immediate contact/supervisor. Details covering living accommodations provided prior to arrival. |
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| Project Locations: |
 Street Children projects are available in Cape Town (home to Table Mountain, Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, and City Bowl). South Africa's multicultural metropolitan cities are renowned for its deep rooted African cultural atmosphere where visitors are always welcomed. It's full of contrasts: from traditional culture and history to modern infrastructure and most of the amenities you would expect from a city. Volunteers can organize several combinations of potential excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place that the volunteers can use during weekends. For example: national parks & harbors, hiking, markets, museums, restaurants, nightclubs, festivals/carnivals, wine tasting, art galleries, whale watching, beaches, hotels, and many more.
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| TRIP Upgrade: |
Rustic Volunteer and Travel offers a variety of volunteer projects and travel packages in South Africa . You can customize or upgrade this travel itinerary to meet your specific interests. Please contact our travel advisor for more details. |
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