Orphanage Support

  South Africa

Pretoria

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: Availability provided on request

Description: Award-winning company. You will be able to help orphaned children (including HIV/AIDS orphans) realise a fuller life. The Children's Home or Orphanage currently provides 24-hour care to 52 children from under a year to 18 years of age and runs a pre-school on site.
The Children's Home or Orphanage provides an essential service to disadvantaged communities nearby. Your help will alleviate some of the work-load on the professional employees enabling them to increase their service delivery.   

Our partner is a registered non-governmental organisation (NGO) with the Department of Social Development, which has been providing care and assistance to orphans since 2000.

Their mission statement is to provide quality care to orphans, abandoned, abused and retro-positive children. To address physical, emotional, social and educational needs of children. To promote the development and protect the interests, safety and well-being of children within the context of the family. To train and counsel the youth on AIDS and life skills and provide prevention programmes.

Your donation included in the project fee will contribute to the long-term sustainability of the project. On your return home you may continue to support the project with on-going donations directly into the projects account.

Highlights: Often described as a world in one country, South Africa is a melting pot of cultures, languages and religions. It is a land of beauty in which first and third worlds live side by side - creating a unique mix.
The democratically elected government since 1994 has made significant strides in social and infrastructural development in previously disadvantaged communities. However, additional resources and people-power are still needed to better the lives of many South Africans.
Voluntours offers you the unique opportunity to help firsthand in the nation building of South Africa. Through voluntouring your time you can make a significant impact in the daily lives of our people. Get involved at the grassroots level in South Africa!

Qualifications: None

Cost in US$: Price available on request

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Someone who is interested in making a difference at the grassroots level and has an affinity with children.

Age Range: Volunteer must be over 18 years of age

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

Participants Travel to South Africa Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Voluntours's Mission Statement: We are a multi-award winner in the Imvelo Awards for Responsible Tourism for Southern Africa in 2007 and 2008 (Johannesburg). As well as winners in the prestigious Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Award 2008 (London). We are a volunteer placement organisation and tour-broker operating within South Africa placing volunteers in South Africa. We intimately manage your volunteer experience from home. We will match your unique skills and interests with carefully selected volunteer projects, and also help organise the rest of your trip. A variety of long and short-term placements are available. Volunteers are housed either within the community or nearby. A project donation is included in the costing to ensure sustainability and transparency.

Year Founded: 2005