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Volunteer to help care for underprivileged children in Cape Town. Cape Town's townships are ravaged by poverty and HIV AIDS with many children left orphaned and vulnerable.

As a volunteer, you may be working in a Para Parental role teaching children life skills that their missing or overwhelmed families are struggling with. At the crèches and orphanage you may work with a local care giver or teacher assisting them and taking on responsibilities as your skills and experience allows. In general you may play three different roles: 1. Teaching – the children at the care points are generally without any kind of education and need the foundations of English; 2. Care giving – most of the children come from homes where they do not receive much attention – volunteers play an important role in giving the children this attention, playing games with them, teaching them basic life skills and giving them the care and attention they need at that age; and 3. Centre development – volunteers are often involved with painting educational murals, organizing fundraising events, taking children to the play ground and working on income generating projects.

There are many other activities that you as a volunteer might like to get involved in; sports (start a small sport program for the kids), art projects, music and singing songs (bring an instrument and teach some kids to play), and various other community initiatives (e.g. recycling, craft development). Wherever you feel your strengths lie is where you should get involved – use your own creativity and work together with your project leader and the caregivers at the care point.

What’s included
All accommodation throughout your programme
All meals
Orientation upon arrival
Transfer to and from Cape Town international airport to Hout Bay on scheduled arrival and departure days
Full support and daily guidance from the project coordinator and assistant co-ordinator
Project equipment
Backup support from All Out Africa’s head office and administrative staff

What’s not included
Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement
All flights
Airport transfers outside of scheduled arrival and departure days
All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other)
Telephone, internet, extra food and drinks, weekend activities
Visas
Any excursions over and above your planned itinerary


The arrival date is the first Monday of the month:
2011: 3-Jan, 7-Feb, 7-Mar, 4-Apr, 2-May, 6-Jun, 4-Jul, 1-Aug, 5-Sep, 3-Oct, 7-Nov, 5-Dec
2012: 2-Jan, 6-Feb, 5-Mar, 2-Apr, 7-May, 4-Jun, 2-Jul, 6-Aug, 3-Sep, 1-Oct, 5-Nov,
3-Dec

Booking process
Booking a place on the project is a simple 3 step process:
Make a booking request by either selecting “book now” then completing the online booking form, or emailing bookings@alloutafrica.com requesting a booking form, complete this and submit it to the same address.
Depending on availability, your booking application will then be accepted and you will be sent a deposit invoice which you should pay by bank transfer or by manual credit card payment.
Upon receipt of the deposit, your booking will be confirmed and you will be assisted to make the necessary arrangements to start your project.

Duration

4 weeks, 6 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks

Start Dates

2011: 3-Jan, 7-Feb, 7-Mar, 4-Apr, 2-May, 6-Jun, 4-Jul, 1-Aug, 5-Sep, 3-Oct, 7-Nov, 5-Dec
2012: 2-Jan, 6-Feb, 5-Mar, 2-Apr, 7-May, 4-Jun, 2-Jul, 6-Aug, 3-Sep, 1-Oct, 5-Nov,
3-Dec

Costs / Benefits

4 weeks - £1 536
6 weeks - £1 896
8 weeks - £2 256
12 weeks - £2 831

Requirements

A good understanding of English
Criminal background check.