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HEART FOR ORPHANS  ZAR11,212.00

Be part of a child’s life.
Volunteer either at a children`s home for babies and toddlers (birth to 5 years) or at a home for children and teenagers (5 - 17 years).


 

Volunteer

Volunteer either at an orphanage for babies and toddlers (aged newborn - 5 years)

OR

enjoy a volunteer combination of working at a primary school in the mornings and spend afternoons at an orphanage for children and teens (aged 5 - 17).

Junior Programme - $1760:
The babies and toddlers are hungry for love and attention, and are in need of being changed, fed and held all through the day. The home has a lovely play area outside, as well as a crèche where the infants` learning can be stimulated.
At the orphanage they try hard to be more like a family than an institution - there is also a strong focus on trying to reunite the child with its natural family if possible. These children are wards of the state waiting to be adopted, either coming through children`s court after having been removed from abusive families, or abandoned very young. This home can accommodate about 60 children, and they currently have more boys than girsl. The spread of age groups is fairly fluid as there are constant changes – children get adopted and leave, and new children arrive.

Senior Programme - $1485:
At the home for children and teens, the volunteer`s day is spent in the mornings at a secondary school.The school is based in Observatory and volunteers will be participating in the morning component of our `Words Changing Worlds` project.
At this project they provide a literacy programme to support children at English-speaking, inner-city schools whose first language is not English and who need a little extra help.
And, afternoons are spent at the children`s home based in Athlone, once the children return from school. The children are in need of positive adult attention, as well as assistance with their homework, playing games, sports and general guidance.


With both choices, activities depend on the age of the children, but giving children positive attention and meeting them at their level is the biggest requirement.

The orphanages have limited resources and therefore are grateful for any help and all contributions. Having volunteers increases the ratio of children-adults, therefore enabling each child to receive more individual attention, and more chance of noticing and dealing with emotional problems before they escalate.

Start every Monday - arrival on the Thursday before start date

1 month prior to project start date

Available

South Africa

Western Cape

Cape Town

City (cosmopolitan centre with nearby airport and all major resources)

Yes

Yes

Yes

Availability

18

Children and Youth

- Observe children developing and discovering new things
- Being present for babies` first words, and first steps
- Form friendships with children
- The joy of lots of loves and hugs from small people
- Developing relationships and crossing culture barriers
- Being a positive influence and guiding teens to make good decisions
- Altruistic feeling of doing something meaningful

Juniors:
- Play simple games with babies and children
- Assist with feedings and afternoon nap times
- Read stories to the children
- Assist creche supervisor with keeping children busy and keeping creche tidy
- Assist with cooking, laundry and gardening (optional)
- Initiate and co-ordinate activities: sports, games, drama, art, music, story telling
- Arrange and take out children on outings
- Assist with Administartion work

Seniors:
- Assist with administration work
- Help children with homework and projects
- Assist in word games, reading and basic language in the literacy programme
- Listen and offer guidance
- Assist with arranging after school activities

4 Weeks Senior or 8 Weeks Junior

- Relaxed and friendly with children, but also firm with the naughty ones
- Ability to comfort and calm distressed toddlers and babies
- Ability to play games and sing songs and be like a child
- Ability to communicate in a warm and simple way - meet children at their level
- Basic counseling and conflict management (for older orphanages)
- Assist with homework from school (older orphanage)
- Creativeness in regards to after school activities
- Good listening skills

Intermediate to advanced English for the senior project - you need to be able to communication with children and adults in the community, and to help the older children in the literacy programme and with their school homework at the children`s home .

1662

Juniors: Open all year round except for a short holiday over the December holidays.
Every Wednesday is a day off at the Junior Project

Senior:
School Holiday: 27 march - 11 April 2010
10 June - 12 July 2010
24 September - October 2010
11 December - 19 January 2011

- You2africa Volunteer House: shared rooms between 2 - 3 volunteers
- Communal lounge and Kitchen
OR
- South African Host Family in local community - own room or shared with another volunteer

- Breakfast is self service and provided by the volunteer house host/host family
- Lunch is to volunteers own account
- Supper is a cooked meal provided by the volunteer house host/host family


*Please note that the accommodation and food can be basic. If you have special dietary needs you should provide this for yourself.

To volunteer`s account
- Pay R200/week for You2Africa shuttle (door to door from host family/volunteer house direct to project) or
- Hire own car

- Airport Transfers
- YOU2AFRICA`S CAPE TOWN ORIENTATION: 3 nights accommodation, orientation that covers everything the volunteers need to know about staying in South Africa (from social skills to transport and safety), two meals per day, bus trip into town, lunch (on the Friday), walking tour of the city, a train ride back to there accommodation and day trip (on the Saturday).
- All paperwork, placement and liaising with Volunteer Program
- Appointed Supervisor for duration of program
- Accommodation
- Two meals a day - Breakfast and Dinner
- Donation per month to the Volunteer Project, to assist in their funding.
- A South African sim card that works on a pay-as-you-go top up system
- Monthly socials for volunteers to get together and meet other volunteers (cost depends on social)
- Certificate & Report on Volunteer`s Program should this be required for studies or other purposes

- The cost of a visa in the case of your volunteer stay being longer than 90 days
- Medical Insurance which must include work, emergency evacuation. Please make sure you understand how your medical insurance works in South Africa as You2Africa will be unable to pay for any doctors accounts or the like in lieu of being refunded by the medical scheme
- Weekend excursions
- Local Transport
- Lunches (not provided by host/host family)
- Towel and toiletries
- Accommodation if Volunteer arrives before start date
- Transport to Accommodation if Volunteer arrives before start date

Community Impact `Voluntour`

No

Some children might be HIV+ but there is a non-disclosure policy in line with Government regulations and laws, so volunteers need to exercise caution.