Internships with SAVE Volunteering

At SAVE Foundation, we often have returning volunteers, some of them come back to volunteer again and some come back as interns.

One of my favorite volunteers who came back as a skate intern. Due to us working together, we spent a lot of time together and he shared many stories with me, but my favorite story was one of him going back home to France. In the South of France, he went surfing and having learned how to surf with me here in South Africa I knew his capabilities. He told me about the waves he tried to catch and the massive wipeouts he experienced, nothing but good laughs were shared.

I know SAVE Foundation offers quite a few packages, but being the person I am who loves the ocean and sports, I'd have to say I'd join the Sports & Adventure Program. My reasons are simple, the location is based in the heart of Cape Town, right next to the beautiful ocean and Table Mountain.

There are so many activities to do and sites to see in this city and we have so many different cultures all combined into one place. Then there's the project itself: not only do you get the opportunity to tutor and teach children at the school, but you also get to coach them outside of school hours; it's the best of both worlds.

I guess what makes us unique is our location, passion and, of course, our schools.

There are very few volunteering programs that can offer you views of the ocean, city and one of the 7 wonders of the world. The passion we have, our team never stop caring, we work beyond the hours required, we care about every aspect of the company and especially our children. Then there are our schools, we have some incredible teachers that we work with and not only them, but the children are amazing, so loving, so happy and always willing to listen and learn.

I'd say my proudest moment of our team would be during the Christmas period, we all work very hard to fundraise money to purchase all our children Christmas presents and then we personally deliver each and every gift, with one of us dressed as Santa Claus.

I think the biggest factor towards leading a successful company is the staff; if you don't have a team of hardworking, driven and happy staff members, your company simply won't make it. We are the legs and foundation of this company, and if you inject negative or demotivated energy into the veins, you'll end up with a recipe for disaster.