- South Africa
- Hoedspruit
About Program
Live and work as a member of the community and the charity that supports it. Get to know the vibrant culture of South Africa, work on projects, develop economic and agricultural initiatives, invest in the community aiming for a long term positive effect.
You can join existing projects or even bring your own skills to the table and develop your own!
Existing projects
- Teaching children both at creche schools and with after school homework.
- Promoting sustainability via engagement projects and developing eco-friendly facilities and living practices.
- Upcycling trash to treasure projects turning discarded items or waste into art.
- Building local infrastructure for economic growth and to help break the poverty cycle.
- Sustainable agricultural projects for food security.
- Local industry and artisan and cottage growth initiative teaching new skills to generate economic growth
During your time you can work on just one project or all of them depending on your interest.
Consider your impact: Volunteering abroad can be a rewarding experience for both volunteers and local communities, and at Go Overseas, we believe all volunteers should have the resources to make informed decisions about the type of volunteer project they want to partake in. However, despite best intentions, some organizations offering placements in orphanages may unknowingly place children in danger. You can read about the potential dangers of orphanage volunteering here.
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Program Highlights
- Be a force for good - The personal reward from working with a community and seeing your actions make a real difference is unbeatable.
- Find the role for you - While volunteering at the charity you can put any skills or passions to work and help in your own unique way, be it teacher or farming expert.
- New friends and family - As you live and work with the community, the charities staff and other volunteers united by your common interest and incredible experiences you'll form great friendships
- Discover South Africa - The charity is based in a wildlife and nature haven, during off days you can take part in local activities such as safari drives or visit points of interest.
Program Impact
The charities goals are to invest and develop in the community. They do this by providing better education, economic development, infra structure projects, promote sustainability, cultural awareness encouraging tourism, empowering though teaching new skills, conservational work to reducing human-wildlife conflict and food security through farming practices.
The charity itself lives and works onsite with the community.
Working so closely together means that the community itself can better communicate needs, ideas and ways to improve their livelihood for more effective development.
As a volunteer you'll be playing a key role in helping with various projects ensuring that the people living at the community are given the opportunity to develop and grow!
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Location
Hoedspruit is in the Limpopo province in Big 5 country, which refers to the Game Lodges and Private Nature Reserves. This town is agriculturally oriented and the majority of activities involve wildlife, environment, and people.
