SAVE Volunteering Humanitarian Projects

SAVE Volunteering Humanitarian Projects

Location
Multiple Locations +3
  • South Africa
    • Cape Town
  • Namibia
    • Windhoek
  • Tanzania
    • Dar es Salaam
Length
2 to 6 weeks

Program Details

Language
English
Age Min.
18
Age Max
60
Housing
Apartment Hostel
Groups
Small Group (1-15) Medium Group (16-30)
Travel Type
Family Solo Women

Pricing

Price Details
Includes: 3 meals a day, accommodation, transport, orientation, 24 hr support and donation to the NPO
What's Included
Accommodation Airport Transfers Equipment Meals Transportation Wifi
What's Not Included
Activities Airfare Domestic Airfare Equipment SIM cards Travel Insurance Visa Wifi
Feb 18, 2026
May 13, 2026
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About Program

SAVE Volunteering is a Non-Profit Organisation. We are NOT a booking agent: we run, manage and fund all of our Humanitarian and Wildlife Projects with the help of volunteers.

We believe in transparent and sustainable programs that impact our local community and wildlife.

The volunteer fees go towards, food, accommodation, transport, orientation and the rest of the money gets donated to the NPO for running costs such as stationary or meals for the children and meals for the Wildlife.

Join one of our amazing projects and leave with a life-changing experience!

COMMUNITY REVIEWS SUMMARY

Volunteers form strong bonds with children and fellow participants, experiencing meaningful teaching and community work despite occasional organizational hiccups.

Program Highlights

  • Help us better the lives of the children on our Humanitarian projects and the Animals on our Wildlife project.
  • Educate children to better their future on our Humanitarian projects and build structures and homes for our animals on our Wildlife projects.
  • Form a relationship with our children and see the world through their eyes on our Humanitarian projects. Protect Africas Wildlife on our Wildlife projects.
  • Learn about conservation and Africa’s wild animals on our Wildlife projects. Learn about patience and hard work on our Humanitarian projects.
  • Have a close animal encounter with some of the human tolerant animals on our Wildlife projects. Spend time with children in need of your affection and attention on our Humanitarian projects.

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 Reviews

4.83 Rating
based on 127 reviews
  • 5 rating 87.4%
  • 4 rating 10.24%
  • 3 rating 0.79%
  • 2 rating 0.79%
  • 1 rating 0.79%
  • Impact 4.7
  • Support 4.75
  • Fun 4.65
  • Value 4.8
  • Safety 4.75
Showing 113 - 120 of 127 reviews
Florian
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Awesome Time

On of the best experience I ever had! The people are great as well as the stuff you are doing during your stay. The Volunteering was a lot of fun and it was something I will never forget.
The People of SAVE were every time there if you had a question. They organized a lot of things to give us as volunteers an awesome stay!
The house and the service was very good!

89 people found this review helpful.
Fredderick
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Great Time

I was on the Surf and Swim program at Save,for me the 8 weeks that I have been here was awesome and loved it .In the morning we all go out to the settlement area called De noon ,where we will be teaching Xhosa children how to do the alphabet and count .Also to the staff members of Save in south Africa well done on an great job you guys are doing there.I hope you all the best for the future and I will see you all soon .

81 people found this review helpful.
Katja
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Great working experiences

Working in Skandal is amazing. I am having so much fun and learning a lot about how to work with kids. The project is great. The social is great and so much fun. I am having the time of my life. Thanks !

85 people found this review helpful.
Amanda
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Group dynamics

I think there's some trouble sometimes within the group of volontueers, it would have been nice to have all volounteers into coming upp with ideas for activities with the kids and also better teamwork

What would you improve about this program?
I would like to have more structure, like plans and goals for the activities with the children. For example: teach the kids how to handle different types of colors(watercolour, acrylic paint etc) so it's easier for new volunteers to get the idea of how to handle the days with the kids. I think it would be good also cause then the kids get some more consistency even though the volunteers changes.
96 people found this review helpful.
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Cal
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

Great Expereince

Before arriving at Save I didn't have a clue what to expect. But since being here I can 100% say that it has been such a good experience. The projects are well organised keeping you busy, the social side is great meeting lots of people from all around the world sharing day to day life with them and Save really do look after their volunteers with great Volunteers houses and cool socials.

I would definitely recommend volunteering with SAVE, wish I could stay for longer.

Advice: Don't come for less than 4 weeks!

107 people found this review helpful.
Amir
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

ELUNDINI VOLUNTEERING

*It has been an amazing experience for me to volunteer with disabled kids.
*I brought my speaker to put music to the kids for dancing.
*Some kids were extremely difficult to handle: they would punch other kids and me, hold me and never leave.

What would you improve about this program?
Maybe it would have been helpful to get explanation about the disabilities and how to handle them before the start of the program. And maybe learn some principles of education (to enhance discipline for example).
102 people found this review helpful.
Iris
4/5
Yes, I recommend this program

SAVE highlights

The highlight of SAVE are the great kids and the amazing staff that helps them achieve their goals.
Great to see that even children with disabilities get a chance to go to school. The teachers have a lot of patience and without them those children wouldn't interact the way they do now!

Surfing and swimming with the kids is also awesome because it's so much fun to see them laugh and enjoying themselves.

One thing that makes this experience perfect are the other volunteers and all the things you can do in and around Cape Town. The activities organized by the SAVE staff and all the fun things you can do just by yourself are great.

So don't hesitate, just go!

What would you improve about this program?
The food isn't that great, except the Braai ofcourse!
But there are enough options to cook yourself or go out for dinner.
102 people found this review helpful.
renee
5/5
Yes, I recommend this program

most amazing experiance of my life

I had such a amazing time, especially with the kids.
They really mean a lot for me.
We really helped the children to keep them of the street and learns them stuff what helps them during there life.
Also the swimming lessons where great, its really helping the kids and they will have profit for they rest of there life.
Its really a family and every helps each other, it was amazing.

What would you improve about this program?
More programme for the volunteers to do with the kids
110 people found this review helpful.

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