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After School Programme

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South Africa Education Children Sport Education Children +1 Permanent

About the project

After School Programme

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The South Africa Volunteer Work Camp Association (SAVWA) will contribute towards the development of South African communities both urban and rural through local, national, regional and international volunteers to work together towards the cultural, economic, socio-political well-being of young people and marginalised persons or groups through empowerment work camps programs and promotion of sustainable development. The South Africa Volunteer Work Camp Association shall work and collaborate with other Volunteer driven organisation, Regional Work Camp Associations, and organisations. Aims and Objectives To conduct voluntary based work camps and community driven development programmes in South Africa nationally throughout the year and regional and internationally throughout the world participation. To conduct capacity building training and skills development for young people. To facilitate youth exchange for volunteers North to South, South to North, and South to South volunteer driven work camps exchanges and developmental programmes. To establish a volunteer work camp site in South Africa self-sustaining and youth oriented establishment. Activities Since its inception in 2012, SAVWA is looking to carry out projects in various communities of South Africa in the following categories: Construction: Roads and foot-bridges, low income housing, schools, clinics, churches and community center's Renovation: Royal buildings, archeological and historical sites. Environmental: Soil and water conservation, tree planting Health: Water supply, pit latrines, HIV/AIDS awareness and mitigation Economic: Poultry, piggery and irrigation schemes, communal and home gardens and other income generating enterprises.

💼 What the programme involves

Official Launches & Kick off of After School Programme in Tshwane. This programme will be a year long project and after successful pilot project last year we officially launch project in two areas of Laudium and Soshanguve communities in Tshwane. Volunteers and community members will give support and guide learners academically and also sporting activities. They will also ensure learners are adequately fed during the programme and establish the academic needs of the students and more appropriate interventions (Social, economic, community, family, religious etc.) This is an exciting project as volunteers have opportunity to work with different communities and interact with children after school and have also the opportunity to be hosted by individual family members for their period of stay in the country.

Volunteers and community members will give support and guide learners academically in teaching English and Mathematics. They will also ensure learners are adequately fed during the programme and establish the academic needs of the students and more appropriate interventions (Social, economic, community, family, religious etc.) Activities range from community outreach to administrative work. Volunteers should prepare to assist with one or more of the following: Helping kids in the after-school activities like home work, games and sports and Administration work. Preparing progress reports for children, Preparing monthly volunteer newsletters and activity reports. Resource Mobilization and fundraising activities Community outreach in the neighboring communities.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation will be in a house and venue still to be confirmed both in Laudium/Erasmia or Soshanguve. Participants will be required to bring their own sleeping bags. The accommodation has a simple bathroom with shower and there is running water. The accommodation and work place have flushing toilets and do have electricity but should expect normal power cuts lasting to 4 hours on various time slots in the week. (Not every day)

Sleeping bag, sun cream, mosquito spray/lotion, sandals, shoes are advisable. Rain coat, light working clothes during working hours and warm clothes at night, as it may turn out to be chilly; Torch or flash light and arts and cultural items such as drums etc. for the children even sporting equipment such as soccer balls etc. and board games. Participants will be required to bring their own sleeping bags. The accommodation has a simple bathroom with shower and water available. The accommodation and work place have flushing toilets and do have electricity but should expect normal power cuts lasting to 4 hours on various time slots in the week. (Not every day)

🍲 Food

The community has multi-cultural people and English is mostly spoken with local languages such as Sotho, Zulu, and Tshwana to name a few. The place is vibrant with leisure activities since its an peri urban setting and semi rural area. Participants can travel to and from City center of Pretoria for other leisure activities

📍 About the location

Accommodation: Accommodation will be in a house and venue of activities in Soshanguve.

🎒 Leisure activities

The Weekend is meant to be for free tours that the group can organize by themselves. All our work camps are reserved for cultural nights when each volunteer can present her/his country and culture.

⚠️ Requirements

Qualification of participants: Open minded, ready to interact with other people of different cultural background - Positive attitude - Willing to share his/her experiences - Flexible to live/stay in simple living conditions - Flexible to eat local food - Ready to do academic work on the project and No experience needed at all. Willingness to guide students especially in academic studies mostly afternoon work from 2 pm till 4 pm mostly. Some weekends may have excursions with students to different areas of Pretoria.

The LTV will be required to involved in English and Mathematics activities and as well cultural activities and creating and using objects which will be used when the volunteers will meet the children.

ℹ️ Additional information

The work camp participation fee is strictly Euro 200 and this covers simple accommodation, food and project expenses during the camp. Please note that this does not include travel expenses to and from the camp, so participants are asked to reserve a small amount of money for transport to the camp and vice-verse. We advise all volunteers to ask for advice from us when they are planning to book their ticket to Pretoria.

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📅 Available sessions

SAVWA 010

11/04/2016 → 31/12/2016

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 20
♂ 0/10 ♀ 0/10

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

250.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Soshanguve, South Africa

South Africa

🌍 Location info

Local currency

South Africa Rand (ZAR / R)

Exchange rate

1 ZAR = 0.054452 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

South Africa Standard Time

Local time: 20:58 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Zulu Xhosa