Renovation work at a Mental Home

Name: Renovation work at a Mental Home
Start: 2017-02-06
End: 2017-02-20
Location: Mabopane, South Africa

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Thabang Mental Home Thabang Mental Home is a community based home taking care of both men and women. The home is situated in Mabopane and participants encouraged to work with the management and responsible people of the home when working on daily activities.

💼 What the programme involves

Improving conditions at Thabang Mental Home contributing to development to disadvantaged and disabled members of the community. Cleaning, painting and other activities as related by the matron Spending time with members of Thabang Mental Home.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Sleeping bag, sun cream, mosquito spray/lotion, sandals, working gloves and closed 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 Accommodation will be in a home in Mabopane. 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.

📍 About the location

The community has multi-cultural people and English is mostly spoken with local languages. 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 0018

06/02/2017 → 20/02/2017

Closed

0 / 10

♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

16–99 years old

Solidarity donation

200.00 EUR

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

📍 Location

Mabopane, 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: 21:13 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Xhosa Zulu