SAVWA Construction Work Camp

Name: SAVWA Construction Work Camp
Start: 2018-03-05
End: 2023-04-17
Location: Soshanguve, South Africa

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South Africa Construction Manual work Renovation Social work Teenagers Construction Manual work +3 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 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. South Africa Volunteer Work Camp Association is a member of Southern African Workcamp Cooperation (SAWC), Partner with Service Civil International (SCI), Full member of Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) and Partner Member of Alliance if European Voluntary Service Organisations.

💼 What the programme involves

Type of Work: Volunteers will be helping in a building project for a SAVWA community center which will cater for the community an volunteers themselves. The building project includes brick making, wall construction at project site and other local activities. We hope to finish the wall for the surrounding center with assistance from community members and well-wishers to the project. Volunteer Work Volunteers and community members will give support and guide community work and building such as mixing cement and plastering. This is an exciting project as we hope to bring some change especially for the centre itself. Volunteers have opportunity to work with different people in the community and interact with children after school.

🏠 Accommodation on site

What to bring: Sleeping bag, sun cream, mosquito spray/lotion, sandals, shoes are advisable. Raincoat, light working clothes during working hours and gloves for manual work as well as clothes at night, as it may turn out to be chilly; Torch or flash light and books and stationery for the children even sporting equipment such as soccer balls etc and board games. Accommodation: Accommodation will be in a house in Soshanguve. Participants will be required to bring their own sleeping bags. The accommodation has a simple bathroom with shower and there is water. The accommodation place has 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)

📍 About the location

Soshanguve, Pretoria almost 45 minutes out of Pretoria CBD 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 cultural and arts activities. Some weekends may have excursions with students to different areas of Pretoria.

⚠️ Requirements

The work camp participation fee is strictly Euro 260 per month, and this covers simple accommodation, food and project expenses office running/administrative expenses, certificate of participation during the camp, communication prior to, during and after the camp. Please note that this does not include travel expenses to and from the camp, pick up from airport 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 0057

04/05/2020 → 18/05/2020

Closed

0 / 8

♂ 0/4 ♀ 0/4

Construction Work Camp/Building Project 0055

18/03/2022 → 31/03/2022

Closed

0 / 8

♂ 0/4 ♀ 0/4

SAVWA 0031

05/03/2018 → 19/03/2018

Closed

0 / 10

♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

SAVWA 0044

18/03/2019 → 31/03/2019

Closed

0 / 8

♂ 0/4 ♀ 0/4

0067

03/04/2023 → 17/04/2023

Closed

0 / 5

♂ 0/3 ♀ 0/2

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

16–99 years old

Solidarity donation

260.00 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: 20:53 (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 Zulu Xhosa