Voluntary work in South-Africa

The Big Five

Welcome everybody! With this post I want to introduce you to the possibilities of voluntary work in South-Africa. You will help the locals or animals, but also yourself. The economic crisis has many influences on the job market. You can distinguish yourself from the crowd by volunteering. It is definitely one of the best ways to boost your CV. Moreover, it will be a lifetime-experience. What gives you a better feeling than helping underprivileged families to improve their living conditions? The main focus in my post will be on: Cape Town.

So, what are the possibilities?  You can work in a community centre, build homes for underprivileged families, assist teachers on a school for street children. These are called the 'community projects'. The emphasis is really on helping people here. You as a possible future volunteer has the chance to help building new homes for families in townships in Cape Town. By the way, townships are the underdeveloped suburbs in which the underprivileged families are living.

Do you prefer working with the Big Five at a game reserve? The Big Five animals are the lion, African elephant, leopard, rhinoceros and the African buffalo. That belongs also to the possibilities of voluntary work. If you want, you can temporarily be part of a wildlife park and help them with the daily tasks. The options that I mentioned are just some examples to give you a brighter picture. There are lots of other possibilities.

A website which really helped me with some interesting information about this topic is: CLICK!
If you have some questions or comments, please don't hesitate and tell me!

Regards,

Ceesjan