South Africa Literacy Volunteers

General Info

The ability to read is an essential skill that some children in South Africa have not had the opportunity to learn. You will play a significant role in improving the children’s abilities and helping to motivate them and get them interested in reading.

Your typical working hours on this project will be from Monday to Friday, 8:30am until 2pm. You’ll be placed with children who need a bit of extra help and spend half an hour’s reading time with each child, twice a week. During this time you’ll be reading to the children and encouraging them to read back to you to improve their skills and confidence.

What's Included

Met on arrival at the airport by a representative
Transfer from airport to volunteer accommodation in Fish Hoek
Accommodation - shared dormitory room in volunteer house
Training: In-country orientation
Support: Pre-departure helpdesk, Local in-country team and 24hr emergency support

What's Not Included in the Programme

Flights
Visas
Insurance
Return Airport transfer
Local Transport
Transport between accommodation and project
Food - please budget approximately US$50 per week (apart from evening meal on first night)

Benefits:

From £999 for 4 weeks. Includes accommodation, some food, transfers, support and back up in-country and 24/7 emergency contact numbers. Before you leave full comprehensive information is provided through an Online Accounts and our expert travel advisers are always available to give help and advice.

Requirements:

There are no specific qualifications or requirements needed to take part on this trip. We do however require that all travellers have a sense responsibility for other travellers, project staff and local community and most importantly... a sense of fun and adventure!