Work and live with people from all over the world, and meet local people who know and love your host country!
"Khaya" means village or dwelling in several African languages – but it also has a deeper meaning, that of ‘belonging'. In Xhosa it also means home or homestead and in Swahili it means boma, which is an enclosed secure area for cattle. At Khaya Volunteer Projects, we make our volunteers feel that they belong. If you choose Khaya to organize your volunteering experience, you will feel secure and well-informed. You will also feel that you belong to the project you decide to work with, as Khaya fits the right people to the right projects.
Volunteers from around the world have the opportunity to uplift and support volunteer projects in South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zanzibar. Based in Africa Khaya Volunteer Projects assists local partners and projects in Southern and Eastern Africa while focusing on responsible and ethical volunteering.
The volunteering projects we offer are both unique and affordable. With us, you can volunteer with children; communities; sports development; healthcare; wildlife and conservation; and education projects.
At Khaya, we founded several of the projects ourselves, which shows that investing your own time and money in supporting those in need goes hand in hand with running a successful organisation.
Not only is this volunteer work incredibly rewarding, it's also great to do and experience during your gap year! We can offer you full packages which include volunteering and travelling at great prices.
For those who are interested in gap year programmes and volunteer work, we are aware that travelling and staying abroad is a big step, which is why Khaya commits itself to honest pricing and crystal clear information so that you know exactly what you're going to get. Ethical Volunteering is our priority and we work according to a certain criteria to ensure that your volunteering efforts and your financial contributions are used in the best way possible.
If you're looking for great prices, quick communication and personal service, join one of Khaya's volunteering projects and let us give you an African experience you'll never forget!
If you’re thinking of doing an internship abroad, there’s a few things to consider. After all, most international internships are unpaid, and it will cost you money to travel there, pay for accommodation and meals, do some sightseeing at the weekends, and so forth.
So you made your decision: South Africa is where you want to go. You have done your research and know you want to go to this huge and exciting country. The incredible stories you have heard about the most southern country of this great continent make you dream of the vibrant lifestyle, incredible landscape, exotic animals and numerous adventures to be had.
For prospective volunteers or interns looking to work in the townships of South Africa, it can be quite daunting if you don’t really know what to expect. After all, townships were the brutal Apartheid regime’s way of keeping its main workforce in one place, controlled, and out of the way of the white minority.
Many volunteers come through the doors at Khaya, and each of them leave our projects and our country, equipped with valuable life skills and experiences. The many things they learn whilst volunteering with us helps to shape their thinking and look at the world in new ways.
