Winter time; some get depressed, some just long for the sun, so why not come to Port Elizabeth in the beautiful Eastern Cape of South Africa, to volunteer at one of our projects and have an incredible experience helping others?
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Our team in Port Elizabeth, South Africa needs a new team member!
We are looking for a dedicated, mature person (preferably a lady) from mid or the end of February 2015. The position is focused on:
Are you passionate about sport and the outdoors? Are you interested in traveling across the world to foster that same passion in overseas countries, especially amongst the youth?
If you are a business management or marketing student or are a professional working in a business or marketing field, you might consider offering your skills as a volunteer in areas desperately in need of your expertise and support.
The island archipelago of Zanzibar, just off the coast of East Africa in the tropical Indian Ocean, is perceived as one of the most exotic and beautiful destinations on Earth. It’s a must-visit for lovers of nature, with pristine beaches, fascinating cultural diversity, and a sense of history mostly untouched by modern influences.
As with all African countries, however, this is only a small part of the picture. The Zanzibari people undergo many trials and challenges in their daily lives related to limited income opportunities. Keeping up to date with modern business methods and technologies can be extremely difficult even in developed countries. Few people in Zanzibar are lucky enough to receive anything but the most basic education. Subjects that many take for granted in the West, such as marketing and business skills, are all but unheard of.
In some countries, especially in Asia, it’s a fairly common sight to see a number of children walking in the street in procession, singing or playing a variety of traditional instruments. They are led along by adults with placards reading "Support our orphans." Anyone who makes a donation is then invited to visit the nearby orphanage, and perhaps even spend some time working there.
If you’re a doctor, nurse, dentist, physical therapist or other healthcare provider, why not think about serving a community in a unique way?
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Here are ten basic expectations that all volunteers have when they give their time to an organisation, and that the organisation should be able to meet.
Africa – vast, untamed and mysterious; the Cradle of Mankind - the continent’s very name has produced a thrill in the heart of would-be adventurers and philanthropists for centuries. It’s the home of huge tracts of wild savannah, lush arboreal forests, and of course the so-called Big Five - African elephant, Cape buffalo, leopard, rhinoceros, and lion.
So you have the opportunity to take your family on an overseas trip. Why not make it a volunteering trip? The concept of volunteering overseas with your family is becoming ever more popular, especially in the last 5 years. Instead of sitting on a beach at a resort until the kids get bored, then sending them off to the “kids’ club”, you could all be helping to change lives. And you can still make time for the beach.
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