Door of Hope Orphanage

Overview

About

Since January 2012, 4 younger children are receiving home schooling as they could no longer attend regular schools. Volunteers assist in the daily school programme for which full teaching kits are supplied. It requires a bit of reading and preparing but anybody can do it!!

You can be involved in the following activities:

Individual attention: It sounds so simple but with daily individual attention you can really help these children. You can for example teach them the English alphabet, how to count, about animals and about which colors there are. Playing games can also be a part of your tasks. As a volunteer you play a big part in the individual development of the children.

Homework: When the older kids come home from school you can help them with their homework. You can improve their English by talking to them or help them with reading and writing assignments. If you’re good at maths, you can help them with this. It doesn’t matter what you are good at, you can always help them out with some subjects.

Organize: If you volunteer you can regularly organize activities, not only for fun but also to increase the social skills of the children and to work on behavioral challenges.

Household chores: Mama Gladys receives help from several ladies who cook and clean, but there are many other tasks where she could really use your help. Think of organizing the administration, files about the children and other tasks that are not part of the daily household, to get a better insight in the current situation and translate this into goals for the future.

Extra attention: Some children need special attention because they lag behind with their personal development. Some cannot read or write properly and that is where you can help out and make a difference.

Accommodation

You will be accommodated in one of the volunteer houses of Khaya. Here you will spend your time with other international volunteers. You will be responsible for your own transport, food and beverages. The costs for the accommodation are included in the price. Depending on availability you will either have a private room or share a room with a maximum of two other volunteers. Transport is often something you can share with other volunteers to reduce the costs. A rental car will cost about 250 euro / 270 USD /230 Sterling per month for a older car that you can use locally.

The benefit of having a car is that you can travel in the weekends and visit places after work. The volunteer houses usually accommodate both local as well as international volunteers and students. They often have a swimming pool, cleaning services and are close to facilities such as the beach, bars, restaurants and shops.

We do keep in mind that older and younger volunteers don’t always mix and have alternative options for more private accommodation.

Fees and Dates

1 week                        R 3000

2 weeks                      R 4400

3 weeks                      R 6000

4 weeks                      R 7600

All extra weeks will be charged R 1400 per week.

An extra booking fee of R500 is required if you need Khaya to arrange transfers, accommodation and bus tickets as well as external travel arrangements. This fee lets Khaya handle your travel arrangements completely.

The money will be used for the costs such as food for the children; the costs for pick up and communication and a direct donation to the project of 15% of your full fees will be made.

The fee includes the following:

• Information and support before arrival
• Personal pickup and transport to accommodation
• Information guide with free SIM card upon arrival
• Short tour through the city
• Accommodation
• 15% donation to the project
  
• Support during your stay
• Arrangement of activities and weekend trips

The fee excludes:

• Daily transport
• Food and drinks
• Any travel expenses to Port Elizabeth
• Insurance
• Costs for outings and activities

Volunteers can start at any given time.

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