Sports Volunteer Tourism in South Africa

- Placement location: Cape Town, Kwa Tuli
- Project lengths: From two weeks
- Accommodation: Host families, dorm style shared accommodation at Conservation Project
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- Top places to travel: Table Mountain, Durban
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South Africa is a unique environment in which to spend time volunteering abroad and is a thriving and lively destination for a work experience placement. Projects Abroad is based in the bustling cosmopolitan city of Cape Town, close to the southern tip of the African continent. Projects are available for anyone interested in volunteering in the developing world; whether you are on a gap year, a summer placement, or a career break.
Volunteers work within Cape Town in the townships of Lavender Hill and Vrygrond, and in the smaller outlying suburbs such as Grassy Park, teaching English and many other subjects in schools, and on care projects in crèches. There are also options to join a practical building project within the poor townships or work on sports projects with underprivileged youngsters. Volunteers wanting to gain useful work experience in South Africa can choose from a range of innovative projects including Journalism, Business, Law & Human Rights and Animal Care projects.
By living and working in these mixed-race communities you'll start to understand the complexities of South Africa's past and present, and help to give the younger generation the tools they need for the future.
Our Conservation & Environment placement is based on the Botswana side of the Limpopo River border with South Africa, though you’ll also spend some time in South African nature reserves. Your time will be split between collecting scientific data and creating species lists, hands on work doing tree wrapping, maintenance of water holes and building bird hides, and learning new skills such as animal tracking and GPS mapping.
Volunteering on a Placement Overseas in South Africa
Five times the size of Great Britain, South Africa has created a diversity of lifestyles and a diversity of environments, from the lofty Drakensberg Mountain range to the Cape Vineyards.