SOUTH AFRICA / Khaya Volunteer Projects
PROGRAMS OFFERED
The project consists of several programs all run and supervised by the Izizwe Volunteer Coordinators, who are all volunteers themselves and live in Walmer Township. The diversity of possibilities creates an opportunity for volunteers to suggest preferences, for age groups and specific personal interest to be involved in.
DANCE PROGRAM
Florence Mtengwana, a local resident of Walmer, has been offering children the opportunity to come to her house in the afternoons to receive a meal and practice traditional dancing for many years now. Her gift of working with children and offering them a positive way of learning about their own Xhosa culture, gives the 30-35 children who attend every day, a sense of belonging and pride in their culture. The other options for these children are very limited and often will result in them being on the streets and getting involved with crime and drug abuse.
Izizwe has developed, together with local projects and Florence, a program to bring dance and music into the schools and crèches. With the help from overseas donations and the initiative of one of our previous volunteers we have created a dance program where Florence will visit several crèches and schools on a weekly basis.
These 1-1.5 hour workshops are aimed at offering the children a fun way of dancing, learning about their culture and to stimulate their creativity. Volunteers can assist Florence during these lessons or you can even get Xhosa dance lessons yourself!
PRIMARY SCHOOLS
The two primary schools in Walmer, each offer education to 700-800 learners of the ages of 6-12 years, and have a big need for class assistants, support with remedial teaching, afterschool sports programs and general interaction with the children. Izizwe works closely with Walmer Primary School and supports them with a sports program and holiday programs for their learners.
Volunteers can be involved to assist in the classrooms and further developing the sports program.
PRESCHOOLS
Volunteers can help at different preschools or crèches caring for 20-30 children of the ages of 3-6 years, by giving individual care and assistance to the children. It sounds so simple, but daily individual attention can really help these children. You can, for example: teach them the English alphabet, how to count, or to identify animals. Organising and 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, but foremost volunteers can help the teachers to increase their levels of expertise and improve learning conditions overall.
SPORTS PROGRAM
Our sport program has grown over the last few years to a full-time program providing different age groups of children daily sports activities at the primary schools, as well as basketball lessons after school.
The children of this community have limited options to enjoy sports, and with our local coaches and support from international volunteers, Izizwe provides a full-time sports program in the primary schools. The input of volunteers is needed to assist in further developing this program, to coach the children and to work together with the local coaches to increase awareness, organise sports tournaments and participate in competitive matches.
Under the guidance of our local coaches, volunteers will be involved in coaching both boys as girls in the age group of 6-18 years old.
On Friday we offer a swimming program for children between 6-9 years old and we provide transport to a heated indoor swimming pool in winter or a outdoor swimming pool in summer where we give basic swimming lessons and hand out diplomas to the children after these lessons.
If you are into sports and exercise, and if you love working with children, this project is designed for you! We could really use the help in further growing this project and to work together with our coach to come up with new ideas and activities for the children to have fun while exercising.
Email: info@khayavolunteer.com
Phone: +27 (0) 41 5822227
Expires: Dec 1, 2019
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