SOUTH AFRICA / Kaya Responsible Travel
In a city of contrasts, Cape Town’s private sector health care and provision is extensive, but it is the rural communities that suffer from an immense lack of facilities. Whilst there are some structures in place for an effective health service, there is an enormous deficit in terms of staff and resources. With only 12 care givers for the entire township, the level of medical treatment that they can offer is restricted. Volunteers can help by acting as caregiver assistants to reach more people on a daily basis while also helping to update records to ensure the maximum number of individuals can be assisted.
As a volunteer, you will be working with overwhelmed and struggling families. You will be working with local care givers by assisting them and taking on responsibilities as your skills and experience allow. On a daily basis you will go into the community and visit patients with a local home based care worker, you will report on the patients progress, assist in giving patients medication, baths and helping with meal preparation. At the base you will also help with updating records and other important documents for your patients.
There are many other activities that you as a volunteer might like to get involved in; there are opportunities to work with children, to do craft and education programs with the youth and elderly, condom distribution, work in the soup kitchens and support groups for young mothers, youths and alcoholics. You will have the opportunity to use your strengths to choose where you should get involved outside of your medical placement – using your own creativity and work together with your project leader and the caregivers at the care point.
For more information on this opportunity, please contact a member of the Kaya Team on:
T.(0044) 161 870 6212
E. info@kayavolunteer.com
W. www.kayavolunteer.com
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