
The everyday life of many South Africans is influenced by poverty, malnutrition, lack of the access to medical care and education, violence and drug or alcohol abuse. As a volunteer you will support the non-profit organization, that supports people from socially difficult backgrounds and aims to improve their living conditions and opportunities.
Do you enjoy sports and exercise and love working with children and young people? Help a local team of sports enthusiasts to teach sports at schools, train basketball or give swimming lessons to children and promote a healthy and active lifestyle! Supervised internships for students of Sports and Physical Education are also possible here.
In the refugee aid project in South Africa, you will be volunteering with a non-profit organization that helps migrants and refugees integrate into South African society. The organization's facility in Cape Town offers English lessons, legal advice, and support for refugees when dealing with authorities. Your help is welcome!
Get involved in the world's largest rescue center for vervet monkeys in South Africa! These small monkeys were hunted and considered a plague in the past. By treating and rehabilitating injured animals and educating the population about environmental protection, the sanctuary aims to enable the monkeys to live a species-appropriate life.
Join the over 50s All Inclusive Elephant Volunteering programme in South Africa’s Garden Route. Support ethical elephant research and welfare at a non exploitative sanctuary, helping care for rescued elephants. Enjoy included meals, comfortable lodge accommodation and a friendly group atmosphere while contributing to meaningful wildlife conservation.
Calling all outdoor and nature lovers! As a volunteer in the Zandvlei Nature Reserve in Cape Town, you can expect a variety of activities related to nature and environmental protection as well as landscape conservation. Your effort contribute to the preservation of a complete wetland habitat including important South African animal and plant species.
Lend a helping hand to orphaned rhinos at South Africa’s oldest dedicated rhino orphanage. Your days will be filled with bottle-feeding calves, providing essential care, and monitoring released adult rhinos in a stunning private reserve. Living alongside a team of rhino experts within a UNESCO World Heritage site, this project will help you reconnect with nature and change rhinos’ lives.
Volunteer in animal welfare! Engage in a variety of animal welfare projects in South Africa: Whether a volunteer mission to rescue penguins and sea birds, in a dog shelter or on a ranch for the resocialization for abused horses - here's where all animal lovers can find the right project! Just let us know which option appeals to you the most, and we'll let you know all about it!