Volunteering Abroad with United Playground
Are you looking to volunteer in the exotic setting of the lush green jungles or white sandy beaches of Africa? Or in the cool rural mountains in India?
United Playground believes that volunteering should create enjoyable memories in stimulating environments, yet should also be affordable. The projects we offer are from just two weeks or up to a whole year, in a great variety of placements. We offer on-site support and encourage you to take your weekends off to explore the country. United Playground can aid in helping you develop new skills, experience exciting cultures and help others to realise their own potential.
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Colleen's Orphanage lies only 25 minutes from the heart of Cape Town and provides a home for thirty five children who are always excited to receive volunteers. We desperately need volunteers with a driving license to go grocery shopping, take children to school, or undertake general errands as none of the people who work here have a license. Also, due to the numbers of children (including babies), there are not enough staff to give them the attention they need. Your role here would be to play with the children, help with homework, housework, and perhaps assist in their classes at school.
This orphanage is alive in the daytime with school pupils and it is great to see the orphans and the children from the local area mixing together whilst gaining an education. Here you choose to work in the classrooms and or help with general duties in the orphanage. They are currently in desperate need for resources, in terms of equipment, teachers and people who could generally help with the day to day running of the orphanage/school.
Do you want to be surrounded by the beauty of the lush green jungle in rural Africa and actually make a difference in this deprived community? We desperately require volunteers who are willing to get stuck in and help in teaching basic English, football, farming and/ or generally helping out in the community. We are also looking for people who could educate the village on health and wellbeing. Any experience welcome! There is electricity but no running water - there is a bore hole that is suitable for bathing, washing clothes and cooking (drinking water is bought from the shops and is very cheap). There is an inside bathroom and an outside toilet; both are shared. You may also share your room with another volunteer.
