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International Volunteer Day Month

This project is part of the SCI North South Programmes. Volunteers should be 20 years old, have previous volunteering experience and take part in the Preparation Workshops organised by their sending branch. More details from your sending branch.
Camp code:
ZA-SAV 3.90
Country:
South Africa
Start Date:
Dec 02, 2024
End Date:
Dec 16, 2024
Topic:
3: International solidarity
Special Topics:
Climate for Peace Programme
Work Types:
Cultural heritage / Peace / Social
Number of volunteers:
6
Number of places still available:
2
Free places last update:
May 06, 2024
International age:
18 - 99
National age:
18 - 99
Extra fee to be paid in the hosting country:
260.00 Euro [270 US Dollar]
Breakdown:
  1. Accommodation and food: 0.00 Euro
  2. Transportation: 0.00 Euro
  3. Activities: 0.00 Euro
  4. Hosting organisation support: 260 Euro
Purpose of extra costs:
The work camp participation fee is strictly Euro 260, and this covers simple accommodation, food and project expenses office running/administrative expenses, certificate of participation during the camp, communication prior to, during and after the camp. Please note that this does not include travel expenses to and from the camp, pick up from airport so participants are asked to reserve a small amount of money for transport to the camp and vice-verse. We advise all volunteers to ask for advice from us when they are planning to book their ticket to South Africa
Required Language:
English
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Description: The International Volunteer Day for Economic and Social Development (5 December), more commonly referred to as International Volunteer Day (IVD), is an international observance mandated by the UN General Assembly in 1985. It offers an opportunity for volunteer-involving organizations and individual volunteers to promote volunteerism, encourage governments to support volunteer efforts and recognize volunteer contributions to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at local, national and international levels.

Type of Work: Recognition of 5th December (World Volunteer Day) to recognise all the valuable volunteers in our community and organisation at large Volunteer Tasks: The work camp activities will include community work in and around Pretoria and includes working with children and also voluntary services to the community of Soshanguve.

We will honour our volunteers for the month with one special day activity dedicated to all volunteers for the year.

Study Theme: International Volunteer Day commonly known as IVD is celebrated on 5 December every year. It started as an international observance mandated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985. It's a day where volunteers are acknowledged and the spirit of volunteerism is promoted at the local, national and international levels. The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme joins IVD celebrations with UN Volunteers and all volunteers around the world – amplifying the importance of people-led solutions to our common challenges. We as SAVWA continue to celebrate this day for past 5 years

Accommodation: Accommodation will be in a home, Pretoria. Participants will be required to bring their own sleeping bags. The accommodation has a simple bathroom with shower and there is running water. The accommodation and work place have flushing toilets and do have electricity.

Language: Language: The community has multi-cultural people and English is mostly spoken with local languages such as Ndebele, Zulu, and other local languages

Requirements: Sleeping bag, sun cream, mosquito spray/lotion, sandals, working gloves and closed shoes are advisable. Rain coat, light working clothes during working hours and warm clothes at night, as it may turn out to be chilly; Torch or flash light;

Approximate Location: Soshanguve, Pretoria South Africa

Notes: Sleeping bag, sun cream, mosquito spray/lotion, sandals, shoes are advisable. Raincoat, light working clothes during working hours and gloves for manual work as well as clothes at night, as it may turn out to be chilly; Torch or flash light and books and stationery for the children even sporting equipment such as soccer balls etc and board games.

Open minded, ready to interact with other people of different cultural background - Positive attitude - Willing to share his/her experiences - Flexible to live/stay in simple living conditions - Flexible to eat local food - Ready to do academic work on the project and No experience needed at all. Willingness to guide students especially in cultural and arts activities. Some weekends may have excursions with students to different areas of Pretoria