Via Volunteers: Educational Enrichment at Fikelela Children's Home
Fikelela Children's Home is situated in a quiet area of Khayelitsha township not far from Cape Town.
Fikelela provides safe, secure and nurturing home-based care for up to 40 children aged between 0-8 years of age. The children are either affected by, or infected with HIV/Aids. All of the children have been abandoned and orphaned, neglected or abused. Many of the children in Fikelela's care are nursed back to health and put on anti-retrovirals when necessary. Fikelela also provides care for children in foster care and orphans in the community.
As a volunteer at Fikelela Children's Home you will assist with a fun educational enrichment programme for the 3-8 year olds which is designed to help them improve their Maths and English fluency, improve their fine motor & gross motor skills, build confidence, and improve self-esteem.
You will also be involved in helping the children when they get home from school, assisting the staff to serve food, preparing the babies and older children for bath time and getting them ready for bed with a relaxing activity or story.
To join this project you will need to be in good physical condition and aged 18 years or older by the time you arrive in Cape Town. Emotional maturity is an important asset for volunteers at Fikelela, and you must also have personal characteristics like commitment, flexibility, patience and the ability to use your initiative if you find yourself at a loose end.
To ensure effective communication between all team members, a good understanding of the English language is also required.
Listing Details
We work with sustainable long term projects that are developed through genuine community and conservation needs to ensure that your contribution is meaningful and long lasting.
We are based in South Africa and maintain regular personal contact with all our project partners. Each and every project has been personally vetted by the Via Volunteers team, and we work hard to ensure that the information we provide for you is both comprehensive and up to date, so that you can make an informed decision about joining one or more of our projects.
With more than 10 years’ experience organizing project placements for thousands of volunteers from more than 50 countries, the Via Volunteers team is well placed to provide you with a high quality volunteering experience that will exceed your expectations.
1. Check out the full range of wildlife, conservation, children and community projects on our web site.
2. Make your choice, choose an arrival date, and decide how many weeks you want to spend on your project.
3. Book using our easy to complete online booking form or email us directly.
We don't like to keep you waiting so you can expect to receive a confirmation email from our Cape Town based team within 24 hours.
You do not pay anything when you book. We will provide you with a detailed itinerary and quote for you to check.
When you are happy with the details, you will be able to confirm your placement with a deposit (equivalent to US$150 for each project, tour or course that you book).