GIVING BACK

For our Cape Town Cribs members we offer the possibility to join a Giving Back program.

BUILDING FOR THE CAPE TOWN COMMUNITY

Volunteering with Projects Abroad on the General Building Project in South Africa is a great way to involve yourself with practical work where you can see the tangible results of your efforts. You do not need any previous construction experience and this project is suitable for everyone, whether you are a gap year student, career breaker, or just looking for something worthwhile to do during a vacation.

The project is based in Cape Town, where you will work toward constructing an eco-friendly community center in the Lavender Hill township. This is a deeply underprivileged area and you are encouraged to participate in a variety of community projects taking place in the township, in addition to the building work.

The project is as much about building memories for the day care children as it is about building walls, which may never be perfect. By the time the project is finished, there will have been several hundred volunteers who have contributed. More importantly, that many people will have made a small difference in the lives of these great kids. That’s really what it’s all about.

Giving back

Building work takes place in the mornings and afternoons. In the afternoons you also have the option to get involved with community activities. For these activities you can either look after the children present on site, or, once or twice a week you can work with volunteers from the Nutrition Project which involves looking after our organic garden, researching nutritious recipes that can be prepared with our produce, preparing the food, and feeding the children. Our plans also include clearing a nearby site in order to transform it into a sports field and then get the children involved in physical education. We are also aiming to educate the local community about organic food growing and basic permaculture techniques. Please note that it is not possible to work with volunteers from the Nutrition Project every day.

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