AFRICAN ANGELS IN SOUTH AFRICA
Help children from economically challenged backgrounds by caring for them in this daycare setting.
 Memorable. That is a fitting word to describe South Africa. With its breathtaking natural beauty and the wildlife that will leave you awestruck, South Africa is rich in culture, adventure, and its diversity. Whether you explore the national parks with the Big Five animals, relax at the beaches and watch whales, participate in some of the adventure sports, or help in a community, your trip to South Africa will be memorable!
Community Work with Children in South Africa is a newly formed project that provides children from poor rural areas a place to learn and play. The project’s goal and philosophy is to help provide continuous and good quality education to these significantly disadvantaged rural children will effect positive change. Currently the children are between 2 and 6 years old.
 Volunteers in this project will have the opportunity to work within the children's class between 8 am and 12:30 pm. Then volunteers can extend their time in the school until 5 pm by helping with the hot lunch and engaging in supervised free play. Participants will spend the first week participating in an orientation to help develop their understanding of the new, and at times, challenging, environment they will be in. During this week, the program will including learning from specialist in variety of fields and taking inter active excursions.
 Volunteer activities at the project may include:
- Helping teachers in the classroom
- Teach English
- Assisting with daily tasks
- Help prepare lunch
- Engaging in supervised free play in the afternoon.
GeoVisions programs include accommodation, most meals, airport pick-up, project training, in-country support, extensive medical and accident insurance, extensive pre-departure information and onsite project orientation.
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