COME TO SOUTH AFRICA AND HAVE FUN WITH THE KIDS. Turn
their school holidays into an enjoyable learning experience at a fun
filled camp.
THE NEED FOR A HOLIDAY CAMP
Children in South Africa have
school holidays from the end of June until the middle of July. These
children all come from poor rural families and they have very little in
the way of resources to entertain themselves during the school holidays
and due to the location of their village have nowhere to go either ...
Travellers supports this school throughout the year by
placing teaching volunteers and funding classrooms, equipment etc. So we
have decided to set up a free Holiday Camp where the children can
have fun together and learn at the same time.
We provide equipment and materials for games,
competitions and general fun stuff and we also make sure they get a meal
every day (sometimes this may be the only meal they get!).
If you've got nothing planned and you have a free
couple a weeks or longer, this holiday season, why not come to South
Africa and have fun under the African sun with the kids!
We have also arranged a weekend tour for you to go on
a Big 5 Safari in one of South Africa's game parks. This is a really
exciting opportunity to view some of Africa’s most fascinating wildlife.
Project Dates:
This project runs for 2 weeks between
approximately 30th of June and 11th of July and 8th to 19th
December every year.
This is a special holiday project which Travellers
has set up to give the kids something to do during the holidays. The idea is to
keep them entertained and perhaps teach them some skills at the same time. It
will be great fun for them and won't cost their parents or grandparents a penny.
Our holiday camps take place at eMakhosini, a rural village
school in the heart of traditional Zululand in KwaZulu Natal. During the school
holidays the children have nothing at all to do due to the rural location of the
school.
The children love the Holiday Camps - they're kept
entertained whilst having fun and learning with the added bonus of having
somewhere to go during school holidays when there's no one at home to look after
them. They get a meal and win prizes! The prize for our volunteers is the big
grins across all the kids' faces :-)
The cultural exchange that takes places with volunteers from
a 1st world community is an amazing opportunity for them to learn
about the world outside their village which most of them have never left. The
opportunity to engage in conversational English opens the door to a more
successful future for them, as most of them were unable to speak English until
Travellers started working in the village. (Most of their parents are illiterate
and do not speak any language other than Zulu and some are orphans that stay
with their grandparents!) Although the emphasis of this camp is to have
FUN –
your attendance will assist with developing life
skills, numeracy, literacy and many other areas of these children’s lives.
We have a few suggestions for activities, but the list is
endless.
Any ball games, like Football, Cricket, Rounders, Rugby or Netball
Dancing - The children love to dance, so putting together a dance
concert or dance competition would be fun
Drama - Informal Drama productions is another activity that can be
initiated - and all kids love play-acting!
Music – As the Zulu children have wonderful voices and are able to
harmonise beautifully, perhaps putting a choir together to perform at the
end of the holidays would be an excellent choice.
Magic tricks, juggling or circus-type activities
Simple games like hopscotch, skipping
Arts & Crafts - here there are many options.
Any creative activities, like face painting
Reading from story books
Or anything your imagination can dream up that will amuse the
children who will be learning to use English whilst, having fun and benefiting
from the activity. Their team-work skills and, social interaction will improve
and their confidence will rise.
The Summer Camp will take place in the grounds of eMakhosini
Primary School and will be for children from the local area who live in the
village of eMakhosini itself. eMakhosini is a rural village around 19km from the
town of Ulundi which was once the capital of KZN. It lies adjacent to a new game
reserve called the eMakhosini Ophathe Heritage Park and your accommodation is
actually inside the Park. The area is also very rich in history – see additional
information on the area.
You may work for only a few hours a day, or you may find that
you want to devote more time to the children. A typical working day will be from
8 - 1 but you may wish to stay for longer as will the kids! We have
organised for you to work with children aged between 9 - 10 years old who are in
Grade 5. You may find that some of the children in this grade are slightly
younger or older as the age at which children have the opportunity to go to
school varies.
During the holiday camp you will have some members of staff
present, but you and will have the opportunity to become quite involved in the
structure, running and development of the camp. This will require you to work on
your own initiative for a lot of the time. For this reason, being creative is a
must. Having a member of staff on hand will help you with the language barrier
and any other cultural problems you may encounter.
You will be working with a group of 20 children for each
volunteer and you need to be diverse and organised. You are encouraged to
utilise any skills or passions you have, whether these are playing sport, music,
drama or just games.
You will enjoy making a real difference by introducing
a fun and creative way for the children to express themselves and learn many new
things. You’ll be rewarded by how much fun the children will have!
Weekend Trips
As you will be on location over the weekend and this counts as free time, we
have arranged a trip for you to explore the area.
Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Game Reserve: This world famous game
reserve is home to the White Rhino which was saved from extinction right here
approximately 50km away from your project. You will be taken on a full day trip
into the reserve for game viewing and as the Park is home to the Big 5 - Lion,
Elephant, Buffalo, Rhino and Leopard – make sure you have your camera and
binoculars with you!
So if you haven't got anything planned and you're free for a couple a weeks
or longer this summer, why not come to South Africa and have fun with the kids.
SPECIALS, EXTRAS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is situated on one of the farms
incorporated into the eMakhosini Opathe Heritage Park game reserve. The
farm is approximately 20 km from Ulundi town and shopping trips into
town will be arranged at a set time on a weekly basis.
Currently accommodation is in the old farm house which
has 2 bathrooms, 6 bedrooms which can sleep 4 people each, a large
kitchen and social area with a fireplace. Although the garden is fenced
and gated you will often find game from the Park roaming around the
house. These include kudu,zebra, giraffe and even rhino’s! The reserves
game guards live in accommodation within walking distance from the
house, so also expect to see game guards on patrol.
The eMakhosini village and school where you will be
working is across the road from the farm at approximately a 2 km walk.
You will be expected to walk to school, (most of the children walk 10km
to get to the school). Renovations to the old farmhouse and construction
of additional accommodation will start early in 2007 as the farm will
become the main research and education centre for the Park.
The house is equipped with a television and DVD player.
Volunteers are advised to bring DVDs, books and games for the evening as
you are some distance from any social amenities.
You'll be given a budget for food which will cover all
your meals. All you will need is pocket money for extras, such as Cokes,
shampoo, travelling around, etc. The water at the house is pumped from a
borehole and is completely safe to drink but hard and may taste
different to what you are use to. You may therefore prefer to buy your
own bottled water.
TRAVEL:
You have the option to arrange your
own flights or we can assist you with your flight arrangements. If you would
like us to do this for you, we will liaise with you regarding available flights
and dates to suit you. All arrangements for your flight bookings/payments will
be fulfilled by Murray Rogers Travel Ltd., ATOL No. 6856. (Read more about Murray Rogers Travel Ltd.)
Where possible, we arrange for two or more people to travel on the
same flight and we will let you have the names and telephone numbers of other
volunteers on your flight, so that you can chat to each other or even meet up
before leaving for your placement.
We can also arrange your flight
dates to give you additional time at the end of your project for travelling
around and sightseeing - this is a fascinating and wondrous country!
Where possible, all flights we
arrange for you have changeable return tickets because many of our volunteers
choose to extend their stay once they are in their destination country.
Changeable return tickets enable you to do so, within the limits of your visa
and the level of your air ticket, of course.
If you choose to book your own
flights, you should endeavour to get a changeable ticket. We meet you at the
airport regardless of whether you make your own travel arrangements or not.
To read about the extensiveSupport & Backup we provide in our countries,
please click here.
VISAS:. In countries where visas or
immigration documents are required, we'll send you all the necessary forms and
information and make the process very easy for you.
You'll fly into Johannesburg Airport where
you'll change to a domestic flight to Durban. Johannesburg is a very
modern and interesting airport with an exciting African feel about it. It is
possibly one of the nicest in the world - and a favourite with the Travellers
team.
At your
destination, you will be met
and taken to your placement and accommodation. There you'll be introduced to
everyone, given an orientation and an introduction to the animals.
PRICES:
To see the Prices of this project and all
our other projects in South Africa, please
click here
Prices
include
Food & accommodation while on your project,
2 T-shirts, if required
for your project
All support and backup
during your programme
Meeting you at the
nearest airport, where appropriate, but exclude international travel.
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