Protecting the endangered rhinos of Botswana
Khama
July 15 - July 26, 2013
Khama
August 19 - August 30, 2013
Khama
September 23 - October 4, 2013
Khama
December 8 - December 20, 2013
Volunteer project: Khama Rhino Sanctuary is located around 25 km north of Serowe and 320 km North West from Gaborone, the capital city of the Republic of Botswana. It is defined by Kalahari Desert sands and quite a range of vegetation. Khama Rhino Sanctuary is a conservation park for the endangered animals, mainly white and black rhinos. It also hosts a wide range of animals including kudus, impalas, gemsboks, giraffes, and a variety of small animals and birds.
The volunteers will assist in the maintenance of the footpaths, park fence, fire breaks and trails and will help in the day to day maintenance of the park. The volunteers will participate as a team through the whole duration of the workcamp. Volunteers are encouraged to share and exchange different cultural forms during the project.
Orientation: An orientation is scheduled for the day before the project starts.
Language: English
Leisure time: Volunteers at the nature reserve can enjoy day and evening game drives and educational lectures on some days. Volunteers can also arrange to join the rangers for their animal counting exercises and patrols along the park fences.
Accommodation: Khama Rhino Sanctuary provides accommodation in camping sites. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring their own tents. Internet, supermarkets and banking are available in Serowe town which is 20 minutes drive form the sanctuary.
Location: Khama Rhino Sanctuary
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 200.00 USD
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Education and support for disabled children in
Motswedi Rehabilitation Centre
Mochudi
May 27 - June 7, 2013
Mochudi
November 11 - November 22, 2013
Volunteer project: Motswedi Community Based
Rehabilitation Centre is a Church related non-profit making welfare
project initiated by the Mothers Union of the Dutch Reformed Church in
Mochudi, Botswana. The Mother’s Union has been involved in Welfare and
Community Development. During their work in the community, most people
with disabilities were found lying around their homes without any
provision for rehabilitation, welfare and educational needs. The reasons
for involving non-professional is to train them to identify people with
disabilities, teach and demonstrate prescribed physical exercises at
basic level.
Motswedi Rehabilitation Centre offers rehabilitation, education and
skills training for children with disabilities in order for them to
achieve their maximum potential.
The volunteers will assist in the daily education of the kids, gardening, sports coaching & mentoring and general counseling of the kids. Moreover, volunteers can assist the centre on some renovation work that arises and maintain the kids library. Volunteers will also help at horticulture and poultry production, which have provided employment to the special youths, both males and females, and capacity building by co-funding staff scholarships. Spare time is usually meant for interaction with the kids on their music practice sessions.
Orientation: An orientation is scheduled for the day before the project starts.
Language: English
Accommodation: The Centre provides accommodation in their shared hostels/houses. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring their own tents for their privacy.
Location: Motswedi Centre is situated in the western part of Mochudi village. It is linked by tarred road from Gaborone and the centre of the village.
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 200.00 USD
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Preserving the natural and historical heritage of
Francistown
Francistown
June 3 - June 14, 2013
Volunteer project: The Tachila Nature Reserve has been established on 8,000 hectares of donated land just under 5 km from the city boundary of Francistown - the second largest city in Botswana. Francistown is a gateway to the unique scenic beauties of the Okavango Delta and the Victoria Falls. The booming mining economy of the city makes it a must visit place. Tachila Nature Reserve is home to kudus, wildebeest, hyenas, baboons, leopards, warthogs, snakes and other species of friendly animals and birds.
The aim of the project is to preserve part of the natural and historical
heritage of Francistown in order to provide a practical environmental
education and recreational facility for its peoples, promote wildlife
and natural resource conservation, and increase local eco-tourism
potential and employment opportunities.
The reserve is ideally located and will be accessible to all. Employment
opportunities will be increased directly through the reserve, as well as
improving opportunities for spin-off businesses related to tourism and
conservation. A fence is currently being erected and game guards
employed. Game species that have disappeared from the area will be
re-introduced to re-establish their historical range and, generally,
sustain the areas biodiversity. Some endangered and rare species of game
will be introduced to increase their conservation status and range in
Botswana, e.g. rhino, roan and sable antelope. By creating environmental
awareness through a proposed environmental education centre Tachila will
help promote long-term conservation of the biodiversity and the
sustainable use of natural resources.
The international volunteer group will be involved in environmental and rehabilitation work. The volunteers will be working with the reserve management in the day to day activities, managing the ecosystem and assisting in the renovation of the nature reserve.
Orientation: An orientation is scheduled for the day before the project starts.
Language: English
Accommodation: Volunteers will be accommodated in rooms/ tents. Those who have their own tents are encouraged to bring them.
Location: Tachila Nature Reserve, Francistown
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 200.00 USD
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Education and therapy program for disabled kids
Camphill
August 5 - August 16, 2013
Volunteer project: Camphill School was opened in 1990
to try and meet the long term needs of some adults with disabilities by
offering vocational training, employment, and, where necessary,
accommodation and social support. It is situated next to Camphill
Rankoromane School in Otse. Camphill has the following main objectives:
• to offer a range of working environments and levels of social support
so that people with mental and/or physical disabilities can find a
working role that suits them;
• to be self-supporting through the operation of income generating
workshops;
• to offer services and goods that help to maintain relevancy and
integration within the wider community
Camphill benefits greatly from the work of volunteers. As the community expands the tendency and intention is to employ local people to fill administrative and management roles; however, at present, volunteers remain at the core of coordination and decision making within Camphill. The volunteers will assist in the daily physiotherapy sessions and education of the kids, gardening, sports coaching & mentoring and general counseling of the kids. Moreover, volunteers can assist the centre on some renovation work that arises and maintain kids` library. Spare time is usually meant for interaction with kids on their music practice sessions. Volunteers can share and exchange different cultural forms during the project.
Orientation: An orientation is scheduled for the day before the project starts.
Language: English
Accommodation: Accommodation in the school houses.
Location: Camphill
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 200.00 USD
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Support the educational and social programs for
kids in Tlokweng SOS Children’s village
Tlokweng
December 2 - December 13, 2013
Volunteer project: Tlokweng SOS Children’s village is
located about 10km south east of the centre of Gaborone, the capital
city of the Republic of Botswana. There is
also a SOS centre based in Francistown-the second mining city of
Botswana which is 450 km North from the capital city of Gaborone. SOS
Centre is a home to close to 300 kids affected by different social ills.
These include being homeless after being dumped by their mothers mainly
immediately after birth and chased away from home due to in fights in
some households. Some of the kids fell to lack of guardianship due to
imprisonment of mothers, very poor households living on under a dollar
daily. The kids at the SOS centre stay in some family like format headed
by mothers volunteering at the centre. The family models are done so as
to give the kids an opportunity to grow in a family set up like other
people. The kids are taught during the day depending on their standards
of learning. The centre mainly offers pre- school/kindergarten and
primary schooling for free.
The volunteers will assist in the daily education of the kids, gardening, sports coaching & mentoring and general counseling of the kids. Moreover, volunteers can assist the centre on some renovation work that arises and maintain kids` library. Spare time is usually meant for interaction with kids on their music practice sessions. Volunteers can share and exchange different cultural forms during the project.
Orientation: An orientation is scheduled for the day before the project starts.
Language: English
Accommodation: SOS Centre provides accommodation in their shared hostels/ houses. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring their own tents for their privacy. Hot showers and bathrooms/toilets with running water are available.
Location: Tlokweng
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 200.00 USD
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
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