Missionvale Community Centre

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Program Description

The Missionvale Care Centre operates in the extremely poor shack township of Missionvale in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. The centre was founded by kindhearted Sister Ethel, an expatriate Irish nun, who started offering help to this needy community under a tree between the shacks. Today, it is a centre that provides care, love and material support to the poor, with particular emphasis on and attention to those living with HIV/AIDS.

Missionvale Care Centre is a non-profit organisation committed to providing quality care and support to improve the lives of the residents through love, participation and self-development.

The help of all types of volunteers is desperately needed, but nursing and medical volunteers and anyone who doesn’t mind hard work, while coming face to face with extreme poverty, are especially welcome.

Highlights

1. Be part of a team of South Africans and the staff of a care center.

2. Get hands-on work done and gain international experience.

3. Learn and see what challenges the community of Missionvale is facing.

4. Experience living and working in South Africa and explore its beauty on weekends.

5. Customize the program to your needs, interests, and talents.

Qualifications

Please keep the following in mind:

You need to respect the vision and mission of the project.
Have an independent attitude and be willing to get very busy.
Be flexible in the tasks and activities and changes that will happen.
Be open minded and mentally strong, and have the will to make a difference.

Volunteer Types

What`s Included

Information and assistance before departure
Pick up on arrival and drop off at the end of your stay
A welcome pack with an information guide, free SIM card and maps
All meals
Accommodation in our beach front volunteer house
Daily transport to and from the projects
City Tour and Introduction Programme
Direct donation to the project
Volunteer support and coordinating
Free social activities

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Program Locations

Port Elizabeth, South Africa

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Program Details

Provider:
Khaya Volunteer Projects
Location
  • South Africa: Port Elizabeth
Terms:
Throughout the year
Program Duration:
1 year+, 1-2 weeks, 1-3 months, 2-4 weeks, 3-6 months, 6-12 months, Customizable
Languages:
Afrikaans, English
Participants:
American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African, Worldwide
Cost:
320 USD for 1 week, 570 USD for 2 weeks, 810 USD for 3 weeks, 1050 USD for 4 weeks
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