Contact Volunteer Centre to hear more about the exciting opportunities available in various projects in and around Cape Town, South Africa. Regular information sessions take place at all our offices. Make a Difference…… Make a call 086 082 6873
Come and meet us !!
Volunteer Centre is a non profit organization which is based in Cape Town, South Africa but has developed strong National and International Partnership over the past 32 years.
The Vision of the organization is “Helping Build a Nation that Cares” – and we believe that local and international volunteers can make a huge contribution in volunteering their time and skills in projects across all sectors – which include Children, the Aged, Environmental projects and many other interesting volunteering opportunities.
Each month our organization welcomes young student volunteers from various parts of the world or travel to South Africa as part of their global educational experience – to connect with local youth – to experience community based volunteering and a true intercultural experience.
Help us to maintain this incredible momentum of service in our community projects by contacting Volunteer Centre at :
| Physical Address: | 124, Belvedere Road, Claremont |
| Telephone Number: | +27 21 674 5338 |
| Email: | info@volcent.co.za |
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Local youth involvement in sector project in Khayelitsha
The Sector Project is a platform for the youth in the community to implement a comprehensive behaviour change communication action plan, including mass media and community outreach in order to effect behaviour change and reduce the risk of HIV infection among youth, reduce cases of domestic violence and substance abuse among young people, both males and females between 15-30 years of age. Though based in Khayelitsha, the sector project youth has reached out for other youth in Mitchell’s Plain, Athlone, Vredendal and Beaufort West.
South Africa through the eyes of Canadian Students
Taken from letters of international volunteers from the Ottawa University in Canada…
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LET GO OF YOUR EXPECTATIONS!
Try everything you can; take public transport; even try third class on the train; go out for drinks after work; talk to everyone you meet; be yourself; have an amazing adventure; listen to the people of South Africa, they have incredible stories to tell and lastly – Your experience will only be as good as make it, you will get out what you put in.
Interns exploring the world through Volunteering!
Just when you think that your studies are becoming a bit of a drag and all you want to do is just get done with your course work and start earning a living, your lecturer tells you that as part of your course you have to do 3 months of volunteering and the volunteering is to be done in another continent; but there was no regret when we decided on Africa and experienced South Africa because of Volunteer Centre.
The journey of a young Volunteer Centre's volunteer: from the community commitment to the experience abroad
Nikiwe is a 22 year old girl who since she was yery young has been dedicating her time by taking part in voluntering activities promoted by Volunteer Centre.
Her story is one of social commitment and learning developing between her country, South Africa, Canada and Iceland...
To read the interview to Nikiwe click here
International Mandela Day: Monday 18th July 2011
In keeping with the spirit of volunteering the Volunteer Centre Staff and volunteers participated in International Mandela day. To some this is a day that is celebrated annually – but our organization promotes the notion that everyday should be a Mandela Day.
ICYE Newsletter 25th issue
Welcome to the 25th issue of “Worlds of Experience” dedicated to the European
Year of Volunteering and the IYV+10.
Half way through this crucial year, and ten years after the UN International Year of
Volunteers (2011), it is encouraging to note that volunteering is much more visible
on the agenda of international organisations, governments and civil society
organisations. However, we hope that the impact of this year, particularly when it
comes to overcoming barriers to youth mobility and to supporting the efforts
needed to document the benefits and assessing the impact of volunteering, to give
it recognition and explore realistic ways to certify and accredit achievements, will
become a sustained progress beyond 2011!
Click on this link to read the complete newsletter
Youth Exchange Programmes
Volunteer Centre Cape Town
in partnership with
Canada World Youth
presents
Intercultural Youth Exchange Programs 2012-2013
(Celebrating 9 years of Intercultural Volunteer Youth Exchange)
Volunteer Centre in partnership with Canada World Youth are yet again hosting 6 month youth group exchange programs. This year Volunteer Centre are recruiting young people to participate in 2 exciting intercultural youth exchange programmes between South Africa and Canada.
