Tracing the roots of International Voluntary Service in East & Southern Africa
Breakdown:
- Accommodation and food: 0.00 Euro
- Transportation: 0.00 Euro
- Activities: 0.00 Euro
- Hosting organisation support: 200 Euro
Description: In the spirit of regional understanding and cooperation three sister voluntary inspired youth organisations namely UVIKUITA (Tanzania), Zimbabwe Workcamps Association (ZWA) South Africa Volunteer Work Camp Association (SAVWA-South Africa) forged partnership for a regional camp which will last about 40 days starting at Dar es Salaam, moving to Zimbabwe ending in South Africa. The primary objectives of the projects are multiple faceted namely regional integration, south-south youth exchange as well as building prosperous and peaceful Africa through youth empowerment, volunteerism and pan Africa exchange as well as scaling up global, regional, and national actions to meet young people’s needs, realize their rights and tap their possibilities as agents of change.
Type of Work: The community services programme is targeted at young people working in the local community and other civil organizations implementing development/ workcamps activities in East and Southern Africa. UVIKUITA, SAVWA and ZWA has recognized a growing professionalism within the voluntary development sector in the region. It is with this mind that UVIKUITA, SAVWA and ZWA would like to accord their staff members and youth leaders an opportunity to benefit from a concerted regional workcamp focusing on climate justice, decolonization and South-South youth exchange and cooperation. The workcamp will provide participants with interdisciplinary learning situations within the development process that can be analyzed, critiqued, and reflected upon.
Study Theme: Transformative week volunteer work camp and training event in Soshanguve, Gauteng. Focused on food security and empowering youth, women, and vulnerable populations, we merge Permaculture, Peace-building, social cohesion, and participatory methods. Over the weeks, participants will cultivate a 23m x 8m garden which provides food for children from our community center. This project provides essential skills in sustainable agriculture, imparting knowledge on growing food and understanding climate change challenges. By fostering empathy, unity, and self-sufficiency, we aspire to create change.
Accommodation: Accommodation will be in shared spaces, in the venue of activities in the workcamps. Participants will be required to bring their own sleeping bags. The accommodation has a simple bathroom with shower and water available. The accommodation and workplace.
Language: Languages: The community has multi-cultural people and English is mostly spoken with local languages.
Requirements: Open minded, ready to interact with other people of different cultural background - Positive attitude - Willing to share his/her experiences - Flexible to live/stay in simple living conditions - Flexible to eat local food - Ready to do academic work on the project and No experience needed at all. Willingness to guide students especially in cultural & arts activities.
Approximate Location: Start in Tanzania to end in South Africa
Notes: Weekends is meant to be for free tours that the group can organize by themselves. All our work camps are reserved for cultural nights when each volunteer can present her/his country and culture and prepare a dish from your country.