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Volunteer in South Africa



Volunteer Work: South Africa

South Africa is located at the southern tip of Africa. It is bordered by Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland and Lesotho (which is completely surrounded by South Africa). It is a vast country with widely varying landscapes and with 11 official languages, an equally diverse people. South Africa is renowned for its wines and is the world's largest producer of gold. South Africa has a strong economy and is an influential player in African politics. (Description by Wikipedia.org)

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Visit the following organizations offering volunteer abroad opportunities in South Africa:

Global Vision International (GVI) - Provides over 50 Volunteering opportunities in more than countries including community development projects, teaching English as a foreign language, wildlife rehabilitation programs, marine conservation expeditions and much more. GVI also run a variety of courses to help you with you volunteering experience including language and TEFL courses.

i-to-i International Projects - Provides a variety of volunteer work experiences including teaching English as a foreign language, community development, conservation, construction, and free TEFL training.

Global Volunteer Network - A non profit organization which places volunteers abroad in community projects.

African Conservation Foundation - The African Conservation Foundation is a volunteer organization dedicated to supporting and linking African conservation initiatives, groups and NGOs, with the aim to strengthen their capacity, build partnerships and promote effective communication and co-ordination of conservation efforts. Offers volunteer opportunities abroad.

Operation Crossroads Africa - Founded in 1958, Operation Crossroads Africa is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that promotes cross-cultural sharing and understanding. It sponsors two volunteer programs abroad: the Africa Program (in Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Mozambique, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Mozambique, Mali, Namibia, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe) and the Diaspora Program based in Brazil.

Volunteers for Peace: South Africa - Offers over 2400 affordable short-term volunteer opportunities abroad in 90+ countries.

BUNAC – Offers college students the opportunity to volunteer abroad in South Africa.

Willing Workers in South Africa - WWISA arranges working volunteer holidays to South Africa and abroad.

Global Crossroad - Offers a variety of volunteering, internship, trekking, adventure and cross-cultural experience to international volunteers in Nepal, India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, China, Mongolia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya, Ghana, Tibet.