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.
The programme will be conducted as from the 1st of July 2024 to the 4th of August 2024. The regional community services project will be divided into three phrases. The first phrase will be in Dar es Salaam as from 1st of July to 10th of July 2024. The green travel from 11 -14 July 2024. The second phrase in Zimbabwe as from 14- 24 July 2024. Then green travel from Harare to Pretoria on 24 to 25 July 2024. The third phrase from 26 July to 04 August 2024. The curtain will finally come down in Pretoria on the 5th of August 2024. Mid-term evaluations will be done in Tanzania and Zimbabwe but the final evaluation will be done in Pretoria South Africa on the 10th of July 2024
Tanzania:The project is focusing on the big question; can we design sustainable communities for our future? For ten days in Tanzania volunteers will live and work together on the beautiful proposed eco village area and have an opportunity to explore the social, economic, and ecological issues and skills needed to develop sustainable practices.
Zimbabwe: The program in Zimbabwe will both in theoretical and practical, the first three days volunteers will undergo a training on transformational leadership decolonisation with a strong bias on climate, nature colonisation and conflict transformation The volunteer project seeks to mitigate the harmful impacts of climate change. The work will involve varying activities which shall be spread across. This will include but limited to, climate colonisation and environmental work around, making tsotso stove, water harvesting dams, Bio fertiliser (Bokashi), reafforestation programs as well as working with people in their respective communities around Gutsa village
South Africa: A 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 lasting change and promote a brighter, more sustainable future for all involved.
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. A deliberate attempt has been made to integrate the relevant theory with experiential background of participants. The workcamp will have the capacity to build practical skills along theoretical training. The workcamp programme is a result of the need to enhance regional integration as envisioned by the Pan Africa ideology. The main objective of this regional project is to empower the young people from East and Southern Africa with contemporary new skills and knowledge in the broader section of international development. Upon completing this regional camp, the youths will return into their communities and disseminate information and practice their skills. The participants will also draw up some training programmes for their respective communities.
Qualification of participants: 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 and arts activities. Some weekends may have excursions with students to different areas of countries you will be in.
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.
Volunteers should contact the sending organisation for more information.
SAVWA doesn't have any insurance covering international volunteers. Volunteers should contact the sending organisation for more information. It is important for volunteers to have health insurance.
The work camp participation fee is strictly Euro 200 x 3 countries (€600) total for all participants.
The work camp participation fee is strictly Euro 200 x 3 countries (€600) total for all participants, and this covers simple accommodation, food and project expenses office running/administrative expenses, certificate of participation after the camp, communication prior to, during and after the camp. Please note that this does not include travel expenses to and from the camp, pick up from airport so participants are asked to reserve a small amount of money for transport to the camp and in between travel from Tanzania to Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe to South Africa by road. We advise all volunteers to ask for advice from us when they are planning to book their tickets to Tanzania and departure from South Africa.
The Weekend 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.
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- Find your local organisation in your country of residence using our branch locator
- Get in touch with them with details about the project(s) you want to apply to. They will become your sending organisation.
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