Community and Conservation Volunteer - Greater Kruger area (Immersive Experience)
Highlights
- Make a real, lasting difference in people's lives through your participation in our community development projects.
- Enjoy an authentic South African experience together with locals and other volunteers from around the globe!
- Visit Kruger National Park and get the chance to see an elusive leopard or experience the gentleness of an elephant.
- Experience delicious local food prepared by our local grannies.
- Make friendships and memories that will last a lifetime.
Overview
At Nourish Eco Village our goal is to create sustainable change - and have long-term impact in the spheres of sustainability, conservation and community resilience. We believe that by working to grow resilient wildlife communities that are healthy, educated, and have access to employment opportunities, we can break the poverty cycle and thus impact the poaching coming out of rural areas.
The community of Sigagule and the surrounding rural villages in the Acornhoek area of Mpumalanga struggle daily with even the most basic elements of life. Access to running water, and electricity is a difficulty most face daily. There is a high unemployment rate, many children have access to schooling, but education levels are extremely low at schools, and the biggest economic contributor to the area - tourism - is out of reach for many. It is in this context that Nourish works.
Our projects are all interlinked and holistic, in order to help a community grow in all aspects. Our programming focuses are Education, Enterprise and Tourism.
All our projects are integrated, holistic and sustainable: to grow a better tomorrow. If you are interested in learning about a new culture, doing research or aiming to learn a new skill, then we would love to have you join us.
A Nourish Immersive Experience (volunteering) is based on your chosen field, and immersing yourself into the day to day operations and running of the programs. You will spend your day working with the team, learning from them and having an amazing experience!
We have a programming structure at Nourish as follows:
- Green Kidz (our environmental education programme)
- Social Enterprise, where we support and grow small businesses through an incubator
- Agro-Ecology training, very similar to permaculture, but more suited to African conditions
- Rise creches (Our Early Childhood Development programme. We support 6 pre-schools around the area)
- Eco Village (this includes our recycling programme and our general day to day outreach into the village around us).
This opportunity is like no other, as you are based at the Eco Village itself and will experience Africa like you never have before.
Volunteers will stay at Shik Shack Backpackers situated on the same property as the Nourish Eco Village.
You will spend your day working with the team, learning from them and having an amazing experience! The work is very hand-on, so expect to be busy but remember to have fun!
- Accomodation
- 3 Meals per Day (7 days per week)
- WiFi Access
- Project and logistical support
- Immersive field and programme activities
- Cultural Village walking tour
- Wifi access, SIM Card if needed
- Nourish T-shirt
- Optional language workshops can usually be arranged
- Pick up & Drop off at our local Airport/Town Hoedspruit
- Airfare
- Domestic Airfare
- Travel Insurance
- Visa
- Weekend Activities
Important Information
Our goal at The Nourish Foundation is to grow resilient wildlife communities through engagement in conservation and sustainability to protect our wildlife areas.
We engage with our communities through an Eco Village model with a variety of programming initiatives that fall under beneficiation, education, enterprise and tourism.
All our projects are integrated, holistic and sustainable: to grow a better tomorrow.