South Africa is know as the rainbow nation.  It attracts many tourists to see its famed wildlife, from lions to penguins.  Madventurer have volunteer projects in small townships in the Cape Town area.  With a temperate climate, beautiful beaches and landscapes varying from the Drakensberg peaks to Kruger national park, South Africa has so much to offer. 

From the unbelievable Table Mountain in the city centre to rock formations of the rugged Cederberg Wilderness Area on the Cape West Coast to the tranquility of the Knysna Lagoon on the Cape Garden Route, you are sure to see something spectacular.

As well as bringing essential funding to the projects in South Africa, the presence of a team of Volunteers in the village community can be a great motivator to local people there.

South Africa Volunteer Project Information

Age: Min of 17 years and most volunteers are GAP year students and career breakers

Food: We usually employ a local cook and you will get to taste many traditional dishes. The staple food in South Africa is carbohydrate based such as rice, beans and samp and usually served with simply prepared meat and locally sourced vegetables.

Accomodation: This depends project to project on the number of volunteers, usually it will be in a shared accomodation and you will be sleeping on mattresses on the floor. Sometimes it can be homestays but we would let you know prior to departure whether this is the case. Electricity is available on some of the projects but not all of them.

Weekend Travel: In Cape Town you are never short of exciting things to do such as touring the city, walking up Table Mountain, taking a trip to the famous Robben Island, visiting many beautiful beaches and for those adrenaline junkies you can do rock climbing, abseiling, paragliding.

Weather: Our winter is their summer and average daily temperatures range between 25c and 30c. Their winter (our summer) is usually between 14c and 18c.

Activities: This is a building and Teaching Community Project based in a township of Cape Town. No prior building or teaching experience is needed.

Location: All our projects are based in the Western Cape region of South Africa, mostly in a township called Mfuleni. This is a suburb 30 mins from the centre of Cape Town.

Highlights: The welcoming and warmness received from the Capetonians,  feeling like you have a new home from home, indepedent travel.

Madventurer Contacts

If you have any questions on our South Africa community projects then just get in touch on 0845 121 1996, 01434 633137,  request a call back, or email team@madventurer.com