Kayamandi: A Helping Hand
Located on the outskirts of Stellenbosch, Kayamandi was established during the Apartheid regime in the 1950s to house black migrant laborers employed by the surrounding farms in the area. Although the regime ended 15 years ago, many of the townships, including Kayamandi, have seen little economic, social, and political improvement. While poverty is extreme and the rates of those infected with HIV/AIDS are high, there remains, among residents, an incredible sense of community.
DAY ONE
Collect your rental car and drive 40 minutes from Cape Town to the Greater Stellenbosch Development Trust this morning. Check in to your bed and breakfast, where you will stay the next three nights.
Begin your visit with a walking tour of Kayamandi Township, beginning your volunteer work in the afternoon. We will provide you with suggestions for dinner this evening.
Overnight Bonne Esperance Guesthouse
DAY TWO
Your schedule today will depend on your chosen volunteer work.
Education begins as early as age two in South Africa. Volunteers will often work with children, as the Trust encourages a commitment to education by supporting children intellectually and financially during their time in school. The Trust also heads an after-care program at the primary school level, where volunteers can tutor individual students or assist in programs focused on sports, arts, and music.
Volunteers with a background in business are encouraged to participate in the Entrepreneurs Project which, each month, offers a micro-MBA course of over 40 hours during which participants are taught basic entrepreneurial skills. Volunteers will support entrepreneurs in developing their business plans, by showing them, for example, how computers and the Internet can be meaningfully used in their work.
Overnight Bonne Esperance Guesthouse
DAY THREE
Continue your volunteer work today, breaking for meals back at the inn or on-site.
You will have some free time to explore the surrounding Stellenbosch wine region on your own. Your innkeepers will be happy to provide you with suggestions and directions.
Overnight Bonne Esperance Guesthouse
DAY FOUR
Return to Cape Town today to meet your departure flight or continue on to your next Willing Foot journey.
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*Price is subject to change due to date and time of year of booking as well as to currency fluctuation. The price is only an estimate at this time and an accurate costing will be provided when itineraries are chosen and submitted. Prices are based on double occupancy.
Inclusions:
- Accommodation
- Rental car – Economy model, 4 days
- 3 days helping with the children or on the entrepreneurs project.
- Walking familiarization tour of Kyamandi
- Donation to Ikhaya Trust
- Days 2-4: Breakfast
Exclusions:
- International or Domestic Airfare
- Optional activities
- Passport, visa, immigration fees
- Personal items, such as alcoholic beverages and laundry
- Baggage/accident/travel insurance
- Gratuities
Please Note:
- We recommend that our clients consult their General Practitioner or Travel Clinic for advice on necessary vaccinations or medicines depending on the region to which they are traveling.
- All guests are strongly advised to take out comprehensive travel insurance covering them for all personal effects, personal accident, medical and emergency travel expenses, cancellation, and curtailment.
- Self-drive passengers renting a car are required to carry a valid international driver's license.