Location
  • South Africa
    • Cape Town
Project Types
Street Children Sports

Program Details

Age Min.
18
Housing
Lodge

Pricing

What's Included
Accommodation Airport Transfers Some Activities
What's Not Included
Airfare Meals Travel Insurance Visa
Nov 15, 2017
Nov 15, 2017
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About Program

Muizenberg, Cape Town is renowned as one of the best places in the world to learn to surf. Learn the thrilling, addictive art of surfing and have the fantastic opportunity to surf with kids from the underprivileged areas around Muizenberg. They have a tough upbringing in which money is short and their community is troubled by violence and tragedy. The opportunity to get out of that situation and into the water where they can laugh, have healthy, happy fun and forget their troubles for a few hours is absolutely priceless. And they wouldn’t be able to do it without the help of volunteers like you.

Consider your impact: Volunteering abroad can be a rewarding experience for both volunteers and local communities, and at Go Overseas, we believe all volunteers should have the resources to make informed decisions about the type of volunteer project they want to partake in. However, despite best intentions, some organizations offering placements in orphanages may unknowingly place children in danger. You can read about the potential dangers of orphanage volunteering here.

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Program Highlights

  • Learn to surf or improve your skills on one of the most chilled out, surf-friendly waves in the world
  • Surf with kids who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity – and help to make sure they’re doing it safely.
  • Experience beautiful Cape Town and all it has to offer.

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Laure
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No, I don't recommend this program

Surf Outreach Cape Town

I volunteered through Iko Poran in South Africa in March and April 2017, in the Surf Outreach program, but since the program is run by the org. Volunteer and Explore so this review is for them
Transfer: went fine.
Accomodation: I was told I will be staying at the town where the project takes place (Muizenberg) but I was not. I was in a house in a town some kms away (Fishhoek) and not even in the center of that town, meaning I had to take a taxi or walk a long distance to the main station, where I was supposed to take the train to the project. I was supposed to pay for the train fare myself (which is very little money). That train route is safe during the day but not in the evenings but the organization was trying to convince me of the opposite. Do your reasearch about traveling by train in Cape Town yourself, to understand what I mean.
Project: The project is chaotic and the structure promised by the organization is not respected. You will not receive surf lessons, you will start at different times each day and will give a hand with whatever they are doing that day and will get in the water with the kids on a surfboard and wetsuit provided by the Surf Outreach.
Communication with the organization: I addressed my concerns about being too far from the project and they tried to convince me that the Fishoek was was better and that taking the train was no problem. Then an arrangement was made so that I could travel by car with people from another surf organization (I suggested it) but they didn't seem too happy to take me and I always had to stick around after my project to see if my transfer could take me or not. In the end, after a lot of back and forth I was put in a hostel where the project in Muizenberg but the organizer tried to discourage me from it.
In summary: Little involvment from the org., hardly any money goes to the surf outreach (and they really need it), they just seem to want to make profit. DO NOT RECOMEND

What would you improve about this program?
- More hands on involvment from the org.
- More financial investment in the actual project
- Providing and actual description of the day to day in the project
- Organizers actually visiting the project
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