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Help & Inspire
The mission of DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage is to enable today’s local underprivileged children to eventually be able to secure good employment in nature reserves, thereby improving their future quality of life. They inspire the children to care for their environment through the medium of the wildlife orphanage.
- The children benefit by getting hands-on education and the school gives them personal education and general life skills to enhance their future chances.
- The animals benefit by receiving suitable care and accommodation.
- The local communities benefit by their children being better educated and more eager to pursue a career in eco-tourism. Thereby the environment benefits from more people caring and understandig environmental issues and the importance for the future.
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You can join DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage for a hands-on volunteer experience where you will help with the education of the children, care for wild animals and help with renovation, building and maintenance of the school.
Volunteering (short term)
Education: Main tasks will be teaching the children (13-16 years old) the syllabus of the school with structured lessons and activities for each day of the week. You will also supplement their school curriculum by teaching classes in basic English, maths, sciences, geography, life skills, educational games and social issues.
Caring for the animals: You will be involved in day to day care for the animals.
Renovation, building and maintenace: DAKTARI is continuously growing, and often physical work is required from volunteers at times when they are not teaching. These duties can include: renovating animal camps, renovating accommodation, painting or general construction and repairs.
Placements are from 1 week up to 3 months.
Prices for volunteering placement depend on the length of stay. The price for one week is €550 and rates get cheaper the longer you stay.
What's included: three meals a day, accommodation (chalets), laundry and ironing, towels and bedding, pick up and drop off at Hoedspruit town or airport and one trip into town per week.
Volunteering (long term)
* If you are interested in one of the available vacancies, send an email to info@joho.org
- At DAKTARI, they are also looking for long term volunteers to assist the management and the running projects.
- Period: 12 months.
- Food and accommodation is provided.
- You will be required to pay a deposit of R1000 per month of your stay on arrival, DAKTARI will refund you the full amount at a rate of R1000 per month, over your time here. This is to ensure that you stay with DAKTARI after receiving your Volunteer Visa and also to make sure you have sufficient funds during your stay. If you decide to cut your stay short, DAKTARI will keep the amount for the non-honored months.
- South Africa offers a 12 month Volunteer Visa. We will provide you with an invitation letter from DAKTARI to support your application, however you must be prepared to handle the visa application process yourself with the South African Consulate in your country.
- You will work Monday - Friday from 8am until 5pm (lunch is 12:30 - 14:00). Saturday and Sunday are your days off.
- Long term volunteers will be given their own bedroom wherever possible, with shared toilet and shower facilities (hot and cold water). There is no electricity in camp but light is provided with solar lamps and power with a generator to charge, phones, cameras and computers.
- Look at the website of DAKTARI for the criteria of the different positions.
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Jobs
- According to the most recent information there are no paid jobs at DAKTARI, but there are various (long-term) volunteer positions in exchange for room and board. See 'Products & Services CV' and the organisation's website for more information.
Internships
- According to the information available to JoHo there are no internships available at DAKTARI.
Volunteering
- There are multiple possibilities to volunteer at DAKTARI. See 'Products & Services CV' and the organisation's website for more information.
Stay with a local family in the village 'The Oaks' for a couple of nights and help them with their daily pursuits. You can help with cooking and shopping at the market and at night you will have time to socialize. It's a great way to experience rural African life and culture!
South Africa