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Coaching

Projects

Children and Youth Clubs

In the greater Cape Town area, youth clubs provide opportunities for the youth, enabling them to manage their leisure time in a productive manner by engaging them in social and recreational activities. Youth programmes and activities are introduced to improve the social, economical and intellectual wellbeing of the youth.

Counsellors provide the youth with opportunities to discuss problems with reliable, trustworthy professionals, who can assist them in dealing with and solving problems and help them to develop a positive attitude. Counselling includes topics such as dealing with fear, developing self esteem, sexual abuse, family problems and drug related problems.

A variety of activities are organised for the youth to develop life skills and acquire knowledge about different spheres of life. Physical fitness programmes are aimed at developing health and creating awareness of the importance of exercise for a healthy and productive life, while also imparting the rules and habits of exercising. Music programmes are conducted to improve skills and talent.

Schools

South Africa still has some 4.7 million people who are totally illiterate (never attended school) and another 4.9 million adults who are functionally illiterate (left school after Grade 7).

Think about the things that you have done in the last 24 hours that involved reading, writing, listening and speaking. Literacy can be viewed as involving all of these abilities through mediated thought. Without literacy or with limited literacy, a person’s ability to have control over his or her life and to make informed choices is severely compromised. Without access to the activities that literacy provides, the cycle of poverty and unemployment will continue from one generation to the next.

There are a number of poorly resourced schools in South Africa where volunteers can offer a valuable assistance. Here, you will help to alleviate the workload of teachers that often have to cope with classes of more than 50 students. Your teaching skills in subjects ranging from English to Maths and Science; your ability to vividly portray your lessons with limited resources and your enthusiasm to become involved in co-curricular activities such as sport, music, singing, drama will make an invaluable difference.