Our partner Ndebele Village and community is situated 40 km outside Pretoria. The village has a low level of adult literacy and employment. The village inhabitants and surrounding community send their children to various government schools in the area. However, after-school support facilities are sorely needed. All kinds of tutoring support for children and adult basic education and training (ABET) is welcome.

YOU may volunteer your time tutoring children and adults from the Ndebele Village and surrounds by providing tutoring classes in many subjects, teaching computer literacy, setting a computer network, assisting in sport activities, music, drama, helping with routine maintenance/upgrading and more. OR YOU may want to support adult education by teaching reading, writing and English as a second language.

YOU will be living within the community you volunteer in by staying in the Ndebele Village. The village inhabitants still live in a traditional manner and practice their time-old customs, despite the influence of modernisation. The village is relatively un-commercialised and YOU will have the opportunity to immerse yourself and experience life from a unique perspective. For example, the village still practices initiation rites - your stay may coincide with such an event, in which you could experience this intimate ritual.

The houses and enclosures are painted with the colourful geometric patterns for which the Ndebele are famous, often incorporating modern aspects such as telephones and the SA flag.

YOU will be accommodated in the village lodge in comfortable twin bed rooms and you will have the opportunity to sleep in the traditional huts as well. The Lodge is held in trust by the community and was build with funds after the community was forcibly removed under Apartheid. YOU may enjoy your meal either in the small conference centre/ restaurant or share it with a family in the traditional way.

During your stay YOU could learn the intricate art of Ndebele beading and assist with the ongoing traditional mural paintings. YOU may even ask the resident “witch doctor” or traditional healer to throw the bones and tell you what he sees in your future!

Your donation included  in the project fee will contribute to the long-term sustainability of the project. On your return home you may continue to support the project with on-going donations directly into the project account.