Salty Crax Backpackers and Tours

Programs are flexible, some more than others. We offer 24-hour support to all volunteers. Volunteers stay in 4 star backpackers accommodation with other like-minded people. Volunteers are allowed to change between projects or do more than one.

Highlights: Our non-profit volunteer programs benefit the local communities. Volunteers are able to make a difference in peoples lives.

Programs offered

• Caring for, feeding and stimulating orphaned, abused and HIV babies.
• Offering companionship and socializing with disabled children and adults.
• Teaching sports and swimming to children.
• Helping children in orphanages with homework and playing with them.
• Producing plays and shows in schools.
• Teaching computer literacy to children.
• Helping with fundraising.
• Starting up a school library.
• Administration work in schools and NPO’s
• Feeding and clothing street children.

Projects with children and babies

• Home of Hope
  A non-profit organization for abused, aban- doned, neglected and HIV Babies. Volunteers care, feed and look after the children. A minimum of 8 weeks is required for this program with set shifts of up to 5 days a week.
  
  
• Thandanani
  A non-profit organisation that runs a safe house for abused and neglected children and a partial care centre for children with absent parents or parents that cannot take care of them. Children are looked after in a stable environment during the week and go home over weekends.
  Volunteers assist in schools and the crèche, safe house and care center. You can drive children to activities or help with homework, organizing events, fundraising and feeding.
  
  
• TLC
  A non-profit organization that goes into the townships and feeds and clothes homeless children. Volunteers will help with feeding, educating and playing with the children and are welcome to run their own education programs in the township. People with skills are welcome to teach those less privileged. This program is very flexible. Volunteers will have to stipulate how many days a week they would like to work and what their skills are before they arrive so a program can be custom designed.

Projects with the disabled

• Cheshire Homes
  A home and learning centre for underprivileged and disabled adults and children. Volunteers will help with feeding, shopping, outings, companionship, stimulation programs or teaching residents any skills, like dancing or a sport. This program is very flexible. Volunteers can work as much or little as they want.

Accommodation can be upgraded .
The length of stay can also be altered according to the volunteer’s needs.
Visas and insurances are the responsibility of the volunteer.
A police clearance certificate is essential.