Zimbabwe Volunteer Project
4 Weeks
Imagine serving the people of Africa, sharing the love of Christ, bringing hope to the destitute, and transforming your life
forever. Imagine a summer that propels you into a deeper walk with God, gives you greater confidence in making Him known
and begins friendships that will last a lifetime. On the YOUTH AND ORPHAN CARE PROJECT you will serve in vibrant and
colorful communities across the city. With an unemployment rate in excess of 85% and the lowest life expectancy in the
world, most of the population battles extreme poverty, unemployment and the devastating consequences of HIV/AIDS and
other social issues.
WHERE:
Flights
All
visas
EXCLUDES:
Personal
travel
insurance
Items
of aextra
personal
nature
Optional
Telephone
callsactivities
Soft drinks
Meals
not mentioned
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Orphanages
Schools
MINISTRY:
Zimbabwe, Harare
WHEN:
21 May to 18 June (4 weeks)
INCLUDES:
 Accommodation
 Meals (full board)
 Transport daily
* Book before
 Airport transfers
4 Weeks:
US $1595
 Orientation
 Ministry Support from your ACTS
31 January 2017
and get US$100
discount
coordinators on project
 Sightseeing on Saturdays include
Dombashawa, Doon Estate, Chengeta
Safari Lodge (including 2 activities)
Please
sure your
flight
arrives at least 1 day before the
project make
starts (before
10pm
if possible)
Notes:
 3 day, 2 night Antelope Park adventure
vacation, including 1 medium budget
 10 % donation of your project fee goes
to the projects
 An over-night village stay in Mutoko
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GRACE SCHOOL
SUCCESS ACADEMY
This school hosts about a 1000 children
The Success Academy is a large school
(500 in the morning and 500 in the
with over 1000 children. The children’s
afternoon). The children’s ages vary
ages are between 6 and 18. The school
between 6 and 12. The building is in a
is too small for the amount of children,
relatively
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as they are based in a 3 roomed house.
In Harare, Zimbabwe, roughly 1 in
classrooms, but only two rooms have
They do have the basics in terms of
every 3 children is an orphan. In an
walls. Volunteers would be involved
desks and blackboards, so space is the
attempt to address the needs of
with:
essential problem. They may move to a
orphans, we became involved in an
good
condition,
with
new building, but ideally a new school
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Teaching
Child tutoring after school
Sports coaching and games
Bible studies and lifeskills lessons
Potentially maintenance of the
building (floors and roofs in
particular)
REGAI DZIVESHIRI
This school’s name means ‘Allow them
to become birds/let them fly.’ This is a
small school with around 25 children
(varies), aged 2 to 5 years. We have been
involved in repainting the pre-school
recently. They need help with:
 Teaching children English through
songs (they speak Shona)
needs to be built in the future. Potential
areas of involvement include:
 Assist teachers in classrooms
 Possible construction assistance
ORPHAN INITATIVES
We continue to maintain relationships
with those we have served in the past.
Below a number of the homes are
described. Your stay may involve some
level of interaction with them but they
are no longer the primary focus of our
volunteer program.
DANAI ORPHANAGE
This orphanage is home to 30 children,
 Playing games with children
aged 3-17. These children are form
 Maintenance and refurbishment
different backgrounds. In some cases
they do have parents who do not have
RUJEKO SCHOOL
This school is home to many orphans,
and has around 50 children around the
ages of 6 to 12. The school consists of
only two rooms that are about 2m x 2m,
made up of old scraps of plastic and
sticks. Children do not have school
benches or desks and a flattened
cardboard is used as a blackboard. Here
you may be involved with:
the means to care for them, whereas in
others, both parents have passed away.
The name Danai means ‘to love
onanother’ in Shona. Here volunteers
may be involved with:
 Interacting
and
building
relationships with children
 Aiding with homework
 Helping out with daily activities
(laundry, kitchen duties)
ZIMKIDZ
 Teaching school subjects
Zimkidz have various out reaches that
 Teaching Biblical lessons
they are involved with and have a team
of around 6 on the ground volunteers.
Volunteers may participate in various
forms of outreaches, mainly:
 Caring for the vulnerable
Ministry
orphanage project. But the vision of
the project has grown bounds and
leaps. In partnership with Living
Hope,
what
was
one
project,
became a project serving many
more needs.
What to expect:
Here is how a typical day in the life of a Harare ACTS
volunteer might take shape.
Please note that your actual itineraries may differ from
this schedule, as it depends on your own experience /
interests and the number of other volunteer
placements at the same time.
EXAMPLE OF DAILY SCHEDULE
07:00 Breakfast/ Clean up
08:15 Devotionals
09:00 Depart for morning activity
12:30 Lunch at Team House/ Project site
13:30 Depart for afternoon activity
17:00 Back at Team house free time
16:30 Dinner/ Clean up
20:00 Free time
Accommodation
Our volunteer house is a comfortable and safe home shared with other volunteers during your time here. You may be required to share ablutions and bedroom with other volunteers of the same sex. All bedding is provided, unless there are a large
number of volunteers on the project simultaneously. Should you need to bring your own bedding, your project facilita- tor will
inform you nearer to the time of your arrival. All meals and transportation to and from your projects will be provided and
organised by your volunteer coordinator. Laundry is not included, but can be done for you at the project for a small fee. We
are also available to organize additional tourist activities, which will be at your own cost.
Meals
All meals will be provided for you by our staff during your stay at various houses, camps and while travelling between sites.
We do everything we can to provide for any dietary requirements, but we may have to ask you to bring some things with you.
If what you need is not available locally.
Weekend Excursions:
Sat 1: We travel 90 km East of the Capital City to a private game lodge called Chengeta Safari Lodge. Here we will
spend the day enjoying a buffet lunch and your choice of two pre-included activities (horse ride, clay pigeon
shooting, game drives, elephant interaction, etc).
Sat 2: We visit a number of markets in Harare, including ‘Doon Estate’, known for its souvenirs, traditional crafts,
artwork and pottery. This afternoon we will head north out of the city into rural communal land where we will
have a picnic supper at one of locals favorite sunset spots.
Last Week: An adventure awaits you, this morning we travel for 4 hours into the interior where we will be staying
in rooms at Antelope Park. Once settled in, our guide will talk us through some of the many activities on offer.
Antelope Park is world famous for its lion breeding program and was the base for the documentary series “Lion
Country”. The park is home to a wide variety of antelope and bird species. Pre-included in your stay is your choice
of one of the following activities – cub viewing, game drive, cub feeding, elephant interaction, horse safari and
carriage ride. Extra activities such as lion walks, sunset cruises, canoe use and elephant swims are optional.