Living Hope Community Centre
A faith based non-profit NGO with a Section 18A tax exemption certificate. Started in 1999, our project aims to assist the Deep South of Cape Town as it faces the effects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.
Objectives:
To spread the Good News of Jesus Christ in a life changing way and to encourage people to follow Christ. To play a vital role in the prevention, care and treatment of HIV/AIDS. To undertake community development through educational and health related programmes
Volunteer Opportunities Include:
One month stay volunteers will be involved in a variety of the following activities:
- Preparing Daily Lunch at a Homeless Centre. This will involve the cooking and preparation of lunch for +/- 70 Homeless People. Preparation starts at 8.30 am and ends after lunch clean up at 1.00pm.
- Children’s Arts: Living Hope presently runs children’s clubs in two disadvantaged communities, as well as working with the street children in Muizenberg, here we would like volunteers gifted with different artistic talents to teach the children, dance, drama, crafts and painting. This is an afternoon activity.
- Special Events. During the June/July and December/January holidays Living Hope offers children’s holiday clubs, volunteers will assist with various activities during this time.
- Teaching on health Issues: This opportunity is open to those who have had a medical background. South African law prevents those who were trained in other countries from practicing within South Africa without being licensed; however we value their knowledge and input, and would love to use that in further developing both our staff and clients through education and development. This can be a full day activity or combined with another.
- Soccer Player/Teacher. Skilled soccer players are needed to coach the homeless and street children in soccer. This activity takes place in the afternoons and weekends.
- Teaching Crafts and Skills Development to Homeless. The Muizenberg centre offers skills training and job creation workshops, students would be able to assist in facilitating these workshops. The workshops take place from 8:30am -12:00pm.
- Assist with Children’s Clubs. Assist our Life skills educators in running clubs in the two disadvantaged areas, in the afternoons from 2:00pm-5:00pm. We are also hoping to begin homework classes, in a third area where we assist children with their homework.
The Team House and ACTS
History
The Teamhouse was set up by the Johnson Family during 2004 which also happened to be their first year in full-time ministry. They came to South Africa in support of King of Kings Baptist Centre and the associated Living Hope Community Centres.
They found and secured a long-term lease on the home from a fellow church member as their personal residence with the idea of hosting visiting missionary teams from America and around the world coming to do missions work in Cape Town or having Cape Town as one of the team’s stops on the way to or from other parts of Africa. This is a home full of the Love of Christ and run on Christian values and principles.
On the Johnson family’s return to the States, they partnered with ACTS – African Christian Tours and Safaris who facilitate mission work offering logistical support throughout Africa with offices in Zimbabwe, Kenya and at the Team House. This partnership takes care of all the logistics of short term mission teams coming to Living Hope. There are currently around 10-12 teams that come per year!
Fish Hoek Baptist Church FHBC (King of Kings)
Living Hope was born out of the vision of FHBC and there are many areas of local church involvement here:
- Media, this is done in partnership with CCFm and RAN. (www.ccfm.org.za, www.kingofkings.org.za/ran)
- Youth Ministry, which involves facilitating Friday Night Youth and Wednesday Evening Small Groups.
- Counseling. This service is offered in partnership with the Fish Hoek Drug Crisis Centre and allows volunteers to gain training in counseling skills.
- Personal development training courses will be completed by each volunteer with assistance and reflection times as a group and during mentoring time with the Volunteer Coordinator.
Project Orientation
Upon arrival at Living Hope accommodation in Cape Town, you will receive a detailed briefing on basic cultural aspects of your working environment, as well as further information on the current status of the Project and our other programme involvements in Cape Town.
You will also spend time with your coordinator familiarizing yourself with local surroundings, staff that you will be working with as well as the community centres at which you will be based.
Project Support:
Throughout your stay at your placement in Cape Town you will have the support and guidance of our project staff and coordinators. They are part of our greater operation impact support team, and will provide you with competent 24-hour field support and assistance.
Project Accommodation:
You will be staying at The Team House located adjacent to Cape Town’s ‘long beach’ where your doors open 10 yards from the white sands of Noordhoek beach, Cape Town. Team House is close to the Fish Hoek/Muizenberg area and your project placement. The accommodation at The Team House is of a very high standard with on site chef and property manager. In a single room en suite flat which may be shared with other volunteers on the project (same gender).
Team House is situated at the foot of Chapman's Peak, in the delightful farm village of Noordhoek. It offers magnificent vistas across the pristine white sand of the famed Long Beach, reaching as far as the Kommetjie Lighthouse across the bay. Both local and international mission teams are hosted at the house through-out the year predominantly doing short-term missions in the local and greater Cape regions. The house is full of the love of Christ and run on Christian principles and values, providing an upmarket, full-service home. It is the ideal setting for local church leader's weekends, cell group weekends, Church meetings, Team Building weekends and Conferences, away from the buzz of the city sleeping up to 34 people with plenty of dining and social areas.
The Team House is a short drive from the Living Hope AIDS Hospice and Community Centre.
There are various restaurants, shops and tourist attractions within the immediate vicinity.
Project Meals
You will have breakfast at the house each day.
You will prepare your own packed lunch to take with you every day or eat at some of the centres that provide meals i.e. Homeless Shelter. All the lunch fillings etc are provided. Dinners are provided for you by our chef at the lodge each evening. However you will have the choice to eat out as and when you like, though this will be at your own expense.
Please advise us of any specific dietary requirements before you arrive!
Getting There
We will meet you at the airport!
Fly into Cape Town International Airport, where you will be met by our project coordinator or a representative from The Team House, who will transfer you to the project accommodation.
Project Cost
£ 1175 / US$ 2115 for 1 month £ 2025 / US$ 3645 for 2 month placement. Longer placements are available – £ 800 / US$ 1440 per additional month.
Project Cost Includes:
- Project Fee: this entails financing that goes directly back into the project that you are involved with. This project fee facilitates funding for items such as teaching materials, sports equipment, supplies, etc.
- Transfer from Cape Town International Airport to the project accommodation in Noordhoek.
- Orientation and introductions to project work upon your arrival.
- All daily transportation to and from the project.
- Full board and lodging in 5 star accommodation on Cape Town’s famous Long Beach which includes 3 meals a day at The Team House.
- Assistance in your projects by various Living Hope and Team House staff as well as your Volunteer Coordinator. Full support from operation impact and your coordinator throughout your time at your Cape Town placement.
Project Cost Excludes:
- Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement (expected to include cover for repatriation)
- All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other)
- Email/Internet, telephone calls and soft drinks (all available at the Team House)
- All visas for border crossings (on extra excursions)
- Any excursions over and above your operation impact planned itinerary in Cape Town and within South Africa.
Project Contact Details:
Michael Massingham – Project Coordinator +27 83 6439452
The Team House - +27 21 7891250
