Eswatini Elderly care volunteer project offers participants an opportunity to volunteer with elderly people, offering social care, support, healthcare and physiotherapy in communities across Eswatini.
Volunteers support the provision of basic services at an elderly home in Eswatini. The facility lacks resources to give seniors the care they deserve and many residents don’t have personal resources or family to care for them.
As volunteer joining our Eswatini elderly care volunteer project, you can make a big difference in the lives of these elderly seniors. Help with meals, home maintenance, gardening, transportation to medical clinics, and more.
Our Eswatini elderly care volunteer projects give you the opportunity to brighten the lives of local aging persons by providing much needed companionship and social care. This Eswatini volunteer program will offer volunteers an authentic cultural experience and get to learn from the wisdom and events experienced by elderly people in this small beautiful kingdom. You’ll learn a lot about life, too!
PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS
- Playing cards with them
- Hosting dance and music classes
- Taking walks, talking, and reading together
- Help local staff in preparing meals and arranging medical visits
- Live in a volunteer house and meet people from numerous countries
- Gain an in-depth knowledge of how the Elderly Care system works in Eswatini
- Discover the night life and socialize in one of the many bars Piggs Peak has to offer
Few things can replace the privilege of listening to someone tell their life story. Senior citizens will talk about the “old days” you’ve only seen in movies or read about in books. Can you imagine meeting someone who witnessed a course-changing historic event?
PROJECT LOCATION
Piggs Peak: is a town in northwestern Eswatini. It was founded around gold prospecting in 1884, but its main industry is now forestry. Piggs Peak is located approximately 70 kilometers north-east of the capital city of Mbabane. The town is also located 40 kilometers from Matsamo boarder (the gateway to Mpumalanga Province in South Africa).
Piggs Peak is named after an early resident, William Pigg, who discovered a gold reef here on 26 March 1884. The town’s name is often Africanized in local parlance to ‘Spiggy-Speegy’, or even just ‘Spiggy’.
The town is also known for its large hotel and casino, splendidly situated on the crest of a ridge 10km north of town and is just a few kilometers away from the old mining town of Bulembu, the ancient rock pantings of Nsangwini, and Phophonyane Nature Reserve.
The Peak Fine Craft Centre, just to north of the hotel, is indisputably Eswatini’s most scenic handicrafts outlet. It centres upon the workshop and boutique of Coral Stephens Hand Weaving, an impressive family enterprise, whose mohair curtains, carpets and other products are exported worldwide. Other craft outlets include sisal-weaving (Tintsaba), jewellery, ceramics and stone-carving. The craft centre has a restaurant offering spectacular views over the surrounding area.
ARRIVAL & AIRPORT PICKUP
After you have booked and confirmed your placement, please book your flights to arrive at King Mswati III International Airport in Manzini city. A member of staff from our local partner organization will meet you on arrival at Airport. This airport services numerous international carriers. Eswatini has good connections to destinations throughout Europe, the Asia- Pacific region, USA and Africa.
ORIENTATION
Orientation and Placement will be done the next day. Generally, your volunteer trip orientation is an overview of the project’s mission, expectations and introduction to the local community and project site. Following your arrival in Eswatini you will be given a presentation by the co-coordinating project team to prepare you for the work you will be doing and the adventures.
PROJECT DETAILS
Considering the overall economic situation of this country, senior citizens are usually seen as a liability and a cost, even when the local culture expects the young to take care of the old. Your volunteer duties will range from providing simple companionship to being more involved in healthcare or medical relief programs.
You can as well join the Eswatini elderly care volunteer project as physical therapist or assist in daily tasks like reading to them, playing games, listening, cleaning, assisting with cooking or taking walks with them. You will be a great support pillar for the nursing staff.
Volunteering in Eswatini with Go Volunteer Africa’s elderly care volunteer project, you get the opportunity to make seniors feel appreciated again while also improving your communication and social work skills.
Social Work:
Social work activities are ideal for volunteers looking to establish a more personal connection with the local community and can involve anything from simply reading to the elderly to actually working on a daily basis at a nursing home. The top priority of these activities is for you to interact with the elderly people themselves, which has hugely positive impacts on their mental health regardless of their cultural background.
Healthcare:
If you have skills and experience in healthcare, there are plenty of activities in need of your extra hand to apply your skills where are needed most. If you’re studying geriatrics or already have experience in the area, you can help fill human resource gaps in a country’s health care system.
Gain social work, healthcare and physical therapy experience in Africa by joining our Eswatini volunteer program. Volunteers will have to get hands-on to get as many insights and experience as possible out of the work with elderly people in Swaziland.
Our duties are to spend time with the elderly, prepare meals, and offer basic healthcare services, like distributing medicine. You even have the chance to host exercise programs, arts and crafts projects, and dance classes. Your efforts go a long way in making sure the elderly have the quality of life they deserve.
SKILLS REQUIRED
No particular experience required to get involved in our volunteer work in Swaziland. All you need is a desire to make a difference. Volunteers should also be flexible, self-motivated and have a strong willingness to learn and take new initiatives.
GROUP VOLUNTEER TRIPS
Get some friends together or organize a group from your school and embark on this incredible adventure! Discounts are offered on any group of 5+ participants on our volunteering Eswatini Program.
LONGTERM VOLUNTEER WORK
Please contact us for more information about our long-term volunteering opportunities in Eswatini. We will guide you on the best times of the year, what to pack, and what extra health precautions to keep in mind and all logistics.
VOLUNTEER ACCOMMODATION
For volunteers participating on our Swaziland trip, accommodation will be provided in farm volunteer house which is basic but comfortable surrounded by green country side. At some point volunteers might be on the move and hence we suggest also bringing a sleeping mat and sleeping bag/pillow for travel and weekends away on adventures. Bathrooms are usually shared and you have access to a kitchen to prepare your meals. There is a lounge area for relaxing, reading, or watching movies.
AGE REQUIREMENT
Our program is for anyone sixteen years and above who loves service above self and social experiences with people from all over the world. We also accept volunteers of 15+ years of age if they are in a group with a guardian or supervisor above 18years. Volunteers under 15 years old are only considered when accompanied by a parent/guardian. There isn’t a maximum age limit, though a reasonable fitness level is necessary. Families are encouraged to apply and are welcome!
VISAS
Visitors to Eswatini unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries can obtain a visa on arrival at all border posts or from one of the Swazi diplomatic missions. All visitors must hold passports valid for a minimum of 6 months from the arrival date.
WEEKENDS AND FREE-TIME
Weekends are free for the volunteer to enjoy their time in Eswatini. In your free time you will have ample opportunity to relax in the camp and surroundings, watch the marine-life, read or sit around the beach socializing with the others and reflecting on the day’s activities.
PROJECT QUICK FACTS
| Availability: | Project open all year round |
| Duration: | Minimum 2 weeks commitment |
| Age Limits: | Minimum 16yrs or older for solo travelers. |
| Minimum Age: | Families are encouraged to apply |
| Dates: | Flexible start and end dates |
| Arrival dates: | One day before the start date |
| Airport Arrival: | Airport pickup, meet and greet by GVA partner representative |
| Working Days: | Monday – Friday – 5 days a week, 5-8 hours in a day |
| Weekends: | Travel / Sightseeing NOT included in program cost |
| Accommodation: | Host Family or volunteer house |
| Meals: | Breakfast, lunch and dinner daily |
| Support: | Pre-departure guide, In-country staff available 24/7 |
| Location: | Piggs Peak |
| Language: | English |
IN A NUTSHELL
Volunteering in Eswatini with Go Volunteer Africa is affordable, low cost and budget friendly. The volunteer opportunities in Swaziland are meaningful and life changing both to the volunteer and the host community.
Go Volunteer Africa was ranked as the best volunteer organization in Africa. All volunteer programs in Eswatini are community driven and managed by the local coordinating teams and this will give you a chance to get to know local people and really help those in need.
Go Volunteer Africa is among the top NGOs looking for volunteers in Swaziland. Most volunteer projects in Eswatini are located Piggs Peak and few in Mbabane.
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PROGRAM FEE: (USD$)
Program Fee Excludes:
- Flights
- Visas
- Insurance
- Personal Expenses
- Airport Drop off (Can be arranged upon request)
PLACEMENT BOOKING DEPOSIT FEE
Please Note: An application and placement booking deposit of USD$220 (per person) which comes off the total program cost above is charged to secure your placement on the program. The program fee balance payment is due within 8 weeks from your program start date.
HOW TO APPLY
To start the process fill Volunteer application form and submit it for consideration and book your placement. For more information on how to get enrolled for the volunteering experience of a lifetime contact us. Or Give us a call | WhatsApp | Telegram | Viber | Imo at +254-796-786292 to talk to a Program Specialist.
