In partnership with

In the spirit of regional understanding and cooperation Seven Southern African Sister voluntary inspired youth organisations namely Botswana Workcamps Association (Botswana), GEPI Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Workcamps Association (Zimbabwer) South Africa Volunteer Work Camp Association (South Africa), AJUDE & AJOV (Mozambique) forged partnership for a regional camp which will last about 2 months starting from Botswana, then to Zimbabwe and After to South Africa ending in Mozambique. The primary objectives of the projects are multiple faceted namely regional integration, south-south youth exchange as well as building prosperous and peaceful Africa through youth empowerment, volunteerism and pan Africa exchange as well as scaling up global, regional, and national actions to meet young people’s needs, realize their rights and tap their possibilities as agents of change.

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Description of the Work

The community services programme is targeted at young people working in the local community and other civil organizations implementing development/ workcamps activities in Southern Africa. These Southern Africa Workcamp Cooperation members have recognized a growing professionalism within the voluntary development sector in the region. It is with this mind that these volunteer organisations would like to accord their staff members and youth leaders an opportunity to benefit from a concerted regional workcamp focusing on climate justice, decolonization and South-South youth exchange and cooperation. The workcamp will provide participants with interdisciplinary learning situations within the development process that can be analyzed, critiqued, and reflected upon. A deliberate attempt has been made to integrate the relevant theory with experiential background of participants. The workcamp will have the capacity to build practical skills along theoretical training. The workcamp programme is a result of the need to enhance regional integration as envisioned by the Pan Africa ideology. The main objective of this regional project is to empower the young people from Southern Africa and the Global Community with contemporary new skills and knowledge in the broader section of international development. Upon completing this regional camp, the youths will return into their communities and disseminate information and practice their skills. The participants will also draw up some training programmes for their respective communities.

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Accommodation & Food

The programme will be conducted as from the 25th July 2026 to the 6th of September 2026 in Mozambique. The regional community services project will be divided into Five phrases. The final evaluation will be done in Mozambique.

South Africa: A transformative week volunteer work camp and training event in Soshanguve, Gauteng. Focused on food security and empowering youth, women, and vulnerable populations, we merge Permaculture, Peace-building, social cohesion, and participatory methods. Over the weeks, participants will cultivate a 23m x 8m garden which provides food for children from our community center. This project provides essential skills in sustainable agriculture, imparting knowledge on growing food and understanding climate change challenges. By fostering empathy, unity, and self-sufficiency, we aspire to create lasting change and promote a brighter, more sustainable future for all involved.

Accommodation will be in shared spaces, in the venue of activities in the workcamps. Participants will be required to bring their own sleeping bags. The accommodation has a simple bathroom with shower and water available. The accommodation and workplace.

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Location & Leisure

The Weekend is meant to be for free tours that the group can organize by themselves. All our work camps are reserved for cultural nights when each volunteer can present her/his country and culture and prepare a dish from your country.

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Requirements

Qualification of participants: Open minded, ready to interact with other people of different cultural background - Positive attitude - Willing to share his/her experiences - Flexible to live/stay in simple living conditions - Flexible to eat local food - Ready to do academic work on the project and No experience needed at all. Willingness to guide students especially in cultural and arts activities. Some weekends may have excursions with students to different areas of countries you will be in.

The work camp participation fee is strictly Euro 100 in South Africa for all international participants, and this covers simple accommodation, food and project expenses office running/administrative expenses, certificate of participation after the camp, communication prior to, during and after the camp. Please note that this does not include travel expenses to and from the camp, pick up from airport so participants are asked to reserve a small amount of money for transport to the camp and in between travel from Botswana to Mozambique by road. We advise all volunteers to ask for advice from us when they are planning to book their tickets from departure from South Africa.

Each country has each participation fee for participants

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Host Organization