I've stayed in Jeffreys Bay for three weeks and
worked as a volunteer at one of the schools in the township. The
children at the Creche were very adorable and the two teachers were
just amazing in their dedication to educate about 40-50 children
every single day. They could definitely use some helping hands and
their appreciation for me investing three weeks of my time in
helping them was enormous...........Read
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Marine Conservation
Volunteers South Africa
All Africa Volunteers offers
A selection of marine
conservation projects, from working with whales and dolphins to
researching great whites and rescuing stranded endangered penguins.
Dolphin Research
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Great White Studies
- Penguin Rescue
Dolphin and Whale Research Project
 The
program offers
the unique opportunity for volunteers working as a Dolphin and Whale
research volunteers The project is an internationally recognized
marine mammal research institute for research and conservation of
Southern African marine mammals. We need to know more about the Western
Indian Ocean, and particularly Southern African whales, dolphins, seals and
other marine animals.
More Information on
Dolphin Research Volunteers
Great White Shark Research
Project
 Shark
populations worldwide are increasingly threatened, and in scientific
circles there is still research needed to fully understand and interpret
shark behavior. Shark education features as a prominent part of the
programme. More Information on
Great White Shark Research Volunteers
Penguin Rescue Center
Project
 The
African Penguin is the only penguin species
that breeds in Africa. More than 40% of African Penguins
breed on the islands between Saldanha Bay and Cape Town, with
almost another 40% breeding within Algoa Bay near Port
Elizabeth. The present population is about 10% of that at the
start of the 20th century when it was estimated at over 1.45
million adult birds. More Information
on
Penguin Rescue Volunteers
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We stayed at the wildlife sanctuary. We stayed in
the lodge which was a beautiful building set right in the middle of
the game reserve, the sanctuary itself is a really gorgeous
environment with various animals - including beautiful birds and
tame big cats (lynx etc.). The people are lovely, we got on with
everyone really well and were sad to leave. It was a great
experience, one not to be missed............Read
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