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Food and Accommodation - Africa and Asia Venture

Food and Accommodation

Photograph of AV volunteers in their accommodation - Gap Year Projects & Volunteering Opportunities in South AfricaAV houses with fellow volunteers

You will live in a designated AV house with fellow volunteers, a short walk from the schools and shops. An important part of the AV experience is living in the community, shopping at the markets and socialising with the teachers. Depending on the size of the group the AVs all live in one or possibly two houses. The house itself has shared bedrooms, a communal/cooking area and somewhere to wash. There will also be the traditional South African braai (B-B-Q) area in the garden! There is a water tap in the house and you will have intermittent electricity - there is often a two hour power cut across the country, which you will soon get used to!

Photograph of AV volunteers eating a meal - Gap Year Projects & Volunteering Opportunities in South AfricaWe encourage independence and so you won’t have someone cooking and looking after you – it’s a chance to step up and take responsibility for yourself. You will be given a daily food allowance and will be expected to shop at and cook for yourself. This is the best way of getting to know people, being involved in the community and gaining an understanding of living there – you are not a bystander watching from afar.

The AV representative is never far away and there whenever needed. They can be contacted by phone 24/7 and will visit you during your project.

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