Esther Jeffreys Bay Project

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 Eldred Groep 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.

During my three weeks there I have helped the teachers with whatever they needed help with: assisting in teaching, preparing porridge, doing dishes, helping the children with their chores, cleaning, providing the weaker children with some extra guidance and attention, and so on. During the play time of the children I've organised some games with them which included some educational elements such as improving hand-eye-coordination. By doing so, the children would actually learn while playing.

The two teachers at the school work very hard to educate the children but it is very hard to do so when you have about 50 children to look after every single day. As a volunteer I have tried to help them as much as I could and I've tried to give the weaker children just that little bit of extra attention they usually do not get from the teachers because there are simply too many children to look after. It was very moving to see that after only three weeks some of the children had already made such a step forward, just because now there was someone that could give them that extra attention they so desperately needed.

Definitely an experience I will never forget!