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If you are thinking about applying to join the YDC please make sure that you have a good look through the rest of the website and have a think about which project you would like to work for, which YDC you would like to stay at and how long you would like to stay for. Please also consider the following costs-

YDC volunteers are charged R3000 per month plus a once off administrator fee of R200. This cost covers food, accommodation, living expenses such as electricity, linen, equipment, internet costs etc…., as well as recreational trips, YDC maintenance and the administrative costs of the programme. More details are available on request. Things money can be paid by cash, cheque, direct deposit or credit card.

If all of this information still hasn’t scared you, and you would still like to come and volunteer here, please download the form below and email the completed form to ydc@youthkzn.co.za
Please do not be scared by the form, applications are open to anyone with an energetic desire to serve, who enjoy interacting with young people, who feel they could be passionate about this work and are willing to learn and be stretched by new challenges and experience. We can put you in touch with pervious volunteers if you would like more reassurance.

NB. If you are from the Netherlands you will need to apply through Livingstone.

NB. If you plan to hire a car when you travel in South Africa, you will need a credit card to do this.

Please see the website www.lst.nl/zuidafrika

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We live where we work,
And we work where we live.
Through discussions and chats,
We’re taught how to give.
We’re here for the children,
For their smiles and tears.
Through their laughter and tantrums,
So they overcome their fears.

Whether we’re in the shelter,
Or out in the community,
The staff and interns we work with,
Offer us a sense of unity.
Though language can be a barrier,
We try with all our might.
Zulu is not easy to learn,
And we hardly get it right.

You can always hear us laughing,
When we’re at home at the YDC.
No matter which country you’re from,
It is yourself you are free to be.
The house might be a mess,
And the dishes might not be done.
It’s only ‘cos when we’re together,
We’re having too much fun.

We’re gaining new perspectives,
And seeing with opened eyes.
We’re becoming our own family,
Through the lows and the highs.
We’re always full of questions,
Though so much can’t be explained.
Because of all that we’ve witnessed,
Our hearts are forever changed.

by Lauren Pattison
(Australian Volunteer)