Volunteer With Us

Use your time, skills, and passion to help transform lives in rural communities.
APPLY TO VOLUNTEER
ASK A QUESTION

Your Role Makes a Difference

Volunteer with us and help create safe, supportive spaces where rural children can learn and thrive.

Your Role Makes a Difference
  • Be part of a caring community
    You join a community united by a passion for creating brighter futures for rural children when you get involved.
  • Make a tangible difference
    Whether on your own or with a group, you can make a meaningful difference by planning engaging afternoon experiences for the children.
  • Support children and families
    Through encouragement, care, and connection, you help children grow in confidence while strengthening relationships at home and within their communities.
  • Use your skills for impact
    You can contribute something special through your individual skills, knowledge, and personality, helping children flourish.
  • Gain meaningful experience
    Advance your experience and volunteer hours by inspiring children in rural, farmland communities.

Ways You Can Help

Afternoon Programme Support

You can help our facilitator at an after-school project by reading to children, assisting with homework or doing fun sports games outside. You will need to commit to a minimum of 1 afternoon a week for this level of involvement with the children.

2 Hours/week for a term minimum

Event Participation

The children of the Anna Foundation take part in running or cycling events throughout the year. Come join us and jog alongside a younger runner to motivate them.

Once off

Friday Fun: Design Your Own Activity

Friday’s are fun days! Do you have a very specific passion or skill you want to share? Design your lesson plan, bring your resources and make a child’s afternoon brighter because you were there!

We currently need Art teachers to help us improve our Art 4 Charity campaign.

Friday Afternoon or Weekends

Admin and Office Assistance

Help out behind the scenes to support our admin staff with event planning, programme curriculum and Women Empowerment training days.

Flexible

Marketing or Videography Skill

Spreading the word about the work we do requires consistency. We always need professional images and videos of our work. Any help with social media or digital marketing is appreciated.

Flexible

Fundraising Support

Running your first 10km event or riding your bike across Africa? You can safely and conveniently raise money for us. We can also suggest various fundraising platforms.

Flexible

Testimonials

Volunteer Stories

Hear what the people who’ve partnered with us have to say…

“It has been a fulfilling and significant experience to volunteer for the Anna Foundation. It has given me the chance to help people and communities while honing important communication and interpersonal skills. My involvement has helped me better appreciate the difficulties others face and the value of empathy, compassion, and community involvement. My dedication to improving the lives of others has been reinforced by the experience, which has also greatly aided in my professional and personal development.”

Linsy Willemse, volunteer at Waterford

"Working with Katy and the kids from Neethlingshof was wonderful. I spent a lot of time with them and loved every minute! From helping them with their homework to teaching them dance routines, they were really amazing and showed so much potential and talent. Being a volunteer with the Anna Foundation will be something I’ll remember and cherish for the rest of my life.”

Dani Arndt, Neethlingshof Aftercare Centre Volunteer

Volunteer FAQs

What You May Be Wondering

Working with an organisation like ours may come with a lot of questions. We answer the most popular ones below.

Do I need experience to work with rural children of the Anna Foundation?

No. Work experience in the classroom or with children is beneficial but not required to become a volunteer with the Anna Foundation. 

If you have a passion for empowering children, coaching sports, or teaching arts or drama, then your skills can bring fresh insights to our 3 Rs Programme. Any students or professionals with remedial training can provide valuable support to children with learning barriers. 

Anyone who has a heart to help underserved communities make brilliant partners and volunteers. We believe in the holistic care of the children we work with, and above all else, they need love, understanding and people who believe in them.

Time commitment depends on how you’d like to get involved. We appreciate the help of short-term, once-off and termly volunteers. 

Volunteers are needed on an ad hoc or flexible basis to help at specific events or behind the scenes with admin and marketing. However, if you want to facilitate one of our after-school programmes, then we require a deeper commitment. These children need stability and routine. Volunteers are encouraged to commit to being at a project every week on a specific day for at least one to two hours for at least one school term. This supports bonding between you and the children, which helps them to learn and progress.

The children’s mother tongue is Afrikaans. If you want to help them with their educational activities, it is best if you are able to communicate in Afrikaans. However, the children and women do understand English and if helping out with sports or games then it is not required that you speak Afrikaans.

We primarily serve children attending local schools in rural communities of the Western Cape. 

Volunteers can contact us to find out which farm is close and in need of additional support. The Anna Foundation has been working with rural farming communities in the Western Cape for over 20 years.

We do not offer specific training to volunteers, however a project manager will be present with any volunteer when they start and for the first few sessions that the volunteer is at the project. We also encourage volunteers to attend a formal training session offered to the women in our programmes, as this will give them a good understanding of the programme. 

If a volunteer is offering a Friday Fun day, our project managers will assist in the planning process and be present on the day.

Yes, we love collaborating with groups who have a fun afternoon project in mind. Companies or teams can contact us with their 2-hour workshop ideas, whether it’s gardening, painting cushion covers, a treasure hunt, or exciting obstacle-course games. 

Together, we can bring your idea to life and plan an enjoyable afternoon that will ignite ideas, creativity and inject joy into their day (and yours).

Apply to Volunteer

Explore where your skills can add value with the Anna Foundation. Let’s shape the lives of children together! We’d love to hear from you.

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION FORM
EMAIL FOR MORE INFO