Volunteer in South Africa

Gabriela was born in Guadalajara, she has a degree in Foreign Languages. She has worked as an English teacher and translator for several years and she joined the Projects Abroad team in 2016. She loves spending time with her family and friends, reading, going to concerts and cultural events. Gabriela has had the opportunity to travel through South America and Western Europe.

Samantha, 20, grew up in Cape Town and lives in Capricorn. She graduated from Immaculata High School in 2011. She is a dedicated, honest, free spirited and outspoken person. She likes hiking and meeting new people. She is involved in a Youth group at her church in her area. She likes challenges and adapts easily. She would like to travel across South Africa and experience different cultures within the African continent. She would also like to get a degree qualification in Tourism, which is her short term goal.

Danielle was born and raised in Cape Town, South Africa. She received her law degree from the University of the Western Cape and later attended the School for Legal Practice at the University of Cape Town. After completing her articles and being admitted as an attorney in 2013, she practised on her own for a while before joining a predominantly civil law firm. Danielle joined our Projects Abroad Human Rights Office in March 2018. She says the best part about her job is the satisfaction she gets from helping people. In her free time, she loves hiking, being outdoors and spending time with family and friends.

Ashwin was born and raised in Cape Town, his very outgoing and loves meeting new people from different cultures. He is a part time dancer and worked with children for eight years, before joining Projects Abroad. His goal in life is to help others suffering from poverty and create positive change in the world.

Michael was born and raised in Cape Town. He is extremely passionate about working with at risk youths because of how he grew up. Before joining Projects Abroad, Michael worked with youth development programmes in various communities around Cape Town for four years. His major focus was on diversion for juveniles and rehabilitation for inmates at Pollsmoor Prison. He is a decent soccer player and thoroughly enjoys physical activity and new challenges.

Shuan is from Vrygrond in the Cape Flats and his passion to work with and help people stemmed from having witnessed the hardship faced by those in his community. He joined Projects Abroad in 2010. After working as the Social Justice Coordinator in the Projects Abroad Human Rights Office, he was appointed the role of Surfing Project Manager. This role has given him the opportunity to be creative and come up with different ways to teach life skills to young people from communities like his own.

Judy-Rose was born and raised in Cape Town. She enjoys the outdoor life and regularly goes to the West Coast to break away from the hectic city life. She has been working in the hospitality industry for more than 4 years, but her passion has always been to make a difference in people’s lives. In high school she was part of her school’s community outreach programme and she has done volunteer work for the Art of Living Foundation.

Sherwin was born and raised in Cape Town. He completed his LLB law degree at the University of the Western Cape. Whilst at university, he did an international human rights course with Howard University (USA) which is where his passion for human rights commenced. In his free time, Sherwin likes socialising and meeting new people. He also enjoys playing squash, sand-boarding and going to the gym.

Kayla was born and raised in Cape Town and loves living in the Mother City. She is currently studying Business Management at False Bay FET college. She supervisors the Teaching project and loves working with the children at the schools. She joined Projects Abroad in 2013 and enjoys working with volunteers from all over the world.