Donors and Volunteers
To achieve as much as possible in furthering our goals to help build capacity in South Africa and enable youth to provide quality service in their community, C4L readily welcomes assistance, both financial and volunteer.
C4L's project and support staff receive salaries, but it also hosts volunteers who do not. It also has a roster of consultants and trainers that are paid occasionally - from tuition fees. Accommodation and food charges are NEVER ENOUGH to meet the growing number of needs and challenges that present themselves on a daily basis, because C4L charges on a cost-recovery basis, not to turn a profit. (Thus it is tax exempt.)
This is where YOU CAN HELP. C4L accepts donations of time and money as a registered nonprofit organization.
Personal Contributions
Personal donations, both large and small, can be made through one of three agencies, one in Canada, another in the UK and the other in South Africa. In each case, the donor is eligible to receive a tax receipt or benefits according to respective tax laws.
Overseas Donations
Canadian donors may make their gifts through our Canadian sponsor ReachOut to Africa (C4L Canada), headquartered in Vancouver, BC. Their Orphans Fund supports the Orphans and Vulnerable Children's Programme at C4L in whatever area there is most need. The Orchard Camp fund supports the operation of the psychosocial camps held for these children during the two holiday periods in the South African school year.
In the UK, contact the George Muller Foundation in Bristol, or the Scripture Knowledge Institution which he founded.
See Volunteering below for options to volunteer in South Africa at C4L through ReachOut to Africa.
South African Donors
South Africn donors may make their gifts to C4L through Greater Good SA by following the process as outlined on the GGSA web page for Desmond Tutu Centre for Leadership. Donations go to the general operating account at C4L to facilitate the undertaking of all the programs.
Corporate Donations
C4L has been fortunate to receive a number of corporate donations over the last several years that have been granted to fund specific projects, such as:
- Funding the design, equipping and launch of an Internet platform for On-line Training (Kellogg Foundation)
- Providing a vehicle to C4L to facilitate off site visits associated with the Opportunities for Youth Programme (Rotary International)
- Training Youth Child Care Workers (ABSA Foundation - Amalgamated Banks of South Africa)
as well as the projects and donors listed in the Community Outreach section on our What We Do page. We would love to add your corporate name to the list of organizations who have helped us expand our ability to build capacity in South Africa and Mozambique, and make real progress in creating a promising future for disadvantaged youth and children.
Help us accomplish something that you and your corporation will be proud of.
Volunteering
C4L welcomes volunteers every year, sometimes one, sometimes in teams. Some come for a short time, some come for a long time. Some come on their own, some come through an agency.
"Volun-tourism" has included teams of Canadians coming to assist with the psychosocial support camps at C4L, and the volunteers have been invaluable in helping to give the 100 campers per season a rewarding experience. Apply soon to come to the PSS camps in December 2010, by contacting C4L at the email address below.
One Peace Corps volunteer extended her term and stayed for almost three years.
German Development Service placed a single volunteer at C4L for a year and it went so well that they then offered two volunteers at a time. Signals are that this arrangement will continue indefinitley
Others contact C4L directly. A Paraguayan is currently on campus for 3 months. A Canadian is expected for another 3 months right after she leaves.
2010 is World Cup year in South Africa. C4L is offering a "voluntourism" package to youth that will include the four soccer elimination games to be played in Nelspruit. Details are available on the What's New? page The three-week tour includes 5 days of volunteering with local youth organizations.
C4L has also welcomes three work-teams, composed more of retired people wanting to help out. They have done a lot of improvements to the C4L campus itself, not only the work, but raising money in advance for the materials to do the improvements.
C4L has arranged schedules that include some off-campus touring as well as some repair work to the homes of Child-headed Households. These young people are either members of the C4L Youth Corps, or else identified through the Kids Clubs.