Volunteer & Student Stories

Stories from the heart by YOU……  'You must talk to Africa so that Africa can talk to you'

Howzit from South Korea

Eric Michael
Project: Heart for Orphans Junior Noordhoek
Hello Toby. This is Eric from S.Korea howzit? am I right? the same meaning of how are you? it feels like long time ago that I was in Kommeijtie for great great volunteering!! Candi, Sidney and you helpled me and the other Korean students to live well. I really appreciate about that. Actually I have ...

It was indescribable

Doris Wolf
Project: Heart for Orphans Junior Noordhoek
Thank You is not enough what I want to say.  And also I cant find words for the last 3 weeks. It was indescribable. I came here to help South Africa and the people, but they helped me. Before I came here I thought, that I knew a lot about me but this adventure, mostly you gave me the chance to ...

A true adventure that I will never forget

Amalie Aggergaad
Project: Heart for Orphans Junior Noordhoek
Dear Candi & Sidney, First of all I want to thank you so much for having me here with your lovely family. My time here in Kommetjie has been a true adventure that I will never forget – thanks to you ! Thanks for taking such good care of me and letting me experience so many things and intro ...

12 months ago I was in Cape Town. ahhh I miss you all.

Hugo Richardet
Project: Heart for Orphans Senior
Hello (Aweh) Toby,   It's Hugo, I was in African Heart on July 2012, doing a volunteering program at the Observatory School, or at Athlone. I write you firstly to take news of all the childrens on the orphan age, and also of you. ๐Ÿ™‚   Because, it's now one year ago, that i was in ...

These days changed my life

Adna Reis
Project: Hope Journey Childrens Hospital
Hi toby, remember me?? How are you?? Sorry about the late to write to you.. I's organizing my life!! I want to say how wonderful was my days in cape town. I always do volunteer work but there was diferent. When I heard That I would be at Sandy (host Mum) I was afraid because my english isn& ...

I had such an amazing time

Shannon Gallen
Project: Hope Journey Childrens Hospital
Hi Toby! Sorry haven’t got back to you sooner, been really busy with things. moved into my new house in Newcastle (: really missing Cape Town and everyone. Planning to hopefully go to brazil in December to stay with Juliana! I had such an amazing time, there’s nothing I could think of ev ...

I already miss Cape Town! And my kids, of course!

Marinila Machado
Project: Hope Journey Childrens Hospital
Hey You2Africa! ๐Ÿ˜€ I told my parents that I want to go back! In the first week I arrived, i felt a lot of miss of children, I was sad and I cried! But I’m better now…I did a good thing for all the kids… You will come to the World Cup in Brazil? That’s cool! Wiil be so nice! ...

Amazing time in South Africa

Nina Gerhartz
Project: Enabling Disabled Children
Hey You2Africa Thank you for the amazing time in South Africa. I really want to come back :). The volunteer house was really good, the staff were so friendly and did a great Job. Every time when we had a problem they were there for us. You booked our trips and gave us advices what we could do on our ...