Flowers for Africa - Uplift Children with Art

As Arts facilitator your main responsability will be to help preparing and running the "Flowers for Africa" project.

‚Flowers for Africa‘ is a 5 days workshop initiated by the artist Luc van der Walt and the non-profit organisation ‚Art to uplift‘ which provides underprivileged children with the therapeutic experience of art.  With a group of artists, the children are painting flowers bigger than themselves on the murals of their communities. The children are left proud, educated and more confident in themselves and the community is inspired to make other improvements.

We are running the project every 2-4 weeks. Before the project you help to organize paints and brushes. During the workshop you help and direct the children. On the last day you will help to take a picture of each child with their flower.

In the week after the project you print out lots of photos and organize a ceremony to celebrate the success of the workshop together with the community leaders. The ceremonies include dancing, music and theatre performences performed by the kids and a diashow with photos of the project. The main purpose of the ceremony is to hand out a certificate with a photo of each child with their painted flower. It is a beautifull event that will stay in your mind and heart forever!

On the other days you will help out with our weekly Township Upliftment program. There is always plenty stuff to do and plenty of kids that want to play with you!

Are you adventurous, social, naturally curious and creative and looking to gift some of your time and effort to a South-African community project with underprivileged (kick-ass and hilariously funny) kids, then this might be just the opportunity you were waiting for. Our projects are perfect for anyone looking to expand their mind and learn some new skills.

·        The guesthouse has a lovely garden right at the river where you can swim and use our Standup Paddle boards, the perfect place to relax in your free time

·        Do Yoga or Meditation in our guesthouse

·        Port Elizabeth is known for its pristine beaches: You can have a beach day, take a surf lesson with our Surf Instructor Luc or go surfing by yourself

·        PE is a windy area, so it's great for kiteboarding, windsurfing and sailing.

·        Go camping on the beach with us and cook delicious meals on the fire

·        Visit the Addo Elephant Park, it is just 40 minutes away

·        Other game reserves are also very close by

·        Go hiking in the mountains and swim in secret lagoons

·        Experience a real township Braai and a real township party at a Shabeen

·        Do some art with the artist Sakumzi at his Hand in Hand art gallery in the township

·        Go out in the city of Port Elizabeth

·        Visit the different festivals, events and markets in PE

·        Surf the longest wave of South Africa in Jeffreys Bay

·        Do a weekend trip to the picturesque area of Natures Valley

·        We offer unforgettable 2-6 days Surftours around the Wild Coast or the Garden Route with our Van