Township Youth and Sports Development

Walmer Township is one of the townships in Port Elizabeth with a predominantly black community surrounded by neighborhoods populated mainly by the more wealthy white community. This project focuses on bringing people together, as well as providing a variety of educational support programs at different creches and schools. Our sports and leisure programs are well known and all children know about us. Sports, dancing, home work guidance and activities for adults in our small community center are our main focus.

Unlike many other townships, Walmer is in a relatively calm and easily accessible area. Poverty, child neglect, alcohol abuse and a high unemployment rate are some of the many difficult challenges you will be facing here, but at the same moment you will experience it is not all sad and very safe to work here with people from this community who will look after you.

Volunteers will be driven to the community center where we meet at the beginning ogf the day and from there go assist at the sports program at the schools, dance and dental hygiene programs at the day care centers or helping with organizing sports and fun events for the youth in the area. You work together with a vibrant and fun team of ladies who run the programs very successfully but can surely use your support and help.