Equine Therapy Internship in South Africa

28 Days

At a glance

  • This is a volunteer opportunity with Projects Abroad. Devxchange will assist you in choosing the right fit, raising funds with your own campaign page, issuing tax receipts to donors if project meets CRA criteria as a charitable activity. Devxchange will also assist you in onboarding with Projects Abroad.
  • Assist disabled children with their horse riding sessions, so they can achieve their therapy goals and improve their overall wellbeing.
  • These sessions are part of their rehabilitation, helping them to develop mental, physical, and social skills.
  • Our partner organization, which runs these therapy sessions, is entirely dependent on interns like you.

Details

  • Lead the horses and their riders during therapy sessions
  • Help to communicate instructions to the rider
  • Groom and care for the horses
  • Learn different equine therapy techniques

Includes/Excludes

Food and Accomodation

  • Food (three meals a day)
  • Airport pick-up and drop-off
  • Full induction and orientation by an experienced staff member on arrival
  • Transport to and from your work placement
  • In-country support and 24-hour back-up from our team of full-time local staff
  • Emergency assistance from our international emergency response team
  • Project equipment and materials, including access to our database with thousands of resources
  • Training and workshops from our experienced local staff
  • Regular social events and community activities with other volunteers and interns
  • Access to our local office with internet connection
  • Certification of project completion
  • Access to our alumni services and discounts
  • Visa support and advice
  • Fundraising support, including your own personalized fundraising website with DevXchange
  • Tax Receipts for your donors if activity meets CRA criteria for charitable activity.
  • Pre-departure preparation by your own specialist Volunteer Advisor
  • Personalized MyProjectsAbroad website, with all the information you need about your project, accommodation and destination
  • A free cultural awareness course
  • Membership to our volunteer social media groups, to share information and to get in touch
  • Support to help you complete registration or internship documents, if applicable

Not Included

  • Flights
  • Visa Costs (where applicable)
  • 10% Admin fee for donations involving tax receipts.

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You can send your enquiry via the form below.

Equine Therapy Internship in South Africa
From $4,325
/ Adult