Become a Volunteer

At HOLAH or One of Our Projects

Join our HOLAH family and volunteer your time with us! There are so many meaningful ways for you, your family, friends, or colleagues to get involved — from one-on-one time with our children, swimming lessons to picnics at HOLAH, sharing your skills or singing voices for an afternoon of music, helping with DIY projects, or assisting at our Charity Hop Shops in Waterfall and Botha’s Hill.

We are delighted that you’re interested in volunteering with Likhon iThemba. Our projects include:

HOLAH (House of Love and Hope) – baby home and home for special needs children
HOLAH Learning Centre – supporting our children’s therapy and educational need
BOP (Bowl of Plenty) – feeding initiative
Charity Hop Shop – raising funds through community donations

We’d love to meet you, show you around, and help you find the best way to get involved. Please read through the following information, explore our website, and then come and meet us at HOLAH or the Charity Hop Shop so we can chat about how you’d like to volunteer.

Volunteer Guidelines

Please let us know in advance when you’d like to visit HOLAH (via WhatsApp, SMS, or email) and specify your times.
If you need to cancel, please inform us as soon as possible.
Volunteers are welcome to visit for a maximum of three hours at a time.
Visiting hours: 9:00am – 12:30pm and 2:30pm – 5:00pm.
Please do not visit if you are unwell — we must protect the children in our care.
Upon arrival, please read the General rules, daily routine, and information stuck up in the main Special Needs house
No medication may be given to the children by volunteers
Good hygiene is essential — please use hand sanitizer on arrival and regularly wash your hands, especially before handling babies.
Please respect our carers — they are highly experienced and know each child’s needs and routine.
Always check with carers before giving the children any snacks or juice.
You may be asked to help with feeding, folding laundry, tidying up, food prep, playtime, donation sorting, or general housekeeping.
Please keep your phones safely packed away or on you, and do not let the children play with them.