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A Heroic Epic

My Global Change Experience with Dreams to Reality in South Africa. A Heroic Epic. The Journey to Heroism:. Destination: Cape Town, South Africa Duration: 4 weeks (Oct. 7-Nov.1) Organization: Dreams to Reality Foundation Volunteer Placement: Steenberg Primary

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A Heroic Epic

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  1. My Global Change Experience with Dreams to Reality in South Africa A Heroic Epic

  2. The Journey to Heroism: • Destination: Cape Town, South Africa • Duration: 4 weeks (Oct. 7-Nov.1) • Organization: Dreams to Reality Foundation • Volunteer Placement: Steenberg Primary • Service Area: Sports Development • Service Work: Develop and Implement Sports curriculum for grades 1-7 ‘physical training’ time.

  3. 38 hrs travel time from door to door

  4. Dreams to Reality Foundation • Code Name: DTR • Staff: 12 • Founders: Tim Murray & IviweSoxolo • Average No. of Volunteers: 30-50 per month • Service Sites: 6 • Christian David Primary • Steenberg Primary • 3 Childcare Centers • Surf School/Shop

  5. DTR (CONT.) • Communities Served • Muizenburg • Steenberg • Capricorn Township • Cape Town • Areas of Service • Teaching (Math & Literacy Tutoring) • Child Care • Sports Development • Surf Program

  6. Programs in Action Surf Childcare Teaching Sports

  7. Mission & Vision Dreams To Reality Foundation aims to provide volunteers with quality, flexible, safe and highly affordable volunteering placements in South Africa. In addition to providing aid and assisting disadvantaged communities, our vision is to increase education and create awareness through the skills and expertise offered by volunteers from their selected communities and institutions, but also through the experiences and lessons volunteers will in turn take back to their own countries and cultures.

  8. DTR Past, Present, Future • The Founders IviweSixolo Tim Murray

  9. Past • Tim & Iviwe worked at organization prior together prior to starting DTR. • They were not fans, so they ventured into business together. • Started the organization in 2010. • Areas of Service: Surf Program • Adoption of Christian David Primary • Institution of Food and Sports programs

  10. Present • In 3 years time, growth of staff from 2-12 • Volunteer Program Housing/Transport established • Rapid Expansion: • Steenberg Primary partnership • Surf School • Holiday Programs- Summer/Winter Break • Childcare Center adoptions

  11. Future • Addition of more After-School Programming • More permanent rotation of opportunities • Obtain NPO status for government funding • Increase number of Volunteers • Stabilize programming • Expand to more communities • Increase Marketing & Branding visibility • Focus more on Business-oriented Education

  12. DTR Breakdown • Organization Type: Foundation • Funding Source: Donations & Program fees • Status: undocumented • Affiliates: International Volunteer Headquarters (IVHQ) • Majority of Volunteers come from IVHQ • IVHQ determines program fees • Branding & Marketing handled by IVHQ

  13. Breakdown (cont.) • Volunteers can stay between 2 weeks and 6 months ( more upon approval) • Volunteer Experience more catered too than DTR programming due to source of funding • Volunteers work a 4-5hr program day then are free to do as they please • All meals provided • Accomodations provided

  14. Take-Aways • Programming suffers due to ‘catering’ attitude • Expansion happened too rapidly for a ‘brand new organization’ • Lots of room for opportunity and growth • Marketing & Branding require more work • IVHQ dependency potentially detrimental • Lack of funding sources a hinderance • BUT… has promoted resourcefulness

  15. Highlights of the Trip • Visiting the Childcare Center • Shark Cage Diving • Lion Walk • Elephant Walk • Safari • Robben Island- Nelson Mandela’s Cell • Kayamandi Town Ship • Cocoa Fair • Implementing Heroes to the Core

  16. Heroes to the Core in SA • 3 Day pilot program with Grade 2 • http://vimeo.com/78325439 • Program Elements: • Character Building • Super vs. real Life Heroes- recognition of community, peers and self • Self-exploration & empowerment • Hero-Making • Response: Success • Teachers enjoyed it • Principal Loved it • DTR intends to continue the program

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