Help The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) with 10 volunteers for Care & Support / Fundraising / Admin
category
General Skills & Services
sub-category
Other
duration
more than 8 hours
How can you help?
Help The Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) with 10 volunteers for Care & Support / Fundraising / Admin
Here's a little more info about this opportunity...
Volunteers help us to care and make our communities a better place, and since its inception, our volunteers have been the backbone and the lifeblood of our organisation. Our trained volunteers are our foot soldiers in the fight against cancer and they are carrying out invaluable work in areas of need. Without our volunteers, CANSA would not be able to provide its’ holistic care & support to those affected by cancer. CANSA Needs Volunteers to Help With: * Education: conducting educational programmes; development of educational / training material / resources; Toktokkie or youth outreach; care & support: help those affected by cancer to cope more effectively through physical care of patients in their homes; emotional support to patients, loved ones or caregivers (counselling / support groups); practical assistance to patients (provision of assistive devices and equipment, transport, shopping); practical assistance at oncology clinics or day care centres * Fundraising: Assist us with the planning, execution and wrap-up of our fundraising projects; become involved in our national fundraising projects, CANSA Shavathon; CANSA Relay For Life; Cuppa For CANSA; and CANSA Active. * Admin: Make our load a little lighter by answering the telephone, taking messages, doing administrative / office work at our CANSA Care Centres research: projects (data collection) * Advocacy: work with legislators * Marketing: projects; public speaking & media liaison * Recruitment: recruitment and training of volunteers * Training: volunteer your professional skills and training free of charge to patients / staff / volunteers Please Note: Volunteers are not paid Volunteers do receive training relevant to the area they wish to become involved in Preference will be given to Volunteers with a valid driver’s license and their own transport
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- 1. Don’t pass any personal information to people you haven’t met offline before.
- 2. When meeting one of your contacts offline for the first time, always be sure to arrange to meet in a public place.
- 3. Make sure that you are not left alone with someone that you have never met before.
- 4. Know where you’re going. If you’re headed off the beaten track or into an unfamiliar part of town, be sure you have directions and a GPS or map book.
- 5. If you feel unsafe, consult the person in charge and let him or her know.
- 6. Avoid wearing expensive jewellery: it could get damaged, lost or stolen.
- 7. Ask, ask, ask! If you’re worried about something or concerned about your safety in a certain situation, ask the person in charge.
