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Volunteer With Us:
Impact Lives Give Hope Make Connections Gain Experience Enjoy Cape Town

Bring Your Skills

We need professionals with expertise in finance, teaching, fundraising, communications, social media, research, and more. 

Your knowledge has the power to open doors for young people who have never had them opened before.

Join a Bigger Mission

You will be part of an organisation with over 140 years of history serving Cape Town's most vulnerable youth. 

Your contribution, however big or small, adds to something that has been changing lives since 1896.

Apply Today

Download our Volunteer Application Form, complete it, and submit it with your CV to info@salesianyouth.org.za. 

A SAPS clearance certificate is required for all volunteers working with young people.

Give Consistently

We ask for a minimum commitment of three months.

 Our students need consistency, people who show up, follow through, and stay long enough to make a real difference in a young person's life.

Volunteer With Us

Volunteers are a vital part of the Salesian Institute Youth Projects. When you give your time and skills, you help provide what every young person in our care deserves, a new start, a safe environment, and the belief that someone out there cares about their future.

Read our Volunteer Policy Here
Download Volunteer Application Forms Here

More Than A Volunteer Experience.

Volunteering with SIYP means showing up for Cape Town’s most vulnerable youth, while experiencing one of the most extraordinary cities in the world.

The Mission

When you volunteer with the Salesian Institute Youth Projects, you help provide what every young person deserves, a new start, the opportunity to learn and grow, and the belief that someone out there genuinely cares about their future.

Why Cape Town?

Cape Town is one of the most extraordinary cities in the world, mountains, oceans, culture, and extraordinary diversity all on your doorstep. Volunteers are responsible for their own accommodation and living costs, giving you the freedom to experience this incredible city on your own terms while making a real difference every single day.

Leave With More Than You Arrived With.

The young people you serve will give you as much as you give them. Connections that cross cultures, moments that shift perspectives, and memories that last a lifetime — this is what volunteering with SIYP looks like.

What Kind Of Volunteers Do We Need?

We are looking for skilled professionals who can bring real expertise to an organisation that has been serving Cape Town’s most vulnerable youth for over 140 years. If you have experience in any of the following areas, we invite you to explore volunteer opportunities with us:

Helping us manage our resources responsibly and transparently

Helping us secure the funding that keeps our programmes running

Helping us build stronger systems and a more effective organisation

Bringing knowledge and patience into our classrooms and vocational workshops

Helping us tell our story to the world and grow our online presence and engage our community through various platforms

Helping us measure, track, and report our impact honestly

Cape Town is Calling:
 Show Up Give Back. Connect. Grow. Belong.

“Not only must you love the young, but they must know that they are loved.”
Don Bosco

Download Volunteer Application Forms Here