St. Annes Internship
St. Anne's Homes
Position: HIV/Aids / Life Skills Educator
Number of available positions: 2
Duration of internship: 12 weeks
Internship Description:
Consider the needs of others by becoming a councillor and signing up for an HIV Aids internship through VAC. Use your interpersonal skills to encourage others, teaching them how to maintain their own health. Summer internships such as being an HIV/Aids educator packs a double punch, not only do you provide for the needs of others, you hone your personal skills as well. You will be working at St. Anne's Shelter, which is a home for women with young children who would otherwise have landed up on the streets. As an intern, you will help the staff run product making and business skills workshops through the organization's Skills Training Programme. You will also assist in the coordination of the St. Anne's Homes HIV Project and be involved in HIV education. Summer internships as an HIV/Aids councillor will include counselling, support and shelter to infected mothers and their children. Due to the high degree of responsibility you will be given as an intern at St. Anne's, the minimum duration of this internship is twelve weeks.
About St. Anne's Homes:
The St. Anne's Homes was established in 1904 by a small group of dedicated Christian women from the Church of the Province of Southern Africa as a refuge for any woman or girl in need. Over many years St. Anne's has adapted and expanded its services to respond efficiently to the changing needs of the women and children they care for. Our HIV/Aids project seeks to care for and support those who are infected and affected by HIV/Aids. By including all, women are being empowered and enlightened on matters on HIV/Aids and they are also encouraged to get tested. An important aspect of our work is to help prepare the women for the job market. They are supported and guided in applying for jobs and thereafter a debriefing session is held to share their experiences with each other. Through weekly job-hunting skills workshops, all our women benefit from CV writing, job hunting skills, interview skills, telephonic interview skills, dress code, positive self-image and building confidence. This enables women to find suitable and sustainable employment. Your HIV Aids internship will go hand in hand with these brave women as you teach them the necessary and requisite skills which will help them to land a job, allowing them to support their family or themselves as they enter the job market.
Current programs being run at St. Anne’s Shelter include: Shelter for 17 women and their children, who would most likely end up on the streets if they had nowhere to go, as well as a stroller mom’s shelter for ten mothers who reside on the streets with their children. For women who have come through the program successfully, there is a second stage house with four to six women who have found employment; they require a little extra push before they are completely independent. Finally, counselling is provided for traumatised children in the shelter who were victims of abuse.
Use your training during the three months in your HIV Aids internship position to better the lives of women in need and provide a caring sanctuary for all.
VACorps Testimonials
Read what past participants have to say about our program.
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Kelly StoneGenre of Internship:Law Dates of Participation: June 2011 - August 2011 |
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"I boarded a plane in mid-May having just finished my second year of law school. I left a great job and a set career path because I wasn’t happy. And ... read more
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Jennifer ReynoldsGenre of Internship:Occupational Therapy Dates of Participation: August 2011 - November 2011 |
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"There’s no easy way to sum up my experiences here. Everything I’ve done, everyone I’ve met and all the places I’ve been have been amazing. I wouldn’t trade it for ... read more |
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Claire BrightonGenre of Internship:Law Dates of Participation: November 2009 - February 2010 |
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"On the 19th of November 2009, fresh out of law exams, I boarded a plane bound for Cape Town, South Africa, in the pursuit of sunshine, adventure and ... read more |
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Whitney TaylorGenre of Internship:Media and Gender Dates of Participation: May 2011 - August 2011 |
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When I first thought about interning in South Africa, so many what-ifs ran through my mind. I knew everything would be different than what I was used to back home. ... read more |
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Jeremy HintonGenre of Internship:Physical Therapy Dates of Participation: August 2011 - October 2011 |
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''I tried my best to prepare for my two months in Cape Town. I Google-Mapped South Africa and spotted out a few of the big cities, I wikipedia’ed Cape Town ... read more |
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Franca del SignoreGenre of Internship:Human Rights Dates of Participation: October 2009 - March 2010 |
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"In the process of changing my career path, and having decided an internship was the best way to achieve this goal, I set out on a search for ... read more |
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Luke ClearyGenre of Internship:Advertising Dates of Participation: June 2008 - August 2008 |
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"Chances are, if you’ve made your way to the testimonials page of this website you’re already on the cusp of the adventure of a lifetime. Go for it. ... read more |
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Alisha GibsonGenre of Internship:Medical Dates of Participation: March 2011 - May 2011 |
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“My internship placement was, as I would say, banging!! It was the best ever! I got to experience my dream job of delivering babies right before my eyes. ... read more |
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Juliane HundtGenre of Internship:Refugee Work Dates of Participation: April 2009 - June 2009 |
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“VACorps was not the first internship program I participated in; however, the experience was one-of-a-kind. The organization was one of the few international placement agencies offering positions with a refugee ... read more |
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Justin BeanGenre of Internship:Sustainable Energy Dates of Participation: June 2010 - August 2010 |
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“Why do you want to go all the way to South Africa to do an internship?” Someone asked me before I departed for Cape Town. The ... read more |
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Josh DilkGenre of Internship:Human Rights Law Dates of Participation: September 2009 - February 2010 |
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Cape Town, South Africa was a natural destination for me when the recent economic recession postponed when I would begin working at my Firm. Having recently graduated from ... read more |
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Gerald ThamGenre of Internship:Human Rights Dates of Participation: May 2010 - July 2010 |
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"I'd like to thank the whole VACorps team for making this adventure-of-a-lifetime not only possible, but even more spectacular and meaningful than my wildest expectations! It's an even ... read more |
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Elsa PetersonGenre of Internship:Social Work Dates of Participation: January 2009 - January 2009 |
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“When I decided I wanted to travel and live abroad in Cape Town, South Africa, I had no idea that my life ... read more |
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Michelle Pinter-PetrilloGenre of Internship:Urban Agriculture Dates of Participation: January 2011 - April 2011 |
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“During my sophomore year while looking at options for studying abroad I quickly realized that I did not want to study at a university. Instead of spending my time in ... read more |
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Tim LaRoccoGenre of Internship:Human Rights Dates of Participation: January 2009 - April 2009 |
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“When the opportunity to participate in a professional internship in Africa presented itself to me, I had a feeling it ... read more |
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Zach LoftonGenre of Internship:NGO Development Dates of Participation: March 2010 - July 2010 |
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"My ten weeks in Cape Town, South Africa were invaluable! It was easily one of the greatest experiences of my life. Volunteer Adventure Corps provided me with an ... read more |
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Giulia NotariGenre of Internship:Gender Advocacy Dates of Participation: July 2011 - September 2011 |
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" VAC's passion for Cape Town and South Africa is contagious. I am leaving Observatory very sad and nostalgic because thanks to VAC I have had an amazing experience and ... read more |
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Anna DowlingGenre of Internship:Medical Dates of Participation: September 2011 - December 2011 |
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Spending four months of my life in South Africa has been a life-changing experience that has transformed and enriched me as a person. Working at Heideveld Day Clinic offered me ... read more |
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Kelly SmithGenre of Internship:Social Work Dates of Participation: September 2011 - December 2011 |
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In my language there is a saying “Ndiwelimilambo enamagama” ( I have crossed famous rivers). It means that one has traveled a great distance, that one has had wide experience ... read more |
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Matt RussellGenre of Internship:IT/Software Development Dates of Participation: September 2011 - December 2011 |
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From the first day I arrived in Cape Town, feeling like a naïve tourist at the airport to the final hours I spent trying to squeeze in one last hike, ... read more |
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