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Vacancies

If you are interested in volunteering with one of our programmes you can click here (www.scalabrini.org.za/volunteer-cape-town/)

This page will give you more information about current volunteer vacancies, requirements and how to apply. Please note, all volunteer positions are unpaid.

Latest News

Cape Town high bank charges forces immigrants to send money home "hand to hand"

High bank charges force immigrants to send money home “hand-to-hand”

10 May 2017

High bank charges force immigrants to send money home “hand-to-hand. Billions of rands involved, says new Scalabrini Centre report. Read the full story here.

A clinic for Cape Town’s migrant women

9 May 2017

As a migrant woman in South Africa, accessing the healthcare system can be an overwhelming experience. Shortly after its foundation, Scalabrini’s Women’s Platform quickly noticed that many refugee and migrant women were not accessing health care due to their lack of fluent English or valid documentation.

African attire, the stylish business of Mama Placide

20 April 2017

Mama Placide, 63 years old, comes from Democratic Republic of Congo. She has been living in Cape Town since 2008. In her country she studied to become a nurse, but she has always nurtured her passion for sewing. Once in South Africa, she turned her passion into a business thanks to her skills, her strength and the support of the Women’s Platform of the Scalabrini Centre. She currently runs her business in Brooklyn, Cape Town. The sewing atelier “Uriphos” is located inside the “5 rand store” shop in Koeberg Road. From the shop window it is possible to admire her stylish creations: this attracts lots of clients!