RSIS South Africa 2025: Day 10
Updated: We started the day doing the last of our work in South Africa finishing the last of our small projects. We cleaned up and helped to prepare for the village ceremony about the construction and advancements of the crèche. We also set up and laid out many of our donations, consisting of educational material […]
RSIS South Africa 2025: Day 9
Today we woke up at 6am feeling quite exhausted from our previous day. Breakfast was the usual, a full English breakfast with eggs, baked beans, sausages and some bread. We ate a lot to prepare ourselves for our last full day of work which we knew would be very busy. We rode on the bus […]
RSIS South Africa 2025: Nelson Mandela Day
Today on the project site, the team paused to learn more about Nelson Mandela’s legacy and the meaning behind Mandela Day — a reminder that each of us has the power to make a difference. The theme for this year is “it is still in our hands to combat poverty and inequality”. To mark the […]
RSIS South Africa 2025: Building
Work continues on the construction site, with the team now beginning to paint the building and make progress on the garden areas.
RSIS South Africa 2025: Day 8
Today was another full day on site in South Africa, with teams working across different parts of the project. One group spent the day at the bee farm, building furniture for the crèche and decorating beehives. The work was hands-on and practical, and everyone got stuck in — sanding, assembling, and adding some colour to […]
RSIS South Africa 2025: Day 7
This morning, we slept in until the very late hour of 7am. Today was our change of pace day! After enjoying our breakfast, we were given an hour of free time to spend painting, chatting, practicing our acts for the upcoming talent show, or even designing the sign for the Crèche! Once our free time […]
RSIS South Africa 2025: Bee Farm
Some of the students spent time at the bee farm, learning about bee keeping, doing some carpentry and painting and of course tasting the honey.
RSIS South Africa 2025: Day 6
Today, we started out with breakfast before splitting into two groups: one going to the bee farm, and the other stayed at the crèche. At the bee farm the group, learned about bee keeping, tasted honey and did some carpentry and painting. Half of the group was sent back to the crèche at lunch time, […]
RSIS South Africa 2025: Teamwork
Another busy day on site, but George, Gordon, Theresa, and Claire take a moment to reflect on teamwork, new friendships, and how none of them are ready to go home just yet.
RSIS South Africa 2025: Day 5 – Benches
It has been another eventful day in South Africa, with real progress being made, despite the dust. Today, Sasha, Aayana, William, Madeleine, Kira, Gabi, Max, and Jean explain how they used rocks from the river to build benches for the children to sit on.