How many countries are represented by the volunteers?
We have volunteers from Canada, the US, France, England and Ireland at the moment. There will be a new group in this weekend, as the program accepts volunteers every second Monday.
Where the people get their food and supplies from for everyday living?
The people in the townships will get their supplies from almost anywhere. The more wealthy (by comparison) can buy food and supplies from any of the little shack-type stores in the township itself. The township really is a community, with stores and businesses, and people will live their whole lives here. The poorer will scrounge for what they can find, beg on the street, or dig in the trash. For many of the children, the only meals they eat are at school.
Is South Africa is still very segregated or if things have changed to the point where the country is more integrated now?
While apartheid is over, there is still a strong racial divide here. The townships are nearly all black or coloured people and the more established communities in the city are still predominately white. However, in the newer developments and around the universities you are seeing a mix of all different people.
If there are any other questions, please ask and I will do my best to answer or find the answer. :)
On Sunday I did one of the most amazing things, I went on safari. More specifically, I went on a game drive as "safari' actually means to see nature by foot, though it's come to mean any viewing or hunting nature expedition.
We were picked up at 6 am to drive to the reserve, fed a wonderful breakfast, and then taken out to see the animals. It was a rough, bumpy ride in a large open jeep with no seat belts. But our guide assured us he would stop if we fell out, so long as there were no predators around.
I took hundreds of pictures. I don't have them edited down yet, so they aren't ready to be posted in the pictures sections, but here's a taste of what I saw: