Transition Year Programme with Mellon Educate 2025

Saturday 1st February – 7th February 2025

I know as young people many of you dream of making a difference in this world so don’t leave it any longer. Come out on our 1 week Transition Year Programme to South Africa. You’ll work hard, you’ll be tired and exhausted but you will go home with a pride that will never leave you.

Niall Mellon Voluntary CEO, Mellon Educate

Transition Year Volunteer Programme 2025

Transition year is the perfect time to explore potential career paths, learn new skills, and achieve personal growth. Our one-week transition year programme allows you to do just that – get real-world experience while having fun and, most importantly, helping others!

 

Mellon Educate helps impoverished children in South Africa, get a better education. We try to include so much in an intensive work experience week helping our charity. It’s all about making a difference in the lives of some of the poorest children on the planet. During the week with us, you will be doing construction work, you will be working within our established literacy programme, you will be working directly one on one with the children you have travelled so far to help, you will also have the opportunity to work within the schools feeding programme and feed children who so desperately need it and once all that is done, you will still have time to view some of the amazing sites of the region!

* TY Fundraising Targets 2025*

Ireland & European (Euro)

  • Transition Year Volunteer €3,500

    Work Experience Week

Complete Full Application Form Online

  • Seeing how people in the townships live, you really get a sense for how lucky we are in Ireland and it really opens your eyes

    Shane, TY Student 2023

  • This week has easily been one of the best experiences of my life.  We’ve seen so many different things and experienced so many different things.  Anyone thinking of coming out with Mellon Educate for their transition year work experience, I would definitely recommend it and I will definitely be out here again.

    Ben, TY Student 2023

  • I would really encourage the transition year students to do the 1 week work experience with Mellon Educate because it really is inspiring to see all of the people and how much one simple thing can affect them.

    Luke, TY Student 2023
  • Fill in the volunteer application form to register your intention to volunteer for the 2025 Transition Year Volunteer Programme. We’ll follow up in person to confirm registration and send you all of the information that you need for the coming months.
  • No deposit payment is required now.
  • Volunteers must fundraise in advance of travel.
  • Spaces are limited.
  • Ratio of students to teachers is 6 to 1

Every volunteer must raise a total of €3,500. You will be given exact deadline dates specific for each trip.

In order to get the best value tickets, the charity procures group flights as early as possible in the year and accommodation is on a twin room basis.

Also included is accommodation on a B&B basis, entry to 2 destinations in the region, insurance, a comprehensive security programme, food and water throughout the day, your kit t-shirts for the week, medical costs and transport costs.

When you arrive in Cape Town, Mellon Educate Staff will be at the airport to welcome you. You will be transferred by coach to your hotel.

We will be staying in a hotel in a central location in Cape Town.