CANSA) celebrates International Volunteers Day on 5 December to thank volunteers and raise awareness about their significant contribution to society. Special functions are held country-wide at CANSA Care Centres to acknowledge and show appreciation. This year CANSA also launches a comprehensive online training programme to help equip volunteers.

1. 2019
INTERNATIONAL
VOLUNTEERS DAY
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2. International Volunteers Day
• CANSA celebrates International Volunteers Day
on 5 December to thank volunteers and
raise awareness about their significant
contribution to society
• We appreciate all our volunteers who are the cornerstone of all
CANSA projects carried out in communities and workplaces
• Over 7 000 trained volunteers are our foot soldiers in the fight
against cancer and they carry out invaluable work
• Without our volunteers, we wouldn’t be able to provide care and
support to those affected by cancer
• We thank and honour you this International
Volunteers Day. We salute you!

3. Online Volunteer Training
• CANSA is very excited to launch our new
online Volunteer Training programme
• This free training course in Health Promotion
and Patient Care, consists of everything that is required to
become a proud CANSA volunteer. Modules include:
• background and information regarding CANSA
• health education and living a balanced lifestyle
• cancer (staging, common types, treatment)
• managing side effects of treatment
• dietary and nutritional needs of cancer patients
• the emotional impact of a diagnosis

4. Who are #Volunteers?
• Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes,
but they all have these things in common:
willing, caring hearts & hands ready to serve
• They serve by donating time and energy for
the benefit of others in their community, as a social responsibility,
rather than for any financial reward
“Volunteers don’t get paid, not because they’re worthless,
but because they are priceless!”
-Sherry Anderson

5. CANSA’s Volunteers
● CANSA’s volunteers are valued and appreciated assets,
helping staff at our CANSA Care Centres across the
country, to educate local communities about the
importance of:
○ awareness of the signs of cancer
○ regular cancer screening and
○ living a balanced lifestyle to lower
cancer risk
● They also provide care & support to
cancer patients and loved ones or
assist with administrative / fundraising tasks

6. #AffectedByCancer #GivingBack
● Our volunteers come from
different walks of life and many
have been personally affected
by cancer – either being cancer
survivors themselves or knowing
someone who is
● Others simply seek to help
relieve the cancer burden in
their communities
“As a cancer survivor it’s
a privilege to be a CANSA
volunteer. My own
experience of denial and
later acceptance makes it
possible to understand other
survivors. To be a CANSA
volunteer broadened my
outlook on life.”
Marie Boers,
Villiersdorp

7. “I am a breast cancer survivor for almost
three years. CANSA trained me to be a
volunteer and to do presentations. I now do
awareness campaigns in my home community
of Lesotho. CANSA’s staff assisted me to recruit
more volunteers. They also gave me CD’s to
play at the clinics and hospitals, as well as
written material to give to the community to
learn about cancer. We now also offer
counselling to Basotho patients.
I am very thankful.”
Volunteer Mamahlako Lekhatla

8. CANSA’s Volunteers
CANSA volunteers are carefully
selected, trained and supported
by volunteer co-ordinators
Volunteers can choose to serve
where their strengths lie, and the
relevant training will be provided
by CANSA staff:
● education
● care / support
● advocacy
● administration
● fundraising
“My husband and I visit
cancer patients together. We
offer practical support as well
as spiritual support. We are
very proud CANSA volunteers
and are thankful for all the
support from the CANSA
personnel.”
Mechiel & Maggie Lucas,
West Coast

9. Where CANSA Volunteers Help
in the Fight Against Cancer
• Supported over 8 600 patients through 122 support
groups facilitated by just over 1 400 trained care and
support volunteers
• Visited and supported more than 9 000
patients at public and private oncology units
• Counselled over 5 000 people at our CANSA
Care Centres
• Over 2 100 patients stayed at our 12 CANSA
Care Homes while Home-Based Care was
enabled for 4 100 patients and made over
9 800 home visits

10. Where CANSA Volunteers Help
in the Fight Against Cancer
• 850 parents and loved ones accommodated in CANSA
TLC facilities and support given to more than 1 000
children and teens with cancer
• Loaned medical equipment to over 1 700 patients and
gave stoma support to more than 590 patients
• Provided over 23 000 telephonic counselling and
information sessions
• Responded to 4 415 online queries for support and
information

11. Where CANSA Volunteers Help
in the Fight Against Cancer
• Approximately 20 100 individual information and education
sessions conducted with screenings
• Over 5 100 people were assessed to determine their healthy
lifestyle risk and performed 1 000 glucose tests for diabetes
• More than 360 000 people were reached through 2 000 talks
and 560 exhibitions with the help of 730 health promotion
volunteers
• Over 300 radio talks were hosted to educate about cancer
• Distributed over 1 930 information leaflets to promote health
awareness campaigns
• More than 132 800 youth were reached through
730 school programmes

12. Volunteer Snapshot
● 3 Business Unit Councils
● 32 Regional Management committees
● 219 Functional Liaison committees
● 70 Committees in the development phase
(becoming fully functional Liaison committees)
● 1 960 Members in volunteer leadership committees
(59% black & 41% white)
● 6 624 Contracted volunteers (leader volunteers included)
● 128 Clustered orientation courses conducted (3-5 towns/ communities
clustered together to ensure cost effective volunteer training)
● 1 000 in-service training workshops offered to
volunteer groups

13. CANSA Acknowledges Top Volunteers
- Mariëtte Loots Award
The annual national Mariette Loots Cancer
Trust Awards exemplify the commitment of
volunteers to cancer survivors. CANSA
regional nominations are forwarded to the
Mariette Loots Trust’s selection committee
who select the Merit and two main award
winners based on a stringent grading system.
We salute all our committed volunteers as our
cancer warriors who selflessly give of themselves
and their time to the cancer cause.

14. CANSA volunteers specialise in a particular field
● Young adults are getting more involved
● ‘Feel Good Volunteers’, mainly corporate on special
days
● ‘Virtual volunteers’, mainly online
● Advocacy volunteers are the ‘voices’ for the community
● Professional volunteers offering guidance,
pro bono skills, time
● Fundraising volunteers
● Patient care volunteers
● Health promotion volunteers
● Tough living with cancer (TLC) volunteers trained to
support children & families

15. Team Work Makes the Dream Work - Fundraising
We need help to organise successful annual fundraising
events, to ensure that we are able to deliver our services
to cancer patients and loved ones

16. Team Work Makes the Dream Work
- Marketing & Administration
Help us keep the team organised
and offer a friendly face to those
seeking our support, or help with
marketing our service offering so
we are able to reach more people
affected by cancer

17. Team Work Makes the Dream Work
Help fight cancer where you live by
supporting your local CANSA Care Centre,
as a CANSA volunteer.
Are YOU ready to join our CANSA team?
We’d love to hear from you!
● FAQs - CANSA Volunteers
● 10 Reasons YOU Should Volunteer
● CANSA Care Centre contact details
● Sign up online as a Volunteer
#CANSAvolunteers

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