Volunteer at Mayflower Beacon School Complex

Ghana Teaching

Reviews: 1 Joined: 10 Mayflower Beacon School Complex

Gain experience in the Ghanaian Educational System
Explore and experience Ghana
Helping set up for school events
Assisting teachers in building classroom kits at home
Reading with children after hours
Offering to tutor students
Help the needy
Touch lives through volunteering

Type of work

Placement comes at a minimum charge; volunteers will be living with our host family in Accra. However, volunteers pay $70 per month to support utility bills and other facilities volunteers will use at the host family's residence.

Volunteers will be picked up from the airport to the placement area for free. On your arrival, Shadrach will pick you up from the airport.

Accommodation, food, and security is free as it is captured in the placement charge.

The host family's residence is mostly a walking distance from the Mayflower Beacon School Complex. Location farther from the School will attract transport cost but you will know more during induction.

hoping to see you soon!

Conditions

The amount to be paid is to cover your accommodation, food, and security for a three months period.

What to pack?
Casual clothes mostly. If you are a sports enthusiast you'll need to come along with your sports apparel.

Don't hesitate to phone in for further inquiries on things to bring and not to bring. There is also the possibility of making purchases here in Ghana hence don't overpack.

Teaching in School and Communities volunteer opportunity in Kenya

Nairobi, Kenya Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 1 Kingsley Nyandika

This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
- Age 14+ high School and university student volunteers coming for attachment and internship.
- Professinals in teaching
- Couples coming to give back to the community
- volunteers coming as a Families
- Volunteers coming in Groups for mission trips and team building while helping the poor with shelter, food, and basic needs like clothing donations
- volunteers who are 50+ coming to give back after their retirements.
- Also volunteers on Wheel Chairs, we have programs they can help in teaching.

Our volunteer program aims to give the children in the surrounding villages a more sustainable education. There are still kids in the communities we are serving that don't have the opportunity to go to school because of poverty and culture. We are trying our best as an organization but we are lacking more teachers, we need your help! Whether your strengths lie in teaching English, Music, Computer, Art, math, or sports, you can make a difference. Pack your bags for Kenya, our school is waiting for you that is in desperate need of your teaching skills.

Teaching is the best way to increase the future/hope of children in Africa, especially Kenya, living in slums/Villages. Come and help either at our Children’s home/Kindergarten/Baby class/Primary School/Secondary School or Community Centre

Type of work

Daily program

Volunteer work is for only 4 1/2 hours in the morning every day, in the afternoon, we have free activities such as sports, Kenya traditional dance classes, traditional cooking classes, and sports. Weekends are made for exploring our country and Safaris with our local volunteers and your fellow overseas volunteers. Below is a tentative Weekdays timetable;

6:00 am - if you are feeling motivated, you are welcome to join the daily meditation or morning exercise of running for some KM / GMY
8:00 am - We serve a delicious and healthy breakfast
9:00 am - 13:30 pm - Volunteer work depending on your skills
14:00pm to 18:00pm - Complementary activities (free time activities stated below)
4:00 pm - Yoga class, and learn Kenyan traditional songs, Dances, and cooking that will make you love Kenya even more, including our local Swahili language if interested. The classes are suitable for all levels and usually last about an hour and a half.
8:00 pm - Dinner is served

Conditions

Volunteer Fee required
$35 per day
- (60%-80%) of volunteer fees is to take care of you while staying with us, sent to Host families/ Volunteer house management
- (10% - 20%) goes to project Donations that you will be participating
- (10-30%) goes to Local Country Office Expenses/Staffs for your facilitation.

In Summary, Fee includes
- Accommodation (host family)
- Airport Pick up/Transfer
- Program Orientation
- In-country support
- Certificate of completion
- Fundraising ideas and letters
- Discount for returning volunteers
- Breakfast and Dinner
-Hospital Transport (If needed we provide for free at any time)
- First aid support if needed

Not included in the fee:
- Drop off ( will be charged only USD 20 )
- Laundry (5 USD/week)
- Local SIM card you need to purchase
- Weekend Tour
-Volunteer T-shirt
- First Aid Support
- Visas
- Airfare
- Personal expenses on soft drinks and foods
- Daily transportation
- Airport return transfer

Help to Support Disabled Kids & Special Needs Care volunteer opportunity

Nairobi, Kenya Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 0 Kingsley Nyandika

This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
- Age 14+ high School and university student volunteers coming for attachment and internship.
- Professionals in teaching
- Couples coming to give back to the community
- volunteers coming as a Families
- Volunteers coming in Groups for mission trips and team building while helping the poor with shelter, food, and basic needs like clothing donations
- volunteers who are 50+ coming to give back after their retirements.
- Also volunteers on Wheel Chairs, we have programs they can help in teaching.

We aim through this program to help and support children and adults with special needs who do not receive the care and support they need from the Government in slums and rural villages. These are the people that require extra care and attention because they are more vulnerable in our society and don’t get the chances others do. According to the WHO, children with disabilities are 4 times more likely to encounter violence than those without a disability. Kindly join us to help in any of the following;
1) Assisting in therapy
2) Teaching Special Education lessons
3) Education
4) Restoring mental health
5) Guiding disabled individuals toward
a) Suitable jobs
b) Building self-confidence
c) Becoming more independent

Type of work

Daily program/ Timetable

Volunteer work is for only 4 1/2 hours in the morning every day, in the afternoon, we have free activities such as Kenya traditional dance classes and traditional cooking classes. Weekends are made for exploring our country and Safaris with our local volunteers and your fellow overseas volunteers. Below is a tentative Weekdays timetable;

6:00 am - if you are feeling motivated, you are welcome to join the daily meditation or morning exercise of running for some KM within the city or go to the GMY
8:00 am - We serve a delicious and healthy breakfast
9:00 am - 13:30 pm - Volunteer work
14:00pm to 18:00pm - Complementary activities (free time activities stated below)
4:00 pm - Yoga class, and learn Kenyan traditional songs, Dances, and cooking that will make you love Kenya even more, including our local Swahili language if interested. The classes are suitable for all levels and usually last about an hour and a half.
8:00 pm - Dinner is served

Conditions

Volunteer Fee required
$35 per day
- (60%-80%) of volunteer fees is to take care of you while staying with us, sent to Host families/ Volunteer house management
- (10% - 20%) goes to project Donations that you will be participating
- (10-30%) goes to Local Country Office Expenses/Staffs for your facilitation.

In Summary, Fee includes
- Accommodation (host family)
- Airport Pick up/Transfer
- Program Orientation
- In-country support
- Certificate of completion
- Fundraising ideas and letters
- Discount for returning volunteers
- Breakfast and Dinner
-Hospital Transport (If needed we provide for free at any time)
- First aid support if needed

Not included in the fee:
- Drop off ( will be charged only USD 20 )
- Laundry (5 USD/week)
- Local SIM card you need to purchase
- Weekend Tour
-Volunteer T-shirt
- First Aid Support
- Visas
- Airfare
- Personal expenses on soft drinks and foods
- Daily transportation
- Airport return transfer

Environment Activity Lead

Huanchaco, Peru Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 1 Samuel Kamyszew

As an Environment Activity Lead you will work under the guidance of our Environment Activity Lead and make sure that our Environment awareness teaching is meeting high quality standards and is carried out successfully. You could be leading several volunteers in their work of delivering Environmental classes and activities. The main goal of the role is to develop a program whereby the community understands the importance of protecting our environment and acts in an environmentally sustainable way. In order to complete that role, you will be also responsible to carry out environment awareness campaigns for the community with the help of volunteers.
This role may only require a few hours a week but also gives you the chance to work on other projects within the OCN portfolio to top up your hours to around 25 hours/week.

This position includes tasks such as:

-Facilitate weekly meetings with volunteers to plan lessons
-Help volunteers to deliver high quality lessons and guide them with your specific knowledge in this field
-Assist in delivering lessons if required, depending on your own language abilities.
-Improve and add to the Environment curriculum
-Be creative in coming up with new ideas to actively involve children in fun and educative activities
-Plan and carry out Environmental campaigns and events
-Have weekly meetings with the Project Coordinators and participate in the Coordinators meeting

What you can expect when interning with us:

-Personal pick-up upon arriving and walking tour through Huanchaco
-Thorough introduction to the organization
-Certified training in First Aid and Child Safeguarding
-24/7 emergency support
-Receiving mentorship from in-house staff and coordinators
-Liaison with your university department to ensure that the placement meets all requirements for your course, so you can gain the relevant course credits
-Completion of all relevant documents and reports required by your university relating to your placement
-Adaptation of work hours and timetable to comply with your university’s requirements
-In-house training introducing you to the world of humanitarianism and NGOs - pertaining to a wide range of basic skills such as the creation and implementation of a project plan, including Needs Assessment, Log Frames and GANTT charts
-Organized activities & trips (barbeques, game nights, volunteer-lunch, team building trips) with like-minded people from all over the world
-Working in a friendly beach & surf town right next to many historical sites
-The satisfying feeling of committing your work to a good cause whilst gaining insight into a new culture
-Formal internship reference letter for future employment
-Ability to say you completed a formal internship with Otra Cosa Network on your CV

Type of work

As an Environment Activity Lead you will work under the guidance of our Environment Activity Lead and make sure that our Environment awareness teaching is meeting high quality standards and is carried out successfully. You could be leading several volunteers in their work of delivering Environmental classes and activities. The main goal of the role is to develop a program whereby the community understands the importance of protecting our environment and acts in an environmentally sustainable way. In order to complete that role, you will be also responsible to carry out environment awareness campaigns for the community with the help of volunteers.
This role may only require a few hours a week but also gives you the chance to work on other projects within the OCN portfolio to top up your hours to around 25 hours/week.

Conditions

The reason why we ask for a financial contribution from all of our volunteers and interns is because we aim to provide all of our projects for free to the local communities. These financial contributions make up a large part of our income to cover our operating costs. You can look at the contribution rates here http://otracosa.org/volunteer/contribution/. We believe our rates are pretty fair compared to rates other organizations in South America ask for. We also hold transparency extremely important so you can see where our contributions go in our Annual Reports. We will have 2019's report up soon. I know it seems kind of unfair to ask for a financial contribution when you offer your work for free but a lot of the contribution goes to the support system we offer such as airport pickups, weekly lunches, and fun weekend trips.

VOLUNTEER TEACHING AT ITALK HANOI

Vietnam Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 58 Do Lana

1. The mission of the program

The program has been operated since 2015 and is run all year round. It was founded by an American veteran. He participated in Vietnam war in the past (1969-1975), of course, on the side of the American army. After the war, like other American soldiers, he came back to the USA. When he retired, he decided to come back to Vietnam with the will to do something good for Vietnam in the hope of making it up to the past, and the charity English program was founded. That was the first mission of the program. He ran the program for a few years and now he is expanding it in another areas of Vietnam. We are in Hanoi to continue his will.

In shorts, the program’s purpose is to offer students with little budget to access English by practical lessons with foreign volunteer teachers.

2. The details of the program

Schedule of the classes (In total, 17 hours per week):

On Tuesdays + Thursdays: 5.30- p.m or 6-7.30 p.m .
On Wednesdays+ Fridays: 6-7.30, 7.45-9.15 p.m.
On Saturdays: 9-10, 10.30-11.30 a.m, 4-5 p.m. 5.30-7 p.m

On Sundays: 9-10, 10.30-11.30 a.m, 4-5 p.m
3. Volunteer’s responsibility:

+ Deliver English lessons to the students with the classes mentioned above.

+ Attend ESL Training Meeting(s) at ITALK office

4. Benefits

+ Free fully- equipped accommodation
+ Free food & drinks
+ Free mountain tour (if volunteer stays and volunteers for 1 month. Basically, one month, 1 tour)

5. Accommodation & Food

+ Location of the classes and accommodation: 196 Thai Thinh str, Dong Da dist, Hanoi, Vietnam

+ Accommodation style: Homestay with three meals per day (home made and eating out as well).

+ Room style: Dorms (Female room and Male room). Each room has four beds. + Private room (2 single beds)

+ Home appliances: Fully- equipped

Type of work

+ Teach English to our students
Schedule of the classes (In total, 17 hours per week):
On Tuesdays + Thursdays: 5.30- 7 p.m or 6-7.30 p.m .
On Wednesdays+ Fridays: 6-7.30, 7.45-9.15 p.m.
On Saturdays: 9-10, 10.30-11.30 a.m, 4-5 p.m. 5.30-7 p.m
On Sundays: 9-10, 10.30-11.30 a.m, 4-5 p.m
+ Attend ESL Training Meeting(s)

Conditions

1. Benefits

+ Free fully- equipped accommodation
+ Free food & drinks
+ Free mountain tour (if volunteer stays and volunteers for 1 month. Basically, one month, 1 tour)

2. Accommodation & Food

+ Location of the classes and accommodation: 196 Thai Thinh str, Dong Da dist, Hanoi, Vietnam

+ Accommodation style: Homestay with three meals per day (home made and eating out as well).

+ Room style: Dorms (Female room and Male room). Each room has four beds. + Private room (2 single beds)

+ Home appliances: Fully- equipped

3. PLEASE REMEMBER THAT WE DO NOT INVOLVE IN ANY STEP OF YOUR VISA APPLICATION PROCEDURES, WE DO NOT COVER YOUR FLIGHT TICKET, EITHER!

Volunteer in Sri Lankan Village with Horizon Lanka Foundation

Sri Lanka Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 16 Nanda Wanninayaka

Horizon Lanka Foundation is a non-profit organization (registered as a Guarantee Limited Company) located in Mahawilachchiya, the rural outskirts of Anuradhapura, the most ancient city of Sri Lanka. It runs academic programs for students in rural villages in Sri Lanka. The student body is made up primarily of local children who come to Horizon Academies after public school, during weekends and public school vacations. The Academies teach English, Information and Communication Technology, science, mathematics, fine arts, and sports to the children. We also train the children in skills such as presentation, public speaking and personal development. In addition to these subjects, students learn much more. Thanks to our dedicated staff and the hard work of local and foreign volunteers, the students also learn important life skills such as interpersonal communication, intercultural communication, tolerance, leadership, caring for others and the environment, sustainable development and teamwork.

The Horizon Lanka Foundation is a pillar in the local communities and works with them to improve the lives of all involved. We do this by assigning our local and foreign volunteers to assist the local public schools during morning sessions as Horizon Academies do not open during mornings except for school holidays and long public school vacations. Our ultimate goal is to empower rural youth so that they may work towards improving the conditions of their community as well as the surrounding communities.

Type of work

Conditions

150 USD per month from the volunteer is expected from the volunteer by our oranization.

Live in Colombia and teach English

Zipaquirá, Colombia Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 25 Alejandro Clavijo

Our project is going to give you the opportunity of experiencing what is Colombia like. You will meet locals, live the culture and learn or improve your Spanish. Also, you will have the chance of being an agent of change and make an impact on people lives.

Type of work

-Personal stress management is important when working in the field. Consider how you handle yourself in stressful situations and if this could impact how you work with students.
-Due to a variety of unpredictable factors, you will likely feel uncomfortable at some point in time – whether it’s due to food, conditions, accommodation, time, or cultural differences.
-The volunteer’s workload is demanding and it may require long hours.

Conditions

We offer this project:

Cultural HOUSE: To study English in Colombia is something that not everybody can afford. Academies are really expensive and not always offer the best quality. So we created a cultural house where people can come and learn English at a low cost. We also visit locals schools to give them support in the English classes. For this project, we offer accommodation and a kind of wage of 850.000 COP. It is important the person gets committed at least for 6months.

Игротехническое погружение

Санкт-Петербург, Россия Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 4 ... ...

Обучение состоится в середине февраля 2020 г. в Санкт-Петербурге, оно будет проходить 2-3 дня. На нем мы разберем теорию игротехники: принципы образовательной игротехники, классификации игр, игровые инструменты, подбор формы игры под задачу и т.д. И затем будем практиковаться и создавать группой пул социально-экологических игр для севера Европейской части России по результатам работы экспедиций в регионе.

В числе игр будут и настольные игры, и игры живого действия, и коммуникативные - на любой вкус, в зависимости от темы и задачи каждой конкретной игры.

По итогам проекта по каждой успешной игре мы соберем "коробки" - доведем игру до полноценной формы, в которой ее можно использовать дальше без нас (то есть любой может взять игру и сыграть/провести ее по инструкции).

В качестве просветительских материалов можно использовать брошюры и буклеты, учебные пособия и инфографику, мультфильмы и образовательные игры.

Программа для вас будет состоять из трёх частей:
1) введение в результаты экспедиций, проходивших на севере европейской части России в течение 2019 г.
2) обучение созданию игр на экологическую и социальную тематику - “введение в игротехнику”;
3) выезд в один из населенных пунктов Архангельской/Вологодской/Мурманской области с целью проведения игровой программы для местных жителей (учеников школы и/или взрослых).


Сроки: ориентировочные даты обучения - 14-16 февраля, выезд в населенный пункт - в течение 2020 г. (по согласованию с местными жителями)

Type of work

Наша задача - в веселой и ёмкой игровой форме поднять экологические проблемы, возникающие как следствие изменений климата, характерные для конкретного региона, и возможные пути их решения.

Conditions

Обучающий семинар и последующая поездка в населенный пункт покрывается организаторами. Дорогу до СПб на обучение не оплачиваем.

ESC-Up For Debate

Крайова, Румыния Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 2 Гудсёрфинг .

The general objectives of the project is tο creаte persοnаl аnd prοfessiοnаl develοpment οppοrtunities fοr 10 internаtiοnаl vοlunteers аnd 180 students frοm 4 pаrtners by implementinɡ 120 nοn-fοrmаl аctivities thаt help students develοp the skills required tο debаtes issues аrοund 3 cοre tοpics: multiculturаlism, sοlidаrity аnd аctive citizenship.

The specific objectives are to fаmiliаrize students with:
- the bаsics οf debаtinɡ, whаt it is, why it develοps а useful skill set fοr sο mаny οther аreаs οf life, hοw а debаte is cοnducted/οrɡаnized, etc;
- the skill set required fοr successful debаtinɡ: critiςаl thinkinɡ, reseаrch, usinɡ rhetοric tο persuаde, аbility tο structure аnd οrɡаnize thοuɡhts, cοnfidence, pοise, аnd self-esteem, teаmwοrk;
- the аct οf debаtinɡ аs а reɡulаr аctivity.

Type of work

Working hours are flexible and adapted to the schedule of the target institutions and is usually 3-4 hours/day in with the youngsters and 1-2 hours/day for preparing theactivities.

Each volunteer is entitled to receiving 2 free days/week (typically weekends but in case that an activity requires work on the weekend the volunteer will be free in the next days) and a total of 12 days of vacation in the project that you can use as you want.

Conditions

International travel, local transport, accommodation and utility fees, monthly communication costs, costs related to activities are covered directly by the project.

The volunteers will be hosted at in rented apartments in the city of Craiova. Each accommodation will assure good living conditions (private beds, equipped kitchen and bathroom, heating system, running cold/ hot water, Wi-Fi).

Monthly food allowance: 150 euro/month

Pocket money: 90 euro/month

Each volunteer will receive a Romanian SIM cards for mobile phones which will be recharged monthly

Teaching English in Zipaquirá, Colombia!

Zipaquirá, Colombia Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 10 de Lenguas Modernas Centro

Our Center of Modern Languages promotes European languages, life-long learning and full immersion to foreign culture, that´s why we´re looking for volunteer from different countries, not only to teach their mother tongue, but also to share their cultural experience and vision of life. We want to broaden the horizons of our students and we invite YOU to do it together!

Type of work

The volunteer is supposed to contribute to English/French/Italian classes. You´ll teach 3 groups per day, each group is no more than 5 students.

You´ll be provided by curriculum, so you don´t need to create lesson plans!

Also mentor support will be provided during all the project,

Conditions

The volunteer will get:

- Pocket money

- Food allowance

- Free accomodation

- Free breakfast

- Mentor support