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.

Oye LENA Peru is looking for volunteers!

Curahuasi, Peru Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 0 Van Erps Stefanie

Oye LENA is an educational project located in Curahuasi, Peru in the heart of the Andes mountain range at an altitude of 2,600 metres. It was founded on 15 April 2012 and has been an officially registered NGO in Peru since 8 February 2013.

Oye LENA is short for “Oye Loquitas EN Acción!” which freely translated means: “Listen up, we are taking action!”

Oye LENA tries to tackle poverty and social inequality through quality education. Every child has the right to a quality education, focused on personality development, regardless of their own capabilities and limitations and regardless of the place and culture in which they grow up. Children from underprivileged families and ethnic minorities, children with a disability and children in rural areas should have the same opportunities as others.

Type of work

This is what a regular day looks like at Oye LENA:

08:45 Short reunion
09:00 Pick-up of the special kids at their houses OR free spanish classes
10:00 Individual classes with special kids
12:00 lunch break
12:45 Toddlers arrive. You supervise the playground, toilets and the lunch room
13:50 Circulo
14:10 Classes and toothbrushing
14:35 Watch the kids during their afternoon break
14:50 learning centers
15:35 The kids go to the toilet, eat a banana and two cookies
16:10 the kids go home

Conditions

Volunteers who stay at least 8 weeks can get a room at the volunteer house of Casa Lena. There are private rooms and shared rooms. A private room costs 11 Euros per night, a shared room costs 9 Euros per night per person. The bathroom, kitchen and living room are shared. The house can accommodate 12 volunteers.
If you want to volunteer for a short period you can stay in the Casa Lena B&B. The B&B has three rooms, each with a private bathroom and a shared kitchen and terrace. A room costs 17 Euros per person. We have two rooms with a double bed and one room with two single beds. (Breakfast is optional and costs 5 Euros per person.)
The B&B and volunteer house are located next to each other and the project activities take place in the classrooms on the ground floor of both buildings.
Take a look at www.casalenaperu.com for pictures of the building, rooms and surroundings.

Преподаватель йоги - волонтер в Ретритный центр Ладожский дом

Владимировка, Россия Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 5 Ладожский Дом

Type of work

Conditions

Проживание в большом, деревянном, чистом и уютном доме на берегу Ладоги (500м пешком по лесной дорожке).
В ретритном центре - две бани на дровах, большая, разнообразная библиотека, много мест для уединения, два больших зала с теплым полом для практик, вкусное вегетарианское питание, дружная команда, прогулки на Ладогу и в волшебный мшистый лес. Мы приветствуем активных, творческих людей, ведущих зож, любящих природу и стремящихся к саморазвитию.

HELP/SUPPORT SUSTAINABLE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT TO OUR VILLAGE

Arusha, Tanzania Teaching

Reviews: 2 Joined: 11 Marko Silas

We believe that a child’s future success and advancement in life is greatly influenced by their early educational experience as those who have go to school early develop an interest in education more than those who have not participated in early learning education – learning how to get along in groups, work under teacher supervision, etc. They also receive encouragement to express their feelings and ideas through building, dancing, and drawing, playing, singing and speaking. And thus, at the end of their pre-school years, they have become more competent pupils and will be more advanced in some of their abilities and be ready to master their new environment in primary and secondary education.We are located at Sanawari village -Arusha.

Type of work

All volunteer work 5 days per week and 2 days for week end. And during the week end they can go to visit variety attractions such as water fall, Safari, Mountain trek,Hot water spring,Lake, Coffee plantation, Masai culture, And Zanzibar.

Conditions

Once a volunteer arrive at our office he/she will fill the form and host family after that they will pay to host family amount for the all duration they stay at our project.

Community Education Coordinator

Huanchaco, Peru Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 0 Samuel Kamyszew

Being a Project Coordinator with us in community-based centres will allow you to work in several different fields such as environmental awareness, teaching English, women’s empowerment and youth development and gain experience of Project Coordination, Volunteer Management and grassroots NGO project implementation. You will work together with our field staff management team and Volunteer Coordinator, managing the volunteer team who are active at any given time, to implement activities in our Recreation and Education Centre.

This position includes tasks such as:

-Supervising volunteers to create individualized lesson plans from our pre-existing curriculum and resource packs if there is no English or Environment lead available
-Scheduling activities, workshops and classes focusing on physical and psychological health and wellbeing, as well as learning and development.
-Supervising and coordinating Recreation and Education volunteers, including running weekly team meetings, in collaboration with the Volunteer Coordinator and managers.
-Keeping all Project Coordinator resources updated and organized (including materials, books, curriculums and activities) if there is no English or Environment lead available.
-Assisting in managing the project budget and expenditure.
-Contributing new ideas on how to improve the program and the space.
-Presenting positive results and any potential issues at the weekly 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

Otra Cosa Network is a well-established UK Registered Charity and Peruvian registered not for profit (NGO), addressing the educational needs of children and vulnerable adults in an extremely impoverished area of Northern Peru. We work in informal settlements where many community members have been displaced by climate change, disaster and political instability. They live in precarious circumstances, few have running water, sewage provision and there is only sporadic electricity. Additionally, many children are forced to work instead of continuing their education, in order to boost family finances and there are no community-based facilities for learning and developing new skills in a safe environment.

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.

Impact through Teaching

Kwahu Plateau, Ghana Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 3 Okwahu City Volunteers

Why volunteer with us?

We believe volunteers with good and passionate teaching knowledge add value to the teachers already employed in our community schools. There is the opportunity for the schools to learn innovative learning and teaching skills.

Type of work

Placement is free; volunteers will be living with our host family in Obomeng. However, volunteers pay $10 to support the running of the various services like water and electricity among other facilities volunteers will use at the host family.

Volunteers will pay for their transport from Accra airport to placement area.On your arrival, there will be our staff Nana or Bright who will pick you up and travel with you to Kwahu by state transport bus. Other expenses Will be personal movement within the Kwahu area (fix cost). Our reliable taxi drivers will always be available to drive you around. Volunteers will always move out with a guide until they've been able to learn the routes in the Kwahu environment. We trust our taxi drivers and they will be there always to escort you to locations of interest.

Placement in Obomeng is mostly a walking distance to the Presby or the D/A school. Location farther from obomeng will attract transport cost but you will know more during induction.

Conditions

Bedrooms - 

Bedrooms are shared usually between 2 - 3 people. Most bedrooms are a medium size and come with a mix of single or bunk beds. Rooms have health features that prevent mosquitos and other insects. You can bring other net structures that ensure quality health precautions.

Bathrooms - 

The host family have 2 baths available for volunteers at their convenience .They all have attached toilet access and the flow of water. There are times when water usage will have to be considerate during the dry season.


Leisure Area -

You will find a sizable corridor area where volunteers can relax and enjoy drinks and read as well. This spacious area is mostly turned into a movie corner in the night , volunteers can bring along their favorite movies in all formats to help keep the volunteer period more fun.

Teach English and Math to girls and women in Rajasthan

Jodhpur, India Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 0 Sambhali Trust

Women Empowerment Centers (pre- and post-lunch):
There are about 30 women and teenage girls in each of our Empowerment centers in Jodhpur, who have little or no education. The teenage girls may have dropped out of school to look after their siblings, or may not have attended at all. These centers help to provide a good general education, (in addition to basic English, Hindi and Math) by providing workshops in a variety of topics, from Women’s Health and Nutrition to Politics and Geography. All these workshops (and more!) are on a Google Drive, accessible on arrival to Sambhali.
Usually, volunteers stay at one of our centers the whole day. They will get a lunch box from Durag Niwas Guesthouse and eat together with the local teachers and some students at their projects.

Type of work

You will need to work around 6 hours per day in a flexible way. Volunteers visit their projects from Monday to Friday so you are free on the weekends. Additionally, you need to attend a weekly volunteer meeting and sign up for volunteer shifts at the Sambhali Boutique in Jodhpur's Old Town on Sundays.

Conditions

There is no fee for volunteers at Sambhali Trust.
The NGO will assist volunteers with finding accommodation. Please discuss details when applying to volunteer. Usually, volunteers stay at the Durag Niwas Guesthouse which is right next to our Sambhali House. The volunteer coordinator will advise volunteers on where to stay but expected costs at Durag Niwas are: non air-con room single 32,000 rps, shared 22,000 rps, and four shared 15,000 rps including three meals a day, drinking water, wifi, rooftop, picking up and dropping from Jodhpur airport, shared refrigerator and washing machine.

Teach English and Math to children in Rajasthan

Jodhpur, India Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 0 Sambhali Trust

Primary Education Centers (post-lunch): There are 4 centers in Jodhpur with approximately 30-40 children (boys and girls, 5-12 years old). These centers have been established to teach the children of the mothers’ who attend the empowerment centers and to extend this out to others. The aim is to provide a basic education in Hindi, English and Math to enable and encourage these children to go to school. For the very young children, art & craft and primary education workshops will also be given as well as general knowledge workshops on a weekly basis.
Usually, volunteers stay at one of our centers the whole day. They will get a lunchbox from Durag Niwas Guesthouse and eat together with the local staff and some of their students at their projects.

Type of work

You will need to work around 6 hours per day in a flexible way. Volunteers visit their projects from Monday to Friday so you are free on the weekends. Additionally, you need to attend a weekly volunteer meeting and sign up for volunteer shifts at the Sambhali Boutique in Jodhpur's Old Town on Sundays.

Conditions

There is no fee for volunteers at Sambhali Trust.
The NGO will assist volunteers with finding accommodation. Please discuss details when applying to volunteer. Usually, volunteers stay at the Durag Niwas Guesthouse which is right next to our Sambhali House. The volunteer coordinator will advise volunteers on where to stay but expected costs at Durag Niwas are: non air-con room single 32,000 rps, shared 22,000 rps, and four shared 15,000 rps including three meals a day, drinking water, wifi, rooftop, picking up and dropping from Jodhpur airport, shared refrigerator and washing machine.

Help young girls with their homework and studying in Jodhpur, India

Jodhpur, India Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 0 Sambhali Trust

Girls Homes:
Sambhali Trust has 2 Boarding Homes for young girls who come from the rural desert area surrounding Setrawa, 110km west of Jodhpur: Sheerni and Laadli Boarding Home.
The aim is to provide these girls with a good education until 12th standard (final year at school) and college after to enable them to reach their potential and have better opportunities.
Volunteers visit the girls for 3 hours every afternoon (Monday-Friday) to provide extra tuition in English and Math, weekly educational workshops and sports/outdoor activities.
Additionally, they will play games with the girls, dance and read stories.

Type of work

You will need to work around 6 hours per day in a flexible way. Volunteers visit their projects from Monday to Friday so you are free on the weekends. Additionally, you need to attend a weekly volunteer meeting and sign up for volunteer shifts at the Sambhali Boutique in Jodhpur's Old Town on Sundays.

Conditions

There is no fee for volunteers at Sambhali Trust.
The NGO will assist volunteers with finding accommodation. Please discuss details when applying to volunteer. Usually, volunteers stay at the Durag Niwas Guesthouse which is right next to our Sambhali House. The volunteer coordinator will advise volunteers on where to stay but expected costs at Durag Niwas are: non air-con room single 32,000 rps, shared 22,000 rps, and four shared 15,000 rps including three meals a day, drinking water, wifi, rooftop, picking up and dropping from Jodhpur airport, shared refrigerator and washing machine.

Thriveseed

New Delhi, India Teaching

Reviews: 0 Joined: 2 Sonu Kaur

- Four schools for children in slums in New Delhi
We have four schools where we offer education to children that would not otherwise get it. These are: Baljeet Nagar School, Nehru Nagar Slum School, Zakheera Slum School and Pandav Nagar Slum School. We teach english, math and hindi. Read more on our home page: http://www.thriveseed.org/ourschoolprojects/

-Women's empowerment program
Unfortunately, many women in slums in New Delhi finds themself in horrible situations like not being able to care for their children after their husbands death etc. Sonu gives these women opportunities to support themselves and their children through self-sustainable enterprises. Teaching the women different skills such as sewing, candle-making and running their own businesses is just a small step towards giving these women more freedom and confidence. Read more on our home page: http://www.thriveseed.org/womens-empowerment-project/

-Thriveseed Responsible Tourism
This project, launched in 2017, enables former Thriveseed pupils to earn money by working as tour organisers. This not only provides former Thriveseed students with an income that they would not have otherwise had, but it also encourages current Thriveseed students to pursue their education to a high level so that they develop the maths, English and Hindi writing skills necessary to carry out this type of work. Read more on our home page: http://www.thriveseed.org/thriveseedresponsibletourism/

Type of work

We accept all kind of help and are happy to share any of your gifts with our students. Of course, we do need assistance in our english, math and hindi classes, but you could also help out with teaching the women in the women's empowerment program handcraft that you know, make food in our community kitchen etc. We also love to teach the children new kind of games that you might know from your home country. You could also help with taking pictures and posting about our project on social media -Imagination is the only limit when it comes to helping out with our project.

Conditions

When volunteering with us, you pay a one time registration fee of 15 USD. This goes directly to keeping our project running.

If you are choosing to stay with one of our host families, the price for accommodation and food is 120 USD each week. You are also free to stay other places, and will then not pay any fee other than the one time fee of 15 USD.