Calling all volunteers!

Requests for volunteers

TANZANIA

Oreteti Cultural Discoveries, run by YSPerson Tanzania, Gemma Enolengila

Noonkodin Secondary School is desperate for volunteer English teachers who can help primary school leavers to make the transition to English-medium secondary school studies, so if you have a few weeks to spare, please consider helping out at this rural school in the heart of a Maasai village. Costs start from $995 USD for a one-month package, which includes all your food, accommodation, return transport from Arusha to the school, Swahili tuition, a donation to the school, a two-day orientation with a professional guide in a real Maasai homestead (where you can learn to make bead jewellery with the women, identify medicinal plants and milk the goats, in a breathtakingly beautiful mountain setting) and a Class C residence permit. We can offer packages of up to five months in duration and are particularly in need of teachers between March and May, when the rainy season may put off less intrepid travellers!


We are also looking for someone with early childhood education experience (preferably a qualified teacher although not essential) to spend 9 weeks in a small preschool on the outskirts of Arusha and 3 weeks in a Maasai village preschool. In Arusha they can choose to stay on site or in a hotel. The volunteer would ideally be able to get involved in curriculum development and production of teaching resources too. They should be fluent in English and have some basic word processing skills. The placement costs are as follows:

440 USD basic program fee
150 USD Swahili tuition
Minimum 400 USD donation to be split equally between the two schools

Optional extras:
Airport pickup 50 USD
Village guide (strongly recommended) 210 USD
Village orientation 100 USD
Food & accommodation on site in Arusha 50 USD per week


KENYA

With Haller Foundation and YSP Colleague Niduk

Haller is in need of a volunteer for 3 months to provide basic but vital I.T. training. This will include training on how to use Word, Excel and other applications, as well as explaining glossary terms, for example what a desktop is, how to save files, typing etc. The impact this can have on students is significant and will enable those taking part to improve their skills and employability.


Any volunteer would be able to stay at the volunteer cottages which costs just $10 USD a day.



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