What Can I Do ?
What can you do ? How can you play your part ?
You can teach English, French or teach other subjects.
You can introduce Music, Drama, Arts or IT to the curriculum.
You can assist an indigenous Teacher.
You can teach and organise Sports and Games.
You can assist in Social Work/Counselling.
You can assist in a Children's Orphanage Centre.
You can ensure Children are fed, clean & paid personal and individual attention.
You can instruct or assist in Horticulture and Agriculture.
You can help to Build or Repair.
| It really is so simple to improve life in your chosen project. You can initiate a games structure so that everyone in a community or school will play games. You can organise inter school matches. You can encourage parents and children to prepare a pitch. You can put up a school notice board. You can edit a community or school news sheet. |
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Never Say Die Attitude.
You will need a strong personality and a never say die attitude to carry out change. You will have to face up to daily challenges, difficulties and frustrations.
You will be expected to lead by example and to display self confidence and optimism when the easy way out would be to complain and be negative.
You will be positive, proactive and smiling every hour – every day.
If you cope, you will find a new side to your character which will never leave you in future life.
To assess your suitability, you will be asked to supply references and other supporting material. |
Humanitarian Volunteers vision
is to provide an opportunity for Old and Young
to experience the joys and hardships of working with a humanitarian NGO or project.
This is not a Student or Year Out programme.
You will work at the coalface with an Aid Agency or Aid Project in one of the most impoverished areas of the world.
You will be a Leader. You will cope with irritating local bureaucracy,survive difficult headmasters and accept disorganised schools and projects with a smile.
You will be adaptable, have infinite tolerance and patience.
You will experience loneliness and sadness – but you will cope.
You won't just wear the T-Shirt.
You will Earn the Right to wear it ! |
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