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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
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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.
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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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