Description

Duties will include:

* Teaching the younger children English and their numbers
* Creating educational games and songs to enhance their skills
* Finding possible crafts and other activities for the classes
* Decorating the classrooms

There are many side-jobs available at Good Hope. You could prepare extra-curricular activities for the children, help to clean the school and/or orphanage or even read stories or help the children with their homework.

Good Hope is trying to become a sustainable organization and is in the process of starting new projects. You could help in the garden where they are growing vegetables to feed the kids and/or feed the chickens who provide eggs. Recently, they are trying to recruit more sponsors. You may be asked to help in organizing information to stimulate this support.

Highlights

Good Hope Orphanage is a home for children in the Arusha area who are orphans and do not have a nuclear family to care for them. The goal of Good Hope Orphanage is to provide a loving and safe environment for children who are destitute in and around the Arusha community. The primary objective is to not only provide a home but provide each child with the skills that they will need to be independent and provide for themselves. This goal is achieved through the creation of both an orphanage and the school where the children attend to learn various lessons.

The orphanage center and school were started in May 2006 by the Mohammed family, who own the school and orphanage compound in Ngusero. The compound consists of an orphanage building and a school building. The school started out with one teacher, Veronica, and one classroom, now they have grown to include four teachers and four classrooms.

Good Hope Orphanage and School needs volunteers to assist in caring for the children and teaching them thus helping them expand their knowledge. The children have 2 local mamas and 4 teachers who raise them and teach the kids good Tanzanian manners plus make sure they are attending school on a day basis. The mamas and the teachers are working really hard to make sure that the children are safe, well nourished, happy and receiving an education; this requires a great deal of attention and with only 2 mamas and 4 teachers to provide for their many needs the work is non ending.

Volunteers would be very much appreciated to share in this workload, as well as stimulating for the children who always enjoy meeting foreign people and thus expanding their knowledge and experiences. They would like to have volunteers who have knowledge in childcare work as well as teaching knowledge and be able to exchange with the mamas and teachers the different ways to provide good care and support to the children and students.

Qualifications

Teaching knowledge is preferable although volunteers do not need any specific qualifications or skills, except for a love of children and a desire to make a difference in someone else's life. Volunteers should be ready for a challenge and be willing to put in some hard work.

Intern Types

• Education

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 3.245 for 8 weeks; USD 250 each additional wk.

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Upon arrival in country our staff will pick you up at the airport and return you to our Orientation Center for a safety briefing and general country orientation. For this program you are required to complete one - 4 weeks of language training and orientation which is included in the cost of the program. At the end of that week you will transfer to your placement to begin volunteering. Our staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should you require help of any kind.

Experience Required

yes

We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Volunteer Types

• Childcare/children
• Education

Typical Volunteer

We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of Depends on the placement

Application Process Involves

• Essay
• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume

Typically The Application Process Time is

24-48 hrs

Basecamp International Centers's Mission Statement

We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded

1998