Description

Volunteers will be required to prepare lesson plans and teach classes. The teachers and headmaster will work with the volunteer to explain the curriculum and what concepts need to be covered. Volunteers do not need teaching experience to perform these tasks. In the past, we have had nursing students give health awareness talks as part of the health and hygiene curriculum. Volunteers are also needed to help improve motor coordination and teach sports classes. Volunteers with experience in organized sports would be a perfect fit for these classes!

Volunteers can also help create after school programs, sports programs, arts and crafts, reading classes, adult literacy classes, health outreach, community workshops, computer classes, etc.

Highlights

The schools in the Labadi district are highly understaffed and overpopulated. They need volunteers to help with a variety of subjects, including English, mathematics, science, social studies, health and hygiene, sports, and literacy. The school sizes vary but on average contain 300-500 students. With a shortage of teachers, class sizes are forced to be large and the students do not receive the individual attention they need to succeed.

Qualifications

Volunteers do not need specific teaching experience but should be familiar working with children.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Education

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 3.245 for 8 weeks; USD 205 each additional wk.

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• 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

Patient, confident volunteers are needed for this placement. Volunteers should also be creative and have the ability to adapt to new and unfamiliar situations.

Volunteer Types

• Childcare/children
• Education
• English Teaching
• Teaching

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