Description

Help teach at local schools and spend time with AIDS orphans when you volunteer with our Teaching and AIDS Orphans Program in Zambia. On this project, you will split your time between several local schools, the Livingstone Street Kids Community Association orphanage, and other community-development program sites. At the schools, you will assist teachers, coach sports, and simply be a positive presence in the children's lives. At the orphanage, which houses children who lost their parents to AIDS, you will help children with their homework, play games, and provide assistance with theater productions and other extramural activities. Your energy and presence will help the students develop intellectually and creatively, and will make a lasting impression on their lives.

Livingstone schools are badly underfunded and, as a result, are overcrowded and lack critical resources. The situation is so dire that schools must operate under a system known as "hot-seating," conducting two or even three school sessions daily in order to accommodate all the children. Thus, many students are in school for only two or three hours per day. To help maximize the quality of precious school time, volunteers work as teaching assistants in the classrooms or as sport coaches to keep kids off the streets. The schools in Livingstone have poor facilities, but the children are eager to learn.

Highlights

As a volunteer you will:
- Serve as an assistant teacher
- Coach sports
- Work at an AIDS orphanage, enhancing the orphans' educational experiences, helping with drama productions, and coordinating other extramural activities
- Participate in other community development initiatives including hospice care as well as building and refurbishing village facilities
- Help keep kids off the streets
- Immerse yourself in local Zambian culture

Qualifications

- Must be at least 18 years old
- Must be prepared to work with children 8 hours a day

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

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Program Fees Include:

- Airport, bus or train station pickup and drop-off
- On-site orientation and project training
- All daily transportation to and from the project
- Accommodations
- Three meals per day
- In-country support and program coordination
- Emergency travel and evacuation insurance
- 24-hour emergency number
- Contribution to support the project, including teaching materials, sports materials, books, etc.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Bridge Volunteers makes it easy to live your dream of volunteering. Anyone can volunteer, as long as you have the desire to help others and an open mind.

Age Range

18 and older

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently

BridgeVolunteers's Mission Statement

The mission of BridgeVolunteers is to create and promote volunteer opportunities that improve the lives of others and the environment in which we live. We seek to achieve this goal by connecting worthy local projects with volunteers around the world. Many local organizations are doing great work in their communities, but don't have the resources required to recruit international volunteers. BridgeVolunteers serves as the link between these organizations and the volunteers needed to make these projects a success. All volunteer programs depend on the skilled coordination of a variety of elements: enthusiastic volunteers, meaningful work, organized projects, and supportive staff. It is our goal at BridgeVolunteers to orchestrate this process for you. We use our global experience and resources to provide volunteer experiences that bring pride and satisfaction to everyone involved.