Description

Focus your volunteering skills on The Community Development Work in Schools Program, where you can change the lives of students in school across the South Africa. Your work involves developing computer literacy skills within the classroom environment and secondly, working on environmental and sports programs. In a country consisting of vastly different levels of development, one of the major areas to be overlooked within the education system is that relating to the technology fields. In the few schools that have electricity, very few have computers, and those that do have been left to develop in a vacuum with inappropriate and non-existent support structures for the maximizing of the resource potential they have.

The sports program will focus on creating a formal sporting framework where new sport's disciplines, teamwork and the understanding of sport etiquette are developed. The environmental programs will support a range of targets from Marine and Costal Education, Water and Sanitation, vegetable gardens and general aesthetic improvements to the schools and playground development. It is into this challenging and exciting arena that we are appealing to the international volunteer community to support, through appropriate skill provision, for the attainment of these goals.

Volunteers will help teach basic computer skills in a classroom environment and help with development of appropriate teaching aids. They will also help provide sports for the youth using energy, enthusiasm and skill. Volunteers will also help with some environmental and aesthetic uplifting of the schools.

Highlights

In addition to the incredible volunteer opportunities, volunteers can participate in coastal hike, estuarine exploration, bush walks, rural village visit. (Optional excursions include introduction to abseiling using the climbing/abseiling wall before actual cliff descents.)

Qualifications

Volunteers need to be 18+ years old. Computer knowledge, even basic, is needed with the computer literacy program.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

Please visit our website for current pricing.

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Medical insurance
• Written materials pre-departure

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

There is not a typical volunteer at GeoVisions. Volunteers are college students, retired people, professionals who want to give back in volunteering for a short period of time. Volunteers are interested in conservation, children, poverty, teaching, computers, sports and so much more.

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 2-6

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network

GeoVisions's Mission Statement

GeoVisions is committed to help individuals develop global skills to succeed in the twenty-first century. These skills will ultimately lead to greater cooperation and understanding among nations and peoples of the world. We are committed to treating every person on a GeoVisions program with respect, and devoting our energies to helping participants meet their individual and collective goals.

Year Founded

2001