Description

Offering help within the local community, supporting the current project and adding to its success. Sharing some of your skills, knowledge and experience with the villagers. Working a day at the community centre/school, or out in the remoter places on outreach projects. Either teaching, assisting, building, caring, helping or chatting with the local community of all ages. Existing workshops - nursery and pre-school, feeding the elderly+ an activity based workshop, english lessons, internet and computer lesson/library, choir, bible discussions, football training and more.

Highlights

The beautiful coastline of Mozambique, where there is plenty to see on your free weekends. The friendly people. The free roaming animals, The peace and serenity of this african village life.

Qualifications

Completion of secondary schooling.

Minimum Education

High School

Languages

• English
• Portuguese

Cost in US$:

400 fundraised before arrival

Cost Includes:

• Housing
• In-country staff support
• Registration fees

Program Fees Include:

- Very pleasurable 4 person accomodation (self-catering, toilet and shower facilities)
- Transport to outreach projects
- Transfers to main highway for local transport and to nearest town for groceries
- Lots of help and support within family environment.
- invitations to weekends away
- Access to all resources within the school

Salary/Pay

No large outlay to come and volunteer. Can be done during a backpacking trip or holiday

Experience Required

yes

teaching skills are required, experience working with people, leading, managing, assisting or teaching

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Someone who loves life and wants to live and learn, trek and travel. Someone who has a big heart, an open mind and a will to serve and help others.

Age Range

18 - 65

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Independent living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 1-4

Scholarships are Available

If you are offering such a skill/ profession which is worth more than any money could buy, i.e teacher, doctor, then no donation necessary.

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone/Video Interview

Typically The Application Process Time is

2 weeks

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Sing With Me Happily's Mission Statement

To create Community schools to bridge the gap between; rote and independent learning; home and school; local and international; wealth and poverty; knowledge and ignorance; with education. In the broader sense SWMH aims to bring Africa forward and out of it's poverty by empowering it's people through education. To provide effective education using volunteers who share skills, experiences, knowledge, resources and understanding. Purposeful activities will be planned and initiated which will engage all into the learning process and help them to progress.

Year Founded

2009

Sing With Me Happily is a Christianity based organization. We do not require our participants to be of the same faith. Our volunteers will not be involved in religious proselytizing.