Description

The Kinder Kits program aims to provide educational supplies to underprivileged children. Without the proper tools to learn, a child's success is dramatically decreased. 150,000,000 children around the world leave school illiterate and 1 in 6 children live in poverty in Canada. Ve'ahavta has committed to providing Kinder Education Kits containing the necessary supplies for a child's academic year to impoverished communities around the world through our local and international partners.

Ve'ahavta has been working in Guyana since 1997 in partnership with the Lions Club of Bartica. The Ve'ahavta-Lions Kinder Kit Summer Camp will recruit volunteers to support its 2011 in developing and providing creative educational programs for youth aged 7-14 of Bartica and the surrounding areas. Volunteer support is called for in a number of key areas of need including: arts and crafts, literacy and creative-writing, music (guitar, keyboard, singing), sports (football, cricket, volleyball), mathematics, and computer skills.

Program Purpose:

To provide up to 10 volunteers with the opportunity to engage in hands-on Tikun-Olam in Guyana, South America and distribute 2,500 Kinder Kits in Region 7, Guyana while supporting the Lions Club of Bartica's youth Arts program for children in the local community.

Program Period: Two-week placement

Time Commitment: Two weeks

Qualifications

Volunteers aged 18+ with international experience and/or a vested personal interest in the destination country. Volunteers must participate in pre-trip orientation, work in-country within the leadership and in cooperation with the Ve'ahavta Site Coordinator and partner representatives, and attend a post-trip Kinder Kits assembly event at the Ve'ahavta office (date to be determined).

Desired Experience:
* Ability to work well as part of a team
* Responsible, positive, flexible and dedicated
* Cross - Cultural exposure
* Ability to work well under supervision
* Experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds
* Comfort in different or difficult cultural/socioeconomic environments
* Interest in travelling and learning about different cultures and peoples
* Preparedness, flexibility and resilience of character to handle pressures of working in different cultures with a foreign set of cultural/professional codes of conduct
* Previous volunteer experience with Ve'ahavta an asset (though not a requirement)

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

CAD 3,000

Cost Includes:

• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• International travel
• Medical insurance
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Registration fees
• Travel while in host country
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Cost includes flight, accommodations, ground transportation, and training/orientation.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Other

Participants Travel

in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Scholarships are Available

Ve'ahavta is pleased to be able to offer scholarship opportunities to individuals who are offering volunteer services to any of Ve'ahavta's International Projects. Volunteers are eligible to apply for the following scholarships: * In support of a two week placement, volunteers can apply for a scholarship ranging from USD 250-500 * In support of a one month placement or longer, volunteers can apply for a scholarship of up to USD 1000 Scholarship applications are reviewed on a case by case basis and are reviewed by an internal scholarship oversight committee. Scholarships are administered following the completion of a volunteer placement.

Application Process Involves

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Letters of Reference
• Phone/Video Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Ve'ahavta-The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian and Relief Committee's Mission Statement

Ve'ahavta is a Canadian humanitarian and relief organization, motivated by the Jewish value of Tzedakah (Justice), that assists the needy at home and abroad, through volunteerism, education, and acts of kindness, while building bridges between Jews and other peoples.

Ve'ahavta-The Canadian Jewish Humanitarian and Relief Committee is a Jewish based organization. We do not require our participants to be of the same faith. Our volunteers will not be involved in religious proselytizing.