Category Archives: Sports
Volunteer Opportunities in Huanchaco, Peru
Otra Cosa Network is a registered Peruvian non-profit NGO (no. 11126841) and registered UK Charity (no. 1133680) whose goal is to connect suitable community-led projects with willing, capable volunteers in a way which truly benefits both parties. Our mission is to provide community projects with a supply of well-motivated volunteers with the right skills and experience to provide appropriate support to our projects and to give volunteers a genuinely worthwhile, affordable, satisfying and well-supported volunteer experience in Peru. Together we aim to offer life-changing provisions to both adults and children in the community-projects we partner and a life-changing social development opportunity for our volunteers.
We offer an introduction to Otra Cosa Network and life in Huanchaco upon arrival and can provide low-cost long-term accommodation options for our volunteers. Spanish language classes can also be provided and good prices with local teachers.
For more information on our projects please see www.otracosa.org or email volunteer@otracosa.org
Volunteering in Rural Villages – Uganda (Fee)
Mzungu a charity working to provide quality volunteer travel opportunities in Uganda. We focus on displaced children, education, and community development in villages and rural areas around Uganda. We offer the volunteer the ability to provide these villages and people a much needed service at a very affordable price.
Our Charity was established to link like-minded travelers looking to make a difference in African villages where the need is greatest in Uganda while at the same time enjoying some thrilling adventure experiences while they are here.
Our volunteers can experience and take part in life changing service programs where the local staff and communities benefit from the volunteers as well as the financial assistance provided to them by means of supporting rural families and local projects.
Volunteer in Uganda in Kampala, Jinja or Kabale. There are many activities available to you as a volunteer including spending time at a our orphanage taking care of the children, teaching in rural schools, working on building and renovation projects for both schools and safe water, feeding children in a nearby village, and working on farming projects available all year around.
All of the people we work with face a variety of challenges in their lives; from education to health care for their children to safety as well as obtaining secure housing and healthy food. Like all people, they face these challenges with hope and joy as well as dissapointment and sadness. As a volunteer, you will face these and other issues together. You will be asked to challenge yourself and step outside of your comfort zone in many, many ways.
Volunteer Program Costs: We strive hard to keep costs low and offer you the lowest prices with professional services to volunteer abroad.
Secure your place with a one-time donation of $200 to register with Mzungu Volunteers.
Program Fee Uganda Volunteering- (Prices in USD)
1 wk | 2 wks | 3 wks | 4wks | 5 wks | 6 wks | Extra
120 |250 | 350 | 450 | 650 | 750 | 100
This small donation covers the volunteer’s food and accommodation during their stay with us. We look forward to having you and giving you this experience for a lifetime!
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Accommodations
Mzungu Volunteers Accommodations,modern and traditional homes .You will be sharing room with other volunteers (we have twin and four bed roomed rooms and outside safari tents).
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Prerequisites
Volunteers must be 17 years or older at the beginning of the program. Volunteers need to have an open mind and flexible attitude for working in a new and different environment. The volunteer should bring energy and enthusiasm to make a difference.
- To Apply, Please contact Kennedy at kennedy@mzunguvolunteers.org or visit www.mzunguvolunteers.org
- To Apply, Please contact Kennedy at kennedy@mzunguvolunteers.org or visit www.mzunguvolunteers.org
Kenya Youth Volunteering (LOCAL FEE)
Teaching Program
Other volunteer work available includes teaching at both primary and secondary schools. All children at the schools come from local villages {communities}.
Subjects taught include English, Mathematics, Science, Christian Religious Education, Arts & Crafts, Music and Social Studies. Volunteers are also encouraged to use their initiative to come up with extra-curricular activities, sports and other learning activities.
Women Empowerment &Elimination of FMG
Volunteers work in a rescue centre which accommodates women and girls rescued from forced marriages and those rescued from forced Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) practices within the communities that practice among the Maasai,Turkana,Samburu to mention but a few.
Volunteers teach girls the importance of being a woman in a society where they are highly undervalued. Women and girls are also taught hygiene, nutrition, small business skills etc.
The women at the rescue centers are smart and passionate. They are ready to educate their children, nurture their families and change their communities by engaging in small business projects, getting educated etc. Their passion and dedication will impress you. You will also be encouraged by their stories. Eg help in enhancing the status of some tribes like Masai people and the Masai tribe in society.
Volunteer in Orphanage Abroad
A large number of poor and disadvantaged children without homes are given refuge in orphanages and shelter homes being run by various non governmental organizations.
Volunteer in Orphanage Abroad
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Program description
A large number of poor and disadvantaged children without homes are given refuge in orphanages and shelter homes being run by various non government organizations throughout the world.
These are distressed children who come from difficult circumstances that detach them from the joys of childhood. These orphans require love, care, affection warmth and education. Volunteers working in our ‘Help The Orphans’ program Kenya, Uganda ,Ruanda,Burudi Ethiopia ,Congo, Sudan and Malawi among other African countries will provide support to the underprivileged and uncared for children to alleviate their suffering by helping them live a dignified life . We do this by supporting the work of local community organization in Kenya through the placement of international volunteers.
Orphans are deprived of many opportunities necessary for their development. Volunteers can help them fill this void in their lives by assisting the staff in the orphanage in organizing educational tours ,playing indoor and outdoor games ,teaching them English ,giving them basic computer knowledge and educate the young kids in a play way method. Volunteers can give tips to the kids about personal hygiene and help them in keeping their premises spic and span. They also help the children with their homework and prepare them for school.
Your little help can be of great significance for these children, helping to make their present secure and future promising. Spend time with them. Receive their warmth and affection. Tell them stories. Share their dreams. Working in an orphanage is a truly fulfilling and enriching experiences.http://www.kvcdp.org/children.php
General program information
Program open to: Everyone
Age range: 16-60
Travel to site: Independent Travel
Is opportunity more independent or group orientated: Varies
No. in group: 3-4
Living arrangements on the program: Apartment, Group living, Home stays (living with local families)
How long does the program last?: Various Durations
What are the dates of this program: The program runs throughout the year and volunteers can choose to start on any date.
Benefits and advantages of the program:
An enriching experience for any traveler. Help and explore the country at the same time.
End of Program.
Homeward bond
After completion of your volunteer program we hold a debriefing session with other international, local volunteers and staff Here, participants say their good-byes, express their gratitude to other volunteers and staff, share Experiences and come up with suggestions for improvements before being escorted back to their Hostels/Hotels /Homes awaiting flights or departures.
http://www.yhak.org/volunteers
Educational Support / Income Generation at a local level – Andean Alliance – Peru
Andean Alliance is a Peruvian registerd Civil Assocation (Grassroots Organization ) that works in the Northern Andes, Huaraz area in a small rural area at 3650 mtrs. We work with Early Childhood Education , literacy and comprehension skill building in addition to the development of a local community center that will house not only the edcational rooms but areas for local guides,donkey drivers etc. to sell their services directly to tourists, a small cafe concept for women to sell to tourists in addition to handicrafts. We have been in this area since 2003 with Andean Alliance actively working since 2005. Our goals are based in education, income generation at a local level, building bridges of communication and confidence between surrounding comunities and by actually living here it allows us to be part of the comunity. The area is home to low income rural farmers ad borders on the Huascaran National Park.
Volunteer Abroad Africa Opportunities
Work in an Orphanage
As a volunteer you perform a variety of much-needed services such as teaching Basic English, Math and other subjects to HIV/AIDS infected or hunger-stricken children in Africa.
English/Math/French Teaching in Rural school
Help to improve school children’s conversational English and French, paving a road for a brighter future – instilling in them a working command of the English/French language in English or French speaking countries
. Health Projects in Africa
Knowledgeable and able-bodied volunteers are in great demand. Help assist doctors with several health-related activities, opportunities are available all year around in all the countries.
HIV/AIDS Awareness in Africa
Interested in helping to combat the HIV/AIDS epidemic that has ravaged Africa’s continent? Help create hope among the sick in Africa and to assure them that they can live productive lives.
Volunteer Projects in Africa
HDV has projects in various fields and a wide range of opportunities is available to developmental volunteers who want make a difference in the lives of people on the African continent. Volunteer Projects include: Community work, HIV/AIDS, Medical work, Sports Coaching, Teaching & Education, Wildlife Conservation, Wildlife Research, Expeditions, Corporate Volunteering, University Volunteering, Family Volunteering, Tailor-made opportunities for individuals and groups.
Want to volunteer in Africa?
Would anyone like to volunteer for a stimulating and interesting position in Africa??? The answer would be Hope Development Volunteers We provide to people of all ages and backgrounds with opportunities to have an active part in helping develop a local community, and accept donations to improve standard of life for people living in Africa. We make it possible to see what your money has specifically done for the local people and how it has helped them and their community.
For HDV volunteers we aim to;
Give you the opportunity to experience life as a local
Constantly prioritize/re-evaluate projects, so we are always focusing on the areas in most need
Provide a safe and welcoming base for project work
Where possible provide advice and guidance before and during project work
For the more adventurous, you can take part in one of our Safari trips around East Africa.
HDV recruits and places foreign volunteers with community based projects and schools around East Africa (Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya and Sudan). Through our volunteer abroad Africa placement program, we aim to build the capacities of local projects and raise awareness around the world about the successes and challenges of life in Africa. These include office work (IT training for local villagers mostly youth), Vocational Training (Sewing), and HIV/AIDS education, public health/hygiene, family planning, condom use, creativity workshops, promoting small business development the importance of basic education, and women’s rights and empowerment.
Community outreach:- Includes home visits to elderly, disabled, and persons living with HIV/AIDS to keep company, offer relief, and assess needs.
Administration:- Budgeting, fundraising and handcraft marketing
Community Development:- You will be encouraged to take part in a flexible schedule which will include some or all the activities offered by the program. The exchange of ideas, experiences and culture is encouraged. This placement sometimes requires walking long distances in the sun; you are encouraged to bring a sleeping bag, protective clothing and shoes.
Teaching Orphans:- Teaching English, Math, French and other subjects, organize games and arts. The main aim is to create a loving environment for these children. Telling stories, Help in the construction of the new orphanage Homes and schools. Carpentry, builders, porters and helpers, group volunteering is welcome, Fundraisers contact us for details.
Right to Play
Here is a great little ad from Right to Play in Peru. Gives you an idea about one of their projects.
Volunteer work in Nicaragua, teaching Arts, Music, Dance, Theater or Circus
Atelier Favela is a Cultural Centre in Nicaragua. We teach Arts, Music, Dance, Theater and Circus to poor children from the rural village from Nicaragua. We are looking for volunteers that could help us out running the Cultural Centre, or teaching any kind of art form. If you are interested or want to exchange ideas how you could help out here, please contact me. To already have an idea what Atelier Favela is about, have a look at our website: www.atelierfavela.org You can send me an e-mail aswell sabine@atelierfavela.org
Abrazo, Sabine
PS: If you are an artist, and interested to develop your work in our Cultural Centre Atelier Favela, we have aswell an Artist-in-Residence program.
How volunteers are making a difference in Sri Lanka
The volunteer Sri Lanka Project has developed to the extent of being unrecognisable. It has the advantage of the superior accommodation as well as the proximity of the beach, and therefore attracts a huge number of volunteers.
The project now places volunteers in 2 orphanages, 4 schools, 2 nursery schools as well as a nursery school for street children, a male elder’s home, another elders home for men and women, the local hospital and the Nurses’ Training School. In addition occasional projects are undertaken with volunteer funding support such as building a new home for a poor family living in a shanty town dwelling that wasn’t weather proof and a pumped well with water tower for a poor family whose well dried up. There are also sports classes, art classes for elders as well as children and language classes for teenagers. At the NTS a small IT centre has been established for improving the nurses’ IT skills. This will be extended to the wider community when resources allow.
Local orphans spent their whole day penned in a corner of a room, without any toys and without adults to play with them until the project persuaded the orphanage staff to allow volunteers in. Now the children are taken outside into an area cleared by project volunteers where they play under a tree in the open air for a few hours. They play with sand, water, balls, ropes and other toys. It’s a whole lot better than sitting in your own pee crying all day.
All this is the result of the tremendous energy with which Janaka de Silva manages the volunteer placements and accommodation. He is supported by his extended family who seem to spend their entire day, every day, producing delicious food for the volunteers.
The latest development is the weekly evening dinner for the families of the street kids. Volunteers love to assist with this, as well as keeping company with the families. It’s good for the street families to be honoured in this way so that on Friday nights at least they feel as they matter.
Volunteers have the opportunity to affect the well being of whole sections of this area of Galle by following the ethos of this project.
This project shows how a gap year Sri Lanka and volunteer Sri Lanka can make a real difference.
Volunteer in Sri Lanka and make a real difference
Daniel
Volunteer abroad
Volunteer in Guatemala (LOCAL FEE)
Dear future volunteer,
My name is Tessa and I´m from Holland. I live in Guatemala for almost 3 years and started my own foundation 2 years ago. With my boyfriend we started as well a little language school for private Spanish lessons and lessons thru Skype. We also work together with amazing families.
Our office, education centre, primary school and language school is based in San Gaspar (8 minutes by bus from the colonial city Antigua). We can offer you specail low prices for Spanish lessons and our families. Of course we don´t charge for volunteerwork.
We are desperate looking for volunteers for:
- Extra English lessons to students, parents, and/or teachers.
- Arts and Crafts (drawing, painting, etc.)
- Computer skills for children and adults.
- Creative, free- form expression (play/acting, song/dance, music, etc)
- Sports and game playing.
- Volunteers’ own ideas, unique skills and talent(s).
Above is for the primary school once a week in the morning English and all in our brand new education centre in the afternoons!
Also if we have space you can help in the hospital and work with babies with cleft lips and malurished babies.
Very few people in Guatemala have some knowledge of the English language due to a lack a education. However, it is important to know that Spanish is a requirement in our projects as well as in the streets. T.E.S.S. Unlimited has put together the following Volunteer Package: (cost: $ 495,- )
- 10 hours Spanish lessons, via Skype before departure
- airport pick-up and drop-off taxi service
- 40 hours private Spanish lessons at our office in Guatemala
- Lesson material, notebook and pen
- Coffee or tea and snack during lessons
- 3 salsa dance lessons by the BEST salsa instructor in Guatemala
- Mobile phone during your stay
- Dutch and English are spoken for your convenience
- Certificate for Spanish course and Volunteer work
T.E.S.S. Unlimited will adjust the Volunteer Package for those who are advanced in Spanish fluency!
Familie in San Gaspar $ 65,- per week
Familie in Antigua $ 75,- per week
If your interested please take a look at www.tessunlimited.nl or write me an email tessa@tessunlimited.nl
See you soon!
Volunteer in India with Children for ‘Goal of Life: Soccer with a Cause’
Goal of Life is the most eagerly awaited annual event and an effort to bring a better life to the children who live on Delhi’s streets. Initiated in 2002, soccer was seen as a medium to enable underprivileged children living in urban slums all over Delhi to come and play together. This combines the development of their talent with a sense of unity, purpose and positive harmony in relationships. Volunteering with this project is a great opportunity to be a part of a worthy endeavour to bring dreams to reality for street children.
Project Location: Raghubir Singh Junior Modern School (Humayun Rd)
City / Village: Delhi
Project Duration: Ongoing
Project start date: One to six months.
Language Preference: English and Hindi.
Experience required (If any): Previous experience of working on children focused projects.
Attributes/Qualities Required:
Patience in working with children having different behaviours and attitudes and the ability to be sensitive to their problems
Be responsive to situations while working in teams or individually.
Advocating the cause of the children in the right perspective.
Understand the recreational needs of the children and inculcating them in the best of practices.
Period of volunteering opportunity: Minimum one month
Age Range: 18 and above
Accommodation if Available and details: N/A
Meals if available and details: N/A
Transportation if available and details: Negotiable
Any other local hospitality with details: N/A
Typical work/s for volunteer:
Working with the children and giving them care and assistance.
Advocacy and networking
Public Relations and communication.
For more information contact: volunteer@responsenet.org
