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Volunteer in Hanoi with Immigrant Children

November 26, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Volunteer in the outskirts of Hanoi in the Kim Chung commune, Dong Anh district. The locality is in the process of urbanization, and as a result of the establishment of Thang Long Industrial Park, which leads to mass immigration from nearby rural provinces. Migrant workers accounted for more than half the total number of immigrants in Dong Anh district. Young workers with limited income are living in difficulty conditions. While we all know that children have rights to basic subsistence, education and so on for normal human development, many of the children here are facing with dificulty in education as their parents can not afford to send them to a standard school. Some even do not have money to pay school fees. Hence, these children can not access to the modern world. They lack not only fundamental knowledge but many other living skills, and English seems to be beyond their abilities.

With the purpose to help these disadvantaged children approach to supplement knowledge and skills needed for their future, Center for International Cooperation and Vietnam Talent Development (CVTD), in partnership with Kim Chung Commune People’s Committee (and Kim Chung Primary School), is implementing an educational program in a tranquil pagoda of Kim Chung Commune. The programme aims at providing the children with basic English lessons and other extra activities including drawing, music and physical activities in leisure time. The children have class 3 days per week, each class lasts for 2 to 2.5 hours per day.

WHY THE PROGRAM NEEDS YOU | Vì sao chương trình cần bạn.

International volunteers can bring the whole world to the community, allow students to gain new experiences and to express their feelings in a multicultural environment. By helping them improve
their English, we are giving them an indispensable tool for higher education. No one person can do everything, but we can all do something. We have on going needs for volunteers with different
culture backgrounds reflecting a rich diversity of a global community, all are united by their desire to help children.

This is a flexible program encouraging inputs from volunteers. Taking part in our program, volunteers will have opportunity to:

- Prepare the lesson plans including teaching aids, games, and activities… for each class.
- Give lessons and hold extra activities.
- Collaborate with teaching assistant to manage the class.
- Give feedback and recommendation about students’ performance

http://www.cvtd.org.vn/en/

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Volunteering in Rural Villages – Uganda (Fee)

September 7, 2011 by 2 Comments

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!

  • 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).

  • 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

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Marketing volunteer needed for CBO based in Thailand

August 13, 2011 by 4 Comments

We are a grassroots CBO based on the Thai-Burma border working to bring peace and democratic change to Burma.

We are currently looking for a volunteer with a strong marketing/communications background to join our team for a minimum of 3 months, ideally 6. The position will be based in Mae Sot with some travel to the Bangkok office required.

Job description

Devise and implement with the management team, a communications plan for 2012 with the following objectives:
- Raise awareness of the work the organisation does
- Increase the number of subscribers to our newsletter
- Increase traffic to our website

Develop an advocacy strategy for the organisation as a whole but with a focus on Human rights and the impact of development projects on marginalised ethnic communities within Burma.

Work closely with the fundraiser to complete funding applications to funding bodies

Research and locate appropriate funding bodies for further funding applications

The successful volunteer will have a marketing/business background with experience of online communication and preferably knowledge of website maintenance and database management. Experience of fundraising would be advantageous but not essential.

The position is an ideal opportunity for somebody wishing to gain valuable experience in the fields of grassroots politcal change and human rights.

The position is not paid but food and accommodation (basic) can be provided.

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Volunteer in Uganda

May 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Popularly referred to as the pearl of Africa, Uganda is a landlocked country with its capital city in Kampala. The country is located in East Africa, and borders Kenya to the east, Sudan to the north, the democratic republic of conge to the west, Rwanda to the south west and Tanzania to the south. On the southern part of the country, Uganda shares the world’s second largest lake; Lake Victoria, with Kenya and Tanzania.

Though Uganda takes its name from the Buganda kingdom, the official languages of the country are English and Baganda, we still have multiple languages spoken in the country, including: The Lusoga and Runyankore-Rukiga languages which are spoken predominantly in the southeastern and southwestern parts of Uganda respectively. Uganda has an estimated population of 31,000,000 people, and the most spoken language servicing the urban areas including the countries capital Kampala.

Uganda gained independence from Britain in 1962, maintaining its Commonwealth membership, it now practices a democratic system of government, after implementation of a new constitution in 1967, which abolished the afore practiced system of ceremonial president who was the Buganda Kabaka (King) Edward Muteesa II, and ceremonial vice president,  William Wilberforce Nadiope, the Kyabazinga (paramount chief) of Busoga, . The current president of the republic is Yoweri Museveni, who was re elected to serve a fourth term as president in February of 2011. The country is also a member of the African Union, the Commonwealth of Nations, Organization and the East African Community.

Although generally equatorial, the climate is not uniform as the altitude in different areas modifies the climate. Southern Uganda is wetter with rain generally spread throughout the year. At Entebbe on the northern shore of Lake Victoria, most rain falls from March to June and the November/December period. Further to the north a dry season gradually emerges; at Gulu about 120 km from the Sudanese border, November to February is much drier than the rest of the year. The northeastern Karamoja region has the driest climate and is prone to droughts in some years. Ruwenzori in the southwest on the border with Congo (DRC) receives heavy rain all year round. The south of the country is heavily influenced by Lake Victoria, which contains many islands. It prevents temperatures from varying significantly and increases cloudiness and rainfall in the region.

Christianity makes up the better part of the religious practices in Uganda; the Roman Catholic Church has a larger share, followed by the Anglican Church, with the minority being the Muslim community. When it comes to cultural issues, Uganda has a number of diverse cultural practices due to the large number of cultural communities. for a volunteer one has to be weary of their surroundings in order to know what best cultural practices to adhere to while in the country, and if you are a soccer lover then you are in luck because soccer remains the number one sport In the country, so one can let down their stress form volunteer work by joining the locals In a friendly game of evening soccer, this will help you gain fond memories of your time while volunteering in Uganda.

For more free information and low cost volunteer programs in Africa visit http://www.volunteercapitalcentre.org/uganda.aspx

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Free travel apps for the international volunteer

May 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment

Many travelers are used to a number of applications that come with their cell phones; however there are a good number of volunteers and travelers who have taken to using the Iphone and android phones on their trips. These phones have the advantage of coming with a number of new travel applications that can come in handy to a volunteer abroad, and most of them are free.

Wikitude World Browser

It is an android app, this uses Google maps, Wikipedia and GPS to offer a huge range of information about destinations you visit or plan to work in as a volunteer. It will tell you where public transportation, restaurants as well as sites of interest are located and display the information on a map or on your phone’s camera display.

Talk to me

If you are traveling or volunteering abroad and don’t feel like spending much time and money studying the language, this is the best application for you. This is a real-time speech translator. Simply say something in English and the translator will speak out the words back to you in your language of choice, helping you to break down cultural barriers and work more at ease with the locals and fellow volunteers who may be from different places around the globe.

Where apps

This is an application which tracks your position by means of GPS and gives you information like the local weather forecast, gas prices, coupons, news, movie show times. This even has a Starbucks locator for all you Java heads. It’s the perfect application for a volunteer who feels the need for a personal day just to relax while in a foreign country.

iNap app

When in a foreign place one may not be very comfortable when travelling to a new destination in the region, it therefore becomes a problem to take a nap while travelling, maybe to a new volunteer destination. This application takes care of any fears that you may have that you won’t wake up when you reach your destination. The iNap application eradicates those fears by means of GPS and an alarm system to wake you up when you arrive at your stop.

Where and around me

These two apps are free. These two applications may help a volunteer abroad know of whatever is around him/her wherever they are. These applications help you know if there is a police station around the corner, a pharmacy, hospital or even the nearest cultural site or landmark that may be of interest to the volunteer.

Packing Iphone app

It is not free and costs the traveler or volunteer 0.99$. This application is best for a busy volunteer who is always on the move. While one is constantly on the move or busy, they may not have enough time t o pack adequately for their trip, sometimes packing may be left till the last minute, this application helps you with a checklist for what you need while travelling abroad. It will also help you with a list of things you need to do before you leave for your trip

Google earth app

This application displays images and Wikipedia information of an area if available. Along with that this app also displays longitude and latitude information and altitudes. Google Earth is used to search for areas or cities and it will give you a choice of results, but one should beware that this application depends on your internet connection wherever you are, but it will be always handy for a traveler or volunteer abroad.

For more free information and low cost volunteer in Latin America programs visit http://www.volunteercapitalcentre.org/ecuador.aspx

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