Mkhanya Community School aims to promote quality education among the children through the provision of free education. Mkhanya community school is a new school which was built by YAZ volunteers and the community through workcamps. The community school has two classrooms, one office and two store rooms. YAZ and the community are currently molding bricks in readiness for the construction of 3 teachers houses in the upcoming work camps slotted for August 2007 and thereafter. The school has 223 pupils with only 4 teachers to cater for the all number of children. The school has five grades from grade one to grade one. The subject offered are Mathematics, English, Environmental Science, Social Studies, Local Languages, Hand writing, drawing etc. All the teachers at the school have not yet gone through formal teaching training. However, they are more organised as all of them have completed secondary/high school and they are able to speak good English and write. There is a water well near the school which is used for drinking water as well as cooking and bathing by the local people.
Volunteers can also match their skills and interests to the needs of the community. You may also initiate local research projects for a thesis. The volunteers will be immersed in rural village life and will spend time with warm and welcoming villagers; you will also have the opportunity to assist villagers in areas of great importance to their community. The volunteers will be expected to teach, run and manage the resource centre with some teachers from the community. They will also be able to teach English and introduction to a foreign language for those interested in teaching.
Location:
Mfuwe is located in the south Luangwa National Park area East of Zambia. It is about 685 Km away from the capital city Lusaka and 100 Km from the provincial capital Chipata. It is 25 kilometers from the park main entrance. Mfuwe is one of the busiest destinations for tourists coming to Zambia and has the best animals in the world!
Languages:
English, Kunda.
Qualifications:
The volunteers should have teaching skills especially English and foreign languages for those interested in teaching. Flexible and open minds, desire to help children from poor communities and be willing to reach out and inspire hope where there might be none.
Accommodation/Food:
The volunteers will be accommodated in a home stay where he or she shall have a chance to interact with the African family and have a cultural exchange experience. The food provided shall be what is locally available and if the volunteers want anything outside of these they shall have to provide for themselves. A volunteer with justified reasons may be allowed to arrange a separate basic accommodation at their cost but must be within the community.
Duration:
The volunteers have a chance to be in the placement for 3 months or more.
Chawama Youth project is a non-profit making community organisation. The main aim of the organisation is to empower the young people with short trainings in tailoring, carpentry and computers.
Location:
The organisation is located in the capital city of Zambia. The organisation is situated in one of the biggest slums in the province. Almost all the facilities such as banking, good communication, road network, good hospitals can be accessed in the town center which is about 2 Kilometers away. The area has electricity and running water and the people work in the industries within the city.
Accommodation/Food:
The volunteer will be accommodated in a home stay where he or she shall have a chance to interact with the African family and have a cultural exchange experience. The food provided shall be what is locally available and if the volunteers want anything outside of these they shall have to provide for themselves. A volunteer with justified reasons may be allowed to arrange a separate basic accommodation at their cost but must be within the community.
Qualifications:
The interested volunteers should have one or several of the following skills...
·Resource Mobilization ·Financial Management ·Teaching and Practical Skills training in Carpentry, Tailoring, ·Information and Communication Technology (ICT) ·Music production
Duration:
The volunteers have a chance to be in the placement for 3 months or more.
Mnkhanya Community Resources Board (CRB) is the custodian of all the community led projects and initiatives that are undertaken within the Chiefdom of Chief Mnkhanya. Under their care is the community school, a hammer mill for grinding corn into meal, and wild life management as part of the South Luangwa National Park lies in their vicinity. The Youth Association of Zambia has been working with the Community Resources Board since 2005. The community together with the Youth Association of Zambia has constructed a two classroom block, one office, two store rooms and two houses for teachers. The community has been hosting volunteers since the mid 90s and to date YAZ has sent four volunteers to the community.
PROJECT:
In the past the Long Term Volunteer project has been accepting volunteers mostly for the school and the wild life areas. Starting in October, 2011 the Community Resources Board and YAZ sat and decided on a new project that will be an addition to the two existing projects. The resources board has embarked on a pig rearing project. This project was initiated because both YAZ and the CRB had seen the need for sustainable volunteer development projects that benefit the wider community and whose impact is positive, effective and longer lasting. The volunteers applying for this LTV project do not necessary need to have skills or schooling in pig rearing as they will be more managers of this project than agricultural experts. However, people with farming or general agricultural expertise are encouraged to apply. Therefore, volunteers can still apply for work at the school, but will be expected to do a bit of work at the piggery for the continuance of the project. The other project, the school, calls for volunteers with a basic knowledge in education or teaching.
LOCATION:
Mfuwe is located in the south Luangwa National Park area East of Zambia. It is about 685 Km away from the capital city Lusaka and 100 Km from the provincial capital Chipata. It is 25 kilometers from the park main entrance. Mfuwe is one of the busiest destinations for tourists coming to Zambia and has the best animals in the world.
Languages:
English, Kunda
Qualifications:
The volunteers should have teaching skills especially English and foreign languages for those interested in teaching. They should be flexible and open minded, to have a desire to help children from poor communities and should be someone willing to reach out and inspire hope where there might be none. They should also be someone willing to work with the whole community in local development projects where you may be expected to take the lead role together with someone from the CRB.
ACCOMMODATION/FOOD:
The volunteer will be accommodated in a home stay where he or she shall have a chance to interact with the African family and have a cultural exchange experience. The food provided shall be what is locally available and if the volunteers want anything outside of these they shall have to provide for themselves. A volunteer with justified reasons may be allowed to arrange a separate basic accommodation at their cost but must be within the community.
Costs:
Euro 200 per month. This cost covers host family allowance, transportation of volunteer to the project site and other administrative costs.
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