Learn Indonesian and Help with Urban Initiatives

  Indonesia

• All Other Areas: 
Makassar

Durations of Program: 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks

Description: If you would like to learn Indonesian language very effectively, this is the way. You will be given a class training and opportunity to practice with local people by offering your help in improving their living condition. This is done by several methods including making a group discussion with them, consulting, motivating families as well as individuals to improve their living condition. Motivating may be done by giving them advice on how to work together in improving the community health. Or even by helping them, for example, in painting their bamboo fence or wall. This will give the Indonesian language learner the opportunity to practice their bahasa Indonesia beside attending a class in the morning or in the afternoon.

Highlights: The number of participants in a class is flexible. A class will be started even for only one participant so that every participant may start right away without the need to wait for other participants.
                     
Classes take part three days weekly. Out side class activities may be free or programmed activities. With free activities, participants may freely plan activities where he/she can meet and talk with people in bahasa Indonesia. By programmed activities, the participants will be given an assignment to meet local people through discussion groups, consulting local people or help local people in improving their house or living condition.

The activities will give the participants the real live experience in practicing their bahasa Indonesia, which experience will be brought to the class for improvement. It will at the same time give the participants to get very close to the local people and to know closely their situation and way of live.

During week ends participant can spend his/her time visiting different places within the province of South Sulawesi.

At the end of the two months course, a participant may take one week leave to spend in any other places in Indonesia. In every one month stay after the two months course, participant may take one week leave for the same purpose. The participants can also spent some of their time to visit various tourists destinations within the province, such as Toraja, Tanaberu Bulukumba,Tempe Lake and many others. Makassar is surrounded by more than two hundreds small islands where you can swim, snorkeling, fishing or boating.

Qualifications: -Student and non student, at least 18 years old, or a maximum age of 65 years old
-Male or Female
-Speaks English
-Readiness to be in a different culture and readiness to help poor urban dwellers.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: US$.95.- registration fee, US$.650.- monthly fee

Insurance is not provided. Every volunteer has to be covered by health insurance.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: European

Age Range: 18 years old up

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

Participants Travel to Indonesia Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network

LPTM's Mission Statement: The future of mankind is on the hands of the younger generation. LPTM is contributing on supporting young people in improvement. One of the missions is to bring them together and make them communicate and promoting the understanding of each other. By that way LPTM is promoting the understanding between different cultures, different economic development, etc., to attain better cooperation between countries in the future.

Year Founded: 1989