Teaching in Mozambique

  Mozambique

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months and 1-2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: January - December 2008-2009

Description: This is a willing hands project with all participants retaining a flexible attitude to helping. Volunteers without specific spin-off development projects in the Cabaceiras will be expected to help at the college from 8am - 4pm Monday to Friday.

Weekends are free time unless there is a crisis or emergency at the College or in the local community, in which case, everyone attached to the College will be asked to help. However, as a general rule, the weekend begins at 4pm on Fridays and volunteers may leave the College for weekends away either at the beach or wherever else hey wish to travel to.

Volunteers wishing to spend their weekends and free time at the college are welcome to do so but are expected to help with weekend chores such as table laying, washing up etc.

Volunteers wishing to collaborate on or initiate spin-off projects within the existing list of development projects programmed for the Cabaceiras can divide their helping/teaching time at the college with work on such projects.            

Highlights: Objectives

- To help local men and women help themselves
- To groom local men and women in hotel and restaurant work
- To groom local men & women as managers within the tourist industry   
- To provide health and hygiene education, to include an anti-malaria and HIV prevention program in 5 villages
- To provide environmental awareness
- To teach basic English, IT skills and literacy
- To build and run a cost-price training restaurant in Cabaceira Grande
- To offer equal opportunities to men and women, skilled and unskilled
- To increase the in-take to 60-80 (men and women)
- To find work placements for graduating students
- To train international English speaking volunteers to 'shadow' the   
College's graduates in their first work placements
- To provide internet access to the local community
- To provide a cultural center and a library to the local community
- To open an early learning center for 30 local children under 5
- To restore the college building as a national monument
- To provide a primary school for 360 local children
- To set up youth clubs and sports clubs in the Cabaceiras
- To make the College financially self-sufficient

Cost in US$: 1800

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: This is a willing hands project with all participants retaining a flexible attitude to helping.

Age Range: 20+

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

Participants Travel to Mozambique Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Exit DebriefingAbroad

Year Founded: 2004