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Volunteer: Teach in Namibia -- Year-long Volunteer Opportunity

Organization: WorldTeach
Based in: United States,   US EIN #: 04-3136110 		Volunteer Request Info
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Quick Facts

WorldTeach volunteers work as English, math, science, and computer studies subject Teachers in a wide range of schools, including primary schools, secondary schools, and adult training facilities. Most volunteers will be responsible for 20-25 hours. . . Learn more

Locations:  
Dates/Costs:   1 Jan 2011   to   30 Dec 2012:    $5,990
Flexible dates available. Duration: 11 months
(participation cost details)
Focus Areas:   Children
Education
Type of NGO:   Independent

Full Description

Description

WorldTeach volunteers work as English, math, science, and computer studies subject Teachers in a wide range of schools, including primary schools, secondary schools, and adult training facilities. Most volunteers will be responsible for 20-25 hours of classroom teaching, including lesson preparation and grading. Some may be asked to also work in the school library or computer room.

In addition to their subject teaching, interested volunteers are also encouraged to serve as HIV/AIDS Resource Teachers. As an HIV/AIDS Resource Teacher, you will help facilitate HIV/AIDS awareness programs, such as clubs or activities that build life skills and empower learners to make healthy decisions. You may work with teachers and administrators to integrate HIV/AIDS awareness into subject teaching and throughout the school.

Volunteers often engage in secondary projects, such as teaching extra English classes, coaching sports, starting art clubs, or developing the school library or computer room.
 
Cost Details
This includes pre-departure information and preparation, round-trip international airfare, health insurance, in-country orientation, transportation to your site, meals and housing during orientation and throughout your teaching service, and 24-hour field support.
 
 
Language Needed
English (fluent)
 
Skills Needed/ Experience
Program requirements include being a native English speaker with a Bachelor's degree (in any subject), flexibility, and a desire to teach in Namibia.

Working as a WorldTeach volunteer in Namibia at the turn of the 21st century presents unparalleled opportunities and meets critical needs. Although living and working conditions in Namibia can be very demanding, the rewards of helping to build a new country are tremendous.
 
Detailed Location Information
Namibia needs volunteer teachers now more than ever. It has always faced a severe shortage of qualified teachers, particularly in the fields of mathematics and science, and WorldTeach volunteers have served in posts that otherwise would have gone unfilled.

Now, as student populations are exploding, AIDS is hitting Namibia hard. With an HIV infection rate in the range of one-quarter to a third of all Namibian adults, the strain on Namibia's education system is increasing exponentially. As Namibia loses teachers and parents who should be in their prime, it needs volunteers to stem the damage AIDS is causing its youth and education system.

About WorldTeach

WorldTeach is a non-profit, non-governmental organization that provides opportunities for individuals to make a meaningful contribution to international education by living and working as volunteer teachers in developing countries. Learn More

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