Tshidilo Rehabilitation Centre is in the pre-historic village of Serowe, which is the largest traditional village in Botswana. The centre is an NGO which was formed in 1989 by the Community Service Trust of the Catholic Church. Since then the Catholic Church has left the trust to the community and does not financially assist the centre. The centre provides rehabilitation services to the people with disabilities, mainly from Serowe and surrounding villages.
Work:
Volunteers will be working with the centre management in the day to day activities, giving the social and psychological support to the people, e.g. playing with the pupils and organising activities to socialise with them. Volunteers will also perform other duties that the centre may need help in.
Accommodation:
Volunteers will be accommodated within the centre in the rooms allocated or in tents. Volunteers are welcome to bring their own tents.
Orientation:
An orientation is normally organised a day before the start of the workcamp with the intentions of briefing participants about BWA as an organisation, Botswana's socio-economic background, cultural issues etc. As a matter of fact the orientations shall be held on Sundays and the participants must arrive on the Friday to have time to rest and also to get to know each other, as well as to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation. Participants will also have a chance to go the city, Gaborone from Mochudi to do their necessary travel and camp logistics before they depart for the camp.
Hosting Fees:
US$200 to be paid to BWA upon arrival. The fee covers simple workcamp meals, arrangements for the whole workcamp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meetings with different stakeholders. BWA organises transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY, where the orientation of participants takes place prior to departure to the workcamp destinations.
NB:
Airport & Bus Pick up - Participants are urged that they will pay for their transport from their arrival places to the BWA office in Mochudi. In this case BWA will arrange reliable transport for the volunteer but this will need to be in charge of the volunteer. Transport normally costs around BWP150.00 which is close to US$25. Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to the workcamp locations and back are also not covered in the US$200 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare aa amount of around US$50 for traveling to and from workcamp place.
The Centre for the Deaf is located in Francistown city which is the second largest city in the country. It is situated at about 490 km north of Gaborone. The Centre was formed to care and provide with education to the deaf people.
Work:
Social and educational work. Helping with the necessary assistance in the running of every day centre activities thus providing basic care and education to the deaf and socially interacting with them.
Accommodation:
Volunteers will be accommodated within the Centre and rooms or tents will be made available to them. Volunteers are welcome to bring their own tents as well.
Orientation:
An orientation is normally organised a day before the start of the workcamp with the intentions of briefing participants about BWA as an organisation, Botswana's socio-economic background, cultural issues etc. As a matter of fact the orientations shall be held on Sundays and the participants must arrive on the Friday to have time to rest and also to get to know each other, as well as to get knowledge of the host village before the orientation. Participants will also have a chance to go the city, Gaborone from Mochudi to do their necessary travel and camp logistics before they depart for the camp.
Hosting Fees:
US$200 to be paid to BWA upon arrival. The fee covers simple workcamp meals, arrangements for the whole workcamp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meetings with different stakeholders. BWA organises transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA office) ONLY, where the orientation of participants takes place prior to departure to the workcamp destinations.
NB:
Airport & Bus Pick up - Participants are urged that they will pay for their transport from their arrival places to the BWA office in Mochudi. In this case BWA will arrange reliable transport for the volunteer but this will need to be in charge of the volunteer. Transport normally costs around BWP150.00 which is close to US$25. Travel expenses from BWA office after the orientation to the workcamp locations and back are also not covered in the US$200 camp fee. Participants are therefore advised to spare aa amount of around US$50 for traveling to and from workcamp place.
« I can say that the best things about the workcamp and this whole experience were the chance of making a real difference to the lives of very needy children. This is an extremely valuable project where volunteers can have a massive impact. Also the possibility of learning a huge amount about a country so different from our own. I learnt ten times as much by carrying out a workcamp than I would ever do backpacking. »
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