Participants will be involved in teaching and coaching young students from local schools. They will use sports and music as a powerful means to bring people together. Participants will have an opportunity to share skills, ideas and knowledge with local people. This program will be organized with local primary schools, secondary schools and youth within the community. School pupils will be between the ages of 12-18 years.
TYCEN sees sports as an ideal mechanism to connect and engage youths, especially girls. The “sports for social change” initiative is a pioneering program that uses the convening power of sports as a vehicle to minimize the effects of poverty and social injustice on marginalized youth and the young adult population around the world.
Sports (such as traditional games, football, basketball, volleyball, cricket, dance, etc.) are an enabler and time occupier for otherwise idle youth. This program is going to use the best values of sports as vehicles for leadership development, empowerment, bridging gender inequalities, improving education success, enhancing economic opportunities and social inclusion of marginalized groups including girls and youth with disabilities. These values include team work, respect, decision making, volunteering, integrity, self esteem, conflict resolution and communication as vital life skills.
Accommodation:
Participants will stay either in a local house, hostel, school classrooms or camping tents and three meals a day will be available. You will receive more detailed information regarding accommodations on your info. Sheet after your application reaches our office.
Location:
Zanzibar
Educational activities:
There will be some educational sessions during the program. These will help participants to learn, explore, understand, challenge and act on various contemporary issues. To facilitate this learning there will be workshops, study part, discussion and visits during the program. Participants will choose from our list and can add to it. This will all be discussed on the orientation day.
Study focus:
Sports for social and economic development.
Leisure activities:
We will have at least one sports day with school students and local youths. We will also spend a day at Kendwa Rocks / Ras Nungwi beach resort in the northern part of Zanzibar. This is one of the best beaches on Zanzibar with pristine, white sand. Various water sports are available such as snorkeling and padi-1 scuba diving can be arranged. We will have visits to stone town, historical sites, Zanzibar local media centers (radio and television) and to a local orphanage center.
Weekend excursions:
We will organize a cheap safari to Jozani Chwaka Bay National park where there are a unique red colubus monkeys found only in Zanzibar (you cannot find these monkeys in any other place in the world!). There are lovely hiking trails to see various tree species and a mangrove farm. We will also plan excursions to Kizimkazi beach where you can swim with the dolphins. Another day we will organize a tour of a spice farm and go to Stone Town to see the various historical sites.
International cultural nights:
Each country represented in the workcamp will have an opportunity to present his/her country to the rest of the team and be ready to be asked questions about their country. This is a chance for you to sing songs, dance, and share stories from your home country! Evaluation and farewell party with local community members who will offer traditional dances and music.
Official languages will be:
ENGLISH and SWAHILI.
Pick up cost from the airport to city centre - 20€ (Optional).
Participation fees:
200€ Project participation fee covers food, accommodation and orientation.
Official starting date of the project will be 7th August 2011 whereby volunteers are expected to have the first lunch at UVIKIUTA center before starting the orientation. Volunteers wishing to arrive earlier should inform us in advance for proper arrangements.
Ending date:
The official ends of the project will 20th August 2011 where volunteers are expected to vacate the accommodation before 08:
00 am) for other uses. Volunteers wishing to stay longer are advised to organize other possibilities for accommodation. Contact your camp leader for necessary Information and support.
About the Project:
Youth against ignorance is a project implemented as part of marking the 2011 International Youth day (IYD). Since 2006 celebration of IYD has become an annual event attracting about 100 young people and volunteers from 25 countries every year. Volunteers have been participating in community volunteer’s services, projects, thematic workshops and Intercultural exchange. Ignorance among young women and men has been one of the hindering poverty and injustice.
Work:
Throughout the project, volunteers will participate in the activities aiming to improve the educational level of the young people in the community, which include...
- Teaching basic English language - Assist in organizing English reading, writing and listening competitions - Assist and participate in various debates with students aiming at promoting English language - Painting school class rooms - Playing various sports and games with Youth and Children - Participating in celebrations of the 2011 International Youth day (IYD)
Study Part:
Volunteers will have an opportunity to learn and experience way of living in the community through organised visits to various community based Organisations, Education institutions, visiting local home and talk to the people. We will have Workshops on realisation of Millennium development goals (MDGs) especially those related to education. Please bring information form your own region/country for sharing.
Free time/Leisure activities:
During the week end volunteers will have an opportunity to visit various places. These include Mikumi National Park, overnight in Bagamoyo or Zanzibar, Cultural/ Eco tourism in the outskirts of Dar es Salaam etc. Please bring some new ideas.
Accommodation:
Accommodation will be provided at the residential houses in the Eco village. Water and electricity is available, however electricity is not reliable. Volunteers with special needs for accommodation like seniors (50 years and above), Families, physical challenged will have special accommodation arrangements provided that we are informed in advance.
Food:
Food will be offered to the volunteers during the project and at the project accommodation/site for the entire period of the project. We will have trained personnel to handle the kitchen work where volunteers will be invited to give hand. Vegetarian meals will be available.
Program Finances:
Volunteers should consider the following costs before making the final arrangement to come to the project.
Program fee - €200 (To be paid at UVIKIUTA office on arrival, ask for an official receipt). Airport pick up - €20 (applicable only iif you want to be picked up at the airport). NB - Other expenses beyond food and accommodation during the project should be borne by the volunteers or their sending/sponsoring organizations.
« 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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