Hosting NGO
SJV (Solidarités Jeunesses Vietnam)
Contact person
Do Thi Phuc, Director phuc@sjvietnam.org Tel: 84-422154993
Project Place
Ha Noi
Remark for Period
Minimum of 3 months (04/01-06/30, 07/01-09/30, 10/01-12/31 or 01/01-03/31)
Background
Local/ social situation/ needs for the project
Name and description of the local host
Non-formal education for poor and street children at Youth Center in Red river bank in Ha Noi. The project had been launching from 2004 to support for kids who living in beside Red river in Ha Noi. Now all the kids are studying in public school, but SJV is till supporting/ providing the free lunch/ school fee and taking care of them. Therefore the project would need volunteers to be a tutor for kids after school, cooking lunch and maintain the Youth Center with other activities for Vietnamese young people such as English club, workshop, etc.
Aims and expected impact of the project
- Support for kids study in school with good result
- Take care and teach the children living skills
- Create the stage where is place to share, learn and exchange for all international young People
Main voluntary work
- Cooking, cleaning, and monitoring Youth center with coordinator and local volunteers
- Teaching English for kids and English club
- Organize the workshop, events and leisure activities for kids, students
Approximate working hours:
Accommodation
Type of building:
- Sleeping: Single room
- Meals: Cooked by locals
- How and how long to go to work:
- Smoking: Only outside building
- Internet access: Yes
- Any other points: The volunteers will live with the local people and should orientate themselves.
Location
Ha Noi is in the North of Vietnam. There are 4 seasons: spring, summer, autumn and
winter. We will contact with volunteers in detail before they come to their project. There are many place for traveling such as Sapa, Ha Long bay, Mai Chau and Ba Vi are near the project site. The volunteers can travel in the weekend.
Terminal
- Nearest international airport: Noi Bai international airport
- Transportation from the capital or other major city: You will be picked up to SJ Vietnam office then the coordinator will go to project with you by bus.
Other activities
Volunteers will join all other events, festival with SJ Vietnam and local people during their time. They are free to travel and discovery culture, beautiful place in Vietnam by themselves.
Qualification for volunteers
- Required: High motivation to work with kids/ Adapt quickly with Vietnamese culture/ Openmind to share and learn new things
- Preferable: Good English is asset
Attraction for volunteers
The volunteers will learn a lot
Financial condition
- Fee to be paid for the full period: 90,000,000 VND (4,275 US$ as of 2014 Feb. 02) for 12 months that means 7,500,000 VND (356 US$) per month.
- Pocket money to be paid for the full period: none
Meetings
- On arrival training: 2 days in project site after arrival day of volunteers
- Special care during Project: Short report every month with coordinator and evaluate the work weekly with mentor.
- Evaluation meeting: 1 day
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