Basecamp International Centers believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin AmericaWe have volunteer placement on Social, Heath and Medical, Environment, Children and Building Projects in Nepal, Peru, Ghana, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Costa Rica and Ecuador.Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference.
The school teaches students ages 12-18 and is funded by the government. The headmaster, Mr. Baidoo, is eager to expand projects in the areas of agriculture, sports and recreation and science. They operate 10 months of the year and teach all subjects to their pupils. Volunteers must be of age 18 or above with minimum education of high school. This placement does not need any volunteers in the month of Jul and Aug. The school is working to expand projects in the areas of agriculture, sports and recreation and science. They are interested in having volunteers who could assist teaching in classes, and help them continue to organize these extra projects.
Volunteers with the following special skills are preferred for the placement:-
Leadership Programming Recreational Programming Environmental Science Alternative Agricultural Technology Composting Systems Soccer Baseball Educational Games Other Musical Instruments Volunteers can assist by doing following tasks:- Assist teacher in the classroom (subject choice is up to the volunteer). With donation of a computer, volunteers could teach computer skills to students. Organize extra-curricular programs (athletics, music). Assist with agriculture projects (raising snails, bee keeping, maize farm, teak tree growing, compost).
Basecamp International welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details: Email: info@basecampcenters.com Website: www.basecampcenters.com Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4 Phone: 613.541.7862 Toll Free : 866.646.4693 Fax: 613.541.1604
Some current ideas include: building a volley ball net, softball field, tennis court, working on agriculture projects (ie. composting, raising snails, bee keeping, corn growing), assisting with athletics, music, dance.
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