Haiti
Vermittlungsgebühr 120 € (+ Extra fee an die Partnerorganisation)
Die Workcamps in Haiti werden von der amerikanischen Organisation "Volunteers for Peace" organisiert. Von dieser wird es auch eine zusätzliche Online-Vorbereitung geben. | |
Für die Anmeldung sind neben dem üblichen Anmeldeformular noch ein Motivationsbrief und ein spezielles Anmeldeformular für Haiti erforderlich. | |
Haiti VFP HAITI 03-12 Cultural Exchange in School, HAITI 31.05.-17.06.2012 KIDS/EDU 12vols
PARTNER: CODEHA, founded in 1992, is a grassroots youth organization based in La Valle de Jacmel. Its aim is to bring children, families and communities together around the needs, development, education and rights of young people. VFP is currently collaborating with them on their cultural exchange program “Building Bridges,” sustainability and gardening projects and on bringing clean water to their schools.
WORK: Volunteers must be prepared to work independently, proactively engage themselves with students and the community, and be flexible. This camp will take place while Haitian schools are still in session. Volunteers will go to different schools and present to and interact with children and teachers. The focus should be exchange of cultural information, English language, water and hygiene practices. Activities might include sharing of language and culture, sports, games, music, theater, art projects, animal husbandry, gardening, and a great deal more. You will be in classrooms and need to be able to communicate either in Creole or in French. Additional projects around CODEHA or the local school might include gardening, building hand washing stations or other improvements.
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: You will be living with and like Haitians for this project! Volunteers will have a few days at the CODEHA center at the beginning and in the middle of the project. During the weeks you will stay with families. There is no running water and very limited electricity at these sites. Outhouses are the norm. Showers are available but that means an enclosed area with a pan of cold water to wash yourself. There will be bugs, not deadly but possible bothersome and definitely interesting. Food is simple and consists mainly of rice or corn and beans. Haitians typically eat two larger meals a day. There will be fruit and vegetables added to the meal depending on what is available in June. This is a unique opportunity to be fully immersed in the local way of life, past volunteers made very deep connections with their host families and communities!
LOCATION: La Vallee de Jacmel is an area that comprises a number of settlements in the southeastern of Haiti, about 100 KM from Port au Prince. Agriculture is the main occupation of the Valleens. The climate is lovely and bright but not excessively hot. The area is very remote, roads are rugged, walking is the norm, and access to outside information is limited for people in this area so their desire for international volunteers is very high. While volunteers are staying at CODEHA they can easily walk to Ridore, the central town in this area.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Most free time activities you will arrange in your own community. Children and adults are eager to do things with you. Soccer is very popular but different sports such as frisbee or badminton are fun. Talking walks together, playing cards, dancing, and other games are very popular. Pre Camp Option: We are offering a package for volunteers who want to arrive 2 days before the camp. The package is $100 and includes accommodations and meals, a visit to the National Historical Museum, a trip to a market in Petionville, and watching the sunset over Port-au-Prince from the Observatoire de Boutilliers.
REQUIREMENTS:Volunteers for this project must speak some French or Creole and be motivated to present in schools. Please include some motivation on your application form; VFP will contact you for an interview prior to acceptance. VFP does not provide insurance for this program and strongly advises volunteers to purchase travel insurance for their trip to Haiti. Please submit the VFP Haiti Application Form with your VEF.
ADDITIONAL FEES: 150 US Dollar payable to VFP by May 16. Fees cover pick-up at the airport and transportation to and from Port au Prince (6+ hours by car) as well as meals during the program.
Haiti VFP HAITI04-12A Summer camp for kids 05.07.-22.07.2012 KIDS/AGRI/CULT 12vols
PARTNER: CODEHA, founded in 1992, is a grassroots youth organization based in La Valle de Jacmel. Its aim is to bring children, families and communities together around the needs, development, education and rights of young people. VFP is currently collaborating with them on their cultural exchange program “Building Bridges,” sustainability and gardening projects and on bringing clean water to their schools.
WORK:Summer camps for kids. Volunteers will be working with local teachers, volunteers and community members to run summer camps for children and help develop community/school gardens. The focus will be sharing cultural information, English language, reinforcing clean water and hygine lessons, and sustainable local food production. Activities might include sharing of language and culture, sports, games, music, theater, art projects, animal husbandry, gardening, and a great deal more. Volunteers should be prepared to proactively engage themselves with students and the community, and be flexible. Teachers who want to share educational practices or build school exchanges are especially welcome.
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: You will be living with and like Haitians for this project! Volunteers will have a few days at the CODEHA center at the beginning and in the middle of the project. During the weeks you will stay with families. There is no running water and very limited electricity at these sites. Outhouses are the norm. Showers are available but that means an enclosed area with a pan of cold water to wash yourself. There will be bugs, not deadly but possible bothersome and definitely interesting. Food is simple and consists mainly of rice or corn and beans. Haitians typically eat two larger meals a day. There will be fruit and vegetables added to the meal depending on what is available in June. This is a unique opportunity to be fully immersed in the local way of life, past volunteers made very deep connections with their host families and communities!
LOCATION: La Vallee de Jacmel is an area that comprises a number of settlements in the southeastern of Haiti, about 100 KM from Port au Prince. Agriculture is the main occupation of the Valleens. The climate is lovely and bright but not excessively hot. The area is very remote, roads are rugged, walking is the norm, and access to outside information is limited for people in this area so their desire for international volunteers is very high. While volunteers are staying at CODEHA they can easily walk to Ridore, the central town in this area.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Most free time activities you will arrange in your own community. Children and adults are eager to do things with you. Soccer is very popular but different sports such as frisbee or badminton are fun. Talking walks together, playing cards, dancing, and other games are very popular.
Pre Camp Option: We are offering a package for volunteers who want to arrive 2 days before the camp. The package is $100 and includes accommodations and meals, a visit to the National Historical Museum, a trip to a market in Petionville, and watching the sunset over Port-au-Prince from the Observatoire de Boutilliers.
REQUIREMENTS: Volunteers who speak some French or Creole are especially welcome although much can be communicated through actions, pictures and friendship. Please include some motivation on your application form; VFP will contact you for an interview prior to acceptance. VFP does not provide insurance for this program and strongly advises volunteers to purchase travel insurance for their trip to Haiti. Open to parents traveling with kids. Please submit the VFP Haiti Application Form with your VEF.
ADDITIONAL FEES: $150 payable to VFP by June 21/July 12. Fees cover pick-up at the airport and transportation to and from Port au Prince (6+ hours by car) as well as meals during the program.
Haiti VFP HAITI04-12B Summer camp for kids 26.07.-12.08.2012 KIDS/AGRI/CULT 12vols
PARTNER: CODEHA, founded in 1992, is a grassroots youth organization based in La Valle de Jacmel. Its aim is to bring children, families and communities together around the needs, development, education and rights of young people. VFP is currently collaborating with them on their cultural exchange program “Building Bridges,” sustainability and gardening projects and on bringing clean water to their schools.
WORK:Summer camps for kids.Volunteers will be working with local teachers, volunteers and community members to run summer camps for children and help develop community/school gardens. The focus will be sharing cultural information, English language, reinforcing clean water and hygine lessons, and sustainable local food production. Activities might include sharing of language and culture, sports, games, music, theater, art projects, animal husbandry, gardening, and a great deal more. Volunteers should be prepared to proactively engage themselves with students and the community, and be flexible. Teachers who want to share educational practices or build school exchanges are especially welcome.
ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD: You will be living with and like Haitians for this project! Volunteers will have a few days at the CODEHA center at the beginning and in the middle of the project. During the weeks you will stay with families. There is no running water and very limited electricity at these sites. Outhouses are the norm. Showers are available but that means an enclosed area with a pan of cold water to wash yourself. There will be bugs, not deadly but possible bothersome and definitely interesting. Food is simple and consists mainly of rice or corn and beans. Haitians typically eat two larger meals a day. There will be fruit and vegetables added to the meal depending on what is available in June. This is a unique opportunity to be fully immersed in the local way of life, past volunteers made very deep connections with their host families and communities!
LOCATION: La Vallee de Jacmel is an area that comprises a number of settlements in the southeastern of Haiti, about 100 KM from Port au Prince. Agriculture is the main occupation of the Valleens. The climate is lovely and bright but not excessively hot. The area is very remote, roads are rugged, walking is the norm, and access to outside information is limited for people in this area so their desire for international volunteers is very high. While volunteers are staying at CODEHA they can easily walk to Ridore, the central town in this area.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Most free time activities you will arrange in your own community. Children and adults are eager to do things with you. Soccer is very popular but different sports such as frisbee or badminton are fun. Talking walks together, playing cards, dancing, and other games are very popular.
Pre Camp Option: We are offering a package for volunteers who want to arrive 2 days before the camp. The package is $100 and includes accommodations and meals, a visit to the National Historical Museum, a trip to a market in Petionville, and watching the sunset over Port-au-Prince from the Observatoire de Boutilliers.
REQUIREMENTS: Volunteers who speak some French or Creole are especially welcome although much can be communicated through actions, pictures and friendship. Please include some motivation on your application form; VFP will contact you for an interview prior to acceptance. VFP does not provide insurance for this program and strongly advises volunteers to purchase travel insurance for their trip to Haiti. Open to parents traveling with kids. Please submit the VFP Haiti Application Form with your VEF.
ADDITIONAL FEES: $150 payable to VFP by June 21/July 12. Fees cover pick-up at the airport and transportation to and from Port au Prince (6+ hours by car) as well as meals during the program.