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 Volunteer with a grassroots NGO alongside local communities tackling poverty through  English Teaching in southeast Madagascar, working with a multi award-winning charity. This project provides a fantastic opportunity for those looking to develop skills in the area of teaching English as a foreign language to work alongside an award winning NGO’s established English teaching program in a stunning and beautiful region of south-east Madagascar. You may already be TEFL qualified or completely new to teaching. Alternatively, this project would suit fully qualified teachers who are looking to make worthwhile use of their skills outside of term time.
Whatever your background, you will be involved in all aspects of the teaching program; from lesson planning to delivering 8 full days teaching during the 2 week placement. You will be assisting the NGO’s long-term TEFL qualified English Teachers in all aspects of their activities; experience gained during this project is varied, giving volunteers the maximum possible benefit from their time in Madagascar.
Madagascar has high levels of poverty and unemployment. Some 70% of people live below the poverty line, on less than $1 a day. The country’s main resources are its people and its unique flora and fauna. In recent times, eco-tourism has become increasingly important for the country’s economic development and as a viable means of advancing the development of sustainable livelihoods among the Malagasy people.
As a result, there has been increased support and demand by locals for the teaching of English as a means of capitalising on the opportunities presented by tourism and the increased presence and activity of international NGOs. The President of Madagascar has recently declared that the country should strive towards becoming trilingual, and the spread of the English language has thus been prioritized.
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PROJECT OUTLINE
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Project
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Madagascar Volunteer English Teaching
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Location
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Fort Dauphin, Madagascar
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Province
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Fort Dauphin
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Closest airport
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Tolagnaro / Fort Dauphin
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Malaria-free area
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No. Volunteers are required to take an appropriate malarial prophylaxis.
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Vaccinations
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Tetanus required. TB, Hepatitis A and B, Polio recommended. Contact your local travel clinic for advice.
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Duration
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Minimum: 2 weeks
Maximum: 3 weeks
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Combination
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This project can be combined with any other project
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Requirements
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Minimum age 18 years old, maximum age decided depending on participant’s health.
Fluency in English.
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Skills needed
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- Flexibility, adaptability
- Ability to work with children and adults
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Mentoring / capacity building skills
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Dates
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Programmes approximately 8 times a year during the session when English Teaching classes are running. These dates need to be confirmed prior to booking.
19 January – 01 February 2011
09 February – 22 February 2011
13 April – 26 April 2011 04 May – 17 May 2011
13 July – 26 July 2011
03 August – 16 August 2011
12 October – 25 October 2011
02 November – 15 November 2011 |
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Hours
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8.30 – 17:00
Schedule can vary depending on the class timetable at the time.
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Costs*
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Costs
*(based on a conversion rate of 12.0 GBP to S A Rand)
2 Week Programme:
£595 charitable donation (UK costs)
3 Week Programme:
£795 charitable donation (UK costs)
The minimum donation is a donation to support the charitable work of the charity. Funds generated by the program support projects in Madagascar, with some 90% of all donations to being spent in direct pursuit of our charitable aims.
Don't let the size of the required donation put you off! The charity has an office to directly support volunteers in raising this donation, with a wealth of fundraising experience and resources available to volunteers including manuals, raffle tickets, posters, sponsor forms, online donation facilities, collection boxes etc!
The fee will also cover you for all in-country travel costs (excluding flights), project costs, training, meals and plenty of safe water, use of campsite facilities, orientation and language classes upon arrival and a dedicated team to guide you in Madagascar.
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Inclusions
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- A dedicated volunteer coordinator based in London to help you prepare for your trip
- Airport transfer from Fort Dauphin to the project site
- Orientation program about Madagascar and the work of the charity and all in-country project training
- Any daily transport that might be required as part of the project during your stay
- Accommodation with a host family and 3 meals a day and plenty of safe drinking water at project base
- A dedicated team of Malagasy staff to guide you in Madagascar as well as an international coordinator who is themselves an ex-volunteer.
- A visit to Nahampoana Reserve for an up close experience with several species of Lemur
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Exclusions
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- Transport to Fort Dauphin in Madagascar
- Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement
- All visa costs
- Personal equipment
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Accommodation
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Homestay with a local family.
Living conditions during the project are simple, with basic, secure accommodation.
Volunteers can expect electricity, western style toilets and cold water showers.
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Daily Transport on project
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Volunteers will usually live within walking distance of the office where English lessons are taught.
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Meals
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You will usually eat with your host family or with the office staff. Food is simple, but tasty, nutritionally balanced and locally sourced. Meals mainly consist of rice and beans, supplemented with fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and eggs when available, and there should always be enough honey or condensed milk to satisfy a sweet tooth. Chocolate, crisps, croissants and ice-cream are all available for sale in Fort Dauphin and there are some excellent restaurants serving well cooked Western and Malagasy dishes at reasonable prices – think zebu steak and chips, fresh seafood and even pizza! A plentiful supply of treated drinking water will always be available however it is often possible to purchase soft drinks, bottled water, beer and rum from local stores, even in the remoter locations.
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Host Resources
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Orientation provided
Training provided
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Possible Exposure to / activities
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Day 1: Arrive in Fort Dauphin. Time to settle in to your accommodation before enjoying welcome drinks to allow volunteers and staff to get to know one another
Day 2; Orientation. You will receive a detailed orientation about Madagascar and local customs as well as a brief of the teaching projects you will be working on for the duration of your time in Madagascar. You will also have a chance to explore the town of Fort Dauphin and its beautiful beaches.
Day 3: Nahampona Reserve. Visit to Nahampona Reserve will allow you to get up close to several species of lemur including Verreaux's sifaka, ring tailed lemurs, and brown lemurs.
Day 4 – 6: Teaching. Your teaching program begins. Volunteers will initially act as assistants, observing established teachers during 2 or 3 classes, each at different levels. You will participate in lesson planning and then begin to lead your own classes under the supervision of teaching staff.
Day 7: Day off to relax and enjoy an excursion to a local market, forest or beach depending on project location.
Day 8 - 9: Teaching. These days will be spent teaching at the beautiful lake-side Sustainable Livelihoods Training Centre at Lanirano, in the shadow of the granite-mountains of the Tsitongambarika protected area. Here the feeling is more rural, the site being 3km outside Fort Dauphin.
Day 10 – 13: Teaching. After two full days teaching at Lanirano, you will move to the public high school where you will teach youth and young adults of varying ages and with different standards of English literacy.
Day 14: Depart. A day at leisure to relax and enjoy the beautiful beaches of Fort Dauphin before catching your flight home.
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* Prices subject to change without prior notice
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