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Teach Orphans in a Community School in Cameroon

Location: Cameroon: Yaounde

Term: Fall, Spring, Winter, Academic Year, Throughout the year, May Term

Program Duration: 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad), 1-2 years

Typical Duration of Program: 7-12 months

FAPEFE

http://fapefe.org

Ecole primaire et maternelle noula Awae-Maison Rouge Yaounde, B.P. 20325 Cameroon

Call Us

Phone: +237 77 03 71 14 +237 77 42 48 91 /22302013

Description

FAPEFE is a Non-Profit organisation, non-religious and non-political. Ecole Noula is looking for a positive, hard-working individual with a passion for education and an understanding of organizational management to serve as our Head Administrator. While this is a volunteer only position, you will gain experience in development, education, management, and finance. The first trimester will be spent mostly registering students, agreeing upon financial plans with families, maintaining up-to-date electronic documentation, hiring teachers, and managing the 22 person staff.

General duties include: student discipline, running parent and teacher meetings, running weekly staff meetings, serving as mediator to parent needs and concerns, accounting oversight, payroll, organization of school records and due dates for the Department of Education, creative ideas on how to improve the education in the classroom.

Highlights

* Seeing your efforts directly make a difference to the lives of people around you.

* Getting to immerse yourself in vibrant Cameroonian Culture.

* Living in the great city that is Yaounde.

Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications:

- Bachelor of Arts (or equivalent) or higher
- Demonstrated knowledge of Africa and the developing world
- Demonstrated interest in education; whether through prior experience teaching, tutoring, academia, etc.
- Experience working in non-profits
- Experience managing, supervising, or running a project, organization, and/or business
- Experience fundraising/grant writing and interest in pursuing additional funding means for the school
- Knowledge of accounting
- Knowledge of Microsoft Access
- Comfortable with bilingual public speaking
- Ability to function well in a highly ambiguous work setting
- Commitment to 6 months to a year minimum

Absolute Requirement: Speaks French comfortably. Will determine appropriate level upon initial phone contact.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types
  • Accounting
  • Admin (Recreation, Parks)
  • English as a Second Language
  • Development
  • Education
  • Counseling
  • Sustainable Development
Languages
  • French
  • English

Cost in US$:

250-350 USD

Cost Include Description:

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types
  • Academic Reinforcement
  • Community Development
  • Education
  • English Teaching
  • Popular Education
  • Primary Education
  • Youth
  • Youth Development
  • Childcare/children
  • Computer Training
  • Counseling
Typical Volunteer
A typical volunteer might be a student or recent graduate looking to experience a different culture and make a difference to a primary school in Africa. The volunteers might also be a person skilled or interested in TIC teaching, fundraising, AIDS and others.
Age Range
20+
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Apartment/Flat
  • Guest House

Participants Travel to Cameroon

Independently

Application Process Involves
  • Phone/Video Interview
  • Resume
  • Written Application
  • Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time is
5 days
Post Services Include
  • Exit Debriefing Abroad
FAPEFE's Mission Statement

Offer and promote inclusive quality education to disadvantaged women,orphans and disabled in rural areas.

Year Founded

1990

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