We Yone Child Foundation Volunteering Opportunities S/Leone
Location: Ethiopia: Addis Ababa; Gambia: Rural Areas; Kenya: Nairobi; Philippines: Manila; Sierra Leone: Freetown
Program Duration: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: open
We Yone Child Foundation-Sierra Leone
F32 Bayconfields Off Fergussion Street. OR 18A Oniel Street, sorie town Freetown, Western Area Central +232 Sierra Leone
Description
The Bible says for the lack of knowledge my people "perish", and the backbone of any sustainable development is Education.
This Department aim at providing school basic facilities needs, building of school for Orphan, disable Children, street Kids, war victims, and terrorism kids, also provide scholarship and advocacy/campaigns programs. It will also runs a library for effective media linkages, raising awareness to Activist, Decision makers and other Stakeholders within and across to ensure better attention and timely action.
Health
WYCF-SL knows that "Health is Wealth", as a result of such fact, it will advocate on behalf of the marginalize, depress and neglected groups for health problems affecting them such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases. It will complement government moves aim on Sanitation and Health promotion activities and Environmental Sanitation. It will also promote new Health for school children ,and Youths, community and rehabilitation/construction of health centers and the provisions of Medical facilities.
Agriculture
According to article 25 under the Universal declaration of Human Right, it state that "everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and the well being of himself and his family including food. WYCFSL also Aim at providing food supplies and clothing for Children, in collaboration with other Humanitarian Institutions, Donor, and well wishers. Having pondered overnger disease affecting our society. Consider it an intervention area to complement the effort of already active players through collaboration and Networking to eradicate this dreadful disease
Peace and Conflict
This department aim at igniting activist, stakeholders and decision makers to find possible solutions to violations affecting young people and their communities. It also aim at developing a resources based for effective peace and conflict resolution for school children, Youth activist and research practitioners. It will also develop advocacy plans for dialogue and mutual understanding for the promotion of Peace stability among young people. WYCFSL will advocate for human respect and the spread of love among children and youth for a brighter future.
WYCFSL welcome both Virtual volunteer(s) (Volunteers helping the organization at their remote home) and local volunteers who travel to the project site to help the organization with their experience and skills to share with staff and other volunteers to achieve the aims and objectives of the organization. Everyone has a role to play to support the welfare of children and youths.
Highlights
Volunteers will visit schools and create WYCF'S school clubs to foster the welfare of children. Children will be taught basic human rights issues and community health education programs, personal hygiene, train how to read and write. The volunteers will also try to figure out child-friendly programs with students in other countries wherein they will share cultural values and believes etc etc.
Qualifications
This opportunities are open for all volunteers from all part of the world age 15-up wards. We welcome everyone such as students from high schools, college and expert to assist us with our project programmes and organization activities.
Minimum Education
High School
Languages
- English
- Russian
- Swedish
Cost in US$:
Cost Includes:
Credit Available
no
Salary/Pay
Life changing benefitsExperience Required
yes
- No experience, well determine volunteer is needed
Volunteer Types
- Academic Reinforcement
- Adult Education
- Agriculture
- AIDS
- Building/construction Projects
- Childcare/children
- Clerical And Office Work
- Community Centers
- Community Development
- Community Health
- Community Organizing
- Conflict Resolution
- Consciousness-raising
- Conservation
- Counseling
- Culture
- Democracy Training
- Disability Issues
- Drug Or Alcohol Recovery
- Eco-tourism
- Economic Development
- Education
- English Teaching
- Environment
- Feasibility Studies
- Festivals
- Food
- Gardening
- Gender Issues
- Grassroots Organization
- Ground Patrol
- Health
- Health Care
- Health Education
- Home Visit
- Homelessness
- Hospital
- Housing
- Human Rights
- Income-generation
- Indigenous Issues
- Infrastructure Planning
- Intervention
- Literacy
- Media Work
- Medicine
- Microcredit
- Minority Groups
- Natural Resources
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Office Work
- Organizational Development
- Orphans
- Peace
- Playgrounds
- Popular Education
- Primary Education
- Professional Services
- Public Education
- Relief
- Religious Instructor
- Reporting
- Research
- Sanitation
- Secondary Education
- Secretarial
- Self Help
- Seniors
- Social Services, Social Work
- Solar & Hydro Projects
- Sports
- Strategic Planning
- Street Kids
- Teaching
- Technical Assistance
- Tourism
- Tutor
- Volunteer Management
- Volunteering
- Water
- Wildlife Surveying
- Youth
- Youth Development
Typical Volunteer
We welcome volunteers to assist our programs voluntarily without pay.Age Range
15-upwardsThis Program is open to
American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African, Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Apartment/Flat
- Guest House
- Home-stays
Participants Travel
Independently or in Groups
Application Process Involves
- Resume
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
3Post Services Include
- Job and Internship Network
- Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
We Yone Child Foundation-Sierra Leone's Mission Statement
We Yone Child Foundationis a non-profit making Charitable organization dedicated in helping children and youths such as orphan, Street kids, Victims of war, and terrorism kids in the developing and under develop world through the provisions of Safe home, Medical facilities , Basic education, shelters, relief measures and Aid such as food, Medication, Water, Clothing and initiate Campaigns/Advocacy programmes on Youths' and Children's Rights.
Year Founded
2008-2009