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Teach Performing Arts to Disadvantaged Children

Location: Philippines: Tacloban City

Program Duration: 2-4 weeks

Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks

http://www.visayans.org

Brgy. 64, Lot 63, Cluster II Bliss, Sagkahan Tacloban City, Leyte 6500 Philippines

Call Us

Phone: (6353) 325-2462

Fax: (6353) 325-2462

Description

If you've got a flare for the fine arts, then VFVs teaching fine arts to disadvantaged children project could be just the volunteer project you're looking for.

You probably have seen recent YouTube videos of Filipino street children break dancing, Filipino prison inmates dancing to Michael Jacksons Thriller, and our local flight attendants dancing to Lady Gaga. So you know that Filipinos love to dance! If you stroll through our neighborhood, you'll probably see children, outside their homes, practicing the latest dance steps. They're good at it and thoroughly enjoy themselves.

Dancing is an excellent way of helping disadvantaged children to express themselves, to gain self-confidence, and to learn social skills. It also gives the children something fun and wholesome to do. There are, however, few opportunities for disadvantaged children to participate in dance classes. Fortunately, many accomplished and enthused individuals have volunteered during the past few years.

Highlights

Additional optional activities:-

- Conduct After-School Tutorials with Children on the Volunteer for the Visayans Child Sponsorship Program between 5pm and 7pm.

- Participate with a wide variety of local community based projects such as adolescent youth groups and local mothers groups outside of your regular working hours.

- Assist VFV with outreach projects such as building houses through their build-a-home project, assist with emergency relief and school supply distribution projects on weekends and after regular program hours.

Discover the Community

All volunteers are accommodated within a small close knit Filipino community. All home stays are within 1 minute from each and within 1 minute from VFV's office and community centre - this offers great cultural immersion as well as a great way for volunteers to socialise outside of project hours.

Languages
  • English

Cost in US$:

799 for 2 weeks and 80 for each additional week

Cost Include Description:

Aside from volunteer housing, staff support, airport pick up and drop off, meals, orientation and language crash courses - the volunteer for the visayans program fee also includes supplementary financial support to a number of sustainable long term community development initiatives such as the Volunteer for the Visayans Dumpsite Project which rehabilitates children working or previously working inside Tacloban City garbage dump by giving the means to pursue mainstream education.

Please click on the link at the top of this page to be directed to our website - where you can find more information.

Credit Available

no

Volunteer Types
  • Arts
  • English Teaching
  • Teaching
  • Youth
  • Youth Development
  • Volunteering
  • Music
Typical Volunteer
Volunteer groups of a minimum of 10 participants typically represent universities churches or different organization. These are individuals with a genuine desire to serve and be challenged by a cross cultural experience of service.
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participant.

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Home-stays

Participants Travel to Philippines

Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves
  • Resume
  • Written Application
Post Services Include
  • Alumni Network
Year Founded

2004

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