Ruanda
„Das Land der tausend Hügel“: Ruanda, auch Rwanda genannt, ist ein Binnenstaat in Ostafrika. Seine Einwohnerzahl liegt bei ca. 14 Mio., die Hauptstadt ist Kigali. Ruanda hat eine Fläche von 26 338 km². Amtssprachen sind Kinyarwanda und Französisch, aber auch Swahili und Englisch. Die Partnerorganisation in Ruanda ist Teil des Netzwerks „The Green Lion“.
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Hier findest Du ein paar Projektbeschreibungen:
Discover Ruanda – Community Development and Childcare
Community Childcare (Kindergarten): During your program, you will be working in the preschool and supporting the teachers – this is important, as the school has limited staff. You will be in charge of managing and arranging your own activities to promote learning (drawing, playing learning games, teaching basic English, etc.
Aims & Objectives:
- Engage in an intercultural exchange
- Gain practical experience in teaching
- Support school staff and community children.
Community Childcare (Sports Coaching): The local organization works for the development of children in the field of sports, especially football. These children come from various difficult backgrounds due to poverty. Most of the children face issues such as loneliness due to lack of interest and economic reasons they drop out of school, pick up bad habits, and lose self-confidence and hope leading them to beg on the streets.
Aims & Objectives:
- Impart sports skills and potential to the local children of Kigali
- For children to have a strong foundation of sports skills, methods, and techniques.
- Gain some practical experience for future careers.
- Create cultural exchange opportunities through our efforts with the locals.
- Develop your sports skills and become a better coach.
Working schedule (both projects): You will be working for 4-6 hours daily, this usually includes preparing activities/lessons for the next day. Some placements are nearby (10 minutes walking distance), while others are a bit further away (about 30 minutes).
Additional info:
- It is mandatory to obtain a medical clearance before engaging in the program
- Since the program involves working with children who have diverse personalities and varying levels of energy, it is essential to possess a reasonable level of energy and patience to ensure the effective management of the participants and successfully achieve program goals.
Discover Ruanda – Healthcare and Organic Farm
Gesundheit (Village Healthcare): Every participant will be placed in a local clinic to help and assist the local medical staff at the clinics. The activities in the clinic will be based on your experience as mentioned in your resume. The doctors and nurses are around to guide you and facilitate your work at the clinic which will involve mentoring, guiding, translating, and assigning daily tasks as per the needs of the clinic on a particular day.
Most of the clinics will have the following services offered for the patients visiting them which are general medical consultation, medical laboratory, physiotherapy, minor surgeries, hospitalization, family planning, dentistry, obstetrics-gynecology, internal medicine, and pediatrics.
Please be aware that in the beginning, you will most likely be overshadowing the doctors and nurses until the medical staff are confident that you can treat the patients directly.
Aims & Objectives:
- Educate community members with health and language classes and provide nutrition information
- Give you practical experience in teaching
- Assist the program staff with extra hands.
Working schedule: You will be working for 4-5 hours in the clinic or in the community, this includes arranging and preparing activities for the next day. Some placements are nearby (15 minutes walking distance), while others are a bit further away (about 30 minutes).
Additional info:
- Modest clothing – covering your shoulders and legs for all interactions at the clinic and in the community
- You are more than welcome to bring teaching materials/resources for your training sessions and English lessons.