Help ‘Sports for all’ in Livingstone, and
give children an opportunity they will never forget ... and neither will you.
Travellers now offer a TOTAL SPORTS
programme in Zambia. Total sports programs are established to allow sports
volunteers an opportunity to coach a big variety of sports in one place enabling
the community they work in to be exposed to a variety of different sports....
Basketball, Cricket, Football, Netball, Rugby, Volleyball.
Working with the
Ministry for Youth and Sports, you are able to combine two or more
different projects to gain a great and worthwhile experience for you and
the children you will work with. You don't need any qualifications to coach sports, just a
knowledge of the game and lots of enthusiasm!
Our Total Sports Project is based in the
quaint and lively Livingstone Town, right next door to the incredible Victoria
Falls.
Travellers has teamed up with
the Ministry for Youth and Sport enabling your work to reach as many areas
as possible. In this partnership we have set goals of re-igniting the passion
for sports which has gradually dwindled in Zambia over the past 10 years. In
this partnership we work with schools, sports clubs, academies, and are also
arranging for street orphans to be taught English and sports during the
week.
While on your project you may also be
asked to help arrange workshops, where you will help teach local
sports teachers (including school coaches, sports club coaches, and even
local rural chiefs) about the importance of sport
You'll also cover training techniques which
are useful here but have not been used in Zambia. These workshops are
excellent for sport in Zambia and you will be given a lot of help from our
local manager with preparing these workshops (who is actually an ex-head
teacher). With these work shops you may also actually go with
representatives to rural villages to help promote sport and set up sports
coaching for the villages.
Not only will you help in the
field, but you will also be in high demand at the head quarters
helping plan yearly goals and aims for sport in Livingstone and the Southern
Province, which may then ultimately have a huge effect on sport as a whole
in Zambia! Below are a few examples of sports you
can teach, but any sport is available - please contact us for more details
if you would like to do something that isn't listed.
Coaching Football:
Football in Zambia, like the rest of Africa has a massive following! You
will see many children playing in the street kicking home made footballs
(plastic bags tied in a ball with string) as well as children and adults
walking around in worn out replica Premiership football kits. This passion
for football is also shown by the government and National team who use
football as a tool to gain recognition of Zambia as a Nation.
.
Many schools practice football in Livingstone, but many lack good sports
equipment. Where facilities are available it is generally a pot holed pitch
with two warn goal posts (some made of metal and a lot with tree trunks with
no nets), and a deflated football. Therefore, all schools appreciate the
your help, but also the new footballs, cones, bibs etc that many volunteers
kindly take with them, and the donations that Travellers continues to
provide.
In Livingstone there are
school cup competitions, and our focus is on providing football coaching for
many schools that do not compete so well with larger schools. The other
problem is that in Zambia they do not have any age differential cup
competitions (due to lack of funds) and therefore you can find small young
children playing against larger and older children! One of the aims is
therefore to try and give the younger children a better opportunity to
compete against the older children
You will
coach football to children at schools and also assist the staff to arrange
matches and tournaments. You'll also coach
football in one or more schools in the local area, working together with the
teachers. We are also arranging for volunteers to teach local orphans who
would not normally receive such teaching. Here we will arrange weekly slots
at certain sports grounds to provide coaching for this worthwhile cause.
Another excellent opportunity will be for
volunteers to work hand in hand with football academies, helping train the children as well as scout
local children in the schools where you teach. These academies are generally
feeder clubs for teams in Zambia and the National Team, and even sometimes
for overseas clubs!
Coaching takes place from
Monday to Friday with optional training on the weekends. You will be
coaching during P.E. lessons in a number of surrounding schools, usually
from 9am – 3pm. After school, usually from 3:30pm – 6pm, you will be
coaching a number of sports teams and even academies.
Rugby:
The sad fact is that not many people have
the opportunity to play or receive coaching in rugby in Zambia. As a
Travellers rugby coach you will be working in a number of schools around
Livingstone. You'll usually have sessions from 9 am to around 3 pm, Mondays
to Fridays, coaching rugby during P.E. lessons. From 3:30 to 6.00 pm, you
will be running coaching at after school clubs to a variety of ages.
As many people in Zambia will never have
played rugby before, this project will be quite unique. We are keen to
develop rugby in this area at the grassroots level and expose as many people
as possible to the sport.
Volleyball:
Volleyball
is a popular sport in Zambia. Many people play volleyball, but very few
receive proper coaching on how to play volleyball. As a Travellers
Volleyball coach, you will be working in a number of schools around
Livingstone, usually from 9 am to 3 pm, Monday to Friday, coaching
volleyball during P.E. lessons. From 3:30 to 6.00 pm, you will be running
coaching at after school clubs to a variety of ages.
Cricket:
Cricket in Zambia is
seen as an elitist sport, many people don’t get the chance to play cricket.
As a Travellers cricket coach you will be working in a number of schools
from Monday to Friday around Livingstone from 9 – 3 coaching cricket during
P.E. lessons. From 3:30 to 6.00 pm, you will be running coaching at after
school clubs to a variety of ages.
As many people in Zambia
will never of played cricket before this project will be quite unique. We
are keen to develop cricket at grass routes level and expose as many people
to the sport as possible.
Netball/Basketball:
Netball
and basketball are popular sports in Zambia. Many people play
Netball and Basketball, but very few
receive proper coaching on how to play. A lot of schools also have very poor
facilities, so with Travellers' help and over time we hope to improve this
for many schools in the area.
As a Travellers Netball
and basketball coach, you will be working in a number of schools around
Livingstone, usually from 9 am to 3 pm, Monday to Friday, coaching Netball
and basketball during P.E. lessons. From 3:30 to 6.00 pm, you will be
running coaching at after school clubs to a variety of ages.
You will be accommodated in a
small, modern, and lively hostel situated in the
center of Livingstone. The hostel has a very large
private garden shaded with huge mango trees, and a crystal clear swimming
pool. It also has a lively, sociable bar area where many
activities are arranged.
Livingstone has a colonial feel
to it and you will find a wide variety of restaurants, bars, and shops. Your
accommodation is ideally situated and can offer excellent trips to places
such as Lusaka.
You will be required to share a
room with 3 or 4 other Travellers volunteers. Breakfast and
evening dinner will be provided by the hostel
but you will need to arrange for your own
sandwiches to take to the school, which can be bought
at a very cheap price from the local shops.
At the time of writing,
facilities at the hostel include; a swimming pool, recreation room with TV,
internet cafe with internet access, a dining and kitchen area where food can
be stored and access to telephones.
The hostel also has an in-house
booking centre, where many local
activities can be booked (wildlife safaris, river cruises, river gorges,
bungee jumping, white water rafting, treks, etc). They guarantee to
offer the best deals in town and to beat any other lodge or booking center!
The hostel also looks
into Community Projects and staff empowerment. Many guests comment on the
quality of their staff. They are their greatest asset and many have worked
for them in excess of 4 years with the longest serving 8 (since they first
started). Staff turnover is very low and a family atmosphere has been
created that adds tremendously.
They are also
involved in a number of community projects. Last year they raised over
US$2000 for a local school. They sponsor a local youth football team, the
police regatta team, local fund raising events and an annual day out for
orphaned children on World tourism Day. They also sponsor Independence day
celebrations.
There are plenty of opportunities to
socialise with other volunteers, and there will more than likely be a group
of you out there at any one time.
TRAVEL AND SUPPORT
You have the option to arrange your
own flights or we can assist you with your flight arrangements. If you would
like us to do this for you, we will liaise with you regarding available flights
and dates to suit you. All arrangements for your flight bookings/payments will
be fulfilled by Murray Rogers Travel Ltd., ATOL No. 6856. (Read more about Murray Rogers Travel Ltd.)
Where possible, we arrange for two or more people to travel on the
same flight and we will let you have the names and telephone numbers of other
volunteers on your flight, so that you can chat to each other or even meet up
before leaving for your placement.
Where possible, all flights we arrange for you
have changeable return tickets because many of our volunteers choose to extend
their stay once they are in their destination country. Changeable return tickets
enable you to do so, within the limits of your visa and the level of your air
ticket, of course. If you choose to book your own flights, you should endeavour
to get a changeable ticket.
We meet you at the airport regardless of whether
you make your own travel arrangements or not.
Support:
You will fly into Livingstone Airport where you will be welcomed by a
member of our Project staff.
He/she will arrange your transport to the project.
You'll be introduced to
everyone, including your Supervisor and other volunteers and staff.
VISAS:. In countries where visas or
immigration documents are required, we'll send you all the necessary forms and
information and make the process very easy for you.
To see what Support
& Backup we provide in our countries,
please click here.
.
+44 01903 502595
