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| COACH SPORTS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN LIVINGSTONE |
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Help ‘Sports for all’ in Livingstone, and give children an opportunity they will never forget ... and neither will you. You'll coach underprivileged children in poor schools on our Total Sports programme. Travellers teamed up with the Ministry for Youth and Sport to establish a programme that enables enthusiastic sports volunteers an opportunity to coach a big variety of sports in one place, including Basketball, Cricket, Football, Netball, Rugby, Volleyball.
PROJECT OVERVIEW 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. 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. 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.
WHAT YOU'LL GAIN FROM DOING THIS PROJECT:
An exciting, never-to-be-forgotten adventure into
Africa and the Zambian culture.
The enormous satisfaction of helping disadvantaged children and
knowing that you made a difference to them.
New skills, more confidence, a greater understanding
of a different culture, invaluable personal and professional
development.
An entry on your CV or résumé that will put you head
and shoulders above most others in the job market
And best of all ... an unforgettable experience!
WORK CONTENT: 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 childrenYou 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. Got any questions? Please email us: info@travellersworldwide.com 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. 2. 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. 3. 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.
4. Cricket:
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Netball/Basketball:
Read about how your placement and money contributes to helping an extremely poor community school in Zambia and to paying for the education of the poorest children SCHOOL HOLIDAYS in Zambia: Dates for the 2012 school terms (semesters) are given below.
"This experience has un-doubtly changed the way I think, hopefully forever. When you see children laughing and joking and yet at the same time missing one shoe lace which makes sports difficult it makes you realise how very lucky our children are. The school are now including sports in the timetable, specifically football and from what I have seen they have some talented youngsters. Even after the lesson had finished, these children wanted to continue to play after school such was their delight." Adrian Miles |
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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 other volunteers or guests of mixed gender. Food and drink is not provided on this placement. There is a local supermarket for you to buy food from and the hostel has cooking facilities for you to use or you can pay for meals at the hostel if you wish. Even better still why not try out some local dishes for a real Zambian experience! 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 centre! 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. Recently 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 travellers.
TRAVEL:
Support & Backup:
To read about the excellent Support
& Backup we provide before you leave and during
your programme,
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