Zambia is relatively unsung, but it encompasses everything magnificent about Africa!
Our Work Experience placements are based in Livingstone town, a quaint but lively area very close to
the magnificent Victoria Falls and the Zambezi River.
A Work Experience placement is an excellent way to observe
experts in your field and learn how they work in Zambia. The experience you gain
will be an excellent entry on your CV or Résumé. It will also be invaluable to
you in the future and totally different to what you're used to in your home
country.
All our Work Experience placements are tailored to your
requirements, to ensure you gain the maximum benefit and experience from the
placement, so we’ll have detailed discussions with you to ascertain what you’re
looking for.
Below are brief descriptions of some of the placements currently
available.
If you don’t see a placement that suits you, please
contact us, because we can probably arrange it for you!
You will
work in a firm of solicitors, gaining experience in the day-to-day
running of a law practice. Your experience and preferences are directly
relevant to your placement and are taken into account when arranging
your placement. For example, if you are going to specialise in a
particular area of law, we will arrange to place you in a practice that
either specialises in, or has a reasonable-sized department that deals
with, the area of law that you're particularly interested in. These could
range from civil and criminal law to conveyancing, probate and property
law.
The exact
elements of your work may vary, depending on what is required at the
time you’re there and what cases are being handled during that period.
The types of work which may be available are as follows:
Accompanying and assisting solicitors as they investigate cases
Researching information relevant towards the case
Helping
prepare the case
Generally
helping whenever and wherever your assistance is required
MEDICAL
PLACEMENTS
Our medical placement is based about 30km just outside of
Livingstone town centre.
The clinic is based on some farmland out in the bush in a fairly remote
area which is currently being run by some American Missionaries. They
have managed to convert one of the out buildings into a medical centre
enabling them to do some tremendous work in helping the local
communities.
Although the clinic is fairly small the work they have been able to do
has been extremely beneficial to the local villagers. The clinic
consists of 2 exam rooms, 1 private room for serious cases and two small
wards with 3-4 beds in each, one for men and one for women.
They are
also looking into obtaining some ultrasound equipment to enable them to
monitor pregnancies more efficiently. Thee Clinic provides treatment in
their HIV
referral clinic which is open every Thursday. An additional part of the
community service they provide is a truck which goes
round to all the local villages to collect patients for treatment.
Many of their cases generally involve pregnancies, snake bites and
testing for Malaria or HIV. For those who may have broken bones, they
need to be referred to the hospital in Livingstone town centre, although
they are able to stitch up minor wounds at the clinic. Currently the HIV
centre has 5-6 patients.
You will be assigned to a doctor or nurse and they will help show and
explain to you the workings of their job. Most of your work will involve
helping and assisting the local doctors and nurses with their daily
rounds, making medical notes and updating records. You may also be asked
to help with computer entries, and help clean equipment and various
areas within the clinic. The type of work you will be allocated will
depend to an extent on your own abilities and on what is required at the
time you're there.
Requirements:
You must have some medical experience or currently be training in the
medical sector.
You will be required to send a copy off your CV and a
letter of motivation explaining why you want to take part in this
placement and what you hope to gain from it, these will be sent through
to the clinic to confirm if you have been accepted onto the placement.
ACCOMMODATION:
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'll 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.
As with all work experience programmes, you'll get out of your
placement what you put into it. Using your initiative and being pro-active are
important qualities for this placement.
Victoria Falls, about 20 minutes from Livingstone
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.
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