The way a child is brought up determines the future of the child. Children are abandoned by their mothers immediately after leaving the labor ward. Do they even know how long it will take before someone gets to find that baby and look after her/him?
The babies are thrown in pit latrines; it is by God’s grace that these babies remain alive until they are pulled out of there. For so many years, many African countries have battled with this, and yet even today, children are abandoned on streets, hospital wards, outside private resident’s gates, and even in the bush.
Through the Go Volunteer Africa’s Child care volunteering placements Program, you will work alongside local teams that provide at-risk children and abandoned babies a safe environment in which they are nurtured and they participate in any number of extra-curricular activities.
Our partner projects in Africa offer them all the love and necessities to show parental care. Most of the children are traumatized by the incidences that occurred and it takes them time to adjust and feel comfortable among new people. This mostly happens to children in the age bracket of 3-7. As for the infants of 2years and below, these do not recall what happened to them and so they live and grow up knowing that this is their home and family.
These children need love, care, attention, observation and monitoring, and emotional support. The organizations might have taken in the children, but they also require assistance from volunteers. Come and volunteer, spend time with the children. Show them that motherly love and give them support.
Show them the bright light at the end of the tunnel. Give them hope for a better tomorrow. These children will be parents tomorrow, guide them on how to be responsible and change their negative thinking about humanity. They will be great leaders tomorrow.
These volunteer activities are designed to provide kids from 3 to 10 years old with creative outlets and opportunities to make constructive use of their time. Volunteers help children to practice reading, writing, arithmetic, and English while making time for various games and recreational activities.
The volunteers can also help coordinate important educational workshops to caretakers in areas lacking emphasis in general such as recycling, nutrition, hygiene, and self-esteem. This is a fun project for anyone who loves working with children. The kids are very enthusiastic and always keen to learn, play, and interact with volunteers.
VOLUNTEER TASKS
- Bathe them
- Play with them.
- Feed the children.
- Share experiences.
- Wash their clothes.
- Changing the babies.
- Make meals for the children.
- Help in administration work.
- Teach them songs and games.
- Teach them how to brush their teeth.
- Participate in music, dance and drama.
- Counsel those that are still traumatized.
- Tell them stories. This may also include reading to them.
- Give them medication. (This is strictly under supervision by the medical personnel).
SCHEDULE
Our volunteers work for five days that is from Monday to Friday. Weekends are always your days off. You will be required to work for 6 hours each day.
Breakfast is served at 7:30am till 8:30am. However since you will be working with babies, daily activities can start as early as 6:00am. This is because by this time, the babies are awake and you might be needed to help in feeding them, bathing them or even changing them.
Daily activities that you choose to be involved in on particular days, will determine how long you will be working. So you might exceed 6 hours of working. But, since you will be with the coordinator all the time, you can agree on how long you wish to work on a particular activity per day.
Since you always have weekends off, there is chance for you to adventure. Many African countries offer a lot of nature to see; wildlife, water activities, hiking museums, and cultural exchange.
HOW TO APPLY
To start the process fill Volunteer application form and submit it for consideration and book your placement. For more information on how to get enrolled for the volunteering experience of a lifetime contact us. Or Give us a call | WhatsApp | Telegram | Viber | Imo at +254-796-786292 to talk to a Program Specialist.
