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GYC3192 - Orphanage projects Country: Poland Cost: £1045.00 Cost Includes: The price includes accommodation, food and pickup from airport but does not include flight, insurance, kit or visas     Duration: 1 months Company Rep Nearby: All the time 0845 344 7627 or

 

	This placement would suit... people who want to help out overworked staff and spend time brightening the lives of the children. Working in an orphanage is probably one of the toughest and most rewarding things that you can do. The orphanages we work with are well run but often the staff are busy and have little time to interact with the children. Your job will be to simply spend time with the children and pay them some attention. This will involve playing games, sports and helping the children develop interests. You might start an art club, get the children interested in nature, put on a play or simply run around chasing a ball. Some of the orphanages we work in are for children whose parents have died of AIDS or AIDS related illness, many have simply been abandoned by parents and relatives. Your daily duties will really depend on which orphanage you work with. Most orphanages have mixtures of ages from new born babies up to children who are 13-14 years old, but some specialise in older or younger children. If working with younger children you daily tasks will be to help bath, clothe and feed the children, putting them down for naps but most importantly spending time playing with the children and keeping them entertained. This is perhaps the most vital role as this is really something that the staff don't have time to do. The older children go to school during the day so if working with this group your day will be broken in to two sections. In the morning you will be helping the children get up, washed, dressed, fed and ready for school. The children come home about 2pm so then you will be helping with homework and again spending time with the kids. At this time it would be great if you could take the kids down to the beach or on other trips. If you're interested in music or drama, why not get the children involved in a play. If you’re into sports why not start a team! Kindness and compassion are necessary prerequisites for all of these projects. Note all projects working with children require a background check. This is an extra cost of about £10 but we will make the necessary arrangements. Parking tickets, speeding fines, and some criminal convictions will not prevent you from joining us; we simply check if you have any prior convictions relating to harming children. 0845 344 7627 Joining Global Volunteer Projects is as much about learning as it is about giving. Our programmes are designed to incorporate learning the local language and something about the local culture. All our programmes include, where applicable, basic language courses as well as 'culture' courses. This may be drumming in Ghana, yoga in India or learning Swahili in Tanzania. We also offer a wide range of projects, teaching, conservation and orphanage work for those keen to get involved as well as medicine and journalism placements for those looking to gain that all important work experience.