Sri Lanka
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We deliver innovative educational arts programs to children in marginalized communities in Sri Lanka, to bring about their psycho-social rehabilitation from trauma and deliver real lasting change. These children are survivors of war, disaster, and endemic poverty. We are an established registered England and Wales charity with significant experience delivering such programs.
Please check our calendar for up to date times for when we need certain volunteers. We are only looking for:
Capoeristas, Dancers, artists, martial artists, yogis, sports persons, and other educators or creatives, to join us through July, August and September.
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
All volunteers will be provided with cultural awareness training from community leaders and trained teachers and artists. Volunteers will benefit from real mutual social learning, living, working and socializing with the community and these incredible resilient children. They will have intimate experience of the local cultural, customs, and wildlife of Sri Lanka, and will take part in active projects to share alternative ideas and culture with the children and staff. We provide a unique opportunity to experience the North and East of Sri Lanka. There is travel and exchanges between various locations in Sri Lanka. There will also be time for independent travel, which we will provide support for.
We are seeking educators, Capoeiristas, dancers, actors, martial artists, artists, sports persons, English teachers, and yoga teachers. Volunteers will be part of a team of talented, passionate, and progressive individuals, helping in the field with the community to deliver educational arts programs. We welcome the full range of informal and alternative, as well as formal, qualifications and experiences. We are looking for volunteers to commit between 3-5 hours per day, 5-6 days a week for at least 2-3 weeks. We are looking for volunteers who can plan and deliver artistic, creative, teaching, sports, or psycho-social rehabilitative activities to these resilient children, and who are open to learning about life and unity from them.
Please check our calendar for up to date times for when we need certain volunteers. We are only looking for:
Capoeristas, Dancers, artists, martial artists, yogis, sports persons, and other educators or creatives, to join us through July, August and September.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Tamil: Fluent
This host offers a language exchange
This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
You can contact them directly for more information.
1) Accommodation is basic rooms in the community with shared bathroom, a fan, and cold running water and shower. This is included in the 5$ donation (as below) to cover the costs for the local community. Seperate A/C rooms are also available for a further donation to cover the cost.
2) Basic meals (home-cooked Sri Lanka food!) are optional and can be provided by the local community within the 5$ fee.
3) There is free Wifi on site.
4) Transportation will be provided throughout the August program between teaching sites. We also offer assistance with transportation to sites from Colombo and Batticaloa or elsewhere once in country where possible.
Locations are Batticaloa, the Hill Country, and Northern Province (Jaffna and Mullaitivu), in areas that other volunteering opportunities are unable to offer. There is an incredible amount to see and do throughout the areas and we will help volunteers to see and experience this in a really unique way. We will provide the necessary equipment, clothing, supplies and facilitities for volunteers to teach/lead their activitiy. The program coordinators are passionate and experienced professionals and teachers. This is an incredible opportunity to undertake real mutual social learning with some incredible young people, in an accessible and secure, but post-conflict and post-disaster environment.
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
More than two
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
