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Our foundation was established in 2002 to help students who live around our remote village, Hingurukaduwa. We are our village heartbeat, teaching our students English and I.T/computer skills free of charge. Our reason for existence is to inspire local youths to advance to advanced studies, helping them and their families out of poverty.
We have a newly opened knowledge center 30 km away from our center in the middle of the tea plantation. If you wish to stay in that beautiful village, we can also offer you this opportunity.
The village is situated in UVA province in the middle of the country. It is a very peaceful village with hospitable people.
Our organization is being helped by donors and foundations.
So far, lots of international volunteers have visited our village and helped us greatly.
You are welcome.... Volunteer families are also welcome - We have a special family room with a small kitchen space...
Your Arrival ...
Please manage your time to visit us one or two days before Saturday, as Saturday is crucial for us to plan the schedules for the following week. ( this is urgent )Tipos de ajuda e oportunidades de aprendizado
Trabalho beneficente
Projetos artísticos
Prática de idiomas
Ajuda em projetos ambientais
Ensino
Ajuda com computadores/internet
Objetivos de sustentabilidade da ONU que este anfitrião quer atingir
Oportunidades de intercâmbio cultural e aprendizado
• Gaining new skills, knowledge and experience
• Developing existing skills and knowledge
• Improving one's employment prospects
• Meeting new people and making new friends
• A chance to socialise
• Getting to know the local community and their costumeProjetos que envolvem crianças
Este projeto pode envolver crianças. Para mais informações, veja aqui nossas diretrizes e dicas.
Ajuda
ENGLISH CLASSES:
We want you to help our students, aged 7 - 17 years, to improve their spoken English skills; since they don't get a chance to speak English at home or in school. You will be asked to run classes in which you practice speaking with the students, helping them to be more fluent and comfortable in English conversations . You don't have to teach grammar in the class since we do it. Helping the students to improve their speaking ability will be hugely beneficial. There is also a need for volunteers who can work with our teachers, helping them to strengthen their English skills.
There are six groups of students
1. Primary
2. slow learners ( no age limit)
3. beginners
4. intermediate level
5. advanced
You can choose any of these groups ( everything is flexible ) We have enough local teachers. We only need your support to make students talk when they have free time.
You will only have to help at least 4 days per week. We prefer volunteers to stay for at least 3 months. ( Two weeks are also welcome, two weeks means three (3) Saturdays)
Our school runs after school and on weekends, primarily it is a Saturday school, so you must be able to work on Saturdays. Your hours would be something like this:
Saturday - 8 AM to 1. PM ( 1st Center ) 2 PM to 6 PM ( 2nd Center )
During the week: the schedule is arranged personally with you.
You can get two or three days free to travel
So basically you will be teaching at our school on Saturdays. During the rest of the week, we will provide you with group classes according to your desire. ( homeschooling )
MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS:
As part of a new project, we are currently looking for help on Social Media, Photography, Video Maker, and Video editing. In order to achieve more publicity, we just created a new Facebook page that needs to be managed (posting and sharing content) and we are in the process of establishing a YouTube channel that will be used also in marketing. Any skills and ideas around these topics are really welcome!
We also want to train the students that are currently doing the IT Course with these media &communications skills.
IT COURSE:
We provide 3 levels of IT Courses. From the introduction to the computer, Microsoft Office to Illustrator and Photoshop, to Web development and Web designing, and Programing.
Any help here is welcome!
GRANT APPLICATION:
We are dependent on support from international and local organizations to continue to support local youths. If you have the skillset to help us be in contact with global aid organizations (UN, Embassies, Foundations) and handle our application work, you could have a very direct impact on the life of many. Excellent written English skills and understanding of our value-add are required for this task.
On special holidays you will be able to join our elder students in outdoor activities such as visiting beaches, playing Cricket, Volleyball, Netball, etc.
Around our village, you can visit the waterfall of our village, amazing hiking opportunities ( isolated beautiful village top of the mountain ), crystal clear rivers, and ancient temples.Idiomas
Idiomas
Inglês: FluenteEste anfitrião oferece intercâmbio de idiomas
Este anfitrião indicou que tem interesse em compartilhar seu idioma ou em aprender um novo.
Entre em contato com ele para obter mais informações.Acomodação
Volunteers are provided a host family to stay with and basic traditional food. Host families are very friendly and welcome the opportunity to practice their English skills as well. Most host families have children who attend the center, and are excited to practice their English skills and teach volunteers some Sinhalese. The location of the homestay is very peaceful and calm.
( more info will be provided before your arrival )Algo mais...
There are many interesting places to visit close to our village. Some of which include the elephant orphanage and safari park, Yala sanctuary, beach down south, the highest waterfall in Sri Lanka, and other waterfalls. There are many beautiful mountains to hike.
Reaching the village from the airport.
You have to manage to get to our place by yourself, we guide you clearly.
Fiber optical fastest internet connectivity is available in the village.Mais alguns detalhes
Acesso à internet
Acesso à internet limitado
Temos mascotes
Somos fumantes
Pode hospedar famílias
Pode hospedar nômades digitais
Hi.. We have fiber optic internet connectivity at our center, and we are ready to get any support that you could provide us online.
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However, we were extremely disappointed with the communication and expectations from Janaka. He often seemed uninterested in engaging with us. We constantly felt… read more
Andrea was an engaging teacher and she made English practice fun for the students. She prepared some… read more
I do think that everyone, volunteers, students, would gain a lot more if they made the structure and communication better. It definitely… read more
It was an honor for me to be a part of it and help them out a little bit.
They were extremely hospitable, helpful and supporting.
It is a place that I would love to come back and contribute.
Thank you.
We had the pleasure of staying with Saminda and his family. They provided us with very delicious food, made sure that we took the right busses to the homeschoolings and even… read more
She sid an amazing help here.
We hope she will be visiting us again.
We were… read more
Saturday is the main day at the language centre where kids from all the surrounding villages come to learn. It was… read more
The story behind the foundation is amazing.
I taught at the learning centre, as well as directly at the student's homes
The students are very kind, interested, very eager to learn and make all the… read more
Thank you so much for your kind words and for sharing your thoughts about your time with us at the project. I'm thrilled to hear that your experience was rewarding and that you found Janaka's passion and dedication inspiring. His work truly makes a positive impact on the quality of life for the community, and we're grateful for his… read more
Enjoyed teaching the kids.
The work is especially rewarding because the children come in their leisure time, out of their own interest in learning english. It's totally for free for them, which is so great. :)
I also loved staying with the family and to gain insight into the real local life of sri lankans! All of them… read more
We are grateful for your contribution to our mission of helping children find better opportunities in life. Your presence and… read more
Every day I was visiting a different home with different groups of children willing to communicate, play, share, and show me around.
This is a very remote area, so the presence of a foreigner and… read more
Your willingness to contribute to our organization and share your skills and experiences with our children is truly… read more
It was our first Workaway so it is hard to compare or to know what we should have expected.
However, This project let you actually live inside a local and authentic community.
We have been there for only two weeks, which in our eyes was not enough to make the right impact on the students, but we… read more
You are really a nice couple and had an amazing time here.
Students enjoyed well doing activities with you.
When you have a free time plz help our students online.
Thank you again and have a nice journey.
Janaka
Samantha & Ty did a great job here during the short time period.
Thank you both of you much...
Janaka and the team
The host family we stayed in was amazing, we couldn't have imagined a kinder family and a… read more
I've spent more than 1,5 months in Sri Lanka, most of the time staying and working here.
That was indeed an amazing life-changing experience, cause I've learnt to embrace every life situation with gratitude, no matter what surprises, culture difference and uncertainties I faced. As soon as you stop strying to put the ongoing things in… read more
The school was really amazing, the children were so eager to learn! They really wanted to make a connection with the vollunteers… read more
I hope you will visit our village again… read more
Teaching is very different than we are accustomed. Is more memorizing than communication with children’s. So be prepared for it. Willage is more average than beautiful, but you have an opportunity to travel around to see many… read more
With our limited workaway experience (this was our first time) Janaka’s place seems to be the ultimate destination and using Buddhist own words “a workaway Nirvana”.
We had the greatest time ever !
First of all: Janaka’s family welcomed us warmly. His daughters and… read more
You were great teachers for my students and you were our first home-schooling teachers.. Your feedback about the home-schooling was greatly helps me to enhance it. Your lifestyle was also impressed us. Already we have prepared language game boards which you introduced us. Wish you all the best our loving volunteer couple.… read more
Saturday is the big day when all of them (around 150) gather at the center for English / IT class : volunteers (both foreigners and locals) have to be there to teach them from 7:00… read more
We had a wonderful time with Kristina, she is a lovely, easy going young lady who worked hard at our learning center, besides that we had truly interesting conversations with her.
Thank you very much for your feed back and, i was really impressed with all you have done to my learning centre. You were such wonderful teacher to my… read more
I thought classes with kids from 6 up to 16 years old, however, with the young ones help from a local teacher was definitely helpful. The kids are all very eager to learn,… read more
You worked hard with our students, I personally feel the opportunity i had to work with you is fortunate for me. Thank you so much and all the best Nora.
I’m very happy about your interest on our teaching system and your experience related to the repetition method.
We are waiting to… read more
Andreas & Soraya, the first volunteer they came to us twice. They did an admirable duty. The children and the parents loved them and so did the staff. They can survive in any hostile environment. They are ready to undergo any difficult conditions in a very rural area like Monaragala in Sri Lanka. They did a lot to make the children happy and… read more
my learning centre. you were such wonderful teacher to my students and they never forget you forever.
Thank you so much once again. and highly appreciate your such grate qualities.
I also spent… read more
The day I arrived I came directly from Negombo, via train, bus and TukTuk and the first thing Janaka… read more
It seems that the amount of sacrifice for this project has not been adequate for 15 years.
Thank you very much for showing me shortcomings….
You strengthened me, more than a good feedback….
Those are also for the future of our students…
You helped us very well during your time
Thank you again
Janaka
We admire your great job here, and a activity you introduced us, we still follow.. :-).
We wish you a bright future.. Visit us again in the future...
Janaka
Thanks for your excellent service. You always tried to teach something to students who are around with you. You are the only one volunteer who gave me a report about student’s English knowledge. It greatly helps me. Thanks again..
Janaka
Since I'm a… read more
With regards to our teaching experience at the center, here are a few… read more
The interaction with the hostfamily was also very good and they loved… read more
Workawaying here def. gives you the best authentic Sri Lankan village experience you could wish for.
It was holiday season during our stay here, so we ended up working more than 25 hours a week. But you teach very willing kids, what… read more
It was an absolute honour to volunteer here and I advise anyone who is looking for a rewarding challenge to spend some time here. All the homestays are… read more
She is willing to come Sri Lanka again. As a charity organization we highly appreciated everything that she had done for us during her stay. Children of her Home-Stay also love to… read more
From our first day we have become a part of the family (Sending warm greetings to Tushara, Lalith, Dulmi, Ashani and Kavi!) and we have been treated in the most nicest way all the time. We received tasty and healthy local food every day, as Tushara is… read more
The combination of staying in a host family and teaching English at the foundation was truly amazing. Even the facilities given at the foundation are as amazing as they sound. This and the other members of… read more
Certainly Matthieu is young, but he is resourceful and autonomous whatever the field is. For example, he gave several English courses alone, and was… read more
1) You will stay in a family that will welcome you warmly;
2) You will teach English to diligent, motivated pupils who want to learn;
3) You will be surrounded by dedicated people like Janaka, the Director of the Foundation, who is doing everything possible… read more
Certainly Matthieu is young, but he is resourceful and autonomous whatever the field is. For example, he gave several English courses alone, and was… read more
The children are delightful, very hard working and eager to learn English and IT. This project would be very suited to someone with good IT skills as the community… read more
The village is located in a beautiful place that makes staying there even more special.
Kids are sweet, curious and farst learning.
The teaching process is a bit disorganised - we did not know there program in regular school… read more
When we have more than 4 volunteers, unable to organize classes and schedule properly.
We are lucky people to have fiber optical fastest connectivity during this month. :-)
Thanx again for your comment....
We volunteered at school every Saturday and also had some classes during weekdays. It was great pleasure for us to meet these children.
Janaka and his family were very helpful and kind to us. We lived in their house and had… read more