- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Enhance women's life opportunities: Volunteer as a women's literacy teacher in Bolivia!
ORGANIZATION: BiblioWorks
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
Real Adventure for Real Change!
Are you looking for...
a genuine and secure NGO to work with?
- an adventurous experience in Bolivia, to be in touch with real local people and culture?
- an environment where you can learn and practise Spanish?
BiblioWorks is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity which has established twelve libraries in poor communities in and around the beautiful city of Sucre, Bolivia. We believe that healthy communities require healthy minds, and our sustainable libraries act as a vital way for communities to develop through literacy and education.
We need volunteers to work as Women's Literacy Teachers, providing teaching which is engaging, helps women to develop their literacy, as well as offering them the chance to learn a new skill. Previous volunteers have taught literacy through the medium of cooking and photography; if you have skills you are passionate about and feel you could teach, we would love to hear from you!
An advanced level of Spanish is required for this role as you will need to establish successful relationships with the women you are teaching. Previous experience of teaching, as well as a high level of initiative are also essential, as this role is mostly unsupervised. The impact that you can have with this role is immeasurable; you will be personally responsible for changing the lives and opportunities of the women in these communities.
We look forward to welcoming you to our team here in Bolivia!
More opportunities with BiblioWorks
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About BiblioWorks
Location:
Asheville, Asheville, NC 28801, US
Mission Statement
BiblioWorks promotes education and literacy in communities in need. We believe that healthy communities require healthy minds. That's why we have been building libraries, supplying books and training librarians in the poorest communities of Bolivia since 2005. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, our funding comes from donors and volunteers who dedicate their time towards helping communities in rural Bolivia. We are not a religious or political organization.
Description
Founded in 2005 by the hard work of Megan Sherar, a Peace Corps volunteer and her brother, Brendan Sherar, CEO of Biblio.com, BiblioWorks has since continued to grow. From its initial beginnings as one library in the community of Morado K'asa to fifteen libraries today, BiblioWorks are proud of the impact that we have had in rural Bolivia. In rural Bolivia, the concept of public libraries is relatively new, and most children and young people do not have the vital access to books and information that they need to achieve success. We believe that reading and education are to keys to strengthen communities. By training librarians, teachers, and other community members in the proper use of a public library, we ensure that everything that we do here is sustainable and helps the community itself to continue growing.
In addition to the work that we do establishing libraries, we also actively seek volunteers who wish to work in our libraries, or with our team in our office in Sucre. We ask that they offer their skills and passions to the communities: whether by leading reading clubs as Literacy Ambassadors, opening the doors to the world through English lessons as English teachers, or through offering women in the community the chance to improve their literacy, as Women's Literacy Teachers. Each and every one has an enormous impact, and are incredible proud of the work that these generous and enthusiastic volunteers from all walks of life and from many different countries do in the communities here in Bolivia.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Destacamento 317 #119Sucre, SucreBolivia
DATE POSTED
April 8, 2019
SKILLS
- Adult Education
- Literacy / Reading
- Teaching / Instruction
- Reading / Writing
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 19
- We require a commitment of at least five weeks.
- - Enthusiasm, commitment and passion!- Monetary means to cover the cost of living in Bol