Volunteer in South Africa for Education Technology in Townships

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Need: Only 14% of students who begin primary school in South Africa are able to complete their secondary education. The statistics are far worse in the townships, where the vast majority of students suffer from domestic violence and systemic inequalities.

Nonprofit Partner: LEAP Science and Maths Schools is an innovative nonprofit organization dedicated to providing quality education to underserved youth living in townships across South Africa. The six LEAP campuses focus on Math, Science, and English, have extended school hours, and believe in developing both their students’ character and intellect. This approach results in 97% of LEAP students passing their Grade 12 final examinations (compared to a 76% national average), and 90% of LEAP graduates qualifying for higher education (compared to a national average of less than 12% for students from townships and rural areas).

Project: This will be Team4Tech’s sixth project with LEAP, building on our established relationship to help implement LEAP’s comprehensive IT strategy across all of their six campuses. LEAP’s vision is to provide technology and training for all of their schools so that each LEAP teacher will have a laptop, all learners will have access to desktops and/or tablets, and classrooms will be models of 21st century teaching and learning methods.

Watch the video of a previous Team4Tech LEAP project with our corporate partner, Pure Storage to learn more.

Project Dates & Time Commitment:

• Final date to decide on team: Wednesday, September 27, 2017

• Preparation dates: Wednesday October 4 - Wednesday, November 8, 2017. This includes six team calls, each one hour long, in addition to one-hour sub-team call, and one coursework reading per week. The purpose of the preparation is to understand the needs of the nonprofit, and prepare for the deliverables which the team will deliver in-country.

• In-Country dates: Sunday, November 12 - Monday, November 20, 2017. This includes full days involving workshops, tour of the area to understand the context, implementation of the project, evening reflections, and cultural excursions.

• Debrief dates: This includes a debrief call on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 and a presentation call on Wednesday, December 13, 2017 where you’ll share your insights and experience about the project with your friends, colleagues, and family.

Project Location: Limpopo, South Africa (3.5 hr drive from Johannesburg)