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8 people are interested
Counselling and Social Work in Belize
ORGANIZATION: Kaya Responsible Travel
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8 people are interested
The Project
The 1200 students of this community College are from a variety of backgrounds in a very deprived region. There are many issues experienced by these local children as a result of poverty, broken homes and high incidents of domestic violence including internal conflict, anger issues, drug and alcohol addiction and life worries and the college does not have enough skilled staff on hand to provide the counselling and social support urgently needed by children and young adults alike.
On this project, the college has a small staff that focus on individual counselling for the students as well as providing wider social skills development outside the classroom, including Building School-Community-Parent partnerships, Parental Educational Classes, Youth Leadership Development (working with various student clubs), The High School Life Skills Program, Drug and Alcohol Education and workshops to help students learn how to respond to peer pressure in school.
While there is a small counselling program in place, this is inadequately staffed - the High School has one full-time and one part-time counsellor serving over 750 students, and the Junior College only has one part-time counsellor who looks after over 450 students. Volunteers are needed to provide students with the skills needed to be better able to manage and resolve conflicts more peacefully, to understand their problems and to be able to deal with these calmly and intelligently. The social work programmes rely on local and visiting volunteers to commit their time to building initiatives that can help address the wider issues.
More opportunities with Kaya Responsible Travel
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Kaya Responsible Travel
Location:
The Arches, North Campus Incubator, Sackville Street, Manchester, M60 1QD, GB
Mission Statement
Kaya's mission is to promote sustainable social, environmental and economic development, empower communities and cultivate educated, compassionate global citizens through responsible travel.
Description
Responsible travel is about seeing the world in a manner that most respects and benefits local people, culture and the environment - it's travel in the real world, not tourism.
Every year thousands of people travel the globe looking to explore new environment and experience different cultures, with a spirit of adventure and a desire to learn more about the world.
As global travel becomes more accessible, and we look to visit further and more exotic locations, we often discover that the real world is not always easy to uncover, and often visitors don't get a chance to see beyond the window that tourism can offer.
As a volunteer, you have the opportunity to become a real part of the environments, lives and communities of the world's developing nations. And whether you chose to work on projects that benefit the wildlife, the environment or the people, you come away knowing that your being there has positively impacted those you have visited.
At Kaya, we pride ourselves on delivering only what is best for our volunteers and best for the communities which we are working with. You will find many volunteer organizations to chose between today, and many of these are also offering great placements around the world. But we believe that no-one works closer with their volunteers and with the receiving communities on the ground to make sure everyone can achieve the greatest benefits that volunteering has to offer.
For those of you who have skills that can benefit the projects, and even if you are looking to develop your professional skills in a developing country, your help is invaluable and Kaya staff will work with you to ensure your role matches your skill.
Internships, group ventures and specialist projects can be arranged by request.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
BelizeSan Ignacio, Cayo Belize
DATE POSTED
June 17, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
N/A