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Everyone Matters 2 (First half 8 days) | NICE-19-0804B | 2019-08-04 - 2019-08-11 | SOCI,KIDS | Age: 18 - 99

 

This workcamp has been organized with Malaysian Organization of Volunteer Exchange (MOVE) since 2017 (second time in this place!). MOVE is a workcamp NGO founded in 2006, but stopped activities for some years and NICE restarted co-organizing since 2017! Lighthouse Children Welfare Home houses 75 children aged 3-21 with hard backgrounds such as alcoholic or drug addicted parents, poverty, single parent, abuse, etc. The Home is registered at the Registrar of Societies and prides itself on having adopted a family, rather than an institutional concept and a significant effort is put into bringing together siblings who have been separated in the past into this home as a family. As far as possible, all the children attend school and those who are unable to are home-schooled.

Work: Volunteers will mainly conduct some fun activities involves physical games such as traditional games. To open the mindset of the children in learning different cultures around the world thru cultural dance and creative arts and crafts. To interact with children and become a role model for them.

Accomodation and food: Volunteers will stay at the home itself. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.

Location: Malaysia Kuala Lumpur

Location and Leisure: The school is located at Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur. It is located in the city, so you can sometimes enjoy café, night market, etc. in the evening (but not till too late!).

Train/Bus station: Kuala Lumpur - Volunteers will meet in the city center and need to arrive at the airport by 14:00 on Aug. 4th and can leave there after the noon on Aug. 11th.

Requirements: High motivation to work with the kids and to respect local culture/ way. Experience of similar type of service is welcomed!

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 750 MYR

*Study theme: Discussion on mentally challenged children issue (Volunteers should bring info. about them in their or other countries.) *Other activities: Visitation around Kuala Lumpur city, and the cultural heritage of Malaysia, cultural exchange events. *About fee, 150 MYR less for Repeaters of MOVE workcamps and those from less expensive countries.