GHD-09 CHILDHOOD DREAMS-3 YENI SAKRAN - IZMIR 07.08.21 22.08.21 SOCI - KIDS 4

Local Partner
“Childhood Dreams” is a special project of GHD, designed for disadvantaged children groups aged 10-14.
This camp is sponsored by external funds as well as the funds raised by GHD. All accommodation and food

expenses of the disadvantaged children are covered by funds. The project is realised in Afacan Youth House
( www.afacan.de ).
We are looking for communicative, talkative, active, children friendly volunteers who are at least 20 years old
with some abilities on teaching basic English, any sports like basketball, volleyball, swimming, football, table
tennis, etc., chess, arts & crafts, music, dance, drama, in & outdoor group games. Ability of swimming is
essential and teaching swimming is preferable. Applicants will be interviewed by the camp managers via
Zoom / Skype / WhatsApp before being confirmed. A motivation letter should be send along with the
application form.
You will share the responsibilities of the leading team to take care a group of kids from the beginning till the
end of the camp including the trips outside of the camp as well as all kind of activities during the camp.
Please note that you will be dealing with the kids through the given & intensive program all day long. You will
spend most of your time with the kids in the camp area with a limited private life. Thus, contact with the locals
is very limited; however, you will have contact with the working people in the campsite. Volunteers may have
fun together only after the kids go to the bed and the team cover the late, daily staff meeting in the camp.
Leaving the camp area is not allowed due to unexpected emergency cases. Teamwork is very essential for
this camp. Thus, any volunteer who disagrees with the camp rules and team spirit are asked to leave.
Smoking & drinking alcohol is not allowed during the camp at the campsite in front of the kids. Please be
aware of the rules before applying.
Work:
Counselling a group of children aged between 10-14 years old, leading several activities; mainly swimming
for them.
Accommodation and food:
In Afacan Youth House, in 2-3 bedded rooms with toilet and shower. Sleeping bags and mats are not
necessary. Food will be supplied at the campsite. The counsellors will eat together with the group of children
whom they are responsible for. Wi-fi is limited.
Location & leisure:
Yenisakran is a provincial town in the city of Izmir by the Aegean Sea, in west of Türkiye. Work camp site is
safe and secure.
Requirements
Volunteers must be at least 20 years old. A motivation letter with a pass size photo should complete your
application form. Applicants will be interviewed by the camp manager via Zoom / Skype / WhatsApp before
being confirmed. Knowing Turkish could be helpful but not necessary.
Meeting point
In Afacan Youth House on the first day of the camp. Please arrange your travel to Izmir Airport. Further
arrival details will be on the info sheet. Volunteers will leave the camp on the last day of the camp, after
breakfast.

Notes
COVID-19 measures:
Although most of the COVID-19 restrictions have been abolished in Türkiye please check for exceptional

countries for these rules on this website: https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/announcements/coronavirus-
outbreak/travel-restrictions/

Volunteers are requested to bring their own masks and disinfectant liquids. Our camp leaders are well
informed about the precautions that are necessary to take according to different scenarios related with
COVID-19.

IMPORTANT: Due to COVID-19 pandemic, all workcamps are going under re-confirmation process 1 month
prior to their starting dates. Accepted volunteers are requested to wait until 1 month left to the starting date of
the camp before making their final travel arrangements.