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Gap Year Volunteer project

Gap Year Volunteer project. Rebecca Cramer. GVI Organisation. Global Vision International was formed in 1997. Its main goals are to provide support for overseas charities and non-for profit governmental agencies.

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Gap Year Volunteer project

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  1. Gap Year Volunteer project Rebecca Cramer

  2. GVI Organisation • Global Vision International was formed in 1997. Its main goals are to provide support for overseas charities and non-for profit governmental agencies. • From 2007, 70% of all the funds raises from the volunteer work, were spent completely on the projects and charities that they support.

  3. Volunteer in a Kenyan Orphanage • In the vibrant costal city of Mombasa is an upmarket town (Nyali) with very wealthy residences, next to it lies the slum city of Bombolulu, which is home to a very impoverished community. • I will be volunteering at a children's centre. Children who included in this curriculum are either orphans or there family make little to no money.

  4. Map of Kenya

  5. Schedule • Mornings: Assist with literacy and numeracy education. • Afternoons: One-on-one reading lessons with students who are falling behind. Sports or physical activities. • After Work: Prepare the following days lesson. Bond with the other volunteers • Weekends: Free time to explore and enjoy the town and local areas.

  6. Which social justice issue is being addressed? • Multiple Social Justice issues are being addressed throughout the development of this program. • Access to an education: All children have the right to be educated. Millennium goal number 2, Universal primary education • Providing nutritious meals to undernourished children Millennium goal 1 ‘Eradicate extreme hunger’ and goal 4 ‘Decrease child mortality’

  7. Application process • They ask for your basic and personal details as well as a medical background. • The organisation will then process your application and make sure you are well suited for the specific program. • You can set off as soon or as late as you want.

  8. Reference slide • (GVI, 1997) (Bombulu Workshops) (Missusc, 2012) (Community work with AIDS orphans in Mombasa Kenya) • GVI. (1997). Retrieved May 22, 2012, from Volunteer Abroad: http://www.gvi.co.uk/programs/volunteer-orphanage-kenya • Missusc. (2012). Retrieved May 22, 2012, from Tripadvisor.com.au: http://www.tripadvisor.com.au/ShowTopic-g294210-i9512-k1256694-Morning_star_orphanage_Bombolulu_Village-Mombasa_Coast_Province.html • Bombulu Workshops. (n.d.). Retrieved May 22, 2012, from MombasaInfo.com: http://www.mombasainfo.com/attractions/historical-cultural/bombolulu-workshops/ • Community work with AIDS orphans in Mombasa Kenya. (n.d.). Retrieved May 22, 2012, from itoiVolunteering: http://www.i-to-i.com/volunteer-projects/volunteer-community-work-with-orphans-in-mombasa.html

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