Community project in Namibia

This project, located one hour away from Windhoek, aims to support children facing educational barriers or in disadvantaged situations. This initiative involves aiding teachers and professionals in their daily responsibilities, with the goal of ensuring access to education for all.

You can choose between 2 different programmes:

• Assistance in an elementary school
• Assistance in rehabilitation and education centers

Primary School Assistance Project

You will assist the teachers at the school, with the goal of giving the children of this community a chance and teaching them a multitude of things so that they can build a stable future.

Volunteer tasks:

• Take care of the children on a daily basis (putting on shoes, going to the toilet, washing hands,…)
• Assist the teachers in their activities (help during exercises, tidy up the classrooms,…)
• Create lessons and presentations for the children
• Get involved in extracurricular activities (which can sometimes be on weekends)

Project to help disabled children

This school is located in Windhoek, the capital of the country. With this project, you will have a positive impact on the children’s lives. The project is based on two different sites, a rehabilitation center for families and children with special needs and an education center for children between 1 and 6 years old.

Volunteer schedule:

• 6:30 am: breakfast
• 7:00 am: transfer to the rehabilitation center
• 7:30am to 12:00pm: Project at the rehabilitation center
• 12:00/13:00: lunch
• 1pm: transfer to the education center
• 1:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.: project at the education center
• 5:15pm: transfer to accommodation
• 7:00 pm : dinner

Missions at the rehabilitation center

• 7:30/8:30: games including topics like animals, art, stories,…
• 8:30 am : teach songs, and tell stories to the children
• 9:00 am: help with breakfast
• 9:30am: a psychologist works with the children, either one on one or in groups, on a weekly topic that builds their developmental skills.
• 11:30 am: help with lunch
• 12:00 pm: telling stories for the children’s nap, for the volunteers staying at the center in the afternoon.

Missions at the education center

• Bible reading and children’s stories
• Art workshops
• Games and sports activities
• For children over 6 years old: basic mathematics and languages.

It is also possible to take part in a programme combining an educational project with an animal project. As the elementary school is located within the NGO’s refuge and animal reserve, you will be able to take part in the animal programme a few days a week (preparing food, feeding the animals, maintenance projects, wildlife conservation…).