Volunteer Role
Working with the local schools in the morning, you will help to teach a range of sports as part of each child's daily instruction. Before the involvement of volunteers, sports received little or no attention in schools, so you will play a major role in the continued physical education of each child.
In the afternoon, you will attend the local community centre/orphanage and help to organise daily games and sporting activities for the orphans. Past volunteers have set up football teams who have played in local leagues.
Popular sports include:
- Football
- Netball
- Athletics
- Rounders/baseball
- Volleyball and more
In some cases, these sports and other sports are yet to be introduced, so you can be responsible for bringing a new sport to these children!
Project Highlights
- Coach very excited and often-talented children in sports and games at local schools and orphanages
- Coach and facilitate operations at our high-performance academy (football only), to which the most talented children are invited for extra attention and skills development
- Assist at an orphanage
- Help build and paint schools and orphanages
- Immerse yourself in local Zambian culture
- Make friends for life
What’s Included in the Programme
- Project Fee: a direct contribution to the project for resources and materials
- All airport transfers from Livingstone International Airport upon your arrival and departure
- Orientation programme
- Daily Project transport
- All meals and accommodation
- Weekly laundry service during your stay
- Project assistance
What’s Not Included in the Programme
- Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement, which must include cover for repatriation
- All transport by air or bus to Livingstone
- All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other)
- E-mail/Internet and telephone calls
- Soft drinks, wines and spirits
- Any excursions over and above your planned itinerary in Zambia e.g. visit to the Victoria Falls, white water rafting, etc
- All visas for border crossings
Prices and Durations
Zambia Sports and Community Project - 4 weeks $2,669
Zambia Sports and Community Project - 8 weeks $4,769
Zambia Sports and Community Project - 12 weeks $6,679
