Volunteer
Opportunity description
Want to build
your international development experience and lend your skills to a worthy
cause? Care about child health and disease prevention and want to do something
amaz
ing that protects lives? Come out to Blantyre, Malawi as an Education
Volunteer with Mission Rabies.
Project
Details:
In May, we need you to work with Malawian and International teachers, and
translators teach children and their communities how to protect themselves from
a terrifying killer – rabies. Rabies causes incredible suffering for both human
and animal victims, and sadly affects communities in low income regions. The
disease has been vaccine preventable for over 100 years but 60,000 -100,000
deaths occur every year. Blantyre in Malawi sadly reports more cases of child
rabies deaths in a single hospital than any other in Africa, but we plan to
change that in our biggest challenge against rabies yet! You will be
contributing to the protection of children through working in local schools to
teach basic first aid, rabies control and animal care in our education
campaign. Working alongside mass vaccination teams in the city you will drive
community involvement that eliminates the threat.
Job
Description:
Positions
open to all types of volunteer – we will train you up!
• Children’s
Educator — You will interact with children across Malawi by heading into
schools with our materials to deliver active lessons in dog behaviour and
rabies risk prevention (either in English or via a translator). At night we
will hold community cinema showings to teach families how they can get involved
in the campaign.
Application:
An amazing opportunity to get hands on in one of our education teams. Teach
thousands of children in schools – children face the greatest threat from
rabies, as a volunteer with our education campaign you fill the knowledge gap
that can prevent dog bites, prevent rabies infection and improve the success of
long term humane rabies control. Using our proven methods you will use plays,
quizzes, art and talks to aid reach children as young as five with this vital
information. You must be reasonably fit, comfortable in front of a classroom
and prepared for the unexpected manning our community cinema showings.
Project length –
14 days minimum
Arrivals: 30th April and 14th May
We appreciate
that after all the hard work in the week it’s important to rest and recuperate.
We offer optional Safari and Lake Malawi experiences to get the most out of
your trip, experience the culture and beautiful wilderness during your
well-deserved weekend breaks.
You will be
responsible for organising your flights, insurance and travel vaccinations, but
we are here to advise and support you in this process.
How to apply
Our quick and
easy on-line application is available on the website[[http:missionrabies.com/volunteer/|missionrabies.com/volunteer/]]
or you can contact us for more information
