Volunteer
Opportunity description
Position
Description
Youth in Action
Against Poverty and HIV/AIDS, (YAAPHA), exists in order to minimize the
transmission and impact of HIV/AIDS through capacity building, advocacy,
information, education, communication, care and support in the municipality of
Moshi.
YAAPHA needs sports
program volunteers to assist them in sport training activities for the children
they support. They have upgraded their sport and culture facilities in some of
the Moshi communities for their talented young people. YAAPHA currently runs
football (soccer) teams in Pasua and Mbokomu and they offer music and dance
lessons in the Kaloleni Ward.
The organization has
10 local volunteers that regularly sport talent on the soccer grounds of Pasua.
At the moment, there are 40 talented young players that meet every morning and
evening at the “Pasua Grounds”of Moshi to get soccer coaching.
Volunteers can assist both with finding talent and also being a soccer coach.
As the organization is run completely on a voluntary bases, they cannot offer
full-time activity to volunteers. Therefore, foreign volunteers during off
hours may be asked to conduct sports training at the YAAPHA Centre.
A sports program
volunteer at YAAPHA should have played soccer during his/her academic education
and be up-to-date regarding all the soccer rules and regulations in his/her own
country and agreeable to learn the soccer rules and regulations in Tanzania
upon arrival in said country. The volunteer must be a mature individual who
demonstrates sportsmanship through example and enjoys teaching all aspects of
the game of soccer.
Volunteer
Tasks Required
Soccer
Training Program
A sports program
volunteer for the teams at Pasua and Mbokomu would be responsible to develop
and implement a soccer training program for children /Youth of all age groups.
The teams consist of both male teams and female teams. The volunteer can
usually choose which gender they prefer to work with.
Championship
Games
The soccer teams at
the Pasua and Mbokomu wards have championships games at the end of June every
year. A sports program volunteer would be responsible to help develop a team
attitude with the children/ youth when playing the game and a mature approach
when the team wins or loses.
Nutrition
A sports program
volunteer is the coach for the team and as such should include in their program
not only the physical training necessary for success but also the importance of
good nutrition to keep their bodies healthy. The volunteer must keep in mind
the types of food that are country oriented and are affordable for these
children/youths.
Fundraising
A sports program
volunteer would be responsible to develop and implement fundraising campaigns.
Funding is always needed for sport uniforms, shoes and soccer equipment.
Include the children/ youths in these fundraising endeavours whenever possible.
Administration
Any sports program
volunteers would be expected to log and report any incidents/accidents or any
other concerns to the facility duty manager. Volunteers would also keep
accurate records of the people who attended the lectures and sport classes and
the progress of each individual who participated.
How
to apply
Send as an E-mail
with your Cover Letter and Resume to yaapha2011@gmail.com /peterbundala@gmail.com
also you may call /text by using this number +255789498980