After-school club volunteers urgently needed for charity project
July 20th, 2015
Global Club is a new volunteer-led programme created by African Initiatives, centred on bringing global issues to the attention of Key Stage 2 children in Bristol schools. Over six weeks, volunteers will provide enlightening and entertaining after-school sessions, each lasting for just under an hour.
African Initiatives is an international development charity based in St Paul s, Bristol. Working with local partners in Africa, they support marginalised individuals and communities to exercise their rights. Over the last 16 years they have worked with local community groups in Tanzania and Ghana in girls education, women s rights, secure livelihoods and access to health rights. They share their learning with schools and communities in the UK.
Each week the children are faced with a new issue to understand. Through a range of engaging activities the children interact, create, play, and discuss while covering all aspects of the week s topic. During week 4 the focus is on storytelling in West African countries. This could involve the children writing their own short stories in a West African style, or learning some Swahili phrases. Another week the topic may be Fair trade, with the children learning terms such as fermentation , harvesting , and fair trade , or even chocolate tasting.
So, no matter your background or experience, if you are passionate about global issues, particularly relating to African countries, and educating others on this issues, then get in touch! Volunteers are provided with a DBS certificate, and will be fully trained in delivering the sessions. Volunteers are asked to attend an evening training workshop on 25th August or 14th October 3-7pm, and volunteer for six weeks (1hr per week) following this.
Email [email protected] to apply
Visit the website: www.african-initiatives.org.uk
See the Facebook page: www.facebook.com/AfricanInitiatives
- Written by William Altoft, an African Initiatives Volunteer.