Zimbabwe: Bongai Shamwari Kindergarten

About the local hosting organization

Bongai Shamwari Early Childhood Center, provides early education for kids from disadvantaged background from Chikanga and the surroundings communities in Mutare and Penhalonga. The philosophy for the Centre is a quality preschool education helps to build self-confidence, learn social skills and develop lifelong passion for education.

Presentation of the programme

The volunteers will develop a social health care for the Centre, offer some in house training for the kids and staff members as well as tailor made training Programme with strong bias on Gender and development Programme. Requirements: Basically, passion and commitment for early childhood development and community development is all that is required to take part in this program. Food: Basic meals will be provided from what is locally available in the local community. Volunteers are therefore advised to be flexible and open minded. This will make it easy for them to negotiate their entry into the community

About the accomodation

Accommodation: Volunteers will be accommodated at Tose. Rooms will be available to individual volunteers. Volunteers with special needs like seniors/aged, families and physically challenged will have special arrangements for their accommodations

About the food

Food: Basic meals will be provided from what is locally available in the local community. Volunteers are therefore advised to be flexible and open-minded. This will make it easy for them to negotiate their entry into the community.

About the location

The kindergarten is located in the very densely populated suburb of the city of Mutare in Chikanga.

Requirements

Desire to work hard as well as being comfortable to work with people with from different backgrounds