Discover and Empower Orphans Program

This project aim in empowering capacities and training vulnerable children in Cameroon

PROJECT OVERVIEW.
The program aims to provide an opportunity for needy children and orphans to live and learn under one roof until they are adopted or integrated in the community or placed with family members who can take better care of them. Due to extreme poverty, neglect and abuse, many children in Cameroon are forced to leave their homes to live on the streets or forced into child labor and trafficking. The society also looks down upon them, and mostly lives under bad conditions.

In Cameroon there are many orphanages today focusing on giving hope to those children who does not have a family. They give them house, provide them food each day, training them on some specific topics depending on the age of the children. They help some to go back to school.

Our aim is to give these orphanages extra support so they can provide the children with good quality food, clothing and school supplies. Through the commitment and dedication of our volunteers, we have contributed immensely to the basic education of these children who sometimes lack the quality foundation. We offer support, care and family for the orphans and vulnerable.

Our Every Child is Ours project has trained since 2013 more than 600 kids in 4 orphanages and 6 primary schools. Today we want to be more close to orphans and other deprived children with the Discover and Empower Orphans Program.

DURATION
The project is open for the academic calendar in Cameroon. From September 9th 2015 to June 7th 2017. In between, there are Xmas holidays (December 23th to January 10th) and Easter Holidays (March 19th to April 6th - to be confirmed)

PROJECT NEEDS:
We are in need of partnership with NGOs and Schools/Universities from western countries to provide us with available resources in order to support the local team to perform the project on the due time.

HUMAN RESOURCES: We would like to have 10 internationals volunteers/interns a year for a period from 3 to 9 months.

MATERIALS: Books, Pens, Pencils, Rulers, Umbrellas, School backpack, edcuational games, clothes, shoes...

More details can be found following this link: http://webdevfoundation.org/discover-and-empower-orphans-program/

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Project overview

Discover and Empower Orphans Program is a project by
ABARKA ONG

taking place
from 2016-09-11 till 2017-06-01

This project relates to:
Capacity Building

and is focusing on:

Anti-discrimination
Children
Disability
EVS volunteer wanted
Leadership
Media and communication
Non-formal learning
Urban/rural development
Volunteering

This project can include young people with fewer opportunities like

Social obstacles
Cultural differences

Target group - we work with Orphans from orphanages and social centers. Challenges about beneficiaries and working area. Social obstacles - young people in a precarious situation - Orphans Cultural differences - As volunteer are from different social level, there is need to understand that children may be looking at you differently. But few days are ok to adapt. - On the street people may be calling "hey le blanc" or "hey la blanche", meening "hi white man". That does not mean they are violent or racist. It is usual there. Funny answer to this is usually: "hey le noir, ca va?" to tell "hi black man, how are you" with a smile and it is ok and this way you make friends. Requirements: - No qualification is require except fluency in English and basic French depending on the area the volunteer will be working. - Volunteer will be required to be creative, independent and not afraid to use your own initiative. Volunteer are given a lot of freedom and flexibility to do what you see fit for the benefit of the orphans. - Volunteer must also have love for the children and be committed to ensuring that they are cared for very well. - You will need to be flexible and be willing to get involved in any duty required of you. You should be aware that the children you are working with can be very active and also disruptive, so you will need perseverance and tolerance in dealing with them. - This area of volunteer placement requires volunteers who have kind heart for children. Ability to do hard work, open minded and flexibility, ready to overcome challenges are a plus.

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http://otlas-project.salto-youth.net/5569