CHILDHOOD DREAMS
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About the project
CHILDHOOD DREAMS
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
“Childhood Dreams” is a special project of GHD, designed for disadvantaged children groups aged 10-14. This camp is sponsored by external funds as well as the funds raised by GHD. All accommodation and food expenses of the disadvantaged children are covered by funds. The project is realised in Afacan Youth House ( www.afacan.de ). We are looking for communicative, talkative, active, children friendly volunteers who are at least 20 years old with some abilities on teaching basic English, any sports like basketball, volleyball, swimming, football, table tennis, etc., chess, arts & crafts, music, dance, drama, in & outdoor group games. Ability of swimming is essential and teaching swimming is preferable. Applicants will be interviewed by the camp managers via Zoom / Skype / WhatsApp before being confirmed. A motivation letter should be send along with the application form. You will share the responsibilities of the leading team to take care a group of kids from the beginning till the end of the camp including the trips outside of the camp as well as all kind of activities during the camp. Please note that you will be dealing with the kids through the given & intensive program all day long. You will spend most of your time with the kids in the camp area with a limited private life. Thus, contact with the locals is very limited; however, you will have contact with the working people in the campsite. Volunteers may have fun together only after the kids go to the bed and the team cover the late, daily staff meeting in the camp. Leaving the camp area is not allowed due to unexpected emergency cases. Teamwork is very essential for this camp. Thus, any volunteer who disagrees with the camp rules and team spirit are asked to leave. Smoking & drinking alcohol is not allowed during the camp at the campsite in front of the kids. Please be aware of the rules before applying.
💼 What the programme involves
Counselling a group of children aged between 10-14 years old, leading several activities; mainly swimming for them.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In Afacan Youth House, in 2-3 bedded rooms with toilet and shower. Sleeping bags and mats are not necessary. Wi-fi is limited
🍲 Food
Food will be supplied at the campsite. The counsellors will eat together with the group of children whom they are responsible for.
📍 About the location
Yenisakran is a provincial town in the city of Izmir by the Aegean Sea, in west of Türkiye. Work camp site is safe and secure.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers must be at least 20 years old. A motivation letter with a pass size photo should complete your application form. Applicants will be interviewed by the camp manager via Zoom / Skype / WhatsApp before being confirmed. Knowing Turkish could be helpful but not necessary.
🤝 Meeting point
In Afacan Youth House on the first day of the camp. Please arrange your travel to Izmir Airport. Further arrival details will be on the info sheet. Volunteers will leave the camp on the last day of the camp, after breakfast.
ℹ️ Additional information
COVID-19 measures: Although most of the COVID-19 restrictions have been abolished in Türkiye please check for exceptional countries for these rules on this website: https://www.turkishairlines.com/en-us/announcements/coronavirusoutbreak/travel-restrictions/ Volunteers are requested to bring their own masks and disinfectant liquids. Our camp leaders are well informed about the precautions that are necessary to take according to different scenarios related with COVID-19.
IMPORTANT: Due to COVID-19 pandemic, all workcamps are going under re-confirmation process 1 month prior to their starting dates. Accepted volunteers are requested to wait until 1 month left to the starting date of the camp before making their final travel arrangements
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
GHD-07
31/07/2022 at 00:00 → 07/08/2022 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
20–99 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Namık Kemal Cd., Aliağa/İzmir, Türkiye
Turkey
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Turkey Lira (TRY / ₺)
Exchange rate
1 TRY = 0.017822 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
GMT+03:00
Local time: 21:08 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken