📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This project is organized by the women’s group at Dunhinna and they are conducting various development activities in the area. This area is an abandon tea plantation area, decades ago government distributed lands among the landless people. They have village school categorized under “Harsh or difficult”. Teachers are not motivated to go this kind of poor schools because of lack of facilities. According to local thinking Science, Mathematics and English are the most difficult subjects because lack of teachers. Students are studying English since age of 8 but they do not have an opportunity to use it. We need to make English as a practical subject.
💼 What the programme involves
Mainly teaching English to village youths and adults using practical way. It could be a story telling, speech, expedition, role play or a game. Volunteers can join with the Women’s group work as an observer and their other activities. First volunteers have to make an activity plan. If volunteers have profession or skilled about any related skills, volunteers can perform them with village community after discussed with the group.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Village house. You have a single room. Host family will cook for you. No hot water, internet and WiFi. Cloths washing by hand. All the basic facilities are there. Volunteers are not eating beef and pork.
📍 About the location
Located at 150km from Colombo. This is a mountainous area and elevation is 1150m above sea level. Environment is cool, windy and low humid. Used for tea plantation by the British people until late 19th century. After independents, most of the tea plantations were abandoned, because all of the planters move back to UK. Still some plantations can be seen. As a traditional village, majority is Sinhala and some south Indian Tamil families can be seen. Agriculture, dairy farming and working at tea plantation are the main income of the community.
⚠️ Requirements
Good English, Speaking, reading and writing, High motivation to work with rural people, adapt/ respect to local culture and rules. Desirables are language skills of Sri Lankan, experience of travelling, some experience about forestry, agriculture, know some games for youths, children etc. Good health. No any kind of drugs, alcohol or smoking during the project period. End of the period you have to hand over a report of your work completed your gains, comments and recommendations.
ℹ️ Additional information
Other activities: Volunteers can visit to see some scenic, historic as well as religious places. Volunteers can learn how to cook local meals and taste different fruits.
Other: Volunteers have to work 5 days per week, at least 6 hours per day. Volunteers have to work one weekend day according to request of school children. Two free days, volunteers can arrange as two consecutive days or different two days.