📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
THE GREEN LION MONGOLIA
💼 What the programme involves
Program Description
The orphanage provides housing, food and education for orphaned children as well as those whose families cannot afford to take care of them.
The program consists of renovation, beautification, and education work that shall improve the centre and living standards for all the children. Additionally, you will also get the chance to teach English on a non-formal basis, to help the children in their vegetable garden (for their studies and own consumption) or to create activities and arrange workshops for hygiene, cultural exchange, environmental and other important issues or anything else that might come to mind. Our main aim, however, is always to renovate and beautify the orphanage grounds so do expect to work long hours under the sun and get your hands dirty!
Aims & Objectives
The orphanage offers a safe environment for children coming from underprivileged backgrounds. Therefore, the orphanage concentrates on the well-being of these children and offers them assistance in developing into young adults. Other children come from remote areas of Mongolia, where education is non-existent.
The aim of the program, therefore, is to maximize and continue to improve the facilities at the children's home and to help bring smiles to the children along the way!
Schedule
Week 1
Monday to Tuesday
Experience exotic Mongolia, learn basic language skills to communicate with local Mongolian people, get know about their ancient culture, visit the Chinggis Square & National Museum, and walk through ancient bazaars to capture the sounds, light and colors.
Wednesday to Friday
After breakfast, you will be off to the children's home. You will then be organized into groups and be briefed on your tasks by our coordinator and the centre's staff. Expect to do heavy work at the site for 4-5 hours per day with a lunch break in between. Lunch is always at the centre with kids.
Week 2 & Onwards
Monday to Friday
From you second week onwards, you will take part in various renovation and beautification activities planned by us through our coordinator. A typical day would begin at 9 am. Lunch will be served between 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm. Later after lunch, you will continue with your assignment at the renovation site.
***Please note, from middle of August to middle of May you will be participating only in the teaching activity at the children's home. This is mainly due to extreme cold weather conditions***
***During middle of May to middle of August, there will be a range of activities for you to perform at the children's home
🏠 Accommodation on site
Standard Accommodation
Accommodation is a standard apartment house in the city of Ulaanbaatar. This is one of the typical homes. Our rooms allocate 6-8 people based on a single-gender basis and shared toilet with your roommates.
Food arrangements : You will be provided with three meals a day on weekdays and two meals per day on weekends. The meals are a mix of Western and Asian food, consisting mainly of vegetarian dishes including rice and vegetables. You can expect to have a chicken dish about twice per week. You can also use the kitchen facilities to cook for yourself or eat out at any of the local restaurants.
📍 About the location
Location
Mongolia is truly one of the world”™s last undiscovered travel destinations and the safest country to visit. It is a land where you can experience wide-open spaces, cobalt blue skies, forests, deserts, crystal clear rivers and lakes, and the traditional hospitality of the nomads.
Ulaanbaatar the capital is a beautiful city offers big contrasts, one minute you're dodging the path of a Hummer H2 and the next you're mystified by groaning Buddhist monks at Gandan Khiid. It's a wild place that bursts into life after slumbering through a long winter. This ever-changing city may be the biggest surprise of your Mongolian adventure. -- Facilities
Supermarket, Salon, Laundromat, cinema, money exchange, ATM, sim card shop, and photocopy shops are all located within a 2 kilometers radius.
Activities & Events
There are no activities or events organized at the moment.
Sights & Surroundings : There are plenty to do around Ulaanbaatar, such Dinosaur Museum, Gandantegchinlen Monastery, Winter Palace of the Bogd Khan, Zaisan Memorial etc.
ℹ️ Additional information
frais supplémentaires à régler 245 € par semaine, projet ouvert du 15/05 au 21/08/17. Voir calendrier des dates d'arrivée dans le descriptif. Extrait de casier judiciare requis.