📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Green Lion
💼 What the programme involves
If you love teaching and being with children, experiencing Zimbabwe as a community teacher is something you will really enjoy!
English is a language used for communication worldwide, so by helping to teach these children you are giving them an invaluable skill that broadens their opportunities.
You will be teaching in primary, secondary, or high schools in the Rusape area and will have plenty of guidance working together with local teachers while following their school curriculum.
But it's not always so formal, and in fact it's the informal interactions with them that will have the most impact! Simply by having someone to practice with and prompt conversations in english, you'll be able to help them work on their pronunciation and vocabulary.
Exchanging your experiences and culture will be great way to open dialogue and broaden their worldviews...and yours too!
🏠 Accommodation on site
About the Accommodation :
You will be staying in our program centre which accommodates around 20 people.
All participants are expected to be environmentally aware and to use all resources with restraint, especially water, paper and electricity. Your rooms will be cleaned daily by staff but please try to clean up after yourself and help play your part to keep the accommodation neat and organized.
Food Arrangements :
Meals are basic and healthy, inspired by the local cuisine consists of staples such as rice, cornmeal for preparing ‘sadza' or ‘bota' (porridge), spinach, chomolia, spring greens, beans, chicken, goat, mutton, and beef.
📍 About the location
You will be staying on the outskirts of Rusape. Specifically, in Cheneke Village, Tandi located in the Manicaland province. Being only 30 minutes away from downtown Rusape, you will have access to local shops and other things that you may visit in your spare time. You may also take the opportunity to visit historic and natural sites such as Victoria Falls and surrounding reserves around the country.
ℹ️ Additional information
Open all year, starting on Mondays, participation fee 175 € per week. All programmes of GREEN LION ZIMBABWE start with mandatory culture week (210 €).