📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Host Organisation called Human Recourses Development Foundation (HRDF) is an organization which is working to develop human recourse trough awareness. They conducting lots of awareness programs on Gender quality, skills and leadership development programs, HIV/AID prevention program etc
💼 What the programme involves
a. Teaching English to local youths using informal way, rather than a following a book, while speaking and doing games etc. or following your own agenda on teaching.
b. Making a monthly activity plan
c. Assist office work of the host organization to do in English
d. Enhance English knowledge of the office staff of the host organisation
You have to work five days per week. At least one week end day (Saturday or Sunday) you have to work.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Village house
📍 About the location
Polonnaruwa is the second ancient kingdom in Sri Lanka and declared as a world heritage site. Lots of ruins are still there including stone carvings, palaces, temples, pagodas, shrines, parks and lakes etc. and most of them are more than 1100 years old and this is a very populated destination among the tourists. Total area is religious and thousand of pilgrimages visiting daily and for religious ceremonies. Lots of ruins still can see 27km around the city. Majority of the population is depending on paddy farming. Polonnaruwa is another low population density area recorded 122 people per square Km. Project site is located 256km from Colombo.
⚠️ Requirements
A). Above 20 years of age,
B) working ability with minimum supervision
C), Fluency in English, speaking, reading and writing
D), Good health condition
E) Ability to adopt and respect local conditions, environment and culture,
F) Strictly no alcohol, no smoking and no drugs during the period of volunteer program.
* Vol. should arrive at Colombo by the end of October 21. On the 22, s/he will move to Polonnaruwa from Colombo and stay there till November 30 morning.
Then, s/he will come back to Kandy and proceed to airport on November 30. (or s/he can follow his/her own agenda).
Participation fee: 380US$ that will cover;
* Meals and accommodations from October 22 dinner to November 30 Breakfast
* Transportation between Colombo and Higurakgoda and return way to Kandy from project site
* Travelling to project sites and return to resident
* Personal expenditures, free day expenses, cost of air port picking and arrival night stay at guest are not included