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Motswedi Community Based Rehabilitation Centre (BWA02)

This project is part of the SCI North South Programmes. Volunteers should be 20 years old, have previous volunteering experience and take part in the Preparation Workshops organised by their sending branch. More details from your sending branch.
Camp code:
BW-BWA 9.2
Country:
Botswana
Start Date:
May 20, 2024
End Date:
May 31, 2024
Topic:
9: People with disabilities
Options:
Mixed Age Camp
Wheelchair Accessible
Work Types:
Work with people with disabilities / Manual / Restoration, renovation
Number of volunteers:
10
Free places for Males:
5
Free places for Females:
5
Free places last update:
Feb 07, 2024
International age:
18 - 99
National age:
99 - 99
Extra fee to be paid in the hosting country:
260.00 US Dollar
Breakdown:
  1. Accommodation and food: 15.00 US Dollar
  2. Transportation: 15.00 US Dollar
  3. Activities: 0.00 US Dollar
  4. Hosting organisation support: 230 US Dollar
Purpose of extra costs:
none
Required Language:
English
Child friendly camp
Yes (Minimum age: 15)
Motivation letter:
This camp requires an additional motivation letter to explain in more detail why you would like to attend.

Description: Motswedi Rehabilitation Centre, Mochudi

Type of Work: Social/ psychological, counseling & Education

Study Theme: Social Work: with/for children, refugees, people with disabilities, women groups and children in difficult circumstances, by provision of psychological and physiological support,

Accommodation: ACCOMMODATION: Motswedi Community Based Rehabilitation Centre provides accommodation in their shared guest houses and dormitories. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring their own tents for their privacy. Hot showers and bathrooms/toilets with running water are available. Please remember to bring very warm clothes and sleeping bags. Most importantly, workcamp is a platform for cultural exchange, volunteers should bring meal recipes and music of their own countries. Drinking water is safe. Mochudi is one of the largest villages in the country and boasts of big chain stores like Spar Supermar

Language: English

Requirements: English language is a must Must be able to socialise with children very well

Approximate Location: Mochudi,Botswana

Notes: Volunteers can visit the Mookolodi Game Reserve during their spare times. There is Phuthadikobo and Gaborone Museums, storage of magnificent historical artefacts and books. Visit Mookodi Game Reserve at www.mokolodi.com COST OF PARTICIPATION IN A WORK CAMP

The work camp participation fee is US $260 per participant, which covers simple work camp meals, arrangements for the whole work camp preparation in terms of communication, electronic mailing and transport for meeting with different stakeholders. BWA organizes transport for participants from the airport in Gaborone to Mochudi (BWA Head Office) at a nominal fee of US$ 40 per participant, where participants are inducted prior to departure to work camps destination

Organization Description: The Botswana Workcamps Association (BWA) is a non-governmental, non-profit making voluntary organization registered with the Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs in April 1980 under the Societies Act. With headquarters in Mochudi in the Kgatleng District, BWA collaborates with local and national structures and bodies and is member of the Southern Africa Workcamps Cooperation (SAWC). It is affiliated to the Botswana Council of Non-Governmental Organizations (BOCONGO) and to the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Services (CCIVS). The mission of Botswana Workcamps Association is to enhance leadership development through community voluntary discipline, participation and increase self-reliance for broad based sustainable development in construction, environmental management and conservation, economic empowerment, psychological and physiological rehabilitation and leadership development BWA draws its membership from junior, secondary, tertiary schools and out of school youth. BWA exists under three programmes, which include, leadership development, workcamps and youth centre development.