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Typical Volunteer Day
Your day as a volunteer will look something like the following:
07.00am – Breakfast
07.45am – Pick up and transfer to school
08.00am – Begin morning classes
12.00pm – Lunch
14.00pm – Sports coaching sessions
17.00pm – Return to accommodation
18.00pm – Evening meal
19.00pm – Free time
Weekends – these days are for your own discretion. You can opt to play for local teams (where possible) or coach extra sessions with local clubs/youth groups. Alternatively, you can choose to keep this time free for personal travel and relaxation.
Please Note: When you arrive in Africa, you must arrive with an open mind and flexible attitude: In a developing country, you cannot expect life to be as structured as in the West. Africa has a famous saying of ‘Africa Time’. You will find that the pace of life is much slower than you will be used to, and you must use a lot of initiative and creativity in your role to make things happen and develop the programme structure. But, as our volunteers have experienced, a little hard work and persistence goes a very long way, and your sense of achievement and pride that you feel when you come to leave the project will last you a lifetime.
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