Volunteer Role
Working with a number of schools and orphanages in central Livingstone, you will focus on coaching football to children during school and out of school hours. Schools in Livingstone operate on a “Hot-Seating system”, where children take it in turns to attend school. Some schools have up to 3 different sessions a day, meaning that two thirds of children are not at school at any one time. Because of this, there are hundreds, if not thousands, of enthusiastic children looking for something to do to fill their free time.
Working with our local coordinator, an FA accredited football coach; you will be trained to the standard of an FA Level 1 coach. You will then be allocated a school, in which you will coordinate the football training sessions on the school fields.
You will be involved with the following activities:
- Coaching and match/tournament organization
- Identification of children with extraordinary talent
- Operation of a high-performance academy to further develop the skills of the highly talented children identified through this project
What’s Included in the Programme
- Project Fee: a direct contribution to the project for resources and materials
- All airport transfers from Livingstone International Airport upon your arrival and departure
- Orientation programme
- Daily Project transport
- All meals and accommodation
- Weekly laundry service during your stay
- Project assistance
What’s Not Included in the Programme
- Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement, which must include cover for repatriation
- All transport by air or bus to Livingstone
- All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other)
- E-mail/Internet and telephone calls
- Soft drinks, wines and spirits
- All visas for border crossings
- Any excursions over and above your planned itinerary in Zambia e.g. visit to the Victoria Falls, white water rafting, etc
