Overview
Volunteer to Teach Sport to Children in Zambia

If you are an independent, adventurous person who enjoys teaching children and are looking for voluntary work, teaching sports with in Zambia, Africa, will be for you. The aim of this programme is to empower children in rural communities in Zambia by using sport and physical activities as a vehicle to promote positive, healthy lifestyles. In particular, it will address the major concern of HIV/AIDS among Zambian youths. Volunteers will teach and coach sports such as soccer, netball and volleyball, and also start basketball teams. You will also help design and conduct sports clinics, league games and tournaments. Included in the programme is a weekend trip to Victoria Falls and a day trip to Lochnivar National Park.

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Come play with the kids and share their smiles and passion for sport. Join the mission and share the vision!

Francis Malundu Nakonje, Beyond Sport, Inc. Founder & Director

What Difference Does This Project Make?

Sport and physical activity provide young people with physical, social, and mental benefits, thereby improving their productivity and social well-being. In addition to its direct benefits, sport is also used as a communication vehicle to promote healthy lifestyles and to prevent youths forming harmful habits such as tobacco and drug use. In many countries around the world, and Zambia in particular, sport is being used to raise awareness of HIV/AIDS and to target vulnerable groups such as orphans and out-of-school youths. Sport can tackle factors that contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS by providing knowledge, life skills, access to services, and safe and supportive environments.

Highlights

Living in rural Zambia. Working alongside a passionate team of local staff dedicated to improving the lives of young children. Teaching and playing sport every day. Visiting Victoria Falls and enjoying a safari at Lochinvar National Park.

Location

Volunteers will be based in a small town of Monze centrally located in the southern province commonly referred to as ‘South Central’. Monze is situated approximately 300km south of the national capital city Lusaka and 200km north of Livingstone the tourist capital and home of Victoria Falls.

Field Conditions

Volunteers should be prepared for basic but clean accommodation facilities. All the volunteers will stay at a local guest house. The living and sleeping conditions are comfortable, clean and fully equipped with hot running showers and laundry facilities. Three meals a day will be provided. Volunteers will work from Monday to Thursday, starting at 09:30am and finishing at 4:30pm. Fridays are usually half-days, so volunteers will only work from 08:30am to 2pm.