Teaching & Orphans Program In Marrakech

Volunteer Care work with children in Morocco

Placement on one of our volunteer Care projects in Morocco can be challenging, but the effort will also prove incredibly rewarding. Volunteers help to improve the quality of life for the children in a variety of homes, centres for disadvantaged children and disabled centres, where staff simply don't have time to provide the individual care and attention that the children require.

You can gain work experience on a volunteer Care project in Morocco whatever your age, abilities or level of experience; whether you are on a gap year - or even a gap month - from further education, or are coming to us during a career break. All we ask is that you have enthusiasm for and a commitment to the work, the staff team and, of course, the children!

All volunteers on a Care Project in Morocco would be helpful to speak some basic French in order to communicate directly with the children and the local staff.

Volunteering on a Care Project in Morocco

There is a great deal you can do to contribute to the general care and support of the children. The work depends a lot on the ages of the children you are working with. Volunteering may involve assisting with the day-to-day practical care of the children; ensuring they get up on time and preparing their meals, as well as playing games, organising activities and trips, and offering the children the vital one-to-one attention which they crave. You may even find yourself assisting with ‘zoo therapy’ where disabled children have the chance to interact with and feed animals like rabbits and lambs. Or you may join a fun play scheme to teach the children circus skills!

The older children often require help with homework, support with developing social and life skills and you may also find yourself teaching some basic English lessons.

Volunteering on a Care Project in Morocco makes a real difference to the organisations we work with. Your help not only stimulates the children but also alleviates the stress felt by the overstretched staff. It will certainly be an experience that those involved will never forget.

Help teach at local schools and spend time with orphans children  when you volunteer with our Teaching and Orphans Program in Morocco.

On this project, you will split your time between several local schools, Al Karam  orphanage, and other community-development program sites. At the schools, you will assist teachers, coach sports, and simply be a positive presence in the children’s lives. At the orphanage, which houses children who lost their parents , you will help children with their homework, play games, and provide assistance with theater productions and other extramural activities. Your energy and presence will help the students develop intellectually and creatively, and will make a lasting impression on their lives.
 

Thus, many students are in school for only two or three hours per day. To help maximize the quality of precious school time, volunteers work as teaching assistants in the classrooms or as sport coaches to keep kids off the streets. The schools have poor facilities, but the children are eager to learn.
 

Start Date: Each  Monday

As a volunteer you will:

• Serve as an assistant teacher ,Coach  sports
• Educate and organize abandoned street children
• Work at an orphanage, enhancing the orphans’ educational experiences, helping with drama  productions,  and coordinating other extramural activities
• Participate in other community development initiatives including hospice care as well as building and  refurbishing village facilities
• Help keep kids off the streets
• Immerse yourself in local Moroccan culture

As a host organisation we will provide:

• Pre-departure orientation
• Airport Pick up and drop off in Marrakech 
• Transfer to your accommodation
• Accommodation homestay in a half board basis
• On arrival orientation Day
• Guaranteed Volunteer placement
• Visit to Community Service project 
• Personal support
• Full-time local representative in Morocco
• Administration/Communication
• 24/7 emergency help service
• Certificate of Completion (upon request)