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Teaching 
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Project description
Education is one of the key needs of children and is their doorway to a bright  future. A large proportion of children in Swaziland cannot afford to go to school due to the effects of unemployment (at 50%), HIV AIDS and the repercussions of severe drought. Swaziland suffers one of the highest rates of unemployment, HIV infection and by 2010 there will be close to 200 000 orphaned children in the Kingdom.
This project involves working with schools in Swaziland which offer education and the hope of a future to many young Swazis. The national curriculum is based on the English schooling system. The schools we work with are generally in central Swaziland in the Ezulwini-Lobamba semi-rural area. In these communities there are a number of schools many of which are overcrowded and under-resourced and are in need of support.
 The Teaching Project aims to assist these schools through support in different ways. Helping to teach children English and other subjects that will improve their future prospects for employment, at the same time transferring skills and sharing cultural perspectives. You don't have to be a teacher to take part in and enjoy our Teaching Project. All you need is to be motivated and sensitive and we will help you settle in to a role that will be beneficial to the children you work with, while gaining valuable skills yourself. Placements are usually in primary schools as this is where we believe there is greatest need for our support. As a volunteer you will usually work in timetabled conversational English  lessons. Depending on your experience and interests as well as the needs of the school you may shadow a local teacher educating young children or take responsibility for teaching a class of young adults and anything in between.
Many of the schools have gardens where the children learn practical agricultural skills and grow food for eating. There are a variety of other extra-mural activities including sports, helping to construct basic shelters, gardens, water systems and other physical structures needed at the schools.
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