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Friday, December 19, 2008
FAQ
FAQ
Q. I am not an American Citizen – Can I still participate?
A. -Yes you are most welcome. You need a B1/B2 visa. CCTG will issue a letter which you bring to the U.S. Embassy. We will guide you in how to proceed. You do not apply for the visa until you are enrolled.
Q. No money – what can I do – can I still participate?
A. -The schools running the training period have smaller and bigger scholarships available. The scholarships are not given according to your former experiences and skills but to whether you need it or not. We will discuss this during the interviews we have with you. You can apply for one when you attend a preparatory weekend or a meeting. Many volunteers have fundraised the money - we can assist you in this by giving you a list of ideas how to get started, fundraising letter etc. We believe that financial matters are there to be solved so if you have the will we will support you in finding a solution.
Q. What means No Drugs No Alcohol Policy ?
A. This means that everyone, from staff to volunteers, must refrain from the use of drugs or alcohol while enrolled in CCTG. This includes fundraising and other activities outside the school. Exception for this rule is when you have Home Travel period which means leaving the school and staying somewhere else. You are expected to respect this policy in order to maintain the common wellbeing for everyone.
Q. Why do we have this policy?
A. The rules are not simply a way to undermine people’s wills or attitudes, but they aim to provide good habits and offer an environment where people can function in their full intellectual and physical capabilities. We are all codependent and your abilities are tested and needed all of the time. It will be impossible to maintain an adequate study and work environment when staff or students are intoxicated. So if you have any doubts as to the necessity of this rule, we suggest that you ask for clarification and re-evaluate your priorities. Disregard for this rule is not fair to your colleagues, or the people you are going to work with abroad. We have a sincerely desire to keep CCTG free from any drugs and alcohol for the benefit of the entire community. Some of the pros and cons (from the participants point of view) : Pros and whys: - “People with addictions tend to separate themselves from others”. Our activities while Development Instructors demand team work skills, co-operation and problem solving skills. - “Drugs take away your inhibitions”. To be a DI you will have to be naturally able to communicate and express yourself, with a clear mind. - “Drug addicted people can be destructive and violent”. Our work is about construction. - “There are better things to do with your time than get wasted”. Your time at CCTG and Africa will be filled by studies and work, and this in itself can develop you as a person. Drugs or alcohol may take away from that experience. Cons: - As adults and mature people we should have the right to take decisions about drinking and drugs. We understand, but we maintain our position for the following reasons: 1- Most alcoholics do not recognize their problem and tend to think that they can control their addictions when that is often not the case. 2- The same happens to users of so - called inoffensive drugs, that do not recognize when affected by the drug or that their attention is prejudiced. 3- At school everybody has responsibilities, problems affect everyone. Each person at CCTG has a responsibility which is crucial for the functioning of the school such as driving cars, doing shopping, controlling oil and electricity, cleaning, group money and so on. We cannot depend on people who cannot control themselves. A lot of people choose CCTG, among many other projects, because of this policy. It shows that a serious training is provided. It projects a positive image to its employees, volunteers, donors and beneficiaries. One of the biggest problems we are going to deal with in Africa is the abuse of drugs and alcohol, which has an extremely negative effect on families, societies and personal relationships. Come to CCTG to contribute with the best of you. Leave your addictions behind and learn how to be a different person.
Q. What documents do I need to bring?
A. -You should bring your passport, four passport photos, any High school Diploma, University Degrees or a transcript of your last successful year in school, a criminal check, and a copy of your resume. More detailed list can be required from Promotion Staff.
Q. Does the training prepare the volunteers for the fieldwork?
A. -Yes, CCTG prides itself on training hard working and dedicated volunteers whom, in the past, have gone on and have made significant progress and differences to the countries and the local communities they were based in.
Q. Do you work very closely with local organizations?
A. -Yes, while training volunteers have the option of doing community outreach and working together with local organizations in the area on such projects as HIV/AIDS education, camps for underprivileged and "at risk" children, ect. CCTG wants our volunteers not only to take an active role in the issues of the world but also within the local community.
Q. What is the success rate within the training program?
A. -The ratio of volunteers that start to volunteers that go on to the projects is 12:10.
Q. How much time is spent in class vs fundraising?
A. -8 weeks out of the 6 months is set aside for fundraising and reaching your goals. This time period is flexible and you may be able to fundraise your goal in 2 weeks or may have to use more than 8 weeks.
Q. What sort of fundraising is typical?
A. -The “typical” way is either street fundraising or door-to-door solicitation or site finding. This is how a majority of our volunteers reach their goals but it isn't for everybody. CCTG does not want to hinder a person’s innovative spirit and embraces new and exciting ways of fundraising.
Q. Will it be possible for my family to visit me before I leave for overseas?
A. -Yes, CCTG welcomes guests to come and see what their friend or family member is doing. There also is a short break where people who want to go home are able to do so.
Q. Can I leave California during the 6 month training period?
A.-Yes, other than our Home Travel period, CCTG has no objections to those who need to leave for special occasions, provided we are notified in advance and the travel has been arranged.
Q. What about health insurance?
A.-For the time spent here, CCTG would advise our volunteers have arranged some kind of insurance.
Q. How many people attend the school?
A. -CCTG has from 15 – 25 participants training at all times.
Q. How often do I have to take the classes?
A. -We usually have a daily structure that is divided into two parts, one is common courses and discussions held with all participants and the other is tailored for your specific program. This includes language, country history, job specialization, ect. Courses start at 8.30 a.m and finish at 6.30 p.m Monday through Saturday.
Q. What is the refund policy?
A. After one week you get $2800 usd back - prior to 2 months $1300 usd back - and prior to one week before you leave $300 usd. Any scholarship you might have been given will be deducted from this amount.
Q. Do I need a working visa to go to the projects?
A. -Yes, you will need a visa. Either a work visa or a work exemption visa, depending on the country. CCTG will help secure your visa prior to you leaving.
Q. Where does the funding come from for the projects?
A. -Humana People to People gets the major part of its funding from income generating projects such as Clothes Collection. Besides that from a variety of sources such as UN (UNAIDS, UNICEF, WFP), Corporations (Kellogg, De Beers, Johnson & Johnson). For more information please check out www.humana.org under contributors.
Q. Does Humana People to People work in unison with any other humanitarian organizations in Africa?
A. -Yes, Humana People to People works many other international and local humanitarian organizations along with community organizations and government.
Q. Do we need to bring money for food and accommodation in Africa?
A. -No, you do not need to take money for food and accommodations. Humana People to People provides sufficient funds for food and necessities. They also provide accommodation while at the project.
Q. In case of an emergency how can people contact us in Africa? Will we be able to contact our families easily?
A. -They can contact the school and then the school contacts the project leader who has a satellite phone. All projects have access to phones (landlines, satellite, and cellular) and a majority has access to internet.
Q. How big are the teams usually that are working as development instructors?
A. -Besides your team, you will be working side by side with other teams from the schools around the world. All in all there usually are between 20-30 volunteers in the country working in the various projects along side you.
Q. What medical care is available should we get sick?
A.-While abroad, CCTG along with Humana has organized international health insurance for all volunteers. This gives you access to the best medical care in the country. It covers any and all illnesses and surgery you may need.
Q. What are some of the precautions development instructors must take when in Africa?
A. -Making sure you use safe drinking water is a very big concern, you should always boil your water and let it stand until it is cool. Or if you do not have access to fire, use a plastic bottle covered one half with foil or paint black and let it stand in the sunlight for 12 hours then let cool. Another concern is Malaria, but if you go on www.cdc.gov/travel/mailinfor.htm they will answer this question better – also read the section on Safety under the Program
Q. Can I use the experiences from the DI program for further employment?
A. -Yes, many past volunteers have gone on to work in other NGOs and also have stayed on with Humana People to People and have joined as a Project Leader.
Q. What if we are unable to complete our designated time? Is there penalty to coming back early?
A. -No there is no penalty for leaving the project early. If you have to leave you can leave, nobody will stop you. Although you are very much needed and the Project would be saddened by your early departure.
Q. Will we be in a rural or more urban community?
A. -Most volunteers are sent to very rural areas either living with other volunteers or by themselves with a host family in the community.
Q. What is the typical diet? Do we cook for ourselves?
A. -The typical diet in Southern Africa is meat or chicken with a maize porridge (similar to corn) and fresh fruits and vegetables from the region. Majority of volunteers do prepare their own meal or share the responsibility amongst them.
Q. How accepting is the community towards the volunteers?
A. -Very, Humana People to People have sent over 10,000 volunteers to Africa in the past 20 years and because of hard work, determination, and long life friendships built along the way, the communities have opened their hearts and their minds towards the new volunteers who come.
Q. How much extra time would I have to interact on a one on one basis with the African community?
A. -This is what makes the program so unique, you are always interacting with people in the community. It is all hands on work where you are visiting your neighbors talking about malaria, or helping build a latrine for a friend, or even helping start up an income generating business for the women with 5 children down the road. There is no extra time needed to interact, you just do on a daily basis.
Q. Are there moral and customs that we are trying to push on people to make them more "western"?
A. -Absolutely not, we believe in cultural sensitive education. This is another reason for 6 months training, by the time you leave you will know the culture, language, and history so that you can make judgments of your own on how best it would be to work in the community.
Q. If there is a coup or election that doesn't support the program what happens to us?
A. -Humana believes in the safety of all volunteers and would never leave anyone in an unsafe area or situation. As soon as there is any type of instability, Humana will make sure you will be removed from the country immediately and sent to another for the duration of your time.
Q. What about my safety as a foreigner?
A. -Your safety can only be measured by how safe you make your situation, just like anywhere else in the world. Use your common sense and do not make compromises!. It is best to keep in mind the lessons you were taught while a child. Always make sure you tell someone where you are going and when you will return, go places in pairs or groups, do not flash expensive stuff or money, etc.
Q. Can I defer my study loans?
A. -Many people who join CCTG have student loans they took out for their college. There are 2 types of loans: * Government loans also called Stafford loans; this means the loan program is one or the other way supported by the government * Private loans - taken from a bank or another financial company.
Q. Is there an age limit?
A. -The minimum age required is 17 1/2 at the start of the program. There is no upper limit.
Q. Can I bring my children?
A. -No you cannot. As earlier stated to join our programs you need to be 17 1/2 of age. The projects we work at in Africa cannot accommodate children from abroad
Q. I am not an American Citizen – Can I still participate?
A. -Yes you are most welcome. You need a B1/B2 visa. CCTG will issue a letter which you bring to the U.S. Embassy. We will guide you in how to proceed. You do not apply for the visa until you are enrolled.
Q. No money – what can I do – can I still participate?
A. -The schools running the training period have smaller and bigger scholarships available. The scholarships are not given according to your former experiences and skills but to whether you need it or not. We will discuss this during the interviews we have with you. You can apply for one when you attend a preparatory weekend or a meeting. Many volunteers have fundraised the money - we can assist you in this by giving you a list of ideas how to get started, fundraising letter etc. We believe that financial matters are there to be solved so if you have the will we will support you in finding a solution.
Q. What means No Drugs No Alcohol Policy ?
A. This means that everyone, from staff to volunteers, must refrain from the use of drugs or alcohol while enrolled in CCTG. This includes fundraising and other activities outside the school. Exception for this rule is when you have Home Travel period which means leaving the school and staying somewhere else. You are expected to respect this policy in order to maintain the common wellbeing for everyone.
Q. Why do we have this policy?
A. The rules are not simply a way to undermine people’s wills or attitudes, but they aim to provide good habits and offer an environment where people can function in their full intellectual and physical capabilities. We are all codependent and your abilities are tested and needed all of the time. It will be impossible to maintain an adequate study and work environment when staff or students are intoxicated. So if you have any doubts as to the necessity of this rule, we suggest that you ask for clarification and re-evaluate your priorities. Disregard for this rule is not fair to your colleagues, or the people you are going to work with abroad. We have a sincerely desire to keep CCTG free from any drugs and alcohol for the benefit of the entire community. Some of the pros and cons (from the participants point of view) : Pros and whys: - “People with addictions tend to separate themselves from others”. Our activities while Development Instructors demand team work skills, co-operation and problem solving skills. - “Drugs take away your inhibitions”. To be a DI you will have to be naturally able to communicate and express yourself, with a clear mind. - “Drug addicted people can be destructive and violent”. Our work is about construction. - “There are better things to do with your time than get wasted”. Your time at CCTG and Africa will be filled by studies and work, and this in itself can develop you as a person. Drugs or alcohol may take away from that experience. Cons: - As adults and mature people we should have the right to take decisions about drinking and drugs. We understand, but we maintain our position for the following reasons: 1- Most alcoholics do not recognize their problem and tend to think that they can control their addictions when that is often not the case. 2- The same happens to users of so - called inoffensive drugs, that do not recognize when affected by the drug or that their attention is prejudiced. 3- At school everybody has responsibilities, problems affect everyone. Each person at CCTG has a responsibility which is crucial for the functioning of the school such as driving cars, doing shopping, controlling oil and electricity, cleaning, group money and so on. We cannot depend on people who cannot control themselves. A lot of people choose CCTG, among many other projects, because of this policy. It shows that a serious training is provided. It projects a positive image to its employees, volunteers, donors and beneficiaries. One of the biggest problems we are going to deal with in Africa is the abuse of drugs and alcohol, which has an extremely negative effect on families, societies and personal relationships. Come to CCTG to contribute with the best of you. Leave your addictions behind and learn how to be a different person.
Q. What documents do I need to bring?
A. -You should bring your passport, four passport photos, any High school Diploma, University Degrees or a transcript of your last successful year in school, a criminal check, and a copy of your resume. More detailed list can be required from Promotion Staff.
Q. Does the training prepare the volunteers for the fieldwork?
A. -Yes, CCTG prides itself on training hard working and dedicated volunteers whom, in the past, have gone on and have made significant progress and differences to the countries and the local communities they were based in.
Q. Do you work very closely with local organizations?
A. -Yes, while training volunteers have the option of doing community outreach and working together with local organizations in the area on such projects as HIV/AIDS education, camps for underprivileged and "at risk" children, ect. CCTG wants our volunteers not only to take an active role in the issues of the world but also within the local community.
Q. What is the success rate within the training program?
A. -The ratio of volunteers that start to volunteers that go on to the projects is 12:10.
Q. How much time is spent in class vs fundraising?
A. -8 weeks out of the 6 months is set aside for fundraising and reaching your goals. This time period is flexible and you may be able to fundraise your goal in 2 weeks or may have to use more than 8 weeks.
Q. What sort of fundraising is typical?
A. -The “typical” way is either street fundraising or door-to-door solicitation or site finding. This is how a majority of our volunteers reach their goals but it isn't for everybody. CCTG does not want to hinder a person’s innovative spirit and embraces new and exciting ways of fundraising.
Q. Will it be possible for my family to visit me before I leave for overseas?
A. -Yes, CCTG welcomes guests to come and see what their friend or family member is doing. There also is a short break where people who want to go home are able to do so.
Q. Can I leave California during the 6 month training period?
A.-Yes, other than our Home Travel period, CCTG has no objections to those who need to leave for special occasions, provided we are notified in advance and the travel has been arranged.
Q. What about health insurance?
A.-For the time spent here, CCTG would advise our volunteers have arranged some kind of insurance.
Q. How many people attend the school?
A. -CCTG has from 15 – 25 participants training at all times.
Q. How often do I have to take the classes?
A. -We usually have a daily structure that is divided into two parts, one is common courses and discussions held with all participants and the other is tailored for your specific program. This includes language, country history, job specialization, ect. Courses start at 8.30 a.m and finish at 6.30 p.m Monday through Saturday.
Q. What is the refund policy?
A. After one week you get $2800 usd back - prior to 2 months $1300 usd back - and prior to one week before you leave $300 usd. Any scholarship you might have been given will be deducted from this amount.
Q. Do I need a working visa to go to the projects?
A. -Yes, you will need a visa. Either a work visa or a work exemption visa, depending on the country. CCTG will help secure your visa prior to you leaving.
Q. Where does the funding come from for the projects?
A. -Humana People to People gets the major part of its funding from income generating projects such as Clothes Collection. Besides that from a variety of sources such as UN (UNAIDS, UNICEF, WFP), Corporations (Kellogg, De Beers, Johnson & Johnson). For more information please check out www.humana.org under contributors.
Q. Does Humana People to People work in unison with any other humanitarian organizations in Africa?
A. -Yes, Humana People to People works many other international and local humanitarian organizations along with community organizations and government.
Q. Do we need to bring money for food and accommodation in Africa?
A. -No, you do not need to take money for food and accommodations. Humana People to People provides sufficient funds for food and necessities. They also provide accommodation while at the project.
Q. In case of an emergency how can people contact us in Africa? Will we be able to contact our families easily?
A. -They can contact the school and then the school contacts the project leader who has a satellite phone. All projects have access to phones (landlines, satellite, and cellular) and a majority has access to internet.
Q. How big are the teams usually that are working as development instructors?
A. -Besides your team, you will be working side by side with other teams from the schools around the world. All in all there usually are between 20-30 volunteers in the country working in the various projects along side you.
Q. What medical care is available should we get sick?
A.-While abroad, CCTG along with Humana has organized international health insurance for all volunteers. This gives you access to the best medical care in the country. It covers any and all illnesses and surgery you may need.
Q. What are some of the precautions development instructors must take when in Africa?
A. -Making sure you use safe drinking water is a very big concern, you should always boil your water and let it stand until it is cool. Or if you do not have access to fire, use a plastic bottle covered one half with foil or paint black and let it stand in the sunlight for 12 hours then let cool. Another concern is Malaria, but if you go on www.cdc.gov/travel/mailinfor.htm they will answer this question better – also read the section on Safety under the Program
Q. Can I use the experiences from the DI program for further employment?
A. -Yes, many past volunteers have gone on to work in other NGOs and also have stayed on with Humana People to People and have joined as a Project Leader.
Q. What if we are unable to complete our designated time? Is there penalty to coming back early?
A. -No there is no penalty for leaving the project early. If you have to leave you can leave, nobody will stop you. Although you are very much needed and the Project would be saddened by your early departure.
Q. Will we be in a rural or more urban community?
A. -Most volunteers are sent to very rural areas either living with other volunteers or by themselves with a host family in the community.
Q. What is the typical diet? Do we cook for ourselves?
A. -The typical diet in Southern Africa is meat or chicken with a maize porridge (similar to corn) and fresh fruits and vegetables from the region. Majority of volunteers do prepare their own meal or share the responsibility amongst them.
Q. How accepting is the community towards the volunteers?
A. -Very, Humana People to People have sent over 10,000 volunteers to Africa in the past 20 years and because of hard work, determination, and long life friendships built along the way, the communities have opened their hearts and their minds towards the new volunteers who come.
Q. How much extra time would I have to interact on a one on one basis with the African community?
A. -This is what makes the program so unique, you are always interacting with people in the community. It is all hands on work where you are visiting your neighbors talking about malaria, or helping build a latrine for a friend, or even helping start up an income generating business for the women with 5 children down the road. There is no extra time needed to interact, you just do on a daily basis.
Q. Are there moral and customs that we are trying to push on people to make them more "western"?
A. -Absolutely not, we believe in cultural sensitive education. This is another reason for 6 months training, by the time you leave you will know the culture, language, and history so that you can make judgments of your own on how best it would be to work in the community.
Q. If there is a coup or election that doesn't support the program what happens to us?
A. -Humana believes in the safety of all volunteers and would never leave anyone in an unsafe area or situation. As soon as there is any type of instability, Humana will make sure you will be removed from the country immediately and sent to another for the duration of your time.
Q. What about my safety as a foreigner?
A. -Your safety can only be measured by how safe you make your situation, just like anywhere else in the world. Use your common sense and do not make compromises!. It is best to keep in mind the lessons you were taught while a child. Always make sure you tell someone where you are going and when you will return, go places in pairs or groups, do not flash expensive stuff or money, etc.
Q. Can I defer my study loans?
A. -Many people who join CCTG have student loans they took out for their college. There are 2 types of loans: * Government loans also called Stafford loans; this means the loan program is one or the other way supported by the government * Private loans - taken from a bank or another financial company.
Q. Is there an age limit?
A. -The minimum age required is 17 1/2 at the start of the program. There is no upper limit.
Q. Can I bring my children?
A. -No you cannot. As earlier stated to join our programs you need to be 17 1/2 of age. The projects we work at in Africa cannot accommodate children from abroad
Newsletter
You can download the newsletters by the following links:
http://rapidshare.com/files/175036866/From_Africa_Central_America_2008.zip.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/175034852/Newsletter_july_7__2008.pdf.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/175035753/From_Teams.zip.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/175036001/From_CCTG_2007.zip.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/175036332/From_Africa_Central_America_2007.zip.html
You can download other publications, too (it's a guide about Africa And other subjects related with the program):
http://rapidshare.com/files/175037725/Media_OtherPublications.zip.html
Researchs and reports:
http://rapidshare.com/files/175038212/Extracts_from_the_Midway_and_Conclusion_Reports_of_the_1st_period.zip.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/175038425/Reports_and_e-mails_from_the_DI_s_at_the_projects_-_from_the_2nd_period.zip.html
Send your questions!
http://rapidshare.com/files/175036866/From_Africa_Central_America_2008.zip.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/175034852/Newsletter_july_7__2008.pdf.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/175035753/From_Teams.zip.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/175036001/From_CCTG_2007.zip.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/175036332/From_Africa_Central_America_2007.zip.html
You can download other publications, too (it's a guide about Africa And other subjects related with the program):
http://rapidshare.com/files/175037725/Media_OtherPublications.zip.html
Researchs and reports:
http://rapidshare.com/files/175038212/Extracts_from_the_Midway_and_Conclusion_Reports_of_the_1st_period.zip.html
http://rapidshare.com/files/175038425/Reports_and_e-mails_from_the_DI_s_at_the_projects_-_from_the_2nd_period.zip.html
Send your questions!
Poverty Fighter – Central or Latin America
Poverty Fighter – Central or Latin America1. USA - Central America - Belize courses
The USA – Central America courses have this structure:
Period 1: 2 months at the school – USA and its backyard: Rich and poor in USA and in Latin America
Period 2: 1 month bus travel from the school to Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador - The people of USA and Latin America their culture, living conditions, hopes and fears
Period 3: 4 months work in Belize / Nicaragua / Guatemala - Fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Poor
Period 4: 2 months at the school - Alerting Americans to yield support for the poor
During these periods the course offers you, the participant, to learn and develop in multiple ways
Period 1 : 2 months at the school – USA and its backyard: Rich and poor in USA and in Latin America
For two months your focus is on learning about rich and poor in the USA and in Latin America and on preparing for traveling to Belize / Nicaragua / Guatemala and working at the projects. You read, investigate, discuss within the team and with many others. You build friendship in the team and a team spirit as a foundation for your travel and for the tasks ahead.
The Americas is a diverse continent that has been peopled by immigrants from all corners of the world, since the earliest Native American settlers made their way through the arctic to settle all over North and South America to the European conquest and numerous waves of immigrants including those forced into slavery.
Driven by poverty in their home nations, millions of Hispanic migrants continue to head north of the Rio Grande in search of jobs in the far wealthier USA, willing to take the lowest paid jobs often without the legal papers that secure social rights.
You explore the issue from the northern side of the border. You meet people from Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, talk to business owners, to opponents of immigration, to human rights organizations, to journalists on Spanish radio stations, to farm workers and street vendors in San Francisco. You learn about poverty in the USA among migrants and minorities. You look for reasons in the history, geography, culture and economics of the USA and the world for the current state of affairs. You consider what the future might hold.
You train Spanish, how to make investigations, how to repair and drive a bus and facts about the countries you are going to visit on your travel.
You train the skills needed to work as a volunteer:
How to mobilize; how to teach about and implement improvements in health, nutrition and hygiene; how to organize small scale income generation, child care and preschools; how to raise funds; how to organize a community, run a youth club, a women's or a farmer's club.
Period 2 : 1 month bus travel through Mexico and Central America - The people of the USA and of Latin America their
culture, living conditions, hopes and fears
lture, living conditions, hopes and fears
You wave good-bye to the school in Etna, California as your bus leaves for the open road. Beforehand, you have planned a route and where you intend to stop for investigations. You visit factories, schools, slums, Californian farmers and fancy neighborhoods. Some stops are brief. You disperse for a snooping tour taking in impressions of different parts of a city or town and join again in the bus for a discussion of your impressions and what they may tell you.
You make a stop at the border to see the southern outpost of the US, you cross, you see and consider. This time the stop is not so brief, as you intend to make a more thorough investigation. You read about life at the border, legal and illegal trade and its consequences. You ask questions, you see for yourself.
You continue through Meso-America the land of once mighty indigenous cultures that was so devastated by Spanish conquistadors that only 5% of the highly populated region survived when epidemics and hunger had run their course. You visit historic sites of the ancient civilizations and take your bus to visit impoverished villages in the mountains inhabited by their descendants.
Crossing the border to Guatemala you enter another Hispanic nation where the Indian population dominates large parts of the country but not its economy and politics. You learn about the gruesome civil wars of Central America, about life in the slums of Guatemala City and at the large ranches. You continue into Honduras as your Spanish skills continue to improve and learn about this quintessential banana republic. At this point, you may choose to take a right turn and visit El Salvador, the most densely populated country in Latin America with a turbulent history from its occupation by the Spaniards right up until the end of its long-running civil war in 1992. Otherwise, the Pan-American Highway takes you across to Nicaragua. A country that was occupied by US forces early in the 20th century, where Sandinista Rebels deposed the Somoza dictator only to have to fight a protracted war with rebels sponsored by the Reagan administration through shady Iran-Contra deals. After many years out of government, the Sandinistas are back in government, and you explore what this might mean.
By now, 1 month has passed, and you are ready to turn the bus around and head towards the projects: The first teams will go to Belize and later teams will also go to projects in Nicaragua and Guatemala.
Period 3 : 4 months work - Fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Poor in Central America
The bus heads for the areas in Central America where Humana to People to People has established its projects in Belize, Guatemala or Nicaragua. This might mean that your team goes to different countries in groups of four to work at different projects, the bus dropping you off as it passes by.
Say the bus drops you off in the Southern part of Belize, where you join up with Humana People to People who are running Farmer’s Clubs for 3000 small farmers. Every day, you visit the farmers, standing shoulder to shoulder with them, assisting them in improving their agricultural output and their life and welfare. You learn about, teach and put into practice simple, efficient and sustainable methods of cultivation. You figure out and help to organize how cash crops can be grown and gotten to markets, national or international.
You find partners for micro financing to start new farming ventures such as rearing animals or planting new types of crops. You assist farmers with building rope pumps for water availability. You help to establish vegetable gardens for growing nutritious food for the families.
You take part in Farmer’s Club meetings. You also work with the farmers and their families to ensure that their children can go to school and preschool and to improve their health, nutrition and sanitary conditions.
After four months, time has flown and the Farmer’s Clubs have accomplished a lot. It is time for you to say good-bye to everyone. A farewell party is arranged, hugs are generously distributed and the bus is ready to leave to go back to California, again picking up everyone along the way (During the four months you have been at the project, it has taken the new team traveling). You head north. This time you do not make many stops for investigations but the bus serves nevertheless as familiar home and center of wide ranging discussion and studies of all that you have achieved and learned.
Period 4 : 2 months at the school - Alerting Americans to yield support for the poor
Once back at the school in California, your team undertakes a major effort to mobilize understanding of and support for the projects in Central America that you have been part of building up.
You put together a road show with films, pictures, stories, presentations, exhibitions, street theater and more about the people in the projects with their families and children, about the situation of the poor in the Americas as you have seen it in one country after the other, and not least the concrete and pertinent and overwhelming need for North Americans and well to do world citizens to help out in this dire situation.
The action combines many ways of acting as messengers: Passing on knowledge to the Americans about the Latin part of the Americas. Spreading the idea that people in North America have an obligation to both know about the situation in their hemisphere such as in countries like Belize, Guatemala and Nicaragua and to do something about it.
You suggest many concrete ways in which North Americans may help and what can be done and how to set up these ways and make them work in the USA so that funds and help is gathered for projects in Central America and other nations in need.
The action takes place initially producing the road show at the school for the whole team to then fan out - or bring along the bus as a center of action on wheels - so as to visit and mobilize American homes, streets, board rooms, meetings, churches, assemblies, government bodies, neighbors, children in schools, inner city community centers and not least the well off middle and upper classes of America with means to spare. The team has to be selective and efficient and quick on the money as two months quickly pass by but will anyway not be selective but inclusive in how they plan their Big Action.
Period 1 : 2 months at the school – USA-Ecuador- two vastly different countries
2. USA - Ecuador courses
The team will use the first 2 months of this period to gain knowledge on and ponder the two vast and neighboring countries of the USA and Mexico - both one by one in each their own right and also the two countries together and here included the trend that they have become more and more intertwined. You will study the histories of the countries, their interchange, on the drug interaction and border issues and much more. Furthermore you will use the two countries as examples on how Globalization as a term and a practice has influenced and will influence - if continuing on the present trend - the two countries. The period will take place in USA and your team will occasionally undertake investigations of a number of study themes in this US environment.
You will visit many different rich and poor people, among these people from Mexico, who are by now living in the US. You will interview and investigate US government institutions, companies, schools and other entities to get closer to the US reality.
You learn about the history of Mexico from its early settlements, the Spanish colonialism, the war for liberation and the French occupation. You also learn about the Mexican revolution during which 1 mill people lost their lives due to violence, hunger and illnesses.
You get to know about economical crisis during the 70-ties and 80-ties and about the growing dependence of USA and the IMF.
You learn about the history from books and from stories told by Mexican immigrants in the USA.
You prepare for working alongside the poor of Mexico. This means training a broad range of skills: economic planning, production and marketing for small scale farmers, how to clean water, avert disease and stay healthy, how to improve the nutrition quality for a poor family, how to mobilize, how to implement simple technologies that can change lives, how to run a preschool, fundraising and more.
Period 2 : 1 month travel by bus- meeting the Mexicans, learning about their lives and their dreams for the future
Finally you learn and practice Spanish, which will be your working language in Mexico.
Heading off from Etna in the schools bus- your home for the next 4 weeks- you travel through California to Mexico.
On before hand you have planned a route and where you intend to stop for investigations. You visit factories, schools, slums, Mexican communities in San Francisco or LA. Some stops are brief. You disperse for a snooping tour taking in impressions of different parts of the American society. In the group you discuss your impressions and what they may tell you. You continue south, cross the border and stop over to visit some of the American companies, which have been established along the border on the Mexican side to take advantage of the cheap Mexican labor.
You continue further south, visit villages in the Sierra and metro poles, schools, companies, government offices, oil people, prisons and churches. You get into many aspects of both the poor, the middle and the very rich part of the American hemisphere and you get a detailed and varied grip on the country, its strength and weaknesses and the road of its people.
You take a deep breath before entering the smog of Mexico City, one of if not the most populated metropolitan area in the world - to learn about life for rich and poor in this vast city. You learn about the Mexican revolution and about the ongoing struggle of the Zapatistas in Yucatan as you head further south.
You make friends with people from all walks of lives, you ask questions, you consider the answers, you discuss with your team mates and you make up your own mind. You get ready to fight alongside the poor Mexicans for the next 4 months.
Period 3 : 4 months work - Fighting shoulder to shoulder with the Poor in Ecuador
In this 4 months period the you and your team will fight alongside the poor at the Humana People to People Child Aid projects, improving the life of the children, who are going to carry the future of Mexico.
You head for the areas where Humana People to People has established its projects. The projects are new and in groups of four you will get the task to implement the activities at the project, to make seminars for the staff and for volunteers, to start income generating programs and to form family groups or other organizational entities within which to work to improve the situation of the families and their children.
This might mean that you start by making a baseline survey in the geographical area of the Child Aid Project. You investigate the situation of the families and their children on a number of parameters such as their material standard, their income, access to primary schooling, the status of health and sanitation and access to available services, literacy, the nutritional situation and the status of other areas of welfare or lack thereof. From this study you make a concrete action plan together with the Humana People to People project leader for further activities to start following the “10 lines” within the general Child Aid program. You might be involved in starting preschools and train the preschool teachers and will mobilize children and youth in a number of community and knowledge based activities with the aim of making the children and the youth an active part of supporting a better future for 5000 families and their community. You might be involved in teaching about health and hygiene or you might be involved in improving the sanitation and make sure that people in the villages get access to clean drinking water.
In the end of the 4 months period you conclude on the results achieved and you make sure that the experiences gained can be handed over to your successor.
Period 4 : 2 months presentations on Mexico in the US
During this final 2 month period your team will travel back to the school in Etna, and will elaborate on your experience and at the same time prepare a number of BIG PRESENTATIONS to be marketed all over the US with details on all you have done within the framework of your study and work, thus comprising why this is of extreme interest to both people, and telling about their experiences and conclusions from people and life in the USA and in Mexico, what they expect from the future, what are the strengths and the weaknesses - and how can the two countries and their people help each other into this - in one way or the other - ultimately shared future.
DI Program Africa
Development Instructor - Africa
Overview
THE DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTOR PROGRAMThe Development Instructor program is a “People to People” activity where many people meet under the umbrella of positive change, and where all parties involved, benefit mutually from the activities. In this way all parties develop into a diverse and unified whole around the interest and activities, furthering change and positive development.The Development Instructor programs are 14/20 months long with 3 very different, yet mutually dependent periods. Here follows a short description of the specific periods
First Period –Training and Work Camp at Campus California TG
A 6 months training and work camp. A period aiming to equip each individual and team of people with the necessary tools, knowledge, experience and understanding to be able to place themselves in middle of the turmoil of which we define as development.
In other words, to be well prepared and able to create a positive change at the development projects of organizations connected to the Humana People to People movement.
Second Period – Development work in Africa
A 6/12 months work period at a project in Mozambique, Zambia, Namibia or South Africa.
This is when each person involved gives his/her gift to mankind by having a humanizing influence upon development. Let this be fighting the spread of AIDS/HIV, instructing at schools for children, in training future school teachers, in community work empowering families and implementing low-cost “high technological” improvements for example “wood saving stoves”, “latrines”, “small scale water filters” and more.
Third Period – Bring the past experience into the future.
A 2 month period called “Camp Future” or simply just the “Third period.”
This period is orientated towards the future and how to effectively use the experiences of the past year to encourage more people to follow in our footsteps and to be inspired. Each participant will use the past experiences to define their future direction in life. This is information work, in the broadest sense of the word, to educate many people as well as ourselves
Training - the 1st period
Being enrolled in the program does not guarantee you a position at a Humana project in Africa. You must qualify.
To qualify as Development Instructor you
The goal of the first period is to qualify you so you are able to fill a position and make a significant contribution at the project where you will volunteer in Africa.
1. Must show you can work with people from different backgrounds
2. Must be able to communicate, orally and in writing, in the language of the country where you will work
3. Must demonstrate you have the necessary skills to work at the project you are going to.
4. Must demonstrate that you can take initiatives and responsibility for development
5. Must demonstrate that you can plan, and use, your time well
6. Must show that you can instruct in the language of the country where you are going.
7. You must reach your fundraising through outreach goal
Guidance during your first period
Your team will receive some common input from the CCTG staff (who have recent experience in development work). You will also receive guidance from the staff as to how you can qualify yourself as a development instructor.
You will have regular meetings with a staff member, where you review your progress together and plan your future development.
You will probably receive a job description for the position you will take in Africa early in the first period so you can prepare specifically for that position.
The educational system at CCTG
The educational system at CCTG is set up so that you can, and must, take responsibility for your own development, and own qualification, as a development instructor. You will be part of an international team, from different backgrounds. Because your background will be different from others on your team, what you need to do to qualify as a DI will also be different. Therefore you will plan and implement how to use the educational system at CCTG so that you can enhance your skills to qualify as a DI.
Project period - the 2nd period
You are in this period working closely together with Humana People to Peoples projects’ leadership and staff, and are fully integrated in the organizations development work.
Through this period you work as Development Instructors (DIs in Humana). You will get first hand field work experience and will be given opportunities to be part of developing the project with your own efforts, skills and ideas throughout the whole period. The DI positions are mostly given within the field of education; - from street children schools and preschools to teacher training level, HIV/AIDS prevention programs, Child Aid and Community development projects, various kinds of fundraising and environmental projects.
You will be going to the project where there is most need for you at that moment. Early in the training period each of you will get to know which project you can concretely prepare for and learn about the actual tasks there. This can still change during the preparation time so it is important to be flexible and open for changes.
It is also important to bear in mind that: - "where there is a will there is a way". This means that all kind of technical preparations are not enough. It is our experience that the Development Instructors, to a large extent, also need to use all their best human qualities and fully understand Humana's Solidary Humanism to make a successful project work period.
The structure of the Development Instructor's stay at the project in Africa
You are at the project for six or twelve months.
cannot travel to other countries during these months
cannot stay longer in the country than the planned months
The six months at the project has the following structure :
3Days
* Arrival.
* Get to know the project.
* You should have a briefing from the project leader or a key staff member on how to keep yourself healthy and safe while at the project, and what to do in an emergency or if you are sick.
▶Note : CCTG will expect you to take malaria prophylaxis during your period in Africa. This will be provided before you leave the US. If you feel unwell when in Africa you should always suspect malaria and take a malaria test as soon as you can.
2Weeks
* Thorough introduction to the work at the project
* Get started
* Meeting with the project leader to confirm your responsibilities at the project
4Weeks
* Project period : you work at the job
1Weeks
* Golden Cut Meeting : meeting with project leader to review your progress and plan for remainder of the period at the project.
1Weeks
* Task Force Period
(actions or production of information outlined by the Federation and the project and planned in detail with the project leader)
1Weeks
* You plan a trip of your own choice. The itinerary and goals of the trip are qualified and approved by the project leader. You make the trip.
15 weeks
* You continue working at the project
2 days
* Conclusion, hand-over to project leader, and departure
TCE
We might as well move straight to the point: Your participation is needed in the struggle to get the AIDS epidemic under control in Southern Africa. Here the epidemic is out of control. UN Special Envoy Stephen Lewis calls AIDS "Mass Murder by Complacency". World leaders allow this to happen without taking appropriate action, without channeling sufficient resources and know-how to stop this epidemic from spreading. In Southern Africa 25 million people are infected with HIV. Each day thousands more are infected. Each day children become orphans. Each day people bury loved ones. And in the wake of the epidemic there are horrifying and sad consequences, some of which will take decades to overcome.
It is our human obligation to take action. Only people can liberate themselves from the epidemic. Everyone else can only participate. But the participation of every one is needed - each one the way he/she can. Only through this combined participation is it possible to turn the situation around.
It is never too late - but on the other hand - there is no time to waste. You do not need further explanation. What are you waiting for? The task is so obvious. Inform yourself and be convinced of the urgency to join the TCE Program.
Currently our Development Instructors are working with the TCE program in Mozambique, Malawi and Namibia, we have also been offered positions in Zambia and South Africa.
Mozambique
Currently our volunteers are working or on their way to the following projects:
TCE
EPF (Teachers' Training College) Nacala, Maputo
Child Aid Nacala
Vocational Training School Nacala
Child Aid and Cashew Plantation and Training Center Itoculo
HOPE Maputo
We have also worked with the environmental project in Gabo Delgado in Bilibiza; OWU (One World University), High School and Colegio in Maputo.
Some examples of the project job descriptions
Child Aid Nacla - special position
Itoculo Cashew plantation and training center
Colegio Maputo
Zambia
Currently our Development Instructors are working with the Child Aid projects in Mazabuka and Chimombo; and Children's Town in Chimombo, 2 DI's are on their way to Child Aid poject in Samfya. We have also in the past worked with Child Aid in Mkushi.
Some examples of the project job descriptions
Child Aid in Mazabuka
Child Aid in Samfya
Malawi
CCTG has started to send volunteers to Malawi only this year - 2007. Our Development Instructors are working with 2 major projects - TCE and Farmers Clubs.
Some examples of the project job descriptions
Farmers Clubs
Camp Future
The third period, called Camp Future is the name of the 2 months follow up and information work period. During the program you will change. The follow-up period is important in the sense that it provides the necessary time to change gear and move from one activity to the next. The period has 4 elements:
Writing a final report
The final report is dedicated to Humana People to People and CCTG but it is certainly also there for your own sake.
Having completed the periods of training and development work it is time to make a stop, to look back, to consider, to deliberate, to conclude - in regard to the training, to the period at the project and to your own personal development. You give recommendations for how these experiences can be used to improve.
Producing Information Materials
Already in the first period you have considered what product(s) you want to produce in the follow up period, so this is also reflected during the time in Africa - you take pictures or video, make interviews, record music, collect materials, learn to dance, purchase things you want to use in a presentation, write diary, etc. The products can be video films, power point presentations, courses on a variety of subjects, books/booklet, exhibitions, theater plays, poems, drawings and pieces of art, portraits of the people you have met and much more. They are used in the teaching of new generations of Development Instructors, to inform the general public and for you to bring with you further on in life.
Information and Outreach Campaigns
An essential part of the follow-up period is to inform, educate and enlighten the general public in America about the work you have been doing, about the people and countries you have visited, about development issues and the world in general and about the need to do much more. It is giving back to those who supported you in the first period - the school class, the church, the community center, the college, the high school and the people in the neighboring towns. It is mobilizing more people to become Development Instructors. It is organizing collections and partnerships for your project. It is teaching the new teams at the Institute.
Doing good in the US
Having trained to become a Development Instructor and practiced the skills and knowledge at a project in Africa, part of the Camp Future is to use these experiences to do good in the US. Each Development Instructor will take part in implementing projects and actions in support of people in need. It can be life skills training for youth, improving facilities at inner city schools, support better nutrition for people with HIV, building houses for hurricane victims, or organizing summer camps for vulnerable children.
Safety
Your safety can only be measured by how safe you make your situation, just like anywhere else in the world. Use your common sense and do not make compromises. It is best to keep in mind the lessons you were taught while a child. Always make sure you tell someone where you are going and when you will return, go places in pairs or groups, do not flash expensive stuff or money, etc.
Humana believes in the safety of all volunteers and would never leave anyone in an unsafe area or situation. As soon as there is any type of instability, Humana will make sure you will be removed from the country immediately and sent to another for the duration of your time.
The school policy of no-drug, no-alcohol is also designed to assure the safety of volunteers.
During the training you will have courses about safety and advice form people who have been in Africa. Take that in consideration!
In each country, there is a person who is in charge of the volunteers. Talk to them and ask their advice, they are locals and know much better about the situation in the place.
SAFETY is of highest priority for the school, for Humana People to People - and of course for you and your family and friends.
We are proud to say that the Development Instructor program has been carried out for 26 years with thousand of people, and the number of serious incidents have been very few. This is first of all because safety is a high priority and that the DI’s in general are very much aware of how to stay safe.
However it is very important to understand that traveling to and working in a poor third world country is NOT the same as being in the US.
One fundamental thing you need to take a stand to is that as a Development Instructor you are representing Humana People to People - and NOT yourself. This means that to the eyes of people you will be "one from Humana" and everything you do or don’t do will be what "Humana does".
In projects where previous DI’s have been e.g. drinking - it falls back on everyone at the project and at the DI’s following. People lose respect for you and the organization and it takes a great effort to turn such a situation around.
Another thing you need to realize is that you are a public figure.
Everyone will notice you - how you are dressed, what you say, whom you speak to, what you do, what you eat.... etc. And they will talk about you. Therefore it is important that you consider what impact you want to have - and how you want to use this as an opportunity to show an example, and also put aside some of your usual habits out of respect for the people you work with.
We have listed 20 guidelines for how to stay safe in Africa
Use your common sense!
Alcohol is TROUBLE!
Take care of what you eat and what you drink
Listen to your body - and get checked if there is anything wrong.
Dress properly and behave respectful to the African culture
Take care of your feet!
Do not swim in rivers and lakes
Do not tempt people to steal from you
Keep your house as a private space
Do not select favorites among the people/children in the community
Do not give the stuff away you do not want to bring home
Protect yourself against malaria
Do not stay alone or go out after dark by yourself
Always let someone know where you are and when you will be back
Always carry the essential phone numbers of e.g. your project leader and the project on you
Do not bring things to Africa that you do not want to lose
Keep your passport, money and other values in a safe place
If robbed - do NOT resist - just give what you have away
Do not start sexual relationships as a DI
Take a special stand to safety when traveling - e.g. the condition of the cars and the driver
While in Africa you all have a health insurance. We do not have the health insurance to cover minor things - like getting a malaria test. We have the health insurance in case - hopefully not -the worst case scenario happens - that you are injured in the bush and need a helicopter and special staff to pick you up and bring you to a good private hospital.... All of which would be extremely costly.
There is a 50 USD self-payment before the insurance will cover.
So if you get sick, just gather all the receipts from the doctor and if they exceed 50 USD for the same treatment, you can send in a claim form and the receipts and get reimbursed.
In case it cost a lot of money - eg. hospitalization, home travel ... You need to contact the insurance company - or someone at the project/school must do so.
Pls. read the policy to know what the insurance covers and what not.
What you need to bring is the policy number and contact information for the insurance company. The Project Leaders know how to deal with this and the school as well.
One thing you should notice is that the health insurance also covers a ticket home in case someone in your close family gets very sick. You will need to get a note from the doctor treating the family member saying his/her condition has drastically changed/or the person has died. Then you can get a ticket back home and return to your project if your contract is still running.
BUT - only if the school purchases the ticket. There is a limit to the amount of 15,000 dKr - app 2600 usd. If the insurance company buys the ticket they will only be able to get a one way ticket - but if we buy it - in agreement with the insurance company - we can get a round trip ticket.
OverviewTHE DEVELOPMENT INSTRUCTOR PROGRAMThe Development Instructor program is a “People to People” activity where many people meet under the umbrella of positive change, and where all parties involved, benefit mutually from the activities. In this way all parties develop into a diverse and unified whole around the interest and activities, furthering change and positive development.The Development Instructor programs are 14/20 months long with 3 very different, yet mutually dependent periods. Here follows a short description of the specific periods
First Period –Training and Work Camp at Campus California TG
A 6 months training and work camp. A period aiming to equip each individual and team of people with the necessary tools, knowledge, experience and understanding to be able to place themselves in middle of the turmoil of which we define as development.
In other words, to be well prepared and able to create a positive change at the development projects of organizations connected to the Humana People to People movement.
Second Period – Development work in AfricaA 6/12 months work period at a project in Mozambique, Zambia, Namibia or South Africa.
This is when each person involved gives his/her gift to mankind by having a humanizing influence upon development. Let this be fighting the spread of AIDS/HIV, instructing at schools for children, in training future school teachers, in community work empowering families and implementing low-cost “high technological” improvements for example “wood saving stoves”, “latrines”, “small scale water filters” and more.
Third Period – Bring the past experience into the future.
A 2 month period called “Camp Future” or simply just the “Third period.”
This period is orientated towards the future and how to effectively use the experiences of the past year to encourage more people to follow in our footsteps and to be inspired. Each participant will use the past experiences to define their future direction in life. This is information work, in the broadest sense of the word, to educate many people as well as ourselves
Training - the 1st periodBeing enrolled in the program does not guarantee you a position at a Humana project in Africa. You must qualify.
To qualify as Development Instructor you
The goal of the first period is to qualify you so you are able to fill a position and make a significant contribution at the project where you will volunteer in Africa.
1. Must show you can work with people from different backgrounds
2. Must be able to communicate, orally and in writing, in the language of the country where you will work
3. Must demonstrate you have the necessary skills to work at the project you are going to.
4. Must demonstrate that you can take initiatives and responsibility for development
5. Must demonstrate that you can plan, and use, your time well
6. Must show that you can instruct in the language of the country where you are going.
7. You must reach your fundraising through outreach goal
Guidance during your first period
Your team will receive some common input from the CCTG staff (who have recent experience in development work). You will also receive guidance from the staff as to how you can qualify yourself as a development instructor.
You will have regular meetings with a staff member, where you review your progress together and plan your future development.
You will probably receive a job description for the position you will take in Africa early in the first period so you can prepare specifically for that position.
The educational system at CCTG
The educational system at CCTG is set up so that you can, and must, take responsibility for your own development, and own qualification, as a development instructor. You will be part of an international team, from different backgrounds. Because your background will be different from others on your team, what you need to do to qualify as a DI will also be different. Therefore you will plan and implement how to use the educational system at CCTG so that you can enhance your skills to qualify as a DI.
Project period - the 2nd period
You are in this period working closely together with Humana People to Peoples projects’ leadership and staff, and are fully integrated in the organizations development work.
Through this period you work as Development Instructors (DIs in Humana). You will get first hand field work experience and will be given opportunities to be part of developing the project with your own efforts, skills and ideas throughout the whole period. The DI positions are mostly given within the field of education; - from street children schools and preschools to teacher training level, HIV/AIDS prevention programs, Child Aid and Community development projects, various kinds of fundraising and environmental projects.
You will be going to the project where there is most need for you at that moment. Early in the training period each of you will get to know which project you can concretely prepare for and learn about the actual tasks there. This can still change during the preparation time so it is important to be flexible and open for changes.
It is also important to bear in mind that: - "where there is a will there is a way". This means that all kind of technical preparations are not enough. It is our experience that the Development Instructors, to a large extent, also need to use all their best human qualities and fully understand Humana's Solidary Humanism to make a successful project work period.
The structure of the Development Instructor's stay at the project in Africa
You are at the project for six or twelve months.
cannot travel to other countries during these months
cannot stay longer in the country than the planned months
The six months at the project has the following structure :
3Days
* Arrival.
* Get to know the project.
* You should have a briefing from the project leader or a key staff member on how to keep yourself healthy and safe while at the project, and what to do in an emergency or if you are sick.
▶Note : CCTG will expect you to take malaria prophylaxis during your period in Africa. This will be provided before you leave the US. If you feel unwell when in Africa you should always suspect malaria and take a malaria test as soon as you can.
2Weeks
* Thorough introduction to the work at the project
* Get started
* Meeting with the project leader to confirm your responsibilities at the project
4Weeks
* Project period : you work at the job
1Weeks
* Golden Cut Meeting : meeting with project leader to review your progress and plan for remainder of the period at the project.
1Weeks
* Task Force Period
(actions or production of information outlined by the Federation and the project and planned in detail with the project leader)
1Weeks
* You plan a trip of your own choice. The itinerary and goals of the trip are qualified and approved by the project leader. You make the trip.
15 weeks
* You continue working at the project
2 days
* Conclusion, hand-over to project leader, and departure
TCEWe might as well move straight to the point: Your participation is needed in the struggle to get the AIDS epidemic under control in Southern Africa. Here the epidemic is out of control. UN Special Envoy Stephen Lewis calls AIDS "Mass Murder by Complacency". World leaders allow this to happen without taking appropriate action, without channeling sufficient resources and know-how to stop this epidemic from spreading. In Southern Africa 25 million people are infected with HIV. Each day thousands more are infected. Each day children become orphans. Each day people bury loved ones. And in the wake of the epidemic there are horrifying and sad consequences, some of which will take decades to overcome.
It is our human obligation to take action. Only people can liberate themselves from the epidemic. Everyone else can only participate. But the participation of every one is needed - each one the way he/she can. Only through this combined participation is it possible to turn the situation around.
It is never too late - but on the other hand - there is no time to waste. You do not need further explanation. What are you waiting for? The task is so obvious. Inform yourself and be convinced of the urgency to join the TCE Program.
Currently our Development Instructors are working with the TCE program in Mozambique, Malawi and Namibia, we have also been offered positions in Zambia and South Africa.
Mozambique
Currently our volunteers are working or on their way to the following projects:
TCE
EPF (Teachers' Training College) Nacala, Maputo
Child Aid Nacala
Vocational Training School Nacala
Child Aid and Cashew Plantation and Training Center Itoculo
HOPE Maputo
We have also worked with the environmental project in Gabo Delgado in Bilibiza; OWU (One World University), High School and Colegio in Maputo.
Some examples of the project job descriptions
Child Aid Nacla - special position
Itoculo Cashew plantation and training center
Colegio Maputo
Zambia
Currently our Development Instructors are working with the Child Aid projects in Mazabuka and Chimombo; and Children's Town in Chimombo, 2 DI's are on their way to Child Aid poject in Samfya. We have also in the past worked with Child Aid in Mkushi.
Some examples of the project job descriptions
Child Aid in Mazabuka
Child Aid in Samfya
Malawi
CCTG has started to send volunteers to Malawi only this year - 2007. Our Development Instructors are working with 2 major projects - TCE and Farmers Clubs.
Some examples of the project job descriptions
Farmers Clubs
Camp Future
The third period, called Camp Future is the name of the 2 months follow up and information work period. During the program you will change. The follow-up period is important in the sense that it provides the necessary time to change gear and move from one activity to the next. The period has 4 elements:
Writing a final report
The final report is dedicated to Humana People to People and CCTG but it is certainly also there for your own sake.
Having completed the periods of training and development work it is time to make a stop, to look back, to consider, to deliberate, to conclude - in regard to the training, to the period at the project and to your own personal development. You give recommendations for how these experiences can be used to improve.
Producing Information Materials
Already in the first period you have considered what product(s) you want to produce in the follow up period, so this is also reflected during the time in Africa - you take pictures or video, make interviews, record music, collect materials, learn to dance, purchase things you want to use in a presentation, write diary, etc. The products can be video films, power point presentations, courses on a variety of subjects, books/booklet, exhibitions, theater plays, poems, drawings and pieces of art, portraits of the people you have met and much more. They are used in the teaching of new generations of Development Instructors, to inform the general public and for you to bring with you further on in life.
Information and Outreach Campaigns
An essential part of the follow-up period is to inform, educate and enlighten the general public in America about the work you have been doing, about the people and countries you have visited, about development issues and the world in general and about the need to do much more. It is giving back to those who supported you in the first period - the school class, the church, the community center, the college, the high school and the people in the neighboring towns. It is mobilizing more people to become Development Instructors. It is organizing collections and partnerships for your project. It is teaching the new teams at the Institute.
Doing good in the US
Having trained to become a Development Instructor and practiced the skills and knowledge at a project in Africa, part of the Camp Future is to use these experiences to do good in the US. Each Development Instructor will take part in implementing projects and actions in support of people in need. It can be life skills training for youth, improving facilities at inner city schools, support better nutrition for people with HIV, building houses for hurricane victims, or organizing summer camps for vulnerable children.
Safety
Your safety can only be measured by how safe you make your situation, just like anywhere else in the world. Use your common sense and do not make compromises. It is best to keep in mind the lessons you were taught while a child. Always make sure you tell someone where you are going and when you will return, go places in pairs or groups, do not flash expensive stuff or money, etc.
Humana believes in the safety of all volunteers and would never leave anyone in an unsafe area or situation. As soon as there is any type of instability, Humana will make sure you will be removed from the country immediately and sent to another for the duration of your time.
The school policy of no-drug, no-alcohol is also designed to assure the safety of volunteers.
During the training you will have courses about safety and advice form people who have been in Africa. Take that in consideration!
In each country, there is a person who is in charge of the volunteers. Talk to them and ask their advice, they are locals and know much better about the situation in the place.
SAFETY is of highest priority for the school, for Humana People to People - and of course for you and your family and friends.
We are proud to say that the Development Instructor program has been carried out for 26 years with thousand of people, and the number of serious incidents have been very few. This is first of all because safety is a high priority and that the DI’s in general are very much aware of how to stay safe.
However it is very important to understand that traveling to and working in a poor third world country is NOT the same as being in the US.
One fundamental thing you need to take a stand to is that as a Development Instructor you are representing Humana People to People - and NOT yourself. This means that to the eyes of people you will be "one from Humana" and everything you do or don’t do will be what "Humana does".
In projects where previous DI’s have been e.g. drinking - it falls back on everyone at the project and at the DI’s following. People lose respect for you and the organization and it takes a great effort to turn such a situation around.
Another thing you need to realize is that you are a public figure.
Everyone will notice you - how you are dressed, what you say, whom you speak to, what you do, what you eat.... etc. And they will talk about you. Therefore it is important that you consider what impact you want to have - and how you want to use this as an opportunity to show an example, and also put aside some of your usual habits out of respect for the people you work with.
We have listed 20 guidelines for how to stay safe in Africa
Use your common sense!
Alcohol is TROUBLE!
Take care of what you eat and what you drink
Listen to your body - and get checked if there is anything wrong.
Dress properly and behave respectful to the African culture
Take care of your feet!
Do not swim in rivers and lakes
Do not tempt people to steal from you
Keep your house as a private space
Do not select favorites among the people/children in the community
Do not give the stuff away you do not want to bring home
Protect yourself against malaria
Do not stay alone or go out after dark by yourself
Always let someone know where you are and when you will be back
Always carry the essential phone numbers of e.g. your project leader and the project on you
Do not bring things to Africa that you do not want to lose
Keep your passport, money and other values in a safe place
If robbed - do NOT resist - just give what you have away
Do not start sexual relationships as a DI
Take a special stand to safety when traveling - e.g. the condition of the cars and the driver
While in Africa you all have a health insurance. We do not have the health insurance to cover minor things - like getting a malaria test. We have the health insurance in case - hopefully not -the worst case scenario happens - that you are injured in the bush and need a helicopter and special staff to pick you up and bring you to a good private hospital.... All of which would be extremely costly.
There is a 50 USD self-payment before the insurance will cover.
So if you get sick, just gather all the receipts from the doctor and if they exceed 50 USD for the same treatment, you can send in a claim form and the receipts and get reimbursed.
In case it cost a lot of money - eg. hospitalization, home travel ... You need to contact the insurance company - or someone at the project/school must do so.
Pls. read the policy to know what the insurance covers and what not.
What you need to bring is the policy number and contact information for the insurance company. The Project Leaders know how to deal with this and the school as well.
One thing you should notice is that the health insurance also covers a ticket home in case someone in your close family gets very sick. You will need to get a note from the doctor treating the family member saying his/her condition has drastically changed/or the person has died. Then you can get a ticket back home and return to your project if your contract is still running.
BUT - only if the school purchases the ticket. There is a limit to the amount of 15,000 dKr - app 2600 usd. If the insurance company buys the ticket they will only be able to get a one way ticket - but if we buy it - in agreement with the insurance company - we can get a round trip ticket.
Project (Africa)
Africa
Malawi
Malawi is a landlocked country slightly smaller than Pennsylvania and has a population of 13 million. Roughly 1/6 the size of Namibia with a 6 times greater population. It gained independence peacefully from Britain in 1964. With no wars, domestic or otherwise, to speak of ever since.
Malawi ranks among the world's least developed countries. The economy is predominately agricultural, with about 85% of the population living in rural areas. The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. In 2006, Malawi was approved for relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) program. The government and people of Malawi faces many challenges, including developing a market economy, improving educational facilities, dealing with environmental problems, and with the rapidly growing problem of HIV/AIDS.
Humana People to People has been working in Malawi since 1995. DAPP Malawi runs16 projects.
2007 is the first year that CCTG has sent volunteers to Malawi - our DI's were working with the Farmers' Club and TCE projects.
The current Development Projects of DAPP MalawiThe strategy of development of DAPP Malawi includes establishing projects covering a wide range of activities such as:
The DAPP Teacher’s Training College, Chilangoma in Blantyre Rural District
The DAPP Teacher Training College, Amalika in Shire Highlands district
Vocational Training School in Mikolongwe, Chiradzulu District
Child Aid in Lilongwe
The HOPE Humana project in Blantyre District
The Farmers Clubs project mobilizing 12.000 farmers into Farmers’ Clubs in Zomba, Chiradzulu and Lilongwe
Total Control of the Epidemic
DAPP Clothes and Shoes Sales in the Northern, Central & Southern region of Malawi
Mozambique
The Mozambique program at CCTG offers you the chance to spend 6 or 12 months in Mozambique volunteering at one of the projects run by ADPP Mozambique (part of Humana People to People).
Mozambique, unlike Angola, has been at peace since 1992. Mozambique is still however, one of the poorest countries in the world. Affected by frequent natural disasters – flooding in particular – which rarely receive attention in the western media, but affect thousands of Mozambiquans every year.
Approximately one in six adults are HIV+ in Mozambique. One shocking consequence of this is that more Mozambiquan teachers die of opportunistic infections due to AIDS than are being trained each year. Some CCTG volunteers work (and have worked) at teacher training colleges run by ADPP - these colleges enroll 60-70 students a year on a two and a half year program. Typically a few of these students (who are aged in their mid-twenties) die of AIDS before they complete their training – a human tragedy! Therefore, HIV/AIDS education is a crucial part of the work at all of the projects of ADPP in Mozambique.
The people of Mozambique are eager and motivated to take part in development. The first president of independent Mozambique, Samora Michel, spent two years traveling throughout the country talking to the people and making clear his expectations that the people themselves are responsible for their own development – outside agencies can only participate and assist. You can be part of that process!
CCTG volunteers currently work at the projects in Nacala in North East Mozambique (where there is a Child Aid project, a teacher-training college, and a vocational school). We also have some volunteers with a teacher training college in Maputo, HOPE Maputo and Itoculo Cashew Plantation and Training Center and Child Aid project.
The Activities of ADPP – Mozambique
Child Aid Nhamatanda
Child Aid Nacala
Child Aid Gaza
Child Aid Inhambane
ADPP Polytechnic College
The Vocational School Nhamatanda
The Vocational School Nacala
The Agricultural School Bilibiza
The Teacher Training College Maputo
The Teacher Training College Nhamatanda
The Teacher Training College Nacala
The Teacher Training College Chimoio
The Teacher Training College Niassa
The Teacher Training College Cabo Delgado
The Teacher Training College Macuse, Zambezia
The Teacher Training College Gaza
The Teacher Training College Inhambane
The Teacher Training College Tete
The Teacher Training College Nampula
One World University
HOPE Humana Beira
HOPE Humana Maputo
Children's Town Maputo
Sports School Xipamanine
Sports School Patrice Lumumba
ADPP Secondary School No Caminho da Vitoria
Street Children School Nacala
Street Children School Chimoio
Farmers Club Mozambique
Farmers Club Itoculo
TCE - Total Control of the Epidemic, Mozambique
ADPP Clothes Sales in Mozambique
The Development Instructor Program
The Scholarship Program
Namibia
Namibia was taken by Germany when the European powers divided Africa among them at the Berlin Conference in the 1880-ties. When Germany was busy in Europe during the First World War, South Africa occupied Namibia in 1915 and did not leave before 1990, when the Cold War was over and Apartheid in South Africa came to an end.
Namibia is a large country with just 2 million people, more than half of them living in the North. Although the mining sector is the most important income for Namibia it employs just 3% of the work force. The majority of people are small farmers, who struggle to live from the land, that is increasingly deteriorating. 56% of the population live on less than 2 $ a day.
Humana People to People has been working in Namibia since 1990. DAPP Namibia runs 12 development projects.
CCTG has been sending volunteers to TCE project in Namibia since the project started in 2006. In 2007 we also received positions with the Child Aid and Environmental project and the Vocational Training School.
List of projects in 2008
Child Aid and environment Project in Omusati
Child Aid Oshikoto
Child Aid Ohangwena
Child Aid Kavango
Vocational Training School Onambelela
DAPP Private School Onambelela
HOPE Namibia
12 TCE Areas
South Africa
South Africa is the richest and most developed country in the Southern African Development Community. The country could not achieve its full potential because of the rift created during the apartheid era.
South Africa is located on the southern cape of Africa. It shares its borders with Namibia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Mozambique, and Lesotho is situated within South Africa. South Africa has nine provinces: Gauteng, Western Cape, Kwazulu Natal, Eastern Cape, North Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State and the North West. The capital city is Pretoria, and there are other major cities like Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizaberth, Bloemfontein and East London.
South Africa has the largest economy in the southern African region. Service industry, mining, manufacturing and agriculture contribute to the economy of South Africa. Globally South Africa is recognised as a mineral supplier. It exports minerals to 87 countries, with approximately 55 different minerals produced from more than 700 mining facilities. The country’s industrial and financial infrastructures are well developed and have the potential to grow.
Over 50% of the population in South Africa live in urban areas. The wealth in the country is not equally distributed as a result of the relicts of the apartheid era. South Africa held its first multiracial and democratic elections in 1994. The country was under the racial segregative rule of the white minority with legislative clauses making the white minority race more superior and favouring them.
Nelson Mandela was the first president of democratic South Africa. He negotiated with the National Party government and this culminated in the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994. The ANC won the elections under the leadership of Mandela marking an end to the apartheid era in South Africa. The ANC government started building on reconciliation policies.
Humana People to People in South Africa is a section 21 non profit company, registered in 1995 in order to respond to the socio-economic needs of underprivileged South Africans. DAPP runs social development projects which focuses on children's welfare, HIV and AIDS and Human Resources Capacity building.
An overview of the Projects
TCE - Total Control of the Epidemic
Child Aid in Doornkop, Bakenberg and Tubatse
HOPE Humana Mopane and Bushbuckridge
CCTG has started to send Development Instructors to the TCE project in South Africa
Zambia
Northern Rhodesia gained independence from Britain in 1964 and changed its name to Zambia. Zambia is a land locked country with 11 million inhabitants. Copper is Zambia’s main export earning covering over 90% of the country’s income. The dependency on a single export product and with falling prices on the world market and increased prices for import products has broken Zambia’s economy. The country has a huge debt, 50% unemployment and around 85% of the population live below the poverty line. Furthermore the AIDS epidemic has hit the people hard. 85% of the people live in rural areas as small scale farmers.
Humana People to People has been working in Zambia since 1986. DAPP Zambia runs 16 development projects.
Currently our DI's work with the Child Aid projects in Mazabuka, Chimombo and Samfya, there has also been DI's in the Children's Town project.
The Projects DAPP in Zambia is running development projects, which are very comprehensive and cost effective. The programs deals with some of the major social and economic issues in Zambia such as HIV and AIDS, Community Development, Agriculture, Environment, Education and Water and Sanitation.
DAPP in Zambia is currently running the following projects
Child Aid Chibombo
Child Aid Samfya
Child Aid Central Province with the entities
Child Aid Mkushi
Child Aid Serenje
Child Aid Kapiri Mposhi
Child Aid and Environment Southern Province with the entities
Child Aid and Environment Monze
Child Aid and Environment Gwembe
Child Aid and Environment Mazabuka
Child Aid and Environment Kalomo
Child Aid and Environment Choma and Sinazonge
Child Aid Luapula Province with the entities
Child Aid Mpika/Mporokoso
Child Aid Nchelenge
HOPE Humana Center in Ndola with the Hope Projects
Hope Kitwe
Hope Kabwe
Hope Livingstone
Hope Lusaka
Hope Kaoma / Mongu
DAPP Children' Town in Malambanyama
Total Control of the Epidemic - TCE in Mazabuka
DAPP Clothes and Shoes Sales.
Malawi
Malawi is a landlocked country slightly smaller than Pennsylvania and has a population of 13 million. Roughly 1/6 the size of Namibia with a 6 times greater population. It gained independence peacefully from Britain in 1964. With no wars, domestic or otherwise, to speak of ever since.Malawi ranks among the world's least developed countries. The economy is predominately agricultural, with about 85% of the population living in rural areas. The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. In 2006, Malawi was approved for relief under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) program. The government and people of Malawi faces many challenges, including developing a market economy, improving educational facilities, dealing with environmental problems, and with the rapidly growing problem of HIV/AIDS.
Humana People to People has been working in Malawi since 1995. DAPP Malawi runs16 projects.
2007 is the first year that CCTG has sent volunteers to Malawi - our DI's were working with the Farmers' Club and TCE projects.
The current Development Projects of DAPP MalawiThe strategy of development of DAPP Malawi includes establishing projects covering a wide range of activities such as:
The DAPP Teacher’s Training College, Chilangoma in Blantyre Rural District
The DAPP Teacher Training College, Amalika in Shire Highlands district
Vocational Training School in Mikolongwe, Chiradzulu District
Child Aid in Lilongwe
The HOPE Humana project in Blantyre District
The Farmers Clubs project mobilizing 12.000 farmers into Farmers’ Clubs in Zomba, Chiradzulu and Lilongwe
Total Control of the Epidemic
DAPP Clothes and Shoes Sales in the Northern, Central & Southern region of Malawi
Mozambique
The Mozambique program at CCTG offers you the chance to spend 6 or 12 months in Mozambique volunteering at one of the projects run by ADPP Mozambique (part of Humana People to People).Mozambique, unlike Angola, has been at peace since 1992. Mozambique is still however, one of the poorest countries in the world. Affected by frequent natural disasters – flooding in particular – which rarely receive attention in the western media, but affect thousands of Mozambiquans every year.
Approximately one in six adults are HIV+ in Mozambique. One shocking consequence of this is that more Mozambiquan teachers die of opportunistic infections due to AIDS than are being trained each year. Some CCTG volunteers work (and have worked) at teacher training colleges run by ADPP - these colleges enroll 60-70 students a year on a two and a half year program. Typically a few of these students (who are aged in their mid-twenties) die of AIDS before they complete their training – a human tragedy! Therefore, HIV/AIDS education is a crucial part of the work at all of the projects of ADPP in Mozambique.
The people of Mozambique are eager and motivated to take part in development. The first president of independent Mozambique, Samora Michel, spent two years traveling throughout the country talking to the people and making clear his expectations that the people themselves are responsible for their own development – outside agencies can only participate and assist. You can be part of that process!
CCTG volunteers currently work at the projects in Nacala in North East Mozambique (where there is a Child Aid project, a teacher-training college, and a vocational school). We also have some volunteers with a teacher training college in Maputo, HOPE Maputo and Itoculo Cashew Plantation and Training Center and Child Aid project.
The Activities of ADPP – Mozambique
Child Aid Nhamatanda
Child Aid Nacala
Child Aid Gaza
Child Aid Inhambane
ADPP Polytechnic College
The Vocational School Nhamatanda
The Vocational School Nacala
The Agricultural School Bilibiza
The Teacher Training College Maputo
The Teacher Training College Nhamatanda
The Teacher Training College Nacala
The Teacher Training College Chimoio
The Teacher Training College Niassa
The Teacher Training College Cabo Delgado
The Teacher Training College Macuse, Zambezia
The Teacher Training College Gaza
The Teacher Training College Inhambane
The Teacher Training College Tete
The Teacher Training College Nampula
One World University
HOPE Humana Beira
HOPE Humana Maputo
Children's Town Maputo
Sports School Xipamanine
Sports School Patrice Lumumba
ADPP Secondary School No Caminho da Vitoria
Street Children School Nacala
Street Children School Chimoio
Farmers Club Mozambique
Farmers Club Itoculo
TCE - Total Control of the Epidemic, Mozambique
ADPP Clothes Sales in Mozambique
The Development Instructor Program
The Scholarship Program
Namibia
Namibia was taken by Germany when the European powers divided Africa among them at the Berlin Conference in the 1880-ties. When Germany was busy in Europe during the First World War, South Africa occupied Namibia in 1915 and did not leave before 1990, when the Cold War was over and Apartheid in South Africa came to an end.Namibia is a large country with just 2 million people, more than half of them living in the North. Although the mining sector is the most important income for Namibia it employs just 3% of the work force. The majority of people are small farmers, who struggle to live from the land, that is increasingly deteriorating. 56% of the population live on less than 2 $ a day.
Humana People to People has been working in Namibia since 1990. DAPP Namibia runs 12 development projects.
CCTG has been sending volunteers to TCE project in Namibia since the project started in 2006. In 2007 we also received positions with the Child Aid and Environmental project and the Vocational Training School.
List of projects in 2008
Child Aid and environment Project in Omusati
Child Aid Oshikoto
Child Aid Ohangwena
Child Aid Kavango
Vocational Training School Onambelela
DAPP Private School Onambelela
HOPE Namibia
12 TCE Areas
South Africa
South Africa is the richest and most developed country in the Southern African Development Community. The country could not achieve its full potential because of the rift created during the apartheid era.
South Africa is located on the southern cape of Africa. It shares its borders with Namibia, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Mozambique, and Lesotho is situated within South Africa. South Africa has nine provinces: Gauteng, Western Cape, Kwazulu Natal, Eastern Cape, North Cape, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Free State and the North West. The capital city is Pretoria, and there are other major cities like Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizaberth, Bloemfontein and East London.
South Africa has the largest economy in the southern African region. Service industry, mining, manufacturing and agriculture contribute to the economy of South Africa. Globally South Africa is recognised as a mineral supplier. It exports minerals to 87 countries, with approximately 55 different minerals produced from more than 700 mining facilities. The country’s industrial and financial infrastructures are well developed and have the potential to grow.
Over 50% of the population in South Africa live in urban areas. The wealth in the country is not equally distributed as a result of the relicts of the apartheid era. South Africa held its first multiracial and democratic elections in 1994. The country was under the racial segregative rule of the white minority with legislative clauses making the white minority race more superior and favouring them.
Nelson Mandela was the first president of democratic South Africa. He negotiated with the National Party government and this culminated in the first democratic elections in South Africa in 1994. The ANC won the elections under the leadership of Mandela marking an end to the apartheid era in South Africa. The ANC government started building on reconciliation policies.
Humana People to People in South Africa is a section 21 non profit company, registered in 1995 in order to respond to the socio-economic needs of underprivileged South Africans. DAPP runs social development projects which focuses on children's welfare, HIV and AIDS and Human Resources Capacity building.
An overview of the Projects
TCE - Total Control of the Epidemic
Child Aid in Doornkop, Bakenberg and Tubatse
HOPE Humana Mopane and Bushbuckridge
CCTG has started to send Development Instructors to the TCE project in South Africa
Zambia
Northern Rhodesia gained independence from Britain in 1964 and changed its name to Zambia. Zambia is a land locked country with 11 million inhabitants. Copper is Zambia’s main export earning covering over 90% of the country’s income. The dependency on a single export product and with falling prices on the world market and increased prices for import products has broken Zambia’s economy. The country has a huge debt, 50% unemployment and around 85% of the population live below the poverty line. Furthermore the AIDS epidemic has hit the people hard. 85% of the people live in rural areas as small scale farmers.Humana People to People has been working in Zambia since 1986. DAPP Zambia runs 16 development projects.
Currently our DI's work with the Child Aid projects in Mazabuka, Chimombo and Samfya, there has also been DI's in the Children's Town project.
The Projects DAPP in Zambia is running development projects, which are very comprehensive and cost effective. The programs deals with some of the major social and economic issues in Zambia such as HIV and AIDS, Community Development, Agriculture, Environment, Education and Water and Sanitation.
DAPP in Zambia is currently running the following projects
Child Aid Chibombo
Child Aid Samfya
Child Aid Central Province with the entities
Child Aid Mkushi
Child Aid Serenje
Child Aid Kapiri Mposhi
Child Aid and Environment Southern Province with the entities
Child Aid and Environment Monze
Child Aid and Environment Gwembe
Child Aid and Environment Mazabuka
Child Aid and Environment Kalomo
Child Aid and Environment Choma and Sinazonge
Child Aid Luapula Province with the entities
Child Aid Mpika/Mporokoso
Child Aid Nchelenge
HOPE Humana Center in Ndola with the Hope Projects
Hope Kitwe
Hope Kabwe
Hope Livingstone
Hope Lusaka
Hope Kaoma / Mongu
DAPP Children' Town in Malambanyama
Total Control of the Epidemic - TCE in Mazabuka
DAPP Clothes and Shoes Sales.
Humana People to People
Humana People to People is a movement that focuses its attention on creating answers to some of the main questions facing humanity.
It does not compare itself to anything or to anybody but itself.
Luckily this places the organization completely outside any sort of competition - left or right. It has done its own things - and still does.
The inspiration to start what is today Humana People to People back in 1977, came from years of travel done by teachers and participants at the first "Traveling Folk High School" - meeting people around the world in their often horrible conditions. This first meeting inspired action - and ever since the first actions, it has been the reality facing fellow human beings that have inspired to fierce competition - to do more, to become better, to raise the quality, to reach more people ...... And that is still where the inspiration comes from.
Ideas for projects and actions are provokingly simple and uncomplicated to understand and take their point of departure in the fundamental issue of bringing about humanizing conditions for people in need. These needs are often very basic, and it is not lack of know-how or technology that prevents them from being met. We know how to drill a bore hole, how to prevent and treat diseases, how to grow nutritious food, how to build schools, etc. So somehow it is a matter of just doing it - placing the needs of fellow human beings at the center - building capacity - and mobilizing as many people as possible to become active creators in their own development.
Today, there are 32 national associations connected to the Humana People to People Movement. The associations are working in 40 countries around the world. Humana People to People members presently operate more than 225 development projects reaching out to more than 7.5 million people on a yearly basis within the areas of basic health, HIV & AIDS, education, agriculture, environment, relief aid and community development. Furthermore, about 4.5 million people are reached annually through the secondhand clothes sales and distribution system.
In brief the activities cover:
- 17 teacher training colleges in Angola, Mozambique and Malawi educate every year more than 1,000 primary school teachers for the rural areas.
More than 4,000 teachers have been trained so far.
- 24 schools for children and vocational schools provide education to street children, orphans and other children from grade 1 to grade 9 and vocational training
of youth.
- 500,000 people are reached by Child Aid Projects, which is a variety of activities aimed at improving living conditions for the whole family and for the children
in particular.
- HOPE centers in 8 countries have over the past 10 years played an active role in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Through mobilizing the communities around education,
information, counseling, testing and care, tens of thousand of people have got new hope in countries where the HIV prevalence sometimes is 30%.
- Since the year 2000, the TCE Program - Total Control of the Epidemic - has been involved the fight against AIDS on a larger scale and with a radical approach that
mobilizes each and every person in the community to do their part. TCE is implemented in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Angola
and South Africa.
- In emergency situations Humana People to People has given relief aid to refugees from wars in Africa and Europe, to people hit by drought or floods in Malawi,
Mozambique, India and Sri Lanka.
It does not compare itself to anything or to anybody but itself.
Luckily this places the organization completely outside any sort of competition - left or right. It has done its own things - and still does.
The inspiration to start what is today Humana People to People back in 1977, came from years of travel done by teachers and participants at the first "Traveling Folk High School" - meeting people around the world in their often horrible conditions. This first meeting inspired action - and ever since the first actions, it has been the reality facing fellow human beings that have inspired to fierce competition - to do more, to become better, to raise the quality, to reach more people ...... And that is still where the inspiration comes from.
Ideas for projects and actions are provokingly simple and uncomplicated to understand and take their point of departure in the fundamental issue of bringing about humanizing conditions for people in need. These needs are often very basic, and it is not lack of know-how or technology that prevents them from being met. We know how to drill a bore hole, how to prevent and treat diseases, how to grow nutritious food, how to build schools, etc. So somehow it is a matter of just doing it - placing the needs of fellow human beings at the center - building capacity - and mobilizing as many people as possible to become active creators in their own development.
Today, there are 32 national associations connected to the Humana People to People Movement. The associations are working in 40 countries around the world. Humana People to People members presently operate more than 225 development projects reaching out to more than 7.5 million people on a yearly basis within the areas of basic health, HIV & AIDS, education, agriculture, environment, relief aid and community development. Furthermore, about 4.5 million people are reached annually through the secondhand clothes sales and distribution system.
In brief the activities cover:
- 17 teacher training colleges in Angola, Mozambique and Malawi educate every year more than 1,000 primary school teachers for the rural areas.
More than 4,000 teachers have been trained so far.
- 24 schools for children and vocational schools provide education to street children, orphans and other children from grade 1 to grade 9 and vocational training
of youth.
- 500,000 people are reached by Child Aid Projects, which is a variety of activities aimed at improving living conditions for the whole family and for the children
in particular.
- HOPE centers in 8 countries have over the past 10 years played an active role in the fight against HIV/AIDS. Through mobilizing the communities around education,
information, counseling, testing and care, tens of thousand of people have got new hope in countries where the HIV prevalence sometimes is 30%.
- Since the year 2000, the TCE Program - Total Control of the Epidemic - has been involved the fight against AIDS on a larger scale and with a radical approach that
mobilizes each and every person in the community to do their part. TCE is implemented in Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Angola
and South Africa.
- In emergency situations Humana People to People has given relief aid to refugees from wars in Africa and Europe, to people hit by drought or floods in Malawi,
Mozambique, India and Sri Lanka.
Projects (Central America and Latin America)
Central & Latin America
Belize
Under the shadow of its forests blooms Belize. Although better known for its diving paradises and the second longest coral barrier in the world, Belize has extensive forests, mountain chains and wet lands. Occupied and robbed for years mainly by British settlers, Belize was a source of wood for Europe; and Maya farmers, native to the land, were forced out of the country, few remaining on the very countryside. Also colonized by refugees from Civil War in the United States and later African slaves, the country shows its diversity in race and culture, and the many social divisions, results of the divide and rule principle of colonialist.
Today, the society still tries to overcome the underdevelopment patterns introduced by colonialism and exploitation. Agriculture became the main economy. Education receives investments, but the population still faces poverty, unsustainable foreign debts, and increasing urban problems, and HIV/AIDS rates.
Humana People to People runs a Child Aid project in the North and another one in the South, also it has a Clothes Sale with 3 shops generating funds for the Child Aid projects.
Costa Rica
Although explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful. In 1563 a permanent settlement of Cartago was established in the cooler, fertile central highlands. In 1821, Costa Rica became one of several Central American provinces that jointly declared their independence from Spain. Costa Rica’s stable economy depends on tourism, agriculture, and electronics exports. Poverty has remained at roughly 20% for nearly 20 years, and the strong social safety net that had been put into place by the government has eroded due to increased financial constraints. Immigration from Nicaragua has increasingly become a concern for the government. The 300,000-500,000 Nicaraguans estimated to be in Costa Rica legally and illegally are an important source of (mostly unskilled) labor.
Our last stop before flying to Ecuador is Costa Rica.
Ecuador
Ecuador has a history of turbulence and political instability. Since 1979, it has been under civilian rule. Ecuador has substantial petroleum resources, which have accounted for 40% of the country’s export earnings. Since 1968, the country received huge loans for engineering, construction, and infrastructure projects that basically benefited the richest families. Over the following three decades Ecuador’s debt increased from 240 mill $ to 16 billion $ and poverty level rose from 50% to 70%, bringing the country on the brink of collapse in 1999. Since then some improvements have taken place, but Ecuador still has huge poverty problems.
Humana People to People runs a Child Aid project in Ecuador with the Village Action Groups.
El Salvador
El Salvador is a tiny and densely populated country struggling to find its way in a post-guerrilla war era. It is a fertile and beautiful land with lush valleys and low lying mountains covered with plantations growing coffee, corn, and sugar cane. The possession and power over this valuable land has sprung countless insurrections and a twelve-year civil war. The war ended in 1992 with peace accords signed and promises made. Though the country is at peace, the struggle continues to create a strong economy and to improve living conditions for all the people of El Salvador.
We travel through El Salvador during our investigation period.
Guatemala
Guatemala has been called the “Land of Fire” for the blazing reds, blues and yellows of its hand-woven clothing, the searing heat of its lowlands, and the fiery blood of over 200,000 people killed during its 36 year civil war. The year 1996 marked the end of the war as a newly elected government took power and a peace agreement was signed. The struggle for justice and an equal share in the country’s wealth, however, continue. Most effected by poverty and prejudice is the indigenous population, the largest in all of the Central American countries.
Humana People to People is planning to start a Child Aid project in Guatemala in 2009.
Honduras
Honduras is known as the “Banana Republic” because of the major role foreign industry has played in the both economic and political affairs of the country. While its neighbors were mired in civil war, Honduras has seen relative peace in recent decades. Peace did not mean prosperity, however, as outside influences and a succession of military rulers have kept power, money, and access to resources in the hands of a few. Estimates indicate that the devastation to infrastructure, homes, and agricultural lands brought by Hurricane Mitch in 1998 will set the country’s development efforts back several years. It is the poorest populations who will feel the greatest impact of these setbacks.
Our investigation period takes us through Honduras.
Mexico
The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst recession in over half a century. The nation continues to make an impressive recovery. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, underemployment, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely Amerindian population in the impoverished southern states. Mexico has a free market economy that recently entered the trillion dollar class. It contains a mixture of modern and outmoded industry and agriculture. Per capita income is one-fourth that of the US; income distribution remains highly unequal.
Humana People to People is planning to start a Child Aid project in South of Mexico in 2009.
BelizeUnder the shadow of its forests blooms Belize. Although better known for its diving paradises and the second longest coral barrier in the world, Belize has extensive forests, mountain chains and wet lands. Occupied and robbed for years mainly by British settlers, Belize was a source of wood for Europe; and Maya farmers, native to the land, were forced out of the country, few remaining on the very countryside. Also colonized by refugees from Civil War in the United States and later African slaves, the country shows its diversity in race and culture, and the many social divisions, results of the divide and rule principle of colonialist.
Today, the society still tries to overcome the underdevelopment patterns introduced by colonialism and exploitation. Agriculture became the main economy. Education receives investments, but the population still faces poverty, unsustainable foreign debts, and increasing urban problems, and HIV/AIDS rates.
Humana People to People runs a Child Aid project in the North and another one in the South, also it has a Clothes Sale with 3 shops generating funds for the Child Aid projects.
Costa Rica
Although explored by the Spanish early in the 16th century, initial attempts at colonizing Costa Rica proved unsuccessful. In 1563 a permanent settlement of Cartago was established in the cooler, fertile central highlands. In 1821, Costa Rica became one of several Central American provinces that jointly declared their independence from Spain. Costa Rica’s stable economy depends on tourism, agriculture, and electronics exports. Poverty has remained at roughly 20% for nearly 20 years, and the strong social safety net that had been put into place by the government has eroded due to increased financial constraints. Immigration from Nicaragua has increasingly become a concern for the government. The 300,000-500,000 Nicaraguans estimated to be in Costa Rica legally and illegally are an important source of (mostly unskilled) labor.Our last stop before flying to Ecuador is Costa Rica.
Ecuador
Ecuador has a history of turbulence and political instability. Since 1979, it has been under civilian rule. Ecuador has substantial petroleum resources, which have accounted for 40% of the country’s export earnings. Since 1968, the country received huge loans for engineering, construction, and infrastructure projects that basically benefited the richest families. Over the following three decades Ecuador’s debt increased from 240 mill $ to 16 billion $ and poverty level rose from 50% to 70%, bringing the country on the brink of collapse in 1999. Since then some improvements have taken place, but Ecuador still has huge poverty problems.Humana People to People runs a Child Aid project in Ecuador with the Village Action Groups.
El Salvador
El Salvador is a tiny and densely populated country struggling to find its way in a post-guerrilla war era. It is a fertile and beautiful land with lush valleys and low lying mountains covered with plantations growing coffee, corn, and sugar cane. The possession and power over this valuable land has sprung countless insurrections and a twelve-year civil war. The war ended in 1992 with peace accords signed and promises made. Though the country is at peace, the struggle continues to create a strong economy and to improve living conditions for all the people of El Salvador.We travel through El Salvador during our investigation period.
Guatemala
Guatemala has been called the “Land of Fire” for the blazing reds, blues and yellows of its hand-woven clothing, the searing heat of its lowlands, and the fiery blood of over 200,000 people killed during its 36 year civil war. The year 1996 marked the end of the war as a newly elected government took power and a peace agreement was signed. The struggle for justice and an equal share in the country’s wealth, however, continue. Most effected by poverty and prejudice is the indigenous population, the largest in all of the Central American countries.Humana People to People is planning to start a Child Aid project in Guatemala in 2009.
Honduras
Honduras is known as the “Banana Republic” because of the major role foreign industry has played in the both economic and political affairs of the country. While its neighbors were mired in civil war, Honduras has seen relative peace in recent decades. Peace did not mean prosperity, however, as outside influences and a succession of military rulers have kept power, money, and access to resources in the hands of a few. Estimates indicate that the devastation to infrastructure, homes, and agricultural lands brought by Hurricane Mitch in 1998 will set the country’s development efforts back several years. It is the poorest populations who will feel the greatest impact of these setbacks.Our investigation period takes us through Honduras.
Mexico
The site of advanced Amerindian civilizations, Mexico came under Spanish rule for three centuries before achieving independence early in the 19th century. A devaluation of the peso in late 1994 threw Mexico into economic turmoil, triggering the worst recession in over half a century. The nation continues to make an impressive recovery. Ongoing economic and social concerns include low real wages, underemployment, inequitable income distribution, and few advancement opportunities for the largely Amerindian population in the impoverished southern states. Mexico has a free market economy that recently entered the trillion dollar class. It contains a mixture of modern and outmoded industry and agriculture. Per capita income is one-fourth that of the US; income distribution remains highly unequal.Humana People to People is planning to start a Child Aid project in South of Mexico in 2009.
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes, characterized by beauty that stands in sharp contrast to the poverty and struggles of its people. It is a country still recovering from a decade of civil war in the 1980’s and the repercussions of economic “shock therapy” during the 1990’s. Nicaragua is among the poorest countries in the Americas. Most rural areas and many urban neighborhoods are deeply impoverished making illiteracy, malnutrition, illness and unemployment widespread.
Humana People to People is planning to start a Child Aid project in Nicaragua in 2010.
Nicaragua is the Land of Lakes and Volcanoes, characterized by beauty that stands in sharp contrast to the poverty and struggles of its people. It is a country still recovering from a decade of civil war in the 1980’s and the repercussions of economic “shock therapy” during the 1990’s. Nicaragua is among the poorest countries in the Americas. Most rural areas and many urban neighborhoods are deeply impoverished making illiteracy, malnutrition, illness and unemployment widespread.Humana People to People is planning to start a Child Aid project in Nicaragua in 2010.
How to Enroll (Application)
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How to enroll
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Africa Program
http://rapidshare.com/files/175023238/Form_AFRICA.zip.html
FP Program
http://rapidshare.com/files/175023474/Form_Fight_Poverty.zip.html
You can send your questions to us!
How to enroll
http://rapidshare.com/files/175023799/How_to_Enroll_Available_Teams.zip.html
Africa Program
http://rapidshare.com/files/175023238/Form_AFRICA.zip.html
FP Program
http://rapidshare.com/files/175023474/Form_Fight_Poverty.zip.html
You can send your questions to us!
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