Volunteers who join this exciting international project get an opportunity to immerse into a worthy while experience in the community driven system change programs in Zimbabwe. Volunteers will engage in designing a youth led community multipurpose centre as we as fencing and constructing two office blocks as well as spatial planning and designing of the land.
Zimbabwe Workcamps Association through the transformation agenda is constructing a multipurpose community centre at Gusta Village in Goromonzi. The projects seek to bring services to the rural people who walk very long distances to school and clinics. Being a youth inspired organisation ZWA acquired 10hectares of land and they want to bring the desired change to local communities.
No special skills are required in this program. Basically, passion and commitment are all volunteers require to take part in this program. Development Practitioners are most welcome to this project. Volunteers with other ideas to share are most welcome
Volunteers will be accommodated at Demberere Camping Site. Rooms are available to individual volunteers. Volunteers with special needs like seniors/ aged, families and physically challenged will have special arrangements for their accommodations.Not Specified
We encourage volunteers to have enough sufficient funds, so that they can travel to places of interest near the projects site as well as major tourist attractions in the country if they have enough time.
Visas
You are advised to take a DOUBLE ENTRY BUSINESS VISA which cost approximately USD$50.00 for thirty days. This will help you to travel to neighbouring countries cheaper and on the same visa as scheduled on the itinerary. Single entry visas could turn out to be more expensive. Your visa should be marked BV meaning Business Visa and not TV meaning Tourist Visa. Volunteers are required to take a BV.
All volunteers intending to stay for over 30 days are required to apply for a TEMPORAL EMPLOYMENT PERMIT (TEP) which cost USD$500.00 and can be valued up to 2 years. Volunteers will be issued with a 30 day Business Visa on arrival at the port of entry which normally cost USD$30.00 depending on nationality and once they are in Victoria Falls, our Project Officers will help with the preparation of necessary paperwork for the TEP. The following documents should be provided for application of the TEP:
1. Original birth certificate and three notarised copies of the birth certificate
2. Original passport and three notarized copies of the passport
3. 3 passport size photos
4. Chest X-ray certificate (To be attained in Victoria Falls for USD$20.00)
5. Notarized copies of academic certificates (Three of each)
6. Police clearance from country of origin
All volunteers should have a Travel and medical insurance. We do not accept volunteer without insurance.
The participates will contribute €300 for all around Zimbabwe., Participations are advised to reserve €50 for airport transfers, transport to and from the workcamp venue.
The fee covers orientation, evaluation, monitoring, project set up, office running/administrative expenses, supporting small community projects running of activities during the project, certificate of participation, accommodation, feeding at camp and communication prior to, during and after the camp. Volunteers will participate in an orientation day after arrival charge
This projects is open to anyone above the age of 18 years irrespective of nationality, gender, race, religion, political view, or educational qualification.
: Volunteers will be picked up from the Airport or regional bus station in on request. They will be transferred to any lodge in town of their choice. Two-day orientation will be organized in close collaboration with the volunteers and ZWA staff. The main objective of the orientation is to minimize the effects of cultural shock as well as to build capacities for the volunteers, so as to meet the community with open mind
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