Have you ever thought about spending a few days volunteering while on an overseas holidays with the kids? Imagine how it feels to see 200 children swarm over a playground they never even dreamed of, knowing that your family helped create it!
Here is an opportunity to have a brief taste of international volunteering with like-minded families working together to construct a playground in a disadvantaged school in Fiji.
Team size is strictly limited and applications close 25 February 2015.
Outcomes for your family include: -
· A unique travel experience – 5 days immersed in rural school and village culture;
· A tangible contribution to a disadvantaged community - sturdy play equipment at the village school;
· An opportunity to demonstrate social responsibility and teamwork to your children; and
· A fantastic family adventure to reflect on into the future.
When: Sunday 31 May - Friday 5th June, 2015 inclusive. Most families extend their stay in Fiji and hit the islands afterwards.
Where: Comfortable self-contained accommodation (most likely Tokatoka Resort) in Nadi – a place with a pool, bar, restaurant and air-con to come home to each day. The project site will be a rural school within easy commute from Nadi.
Cost: The project contribution of approximately $A1000 per family covers materials, tools, safe local transport to/from project site, traditional morning tea and lunch (provided by the local community) and some project management. The number of families participating determines the final cost. Some families choose to engage their children, school or workplace in local fundraising for this contribution.
More Information: If you are interested, please email us for further information. We are happy to answer any questions and welcome your expression of interest to participate.
If know of any other families that may be keen, please forward them this information.
Regards
Emma & John
E: FamilyVolunteerFiji@gmail.com
http://familyvolunteeringfiji.blogspot.com
http://www.facebook.com/familyvolunteeringfiji
Testimonial:
“The whole experience was absolutely brilliant. Yes, we built a playground and watching the children enjoy it on the last day was the ultimate reward, but every day we spent at the school was rewarding in so many different ways - meeting the students & the community, learning from them, introducing them to Australian songs & games, reading with them, enjoying their food & culture and so much more! It was amazing to watch children from two such different ways of life just fit and get along together.
It’s called a volunteering project - you are a doing a good deed for others, but in fact it is the opposite. We are the ones that benefitted. What our family learnt and experienced from the project was unbelievable. Listening to our children six months on still telling others about their interactions and experiences is remarkable.”
Megan, Tim & kids (2014)
