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Overview
The soccer coaching program involves working with boys and girls from the ages of 10-25 years from the most vulnerable communities. The senior team for the boys is participating in the official league for the Football Association of Zambia. You will help the boys to sharpen their sports skills and work with the local coaches.
You can train them on basic skills in sports, mainly soccer, to both boys and girls who want to improve their talents. You can also provide life skills education after the soccer sessions, with a number of topics to build character and engage to make their own choices for the future. The soccer program is from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM from Monday to Friday. The league games are played either on Saturday or Sunday from 3:00 PM.
Objectives
- Coaches can also help children develop important life skills
- Coaches can teach children how to set goals, how to work hard and how to stay positive
- Coaches can also help students learn how to deal with disappointment and how to handle success
- These skills help disadvantaged children to stay focused on school and improve their lives via sport
Impact
Volunteer experiences have a direct and positive impact on local communities by injecting money into the local economy through the purchase of food, transportation, and tourism activities. Volunteering is a great way to give back to the comunity and make a difference in the world. Depending on the type of volunteer experience you are interested in, your time can be spent improving educational resources and opportunities, providing medical services to underserved communities, or promoting environmental conservation and sustainable farming techniques.
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Location
Livingstone, Zambia
Livingstone is a town in southwestern Zambia, a few kilometers from the Zambezi River and the border with Zimbabwe. It’s a hub for visitors to the Victoria Falls. The adjoining Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park surrounds the Zambian side of the falls.
Itinerary
Saturday/Sunday - Arrival
Arrive on Saturday or Sunday well before a meeting point time. Saturday arrivals need to book one extra night at our accommodation.
Meet at LUN (Kenneth Kaunda International Airport) at one of our pickup times:
- Option A - Saturday: 11:00
- Option B - Saturday: 15:00
- Option C - Sunday: 11:00
- Option D - Sunday: 15:00
Monday - Friday
Your daily activities involve:
- Training on basic skills in sports, mainly soccer, to both boys and girls from the ages of 10-25 years
- Provide life skills education after the soccer sessions, with a number of topics to build character and engage to make their own choices for the future.
The soccer program is from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM from Monday to Friday.
Saturday - Departure
Leave the accommodation Saturday morning. Buses to Lusaka departs close by every 1-2 hours. Change to taxi to arrive at airport (3.5 hours) for earliest flights on Saturday Evening
Inclusions
- Shared Accomodation
- All meals included
- Free beverages
- Wifi in public areas
- Arrival Transfer (included with 2 wk+ trips)
- Departure Transfer
Options
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Requirements
- minimum age18
- minimum english levelIntermediate
- CRB RequiredOn signup
- passport copy requiredOn signup
- resume copy requiredYes
Other Requirements
- Modest clothing for the school i.e. covering the knees and shoulders.
- Decent level of fitness
- Sports clothing for yourself
- Optional: bring any sports equipment such as soccer balls for the community
Food
The staple food is Nhima (corn flour) but you will find rice for example in some restaurants that offer international foods. For this program, you will find yourself dining on healthy local Zambian foods like nhima, potato, bread, meat, fish, lots of vegetables, nuts and eggs and sometimes rice and spaghetti.
Accommodation
Our center is located in Livingstone, the southern province of Zambia, which is about 8 hours from the capital, Lusaka. You will stay in a dorm-style center with other participants. Each house accommodates 12 people with rooms shared between 4-8 people (separate genders) and western-style toilets.
