Dette projekt tilbydes i samarbejde med AFS Egypten og nedenfor kan du læse deres korte beskrivelse af projektet:
Meet Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2), which aims to achieve “zero hunger”. The official wording is: “End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”
Sustainable Agriculture Abroad is a partnership with Fekra Cultural Center[AR1] (Fekra in Arabic means thought/idea) located on 40,000sq.m. of land next to the Nile coves and opposite the island of the Philae Temple in Aswan in Southern Egypt. A large portion of the land is cultivated with bio-products such as mangoes, lemons, bananas, dates, figs and various vegetables for Fekra’s use or to sell at the local market.
Aswan lies at 109 m above sea level. Aswan has a desert climate and there is virtually no rainfall during the year. In Aswan, the summers are long, sweltering, and arid; the winters are short, cool, and dry; and it is mostly clear year-round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 51°F (10.5 °C) to 107°F (42.6 °C) and is rarely below 45°F(7.2 °C) or above 113°F (45°C).
Volunteer Tasks (could be one or more of the tasks below)
- Volunteer on the eco farm i.e. participate in organic gardening, environmentally friendly construction/design projects
- Work with art and educational programs for the children living in and around the community.
- Update the website and Facebook page when needed
- Teach locals English to strengthen cultural exchange
About this type of community service project:
When you choose an individual community service project, you commit yourself to getting to know the culture of the country where you are going to. Your work will take considerable time, but you will also have lots of time to explore the area around you, to meet with the locals, and get a deep sense of their values and way of living. Through being a volunteer abroad, you are allowing yourself to truly integrate, become a part of the local community and get a daily life that is very similar to the one of the local people around you.
When it comes to your area of volunteer work, there is a lot of possibilities to choose from. The description you read on our website is usually just an example, and rarely are two projects exactly the same. AFS is a big network with a lot of connections to schools, kindergartens, NGO’s. It is not one specific school or a kindergarten that AFS Colombia cooperates with, but rather many possibilities, and in fact all around the country. We are happy to receive your preferences, but we can also help you find the right placement, if you are not quite certain what you would like to work with, or where in the country you would like to live.
Your host family is one of the closest people you will have while on programme – they will be your family, they might take you to Sunday lunches with the grandmother, but also ask you to clean and cook, as they do. They might want to show you around their country and take you on trips, and they might also want you to come back home by 10 pm, if they ask the same of their children. You should expect that every host family is different and has their own rules and way of living. You can look forward to getting an intimate insight into a life, that might be so completely different from yours.
Besides from your host family, you will have a local contact person, who will be your support with anything that you would need, from practical questions and needs, to cultural tips and advice.
On this programme, you should expect to be surrounded by the locals, be that your host family, the collegues at your work or local contact person. During your stay, you might meet other international volunteers from time to time, but they might live in completely different cities.
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