Working with children

Work with children in the heart of Sri Lanka

In the Garden of Eden, the pearl of the Indian Ocean, a challenge awaits you.

LEO Project Foundation works with a number of orphanages & children’s homes. These generally house from 20 to 300 children, aged between 3 and 18 from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Even though many of the children have access to government education they would greatly benefit from any help with their schooling.

As English language teachers are hard to find and English communication skills are often neglected at school, the chance to improve their English skills with your help will greatly benefit them and will help create many more opportunities for their future.

To learn about a different culture, different manners of interaction and simply to be given the attention the staff members don’t have time for, means a world of difference.

“Working with these children is a most amazing experience. The smiles on their faces and their happiness despite their situation is simply amazing!”

Your chance to make a difference

This is your chance to become involved in a variety of activities to help these children flourish. Help them with their homework, play games, sing songs, indulge in arts & drama and social education, you name it.

All projects involve an element of English teaching, but methods and duration differ from project to project, from person to person.

If you love to work with children and young people in a different culture this is for you. Be enthusiastic, patient, imaginative, resourceful, have initiative and be motivated and you will star. Working with children and young people is challenging and ever so rewarding.

Placement fee for this amazing project

£395 for 2 weeks, £75 for every week thereafter (why pay to volunteer?).
Special offer: volunteer for 6 weeks from July 25th till September 5th 2010 for only £595.-
Book now, email bookings@leoproject.org

Accommodation and Food

Sri Lanka offers a diverse culture and what better way to experience it than a home stay. Your stay during the project will be with a local family. You will have a chance to relax with other volunteers or simply lie back under the setting sun with a summer breeze and enjoy a good read in a very safe environment. You will be provided with three meals and tea Monday to Friday. Weekends are totally yours to explore this magnificent island where you will be warmly greeted by the locals where ever you go.