Short Term Volunteering

A09 Africa Team

Camara sends volunteers to Africa to train teachers, who have received Camara computers, in IT skills.

Short term volunteering program

Each year a group of Camara volunteers travel to the computer labs and hubs that Camara have set up in a growing number of African countries, to teach advanced ICT skills.

The programme is a demanding, challenging experience. It is a way to meet and work with like minded individuals working for change in Ireland and in Africa. The programme is open to enthusiastic people of all ages and offers them an opportunity to teach and integrate in a new community. This trip is not only about passing on our own skills but about learning from others and an opportunity to make a contribution into a community far beyond the Camara programme itself.

The Volunteer programme is part of the wider service provided by Camara to our local partners in Africa. The programme builds trust and respect helping us work together towards building sustainable hubs for all partner countries.

The programme aims to:

• Provide support and training in the Camara Hubs
• Provide a range of ICT skills in the computer labs Camara has set up
• Provide an opportunity for all participants to learn and succeed
• Provide a strong and effective support service for all Camara volunteers