Bayti (our home)

Código: 
CSM80.4
Disponibilidad: 
Completo
Essaouira
Marruecos
Fecha de inicio: 
01/05/2017
Fecha de fin: 
31/12/2017
Idiomas: 
Inglés
Tipo de trabajo: 
Edad mínima: 
18
Descripción: 

PROJECT’S TOPIC:

Assisting children in difficult circumstances.

AIMS OF THE PROJECT:

Bayti welcomes and supports children in difficult situations from 6 to 17 years old. It offers them a range of services and pedagogical activities and fun times. The duration of each kid follow-up will vary due to the complexity and nature of its family problems, psychological profile and involvement and to the capacity of the association.

PROJECT’S ACTIVITIES:

There are between 60 and 65 children that go to the center everyday. These kids do not attend school and/or suffer from work exploitation. The center gives them all kind of living support if they need to although normally they live in their houses, the association is against having them 24/7 in the center unless necessary.

The support arrangements extend to 3 categories:

• Children who were found in the street, not attending to school.

• Children working to get money for their families, not able to attend school because of this reason.

• Children suffering from work exploitation.

The center has a preventive axis: day care for children who require professional counseling, enrollment in non-formal education, school re-enrollment and administrative and legal assistance especially for non-registered children marital status and children victims of all kinds of violence. o:p>

Ways of insertion:

• Family support: When the problem is about broken families, the center looks for a better one that can host/adopt the child, so that they can guarantee their right to education, dignity, etc.

• Personal: Providing the children that attend the center food and guarantee their hygiene. For this purpose 2 women are employed: 1 in charge of administrative issues, 1 person accompanying families for the correct development of children's lives.

The mission and objectives of Bayti are:

 • Prevention of exclusion, violence and exploitation.

• Physical, social and legal protection of children.

• Psychosocial rehabilitation.

• Scholar and familial reintegration.

• Internal continuous education and training of other staff associations.
• Advocacy and defense of children's rights.

• Respect of the principles of the International Convention of the 1989 Children's Rights: Best interests of the child, no discrimination, right to life and development, to identity, to health, to protection, to education, to participation...

COMMUNITY CONTEXT:

The volunteers will take part in the everyday life, habits and culture of the center through practical and social involvement. They will get in touch with national volunteers, teachers and social workers in the center so that they can get involved in the community, not only inside the center but also outside, when they finish work.

Essaouira is a tourist friendly town on the oceanfront of the region of “Marrakech-Safi”, the atmosphere is cool and multicultural and it is very easy to find your way around. The transportation network of the city and its surroundings is quite developed which makes it easy to visit all the places of interest of the area.

Its medina has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2001 and the city is also well known for its fish and spices market. Of course, you will find plenty options of accommodation, restaurant, refreshments, etc. Tourism also led to the development of beach sports as windsurfing and kite surfing, or even horse and camel riding… Just walking along its nice coastline is already nice and relaxing. 

VOLUNTEER’S REQUIREMENTS:

• No previous working experience required.

• Enthusiastic, positive, patient and respectful people needed.

• People psychologically prepared to work with children suffering various disabilities.

• Willingness to develop ties with other nationalities and learn new things, of course we encourage everyone to follow the pace they feel comfortable with.

VOLUNTEER’S TASKS:

• Help the children in their everyday tasks.

• Be in the center from 9 am to 1 pm, until the children go to public schools and then from 7 pm to 9 pm, when they do leisure activities with them.
• Help with scholar support and artistic and sportive activities.

The volunteers are free to establish their own programs of activities, make up games, etc.

If the volunteer has any knowledge and/or interest about it, he or she can help with administrative tasks and families follow up, learning the way the center does it.

ACCOMMODATION DETAILS:

The volunteers will live in host families where they will be given 3 meals per day. Further information will be given in due time.

ARRIVAL OPTIONS AND MEETING POINT:

Essaouira has its own airport, so the best option is to flight directly there. Otherwise, you can get a flight to any other city and then it will be easy to arrive by train and/or bus. There are direct bus combinations but no direct trains.

Casablanca's airport is the first international airport of the country and the easiest to reach from most European, North American, and Asian main cities.

As for trains, you can check the ONCF website: http://www.oncf.ma/Pages/Accueil.aspx

Most bus companies don't have a website, however if you go to the bus station you will find several connections to Essaouira. The most popular and efficient company is CTM http://www.ctm.ma/

Our central office in Rabat can help you find the best combination for you once you know in which city you arrive.

If you fly into Marrakech airport, the connection to Essaouria is very easy. The bus ride takes about 2 hours and a half. We recommend you CTM or Supratours - both have comfortable busses, and both have several terminals in Marrakech, easy to find.

Once you have your flights details please pass them by e-mail to your CSM interlocutor so we can arrange with someone of our section in 

Essaouira to pick you up at the meeting point.

The info sheet will be send to you by e-mail 3 weeks prior departure. 

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