CHANTIERS SOCIAUX MAROCAINS – CSM SCOLAR SUPPORT AND WORKCAMPS 2016 ---------------------------- Chantiers Sociaux Marocains RP. : 456 Rabat RP. Maroc Tél./Fax : (212) 537 26 23 98 E-mail : [email protected] VOLUNTARY WORK PLACEMENT Project Title Scolar support in Rabat Participation Fees 80 Euro Duration and code CSM19 1/07/2016 TO 30/07/2016 Number of Participants 12 Contact Details RABAT Contact person central office : + 212638879084 SARA +212655832272 HAMID +212628882310 raziq Emergency contact +212 654482151 Project Topic Scolar support for children Partnership Agreement This project is the result of a partnership of CSM with the Ministry of Education and with other non-for-profit organizations dealing with children with less opportunities. Reasons To carry out this project The aim of this project is to contribute to the education of children with less opportunity. Some of them don't have the chance to learn languages, sometimes because the classrooms are too crowded to deliver a good services, sometimes because the teachers in public schools cannot teach languages properly, as the education level was low, specially english. Also, is the students want private lessons in summer to reinforce their competences, they would have to pay a high price that the parents cannot afford in most of the cases. Volunteers coming from a broad are the best option to deliver a free service for these children and at the same time for them to get a good international experience. Reasons to carry out this project The aim of this project is to contribute to the education of children with less opportunity. Some of them don't have the chance to learn languages, sometimes because the classrooms are too crowded to deliver a good services, sometimes because the teachers in public schools cannot teach languages properly, as the education level was low, specially english. Also, is the students want private lessons in summer to reinforce their competences, they would have to pay a high price that the parents cannot afford in most of the cases. Volunteers coming from abroad are the best option to deliver a free service for these children and at the same time for them to get a good international experience. What is needed in this This workcamp consists at the reinforcement of languages capacities of project? children and young with few opportunities. In this operation we will try to gather both Moroccan and International volunteers to profit the occasion to make emphasis in the intercultural exchange. Volunteers Duties The volunteers will work five days each week and get two free days, it can be the weekend or other days, this will depend on the work plan. They will teach one or two of the languages (English – French). All the volunteers will work for hours each day in the morning. Some extra activities will be organized by the association like animation with children. General Context of the Project The children that the volunteers will teach come from families with low economic resources so the volunteers will appreciate their everyday life habits and culture through practical and social involvement and feel like they are making a real change, since they will give them some skills that will help them at a personal and academic level. They will get in touch with national volunteers so that they can get involved in the community, not only inside the center but also outside, when they finish their work. Rabat is the capital and fourth largest city of Morocco with an urban population of approximately 580,000. Rabat features a Mediterranean with Oceanic influence. Located along the Atlantic Ocean, Rabat has a mild, temperate climate, shifting from cool in winter to warm days in the summer months The biggest place for theatre is the Theatre Mohammed V in the centre of the town. The city has a few official galleries and an archeological museum. Many organizations are active in cultural and social issues. Volunteers skills, habilities, requirements... If the volunteer has some pedagogical skills, that will give some extra quality to the project, although they are not required to have any previous experience. We are looking for enthusiastic, positive and respectful people, who are willing to work close with people from other nationalities to learn new skills and develop new relationships in ways that they choose and at a pace they feel comfortable with. Patience and reliability are basic skills to work with children. Camp adresse CSM IMM 13 APP 06 rue elmowahidine Quartier Hassan Meeting point & How to Someone can go and pick you up from the airport for 150 Dirhams, arrive otherwise the meeting point will be Rabat Ville train station. Rabat airport has a lot of flight connections. Once you get out of it, you will find a bus that costs 20 dirhams and that leaves you in front of the train station. You will find also several taxis that should take you to the city center. You can deal with them the exact point and the price, that should be 100 Dirhams. If you arrive to any other airport in Morocco, it will be easy for you to reach Rabat by train, just check the timetables on: www.oncf.ma The meeting point will be arranged by email before your arrival to Rabat, once you have passed them your flight details. The info sheet will be send 3 weeks before the project starts The info sheet will be send 3 weeks before the project starts Where will you be hosted ? Volunteers will be accommodated in a shared appartment. We will cook 3 meals per day and we will make shifts to prepare them. Some days some volunteers will cook and others clean and the other way around. We will all help each other with the different tasks. We will set up the place with mats and blankets although it is highly recommended for the volunteers to bring their sleeping bags just in case. We need to highlight a couple of things that might be a bit difficult for the volunteers, given the past experiences with them. In Morocco, is rare to find the toilets that they are used to have in Europe. In this country, the toilet is normally a typical turkish bath. International volunteers can also ask the national ones to take them to hammam, the public baths. Its a nice experience that they will enjoy, while relaxing and enjoying the hot water and the steam, good for the skin. Chantiers Sociaux Marocains RP. : 456 Rabat RP. Maroc Tél./Fax : (212) 537 26 23 98 E-mail : [email protected] VOLUNTARY WORK PLACEMENT Project Title Scolar support in Casablanca Participation Fees 80 Euro Duration and code CSM20 1/07/2016 TO 30/07/2016 AND-OR CSM21 1/08/2016 TO 30/08/2016 Number of participants 12 Contact Details Casablanca Contact person central office : + 212638879084 SARA +212655832272 HAMID +212628882310 raziq Emergency contact +212 654482151 Project Topic Languages support for children Partnership Agreement This project is the result of a partnership of CSM with the Ministry of Education and with other non-for-profit organizations dealing with children with less opportunities. Reasons to Carry out this project The aim of this project is to contribute to the education of children with less opportunity. Some of them don't have the chance to learn languages, sometimes because the classrooms are too crowded to deliver a good services, sometimes because the teachers in public schools cannot teach languages properly, as the education level was low, specially english. Also, is the students want private lessons in summer to reinforce their competences, they would have to pay a high price that the parents cannot afford in most of the cases. Volunteers coming from abroad are the best option to deliver a free service for these children and at the same time for them to get a good international experience. CSM has chosen the district Sbata to carry out the summer scolar support project, as help is needed in this area. CSM Summer School offers such children the opportunity to strengthen their French and English language skills in order to give them the possibility to attend university after finishing with school. At the Moroccan university, courses are taught in French only and automatically bans children from public schools as they do not have sufficient language skills What is needed in the project? This workcamp consists at the reinforcement of languages capacities of children and young with few opportunities. In this operation we will try to gather both Moroccan and International volunteers to emphasize the intercultural exchange. Volunteers Duties The volunteers will work five days each week and get two free days, it can be the weekend or other days, this will depend on the work plan. They will teach one or two of the languages (English – French). All the volunteers will work for hours each day in the morning. Some extra activities will be organized by the association like animation with children. General Context of the Casablanca, in Arabic Dar El Baida, is the biggest city in Morocco and project actually in Magheb region. Is the economic and business center in Morocco. Casablanca is one of the most important ones in Africa, demographically and economically, being one of the largest financial centers in the continent. Its port is one of the largest artificial ports in the world and the primary naval base of the Moroccan Navy. Completed in 1993 after many years in construction, the Hassan II Mosque is among Africa's largest, with one of the world's tallest minarets to boot. Thanks to its location on the waterfront, and the laser atop the minaret that beams toward Mecca, it’s one of Morocco's most striking buildings.