Proudly Announcing: Visions 2008 Summer Volunteer Opportunities!!
After much thought, I have decided to go ahead and set up more Visions camps this coming summer (July/August 2008) in both Sri Lanka and Kenya! I am planning 4 Visions Leadership Camps for 2008, the most camps we've ever held in a single summer since our beginnings in 2003. This summer we will be working with many more teachers than ever before, giving them direct training alongside the students. They will participate in special sessions while still joining the students in many activities & lessons, as well as assisting the volunteers and students throughout. We are also planning our first ever Visions follow-up Leadership Camp for past Visions students who have already done the basic training and are hoping to participate in something more advanced.
*Special follow-up session/camp with past Visions students #1 (SRI LANKA--COLOMBO):
July 23 (Wednesday) -- July 26 (Saturday)
*Leadership Camp #1 (SRI LANKA--COLOMBO): July 28 (Monday) -- August 3 (Sunday)
*Leadership Camp #2 (KENYA--KISUMU):
August 11 (Monday) -- August 16 (Saturday)
*Leadership Camp #3 (KENYA--AHERO):
August 18 (Monday) -- August 23 (Saturday)
***All volunteers will undergo a mandatory Visions training prior to transiting to the campsites. We will stay at a hotel, do the training there, and get to see a bit of the capital city. All meals, transportation, training materials, hotel fees, etc. will be covered in your program expense. The training sessions are:
~July 21-22, 2008 (SRI LANKA--COLOMBO)
~August 8-9, 2008 (KENYA--NAIROBI)
***Sri Lanka volunteers will go on a mini-vacation to a destination yet to be determined after their service. This will provide time to relax, do a little sightseeing, and enjoy the local culture and traditions.
***Kenya volunteers will go on a 2-day safari to the Masai Mara Reserve in Southern Kenya after their service. This will provide time to see the amazing Great Migration, relax, and enjoy the beautiful sights and culture of Kenya.
***Expected program costs will be $995 (exclusive of airfare) for approx. 3 weeks in Sri Lanka OR approx. 3 weeks in Kenya. If you wish to attend all camps in both countries, the cost would therefore be roughly $1990 for approx. 7 weeks (exclusive of airfare). The cost of this year's trip has been heavily reduced (50% off from last year) due to early and active fundraising efforts.
***You are welcome to attend as many sessions as you would like, in either or both countries. Costs will be adjusted accordingly.
If you are interested in volunteering with Visions this summer, then I need the following things from you, the sooner the better (to reserve your spot):
1. An email to let me know you're interested and applying (or thinking about applying)
2. A completed application and waiver of release form, along with $25 non-refundable
application fee (which will go towards your total program fee, if you do committ).
3. A non-refundable $350 deposit by April 10, 2007.
4. A decision whether you'd like to book your own airfare or let me do it for you (sending me your flight details, in case of the latter).
To express interest, to reserve a spot, or to ask a question, please email gtbuie@gmail.com.
"The highest prayer in this world is service,
the greatest devotion is loving the people around us:
and the noblest character trait is divine compassion for all living creatures."
--Swami Chinmayananda
