(Cancelled) HKUST Alumni Endowment Fund Civic Fellow @Wat Opot Children's Community [Ref: AEF146-200228]
(6-8 weeks)
Update on 10 March 2020:
On 6 Mar 2020, the HKSAR Government Department of Health issued advice for the public to consider delaying all non-essential travel outside of Hong Kong. In response to the rapidly evolving global health situation surrounding COVID-19 and holding the health, safety and best interests of our students as our highest priority, the University decided to suspend all outbound student activities to take place outside of Hong Kong during the Summer Term. Hence, all Service Learning Trips organized / coordinated by HKUST Connect this Summer Term will be suspended. If you have any questions, please contact us.
Wat Opot Children's Community is rare, and perhaps unique in Cambodia, for HIV-infected and non-infected children to live together as family, sharing homes and meals and playing together. There are around 45 to 60 children aged 2 to 19 living in the community where some of them are orphans. The primary goal of the community is to restore the joy of the children. Their founder, Wayne believes that with love, kindness, service, faith and commitment, Wat Opot Children's Community is a place of joy.
Duties
- Teaching basic English to preschool and primary school students
- Teaching basic Chinese to primary school students
- Facilitating daily operations: taking care of preschool to primary school students
- Helping out in the arts and craft rooms
Time Commitment
Full Time: Mid-June to Mid-August 2020
(6-8 weeks, 6 days per week, required to work on weekends)
Subsidy
HK$8,000 per month
Students have to bear all the expenses associated with the trip. (E.g. Round-trip flight ticket, meal, local transportation, accommodation, travel insurance etc.) Wat Opot and HKUST Connect will provide administrative support on the arrangement.
Requirements
- Fluent in both spoken and written English, basic knowledge of Putonghua is an advantage
- Confident at working with preschool kids
- Motivated self-starter, responsible and accountable
- Previous experience volunteering at Wat Opot will be given priority
- Required to provide a Certificate of No Criminal Conviction
Remark
Students will have to pay for a monthly volunteer fee of USD$250 which covers volunteer dorm/board/meals and extras expenses in Wat Opot Children's Community.