Kyrgyzstan
Focus teams 2011 - all 2 weeks
April 2011 - building team
Dates: 16th - 30th April 2011
Training day: 18th February 2011
Minimum age: 18 - 50
Cost: £1,800
Application deadline: 31st January 2011
May 2011 - building team
Dates: 14th - 28th May 2011
Training day: 29th April 2011
Minimum age: 18 - 50
Cost: £1,800
Application deadline: 31st January 2011
July 2011 - youth and childrens' work team
Dates: 16th - 30th July 2011
Training day: 24th June 2011
Minimum age: 18 - 25
Cost: £1,800
Application deadline: 31st May 2011
Placement details
We're looking for volunteers to work in Bishkek, the capital city.
Oasis Kyrgyzstan are working with vulnerable children and young people in detention centres, reform homes and a youth prison, running sports activities and life skills.
The April and May Focus teams will helping with practical building and renovation work at the new centre Oasis Kyrgyzstan is opening.
The July Focus team will help to run camps for the children and teenagers Oasis Kyrgyzstan work with, enabling them to get outside the city and have a holiday for the first time.
Applicants must have a mature approach to working cross-culturally and a desire to serve practically.This team will be hard work, but a fantastic opportunity to serve vulnerable and marginalized people. Are you up for the challenge?
Read more about Oasis Kyrgyzstan
Please contact nicki.gill@oasisuk.org if you are interested in this team, or if your church would be interested in sending a group together. Oasis Kyrgyzstan are very open to hosting teams at other times of the year.