Tale of 2 Cities
Placement options: Gap Year Tale of 2 Cities Team (11 months)
Read a past Tale of 2 Cities team member's report here
Dates:September 2012 – end July/early August 2013
Training dates: September 2012, end March 2012
Minimum age: 18+
Cost: £4200
Application deadline: 31st July 2012
Placement details
This team is a combination of our UK and Global programmes. The team will spend their first 8 months in the UK, volunteering at one of the Oasis hubs and following the same programme as the threesixty teams, finishing in April. They will then go to volunteer with Oasis Zimbabwe in Harare for 3 months for May, June and July.
Zimbabwe placement details: Teams will primarily do children's and youth work, hospital visits, spend time with the girls at the Tanaka Project, help at pre-schools and serve practically with simple building and painting work. They are also likely to be involved in running a children’s holiday club, as well as sports and recreation activities for students at a local school.
Read more about Oasis Zimbabwe
Oasis Zimbabwe will take excellent care of these Teams, but you will need to be a flexible, patient and adventurous person - e.g. there will be times where you have to manage without electricity, and carry around your own drinking water. If you are up for the challenge, this is a fantastic opportunity to serve and be stretched in your character and faith.
Please note, the cost for 'Tale of 2 Cities' does not include food on the UK placement.
A past team member notes:
"There were challenges, especially at the beginning - we had to get used to working together as a team, and it took time, but we got so much better at it! Also, I had to adapt to a new culture which took me out of my comfort zone, and by the end had taught me a lot about having confidence in myself..."
If you would like more information on Tale of 2 Cities or would like to apply for Tale of 2 Cities 2011 then please contact Charlie Ferdinando on 020 7921 4230 or email charlie.ferdinando@oasisuk.org.
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After over 20 years of offering Global Action Teams, we are sorry to say that we are suspending this programme. In April 2011, we will send our last Global Action Teams. We will not be sending teams in Summer 2011 or September 2011, however, Tale of 2 Cities will still be available!
A big thank you to all of those who have taken part in the past, you have helped Oasis to make a real difference in the lives of so many people!
Our partner projects in Thailand, Zambia, and Pietermaritzburg South Africa welcome you to apply directly to them if you are interested in volunteering with them after April 2011. For more information, please visit their websites:
Thailand http://4lifethailand.org/
Zambia http://lifespringfarm.moonfruit.com/
South Africa http://www.projectgateway.co.za/
"my time abroad has challenged me, stretched my abilities and definitely strengthened my faith...it is an experience that I am unbelievably grateful to have had. The people I met, relationships made and work that I did will be things I never forget."
Kandace Tiala, past India team member placed in Chennai
Oasis Global Action Teams are recognised by Global Connections as operating under the Code of Best Practice in Short-Term Mission 2009 and 2010