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Travel to Galle, the southern most towns in Sri Lanka, and teach English in one of two Buddhist temples. You’ll teach English to young monks aged between 6 and 14. If also want, you can teach other subjects also. The monks generally don’t learn English as most of the time they study in the local language or the language the Buddhist scriptures are written on. However, as Buddhism has been increasing popular in the West and interactions between monks and people from Western countries have increased, it has become imperative for the monks to learn English to communicate.
When you volunteer, you’ll also have a wonderful opportunity to learn about Buddhism, specially the Theravada version practiced in Sri Lanka. You will also encounter fascinating daily rituals inside the temple and there will be opportunities for you to practice meditation also.
As a volunteer in Teaching English to Monks project, you will teach English to monks who are just starting in their path to learning Buddhism. While teaching, volunteers will converse with the monks to develop their conversational skills. You can share your experience from back home and ask them of their family and their present environment. During the volunteer program, you must at all times talk respectfully to the monks and respect the prevailing culture of the monastery.
You must be willing to teach and live with the monks and respect Buddhism to work in the project. You’ll also have to be fluent English speakers but not necessarily native English speakers. No previous teaching experience is required. If you come with an open mind and willingness to adapt to newer and stranger world, you’ll have a better time in the project. We don’t ask for anything else.
RCDP will arrange for your room, food, and supervision from the very beginning of the program until the end. Volunteers stay with a host family during the first week of language and cultural program. In the host family, you’ll be provided with a separate room and served 3 Sri Lankan meals a day. A typical Sri Lankan meal consists of rice and curries, which can be meat, fish or vegetable curries. Our host families are carefully chosen and all of them have experience of hosting international volunteers. The place is also safe and secure and the meals hygienically prepared. At least one member of the host family will be able to communicate with you in English. During your work, you’ll also stay in a host family. If you want to stay in a hotel near the sea beach instead of a host family, you can do that for an additional fee of $10 - 12 per night. During the project period, you’ll have 24/7 access to our office in Sri Lanka by e-mail or telephone. Our staff also will visit each you in every one to two weeks to see if you’re satisfied with the project and have any complains.
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The mission of RCDP-Nepal is to encourage international volunteers to contribute in sustainable community development that benefits the underprivileged and extremely poor. By developing the places and the communities, the volunteers are also developing themselves and learning new perspectives and ideas that will ultimately change their lives.
