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You will join the local staff to help improve the IT skills of local students in Sri Lanka. Your teaching job will not be taking away the job of a local teacher. You will be able to help teach IT to students that otherwise might not get the chance. Since the centre has opened we have had more and more interest from local people who see the importance of gaining IT experience. We make sure that you are working close to other volunteers at the same time taking care not to have too many volunteers impacting on the local community.
We take seriously our responsibilities towards the communities we work with in Sri Lanka. We have full time local staff on the ground that will meet you from the airport, give you an induction on arrival and support you from our local office throughout your stay. They are local people who we pay a good local wage and can give you all the information and support you will need during your stay. They have been trained by us to work with visiting volunteers.
In Sri Lanka you will be staying with a local family. We pay the family that you stay with. This means that the money goes directly into the local economy. The meals you eat, the chairs you sit on have all probably been made in the town where you will be staying. Living in Sri Lanka will give you an opportunity to be a real part of the local community. Most of the money that you spend during your time at the placement will be at grassroots level going into local Sri Lankan businesses. Our organisation is environmentally responsible. We recycle at our offices and offset our carbon emissions from staff flying to our destinations around the world. We believe that actions like this can be the first step towards preserving the planet for future generations.
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