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End Child Hunger in the Northern Tacloban City, Philippines

The experience

Empower moms and feed children through nutrition & sustainable food efforts! 💪

We are seeking a proactive and empathetic volunteers to lead the planning, implementation, and long-term investigation of our Community Feeding Project.

What you offer

4 hours of help per day

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 950 One time

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: $950 USD per 2 weeks $120 USD per week thereafter The fee covers the comprehensive cost of the volunteer's stay, including: Accommodation with a local family, 2 meals daily, 24-hour in-country local staff support, program orientation, and the Waray Waray language lessons.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

our goal is twofold: to provide immediate relief through supplementary feeding menus for 35 pre-school children and to pursue long-term solutions for hunger by establishing self-sustaining community methods.

You should expect to dedicate your time to tasks that require organization, budget management, and highly interactive communication with local community members.

Your Accommodations:

You will be staying in the general Tacloban area and a safe, verified local host family homestay will be assigned to you once the trip is confirmed.

Included for your Stay:

Airport Reception, Accommodation with a local host family, 2 meals a day (breakfast and dinner), program orientation, Waray Waray language lesson, and 24-hour local staff support.

Activities & Shift

Activities:

- Planning & Budgeting: Create and budget supplementary feeding menus for up to 35 pre-school children.
- Monitoring: Monitor and analyze clientele growth data to assess program effectiveness.
- Education: Organize and lead interactive seminars with local mothers to educate them on reducing salt/sugar and increasing vegetable consumption.
- Research & Development: Investigate and plan long-term solutions, such as organizing community feeding kitchens and plans for self-sustainable communities.
- Advocacy: Make efforts to change community attitudes toward the importance of different food groups.

Shifts:

- Hours: 4 hours per day (minimum of 20 hours per week).
- Schedule: 08:00 AM – 12 Noon, Monday to Friday. This schedule ensures afternoons are free for language lessons, prep work, and personal time.

Rules

Visa Requirement: You are required to apply for and secure your own travel visa to the Philippines. Please note that Worldpackers exchanges are for collaboration, not employment.

Homestay Respect: You must adhere to the house rules and cultural norms of your local host family.

No Selling: Volunteers are not permitted to sell any products or services to the host community.

Alcohol/Drug Policy: Use or possession of illegal drugs is strictly prohibited.