CURRENT SYNPOSIS – AFRICA PLACEMENTS

Location: Bitame Nursery and Primary School, Yaoundé

Position: Assistant English Teacher

Duration: Two to six months

Estimated monthly living expenses: $330 which includes housing, meals and utilities. Visa and transportation costs are additional.

Work description: Support and give assistance to students ages 2-10 in content comprehension and homework completion; supervise students during lunchtime and field trips. Functional French is helpful.

Location: Yaoundé (with remote U.S. option)

Position: Assistant Social Media Developer

Duration: Two to six months

Estimated monthly living expenses: $330 which includes housing, meals and utilities. Visa and transportation costs are additional if based in Yaoundé.

Work description: Work with the Communications Team to develop and implement a social media strategy; train local church communicators; update social media pages; interact with users and respond to messages, inquiries and comments; create content and short videos; and promote UMC Cameroon to global UMC partners. Functional French is helpful.

Location: Wesley Primary School, Morogoro

Position: English Teacher Assistant

Duration: At least three months, longer preferred.

Estimated monthly living expenses: $650 which includes on-campus accommodation, meals and contribution to campus security.

Work description: Assist with developing English curriculum for students; participate in classroom instruction; support opportunities for practicing English; assist with other school activities such as sports and games; assist visiting Volunteer In Mission (VIM) teams.