Livingston - Medical - Extra Information

Project Orientation

Upon arrival in Livingstone all volunteers are involved in comprehensive orientation and basic language course, which is included in your fee. This is facilitated by your project volunteer coordinator and entails:

• An introduction to the town of Livingstone and the institutions that you will be working with
• You will have the opportunity to learn some of the local cultural nuances; as well as basic greetings and customs in the local language
• This course also allows new volunteers to get to know other volunteers that they will be working with
• Basic instruction for your roles as teaching assistants/AIDS care-workers/Clinic assistants. All of this will facilitate your smooth transition into the local community, the schools and lives of the children that you will be working with
• At the orientation, volunteers will also receive our detailed ‘welcome pack’, which will contain further useful information for your time with us

Project Meals

Volunteers on the Livingstone programme will be provided with three meals a day. Breakfast is on a help-yourself basis and usually consists of cereals/porridge, toast, tea and coffee. Depending on each volunteers’ daily schedule they will then be given sandwiches to take with them or will be fed a light lunch at the volunteer house. The main meal of the day is dinner in the evenings, which is cooked and provided for you at your volunteer house.
Note: sometimes on weekends you will need to cook your own meals with ingredients that will be provided, as our staff will need to be given time off. Weekends are usually good times for tourist activities and exploring the surrounding area, so that is the time that a lot of volunteers are out and about anyway.