Volunteers

Go Help places skilled volunteers into local organisations.  Through our office in Mongolia we know that voluntary skills are much sought after.  Some of the organisations we have worked with are:

• The police centre for street and lost/abandoned street children – Donations of clothing, volunteering for activities and presents are distributed here by Go Help.
• Lotus orphanage-NGO
• Flourishing Futures-NGO
• Save the Children (previously StC UK but from April One Save the Children)
• Nairamdal-International Children’s Centre-government agency
• Scouts of Mongolia-NGO
• Mongolian Education Alliance-NGO
• Health Clinics at Amgalan, Gachuurt, Selenge province, Uvs province, Bayan Olgii province
• Kindergarten No.10-Rehabilitation Centre for Children with Disabilities
• Batsumber-retirement home

Case study

The mission of the English-thru-Drama program is to give orphaned and vulnerable children a rare opportunity for practical English language development through interactions with native speakers, and an opportunity to develop self-confidence and expression through drama activities and performance arts in English.

Mrs. Migah Whitney Schenck had been working as a volunteer teacher for Go Help between 5^th-27^th of October, 2010. Before she came to Mongolia, she had worked in Africa for several months

During her time in Mongolia, Migah had been teaching English at Lotus Children Centre. The Lotus is an Mongolian non-profit, non-government organization working with vulnerable children and families to provide the basic human rights of shelter, food and education. They care for up to 150 abused, orphaned and abandoned children. Lotus had developed its own  kindergarten and a primary school to provide educational foundation. Migah had been working with first to fifth grades children at Primary school, and children were very satisfied with her teaching approach. They had shown small performance for Migah, when she left. Go Help Mongolia team wants to continue this program in the future, and our student volunteers will be working there.

Case Study

Dr Bob Schenck and his wife Martha, from Chicago, USA.

Dr Schenck is a renowned hand surgeon in the States and have dedicated their time to teaching and volunteering in developing countries since his retirement and Martha is an English language teacher. We located a hospital and university for Bob to teach at and an orphanage in UB for Martha to volunteer her time in.

Teams have been put in contact with local hospitals and schools to spend a day taking part in activities, as well as working at our Book Ger and Child Centre. Pink Ladies, History Boys,

We also had an individual from New Zealand who was a youth worker and wanted to volunteer during the summer so we put him and his partner in touch with Nairamdal, the children’s centre for a 4 week placement.