Transcript Mahendranath BUSGOPAUL

Mahendranath BUSGOPAUL
YES Country Coordinator, Mauritius
Secretary General, Halley Movement
Educating Marginalized Children:
A Volunteer Program in Mauritius
Youth Employment Summit
October 2004
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Mexico, 2004
Volunteer work in Mauritius
•Helping people
•Weddings
•Funerals
•Disasters
•Who volunteers
•Employees
•Families
•Students
•Why volunteering?
•Social contacts
•Support a cause
•Part of a team
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A young
Volunteer
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Formation of volunteer groups
1950’s:
privileged
people provide
relief to poor
Industrialization
Era: social needs,
Human Rights etc
Religious &
cultural
upliftment of the
community
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Volunteer groups & Government
1980’s
Poor communication
bet. NGOs
Umbrella
organisation
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NGO Trust
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YES Mauritius: Volunteer activities
•Some of Volunteer organizations: Halley Movement, Rotary International, Girls
Guide, Red Cross, etc
•In existence since 2002 under the leadership of Halley Movement
•YES Mauritius
•A Network of 7 NGOs in Mauritius
•Programs
•Mentorship for young entrepreneurs
•Education for marginalized children
•Sensitization for child safety on Internet
•ICT education for girls
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BETA: Basic Education To Adolescents
•Ojectives
Provide the necessary skills and knowledge to young persons to get
ready to face the challenges and difficulties in life.
Curriculum
•Communication, literacy and language learning
•Numeracy & Mathematics
•Natural Sciences
•Arts and Cultures
•Life Orientation
Achievements
•Greater esteem of marginalized children
•Blossom and grow
•Better trained to work in groups
Constraints
•Lack of funds to sustain the program
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Contact us:
YES Mauritius
P.O.Box 250
Curepipe
Republic of Mauritius
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +230 570 1521
Fax: +230 677 8544
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