You don't need any qualifications to participate in this project but you should genuinely enjoy interacting with people, be self-motivated, flexible and adaptable and have plenty of patience. To give you a head-start with teaching English you will be trained before you go on your project through i-to-i's International 40-hour on-line TEFL programme (Teaching English as a Foreign Language). This course is included in the cost of this venture.
Volunteers for this project should also love animals and be prepared for some hard physical work. Any knowledge you have of the French language will also be a help to you during your time in Madagascar.
Your role as a volunteer:
Your role as a volunteer will be to help educate the workers in the Park with informal, class-room based English conversation classes, to explain the aims and activities of the Park to visitors, and to help the personnel in feeding the animals, cleaning the cages and general park maintenance.
Description:
Madagascars capital city, Antananarivo (Tana to the locals) is completely unlike the capital cities found anywhere else in the world. Surrounded by rolling rice paddies, picturesque mountains and lush foothills, Tana is a scenic paradise and yet it offers all the delights of a bustling metropolis. Traditional market stalls cluster in corners, lively bars line the streets and cultural treasures lie around every corner, including an impressive natural history museum that displays the giant skeleton of an elephant bird. With its steep winding roads and ancient stairways walking the streets is an experience in itself and one never to be forgotten. In this impressive setting you will be helping to preserve Madagascars indigenous wildlife. Not only will you be helping to feed and care for exotic wildlife at Tsimbazaza Zoo but you will also be teaching your colleagues English language skills that will help them to provide a better service to foreign tourists.
In Madagascar's capital city, Antananarivo, i-to-i work with a zoological and botanical park where you will have the opportunity to teach English and help conserve Madagascar's wildlife. The major objectives of the Park are to preserve the endemic species of Madagascar and to educate visitors in environmental conservation. The Park has 13 species of lemur along with a range of reptiles, amphibians and birds.
Why the project needs volunteers:
As Malagasy and French are Madagascar's official languages, few of the staff at the Park speak English. As the numbers of English-speaking visitors are increasing, help is needed to communicate the aims of the Park and to educate the visitors in conservation. Volunteers are therefore needed to teach the Park staff English and to assist with visitors to the Park. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work with the animals in the Park, undertaking tasks such as cleaning their cages and feeding.
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You will help Dr. Jonah Ratsimbazafy and Vololoniaina Jeannoda study the habitat and behavior of these strange relatives of monkeys. With the help of field assistants, you will follow lemur groups throughout their day, monitoring the activities of focal animals at five-minute intervals. On alternate days, you will gather information on the structure and composition of the forest, including the availability of fruit, and measure the growth and development of trees damaged by storms. Fieldwork is hot and humid at Manombo, and following lemur groups can be rigorous, but you will be well-rewarded by the sights and sounds of this forest and its captivating inhabitants.
Description:
Research Mission:
Help ruffed lemurs survive the damaging effects of cyclones and humans.
Situation Report:
Manombo Forest, Madagascar — Manombo Forest is home to eight species of lemurs, including the incredibly adorable and critically endangered black-and-white ruffed lemur. In Manombo Forest, 15,000 hectares of tropical rainforest, you will encounter an incredible diversity of animals and plants, many of which are found nowhere else in the world. This beautiful but threatened forest, which is hammered both by cyclones and human disturbance, is the perfect place to study how ruffed lemurs respond to their changing world. Your work will help not only the future conservation of black-and-white ruffed lemurs, but also the recovery of the magnificent rainforest they rely on....
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