Unveiling the FIND A CHILD Project 2013: How you can participate

OUR  2013 STRATEGY

Community Impact Re-orientation Drive

1       EDUCATION FOR ALL CHILDREN (EFAC) PROGRAM (RFVCP/ A1)

Project 1: FIND a Child (FIND) This is a project aimed at getting children who deserve the Rochas Foundation education scholarship and truly come from very disadvantaged backgrounds.

This project will run for 6 weeks starting from March 2013 and will run concurrently in the following states:

OYO

Kano

Plateau

Imo

There will be a 1-week StreetFIND, 1 day Walk-for-Life and 4 weeks In-class grooming for all scholarship prospects.

Volunteers with passion for granting free comprehensive education to underprivileged children have a chance to work their cause by participating in any of these categories:

Street – FIND

Duration: 1 week

Volunteer responsibility:

-       Interface with all Head of communities, Village heads, Local government chairmen, Security personnel, media, sponsors etc

-       Participate in finding less privileged children and admitting them

Sponsors

-       Plan and provide transport for volunteers movement into the communities

-       Brand t-shirts for all volunteers and sponsors

-       Provide refreshments for all volunteers

            FIND WALK-FOR LIFE

Duration: 1 day

Responsibility:

-       Participate in the walk

-       Coordinate the children-beneficiaries

-       Communicate the FRSC and security to accompany the walk

-       Define WALK FOR LIFE start up location and destination

-       Participate in sharing the vision of the Rochas Foundation and the FIND project

Sponsors:

-       Brand t-shirts for all volunteers and sponsors

-       Provide food for all participants

-       Provide bottled water for all participants

-       Provide bus services to convey the children

-       Provide First Aid services

-       Provide Food & energy drinks (glucose)

      FIND IN-CLASS TEACHING

Duration: 4 weeks

Volunteer responsibility:

-       Coordinate the children

-       Teach a subject

-       Counsel the scholarship prospects

-       Evaluate them for education eligibility

Sponsors

-       Donate books and learning aids

-       Provide food for all the children and teachers for 4 weeks

-       Provide water

-       Provide bus services to convey the children

-       Pay volunteer stipends for the project

  FIND Evaluation

Duration: Not determined

            Responsibility:

-       Provide technical aid to the project

-       Provide capacity building for all participating staff and volunteer

-       Advise on structures

Note: The number of volunteers for StreetFIND will be 15 per school location. 4 volunteer teachers will also be part of the In-class grooming session for the selected children for the scholarship. The in-class grooming program will teach basic language skills, reading skills, mathematics and general studies. There will be weekly evaluation and a further background assessment to verify their eligibility. After the 1 month grooming class, a shortlist will be done based on set criteria and an informal admission list will be released to the school for final scrutiny.

To Volunteer or sponsor, send your Full names, Location, Phone nos. and responsibility chosen to rfvc@rochasfoundation.net or call the programs office on 09-2913092, 08074789687.