Teaching English in Africa

Aang Serian (House of Peace), P.O. Box 13732, Arusha, Tanzania; 011-255-744-318548; www.aangserian.org.uk/volunteer.htm. Teaching assistants and qualified ESL teachers are placed in a rural Maasai village. Volunteers also needed for manual work. Six- to 12- month stays preferred but shorter ones are possible. Program fee $380;living costs of $40-$50 a week.

American Language Center, 4 Zankat Tanja, Rabat 10000, Morocco; 011-212-37-761103, fax 011-212-37-767255; dir@alcrabat.org, www.aca.org.ma. The largest of 10 ALCs in Morocco that hires American-educated EFL teachers for 1 year.

American Universities Preparation Institute, P.O. Box 14842 (Westlands Rd., Chiromo Ln.), Nairobi, Kenya; 011-254-2-374 1764; aupi@nbi.ispkenya.com. Volunteer TEFL teachers with university degrees needed for 6 or preferably 12 months.

Amideast Tunisia, 22 Rue Al Amine Al Abassi, B.P. 351, Cité Jardina 1002, Tunis, Tunisia; 011-216-71-790559; tunisia@amideast.org, www.amideast.org. They need 25 qualified native speaker teachers.

Boston House College in Cape Town, South Africa: TEFL Course. Boston Language College offers the best value TEFL course in the South Africa. The intesive 4 week courses covers both theory and practical teaching in our language classes. Participants can benefit from our additional TEYL (Teach English to Young Learners) programme. Contact: info@bostonhousecollege.com, www.bostonhousecollege.com.

Inter Cultural Youth Exchange: Volunteer Teaching English in Morocco. We are offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to teach English in Morocco for a month in July. All flights, visas, insurance and accommodation are included in the low price of £750. Local host families provide board and lodgings. No specific experience necessary. For this last chance offer, leaving in July 2006 please contact the ICYE-UK office on 0870 774 3486 or email info@icye.org.uk as soon as possible. Website: www.icye.org.uk.

International Foundation for Education and Self-Help (IFESH), 5040 East Shea Blvd., Suite 260, Scottsdale, AZ 85254-4687; 480-443-1800; info@ifesh.org, www.ifesh.org. International Fellows Program recruits recent college graduates to do 9 months fieldwork with self-help projects in most African countries. Teachers for Africa Program sends teachers and college instructors to teach TESL and other subjects at schools and colleges throughout Africa.

Peace Corps, (www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm), will require a longer commitment of your time: two years, preceded by several months of orientation. Peace Corps provides its volunteers with a living allowance that enables them to live in a manner similar to the local people in their community. It also provides complete medical and dental care and covers the cost of transportation to and from your country of service. Student loan deferments are available to Peace Corps volunteers, and returning volunteers receive a $6,000 bonus (reviewed by B. Susan Bauer).

WorldTeach, Center for International Development, Harvard Univ., 79 John F. Kennedy St., Cambridge, MA 02138; 800-4-TEACH-0 or 617-495-5527, fax 617-495-1599, www.worldteach.org. offers a short (2-3-month) summer program. Volunteers accepted for a long-term (6-12-month) program are required to complete 25 hours of ESL teaching experience (paid or volunteer) prior to their departure. WorldTeach volunteers must contribute to the cost of their service but do receive benefits, especially those who volunteer for longer terms. The extensive FAQ section on its web site will answer most questions (reviewed by B. Susan Bauer). .