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The_Continental posted:Volunteers stay with a host family during their training, which lasts 3 months. Following training, they are sworn in as volunteers and begin their service "at site". The community provides a home for them to stay in that is comparable to other living in the area. Some families take a few volunteers, but they only bring in a new training class every 12 months or so, and they may not use the same training villages depending on which sector they are training. For example, they would want a much more rural setting for agriculture volunteers, vs something closer to a regional hub for education or business development volunteers. How do they select host families? What kind of criteria do they have to meet? Do they get a stipend for housing you? Do they have to go through training to be a host family? Are they told stuff like "their stomachs are not used to the food here so beware"?
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The_Continental posted:Yeah they typically select families that are well respected in the community. My host father, Mr Kindo Ousseini, was the president of the APE (associacion de parent's des eleves) or parents of students organization. Naturally, he valued education. They need to be able to provide a secure area to sleep, have an approved latrine, and go through some orientation. They do receive some money to cover the costs of feeding a volunteer, but its not a large amount. Do a lot of people stay in touch with their host families once they move on? Are there like, really cool host families that are the best ones and everyone knows it? I don't really know why I'm so interested in the host family thing lol What kind of schedule were you guys on? Did you have "work hours" like a regular job, or was it looser by nature? How much free time did you get, and what did you like to do for fun?
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May 19, 2020 03:53
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The_Continental posted:edit: I'm sorry and I'll address the rest of your question, the first part just made me want to tell you about my friend Mike. thanks for telling me about your friend mike  it sounds like he was a really cool person and you were lucky to have known him.why do you think he wanted the camera delivered personally?
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