All costs may be tax deductible for US taxpayers . Region Trip Summary Dates for 1999 Est. The primary project is providing English language instruction to children and young adults. Volunteers may also teach the principles of business management and free markets in local colleges. During the Spring and Fall, volunteers work in primary, secondary and college classrooms.
Emphasis is on improving the students' conversational ability.
Vietnam Tan Hiep is a small Mekong Delta community. Volunteers help school-age children and adults improve their English conversational ability. Classes are usually held in the evening at an area school facility. Tanzania English is the language of instruction at the secondary school level, but most beginning students are fluent only in their first language, Kihehe, and the national language, Kiswahili. Volunteers are needs to teach English pronunciations and conversation in the classrooms, and to tutor students in math and science subjects.