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Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities with IMHO:

IMHO Volunteer Trip to Ethiopia 2011
in Support of Deaf Education & Empowerment Efforts

WHEN: 10-22 December 2011
WHERE: Addis Ababa & Bahir Dar, Ethiopia
WHO: Students, Persons fluent in Sign Language, Deaf Persons, Medical Doctors, or anyone with a big heart!
HOW MUCH: $1,195 all-inclusive (excluding airfare & visa)

Ethiopian deaf children suffer discrimination in education, healthcare, job skills training and opportunities, and everyday communication and activities. For this reason, we at IMHO are developing an Ethiopian Deaf Youth Empowerment Program in which we will partner with local organizations already engaged in serving this vulnerable community. During this trip we intend to learn from their experiences and efforts in greater detail, in order to put together the highest quality and most comprehensive program possible as we move forward. Our hope is that the end result will be the development of a thoughtful and thorough program of life skills training, Ethiopian Sign Language (ESL) training, job training, and educational support for children in Bahir Dar (where there are currently NO services available to the deaf community).

In addition to the volunteer component, these trips will provide an opportunity to see local development projects in action. Volunteers will meet with local NGOs and make field visits to various projects designed to make a difference in communities in need.

Finally, volunteers will have time for periodic sightseeing and leisure, providing an opportunity to see some of the many fascinating sights that Ethiopia has to offer. All of this will give volunteers an opportunity to experience Ethiopian culture and engage in what will hopefully amount to a powerful cross-cultural exchange and learning experience.

You can also view our event posting on Idealist.org by clicking HERE.