2019 Response

meetings with other volunteers, and weekly conferences on various mission and cultural issues. Upon completion, Maryknoll Bolivia will facilitate a process of mission integration and re-entry into the U.S. Maryknoll will serve as a resource for continued involvement with mission and global concerns. APPLICATION DEADLINE: Six months before arrival preferred. Start times are flexible. Maryknoll China Teachers Program Unit 3004, 30/F, Saxon Tower 7 Cheung Shun St. Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon Hong Kong (S.A.R.) 852-28130357 WWei@maryknoll.org w maryknollchina.org CONTACT: Ms. Wang Wei, Director AFFILIATIONS: Maryknoll GOAL OF PROGRAM: Maryknoll has a long history in China beginning in the early 1900's. Maryknoll is a Catholic organization which is deeply committed to service work in the People's Republic of China. We seek to place active and committed Catholics in universities where their dedication and personal example will be of service to the students and faculty. As a result of dedicated language teaching, we hope that foreign teachers will understand more about China and its people, and the Chinese will understand more about the West and its values and culture. TYPE OF PLACEMENT: One-year placement in China for ESL teachers. AREA OF SERVICE: Northeast China and southern province of Guangdong in the People's Republic of China. LENGTH OF SERVICE: One Year Commitment REQUIREMENTS: Native English speaker. Mature, healthy, and service- oriented. General age 21 to 60 years. Over 60 can be accepted for shorter terms (1-3 months). College degree - any major is acceptable. Preference given to applicants with Education/English majors and/or two years prior teaching experience. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Round trip transportation from Hong Kong to teaching site in mainland China; emergency medical insurance; accommodation both at the teaching site and in Hong Kong; monthly stipend; relocation stipend; Chinese teaching visa and orientation. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Individual apartments in Foreign Teacher housing on Chinese university campuses. SIZE OF PROGRAM: 10-15 volunteers TRAINING: 10-day orientation in Hong Kong. Usually last two weeks of August. APPLICATION DEADLINE: February 15th Maryknoll Lay Missioners P. O. Box 307 Maryknoll, NY 10545-0307 800-818-5276 join@mklm.org w mklm.org F facebook.com/MaryknollLayMissioners L @mklaymissioners CONTACT: Karen Bortvedt, Recruitment Manager AFFILIATIONS: Roman Catholic, Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers, Maryknoll Sisters GOAL OF PROGRAM: Maryknoll Lay Missioners are men, women, couples and families called to live and work with poor communities in

CONTACT: Dan Moriarty, Program Coordinator AFFILIATIONS: Maryknoll Mission Center in Latin America, Maryknoll Fathers & Brothers and Lay Missioners in Bolivia GOAL OF PROGRAM: Rooted in our shared charism and spirituality, the Maryknoll family of Lay Missioners, Brothers, and Priests in Bolivia believes in facilitating mission for all members of God's Church. For over 70 years, Maryknoll Missioners have been accompanying the people of Bolivia, a country of rich culture and bio-diversity in the heart of South America. Now, our Volunteer Program offers two ways for you to join us: immersion trips for groups, and volunteer opportunities for individuals. We are a program of the Maryknoll Mission Center in Latin America, which also offers programs in mission formation for Latin Americans, and our world-renowned language studies program, with courses in Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. Bolivia is a country of contrasts–against the backdrop of the Andes mountains and the Amazon basin, Bolivians, rooted in indigenous cultures, are challenging global trends as they struggle to overcome economic poverty and a history of colonial and political oppression. We are blessed to bear witness to this exciting moment in history as we seek to build bridges of solidarity between Bolivians and North Americans. Maryknoll fosters formative and transformative experiences, introducing participants to mission, to cross-cultural engagement, and to the realities of Bolivia. We invite you to bring your gifts and your questions, and be converted to a deeper understanding of peace and justice as central to living the gospel. TYPE OF PLACEMENT: The Maryknoll Mission Center in Latin America will place volunteers in ministries that reflect Maryknoll's values, favoring partnership over paternalism, empowerment over dependency, and reflecting gospel values. Placements will be determined according to availability of mission sites and talents and interests of volunteers as determined in application and interview process. Placements will also be appropriate to the term of service (six weeks up to one year). Kinds of ministries may include, but are not limited to: children, prisons, education, AIDS, elderly, pastoral work, etc. AREA OF SERVICE: Bolivia LENGTH OF SERVICE: Full-time, for six weeks to one year. Exposure Trip groups: one to three weeks. REQUIREMENTS: Visa; Vaccines (yellow fever may be required for visa); two years of college or equivalent experience; previous service experience; sense of humor; documented good physical health; speak Spanish or be willing to study Spanish [we can work with you to facilitate studying at the Maryknoll Mission Center in Latin America, here in Cochabamba, Bolivia before beginning the volunteer program; 6-week volunteers need at least the level of a 6-week language course (roughly equivalent to one year university Spanish in the U.S.); longer-term volunteers need demonstrated proficiency in Spanish]. Volunteers are responsible for travel to/from Bolivia, health insurance, and in-country program costs. FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS: Program will arrange housing and volunteer placements, and provide orientation, accompaniment and mentor, facilitation of mission integration and re-entry to U.S. Volunteers are responsible for travel to/from Bolivia, health insurance/ healthcare, and a monthly program fee. The program covers basic in-country costs. We will help with fundraising ideas and finding health coverage. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS: Maryknoll Bolivia will find housing for volunteers. Living arrangements will depend largely on placements: some volunteers will live at work sites, others in community with other volunteers or Maryknoll missioners. SIZE OF PROGRAM: The number of volunteers accepted at a given time will depend upon the number of appropriate placements available. Generally, this is a small program (1 - 15), allowing for accompaniment of volunteers by Maryknoll missioners in Bolivia. TRAINING: Volunteers will receive in-country orientation upon arrival in Bolivia, and be accompanied by Maryknoll throughout time in Bolivia; each volunteer will be assigned a Maryknoll missioner as a mentor throughout her/his time in Bolivia, and will attend weekly reflection

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