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Teach at the Access Academy, an intensive English and Quantitative Reasoning preparatory year for underprivileged, rural, and refugee women from South and Southeast Asia who have been accepted to the new Asian University for Women. This exciting university located in Chittagong, Bangladesh, will open in September 2009. The Access Academy opened for the first group of students in March 2008. Students will study intensive English, math, and computer skills for 18 months in preparation for their university experience.
This competitive program is limited to 12 volunteers. Unlike any other WorldTeach program, all members of the group will be teaching at the same school. Teacher housing and meals will be provided at the school. Departure for the first group was in early March 2008, and the next group will depart in August 2009. Only persons who are certain that they can make the full commitment should apply.
This program is fully-funded by the Asian University for Women. A refundable deposit of US$1,500 is required. Volunteers will be paid a living allowance of approximately US$350 per month. Shorter trips in the region over vacations are included in the program.
Volunteers must be native English speakers and have a bachelor’s degree. Successful candidates must be mature, culturally sensitive, and exhibit an interest in women’s education and in Asia. Volunteers will be responsible for advising extracurricular student groups at the Access Academy in addition to their classroom assignments, and will have a deep commitment to empowering these highly talented Asian women from under-resourced backgrounds.
More information on the WorldTeach Bangladesh Year program:
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