{"585679":{"#nid":"585679","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Volunteer in China","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMay\u0026nbsp;20\u0026ndash; June\u0026nbsp;18, 2017\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nApply online @\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/Redirect?ukey=1k7zDRMFb4WLPAOeLnJW1tHC0JE6AKiwXFFcS9nlppTQ-464439839\u0026amp;key=YAMMID-79787936\u0026amp;link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamcorps.org%2F\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/Redirect?ukey=1k7zDRMFb4WLPAOeLnJW1tHC0JE6AKiwXFFcS9nlppTQ-464439839\u0026amp;key=YAMMID-79787936\u0026amp;link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamcorps.org%2F\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.dreamcorps.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;by Feb 28, 2017\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDream Corps is an international NGO founded in 2004 in\u0026nbsp;North Carolina,\u0026nbsp;USA, which aims to address the problem of education inequality in\u0026nbsp;China\u0026nbsp;by working closely with local governments, schools, educators, communities, and parents to set up libraries, provide quality books, and run reading activities to cultivate the interest and ability for self-guided learning in rural\u0026nbsp;China.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDream Corps is recruiting about\u0026nbsp;60 international volunteers to participate in its 2017\u0026nbsp;Summer Volunteer Program in rural schools and villages of\u0026nbsp;China. Volunteers will take part in activities that include:\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u25cf\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Establishing and developing libraries: decorations, cataloging books, electronic cataloging system set-ups, and library policymaking.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u25cf\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Reading\u0026nbsp;programs: \u0026ldquo;Library Month\u0026rdquo;, \u0026ldquo;Reading Aloud\u0026rdquo;, \u0026ldquo;Science and\u0026nbsp;Reading\u0026rdquo;, English Reading, and crafts.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u25cf\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;Understanding and learning from locals: communicating with the local teachers, home visits, community research, and promoting reading in the community.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe program consists of 1 month of online training in April (2 hours per session, 1 session per week);\u0026nbsp;2\u0026nbsp;days of on-site training in\u0026nbsp;Beijing;3\u0026nbsp;weeks of volunteer work on assigned volunteer sites; and 2 days of concluding forum in\u0026nbsp;Beijing.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease read the attached \u0026ldquo;Call for Application\u0026rdquo; PDF and visit their website at\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/umich-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com\/Redirect?ukey=1k7zDRMFb4WLPAOeLnJW1tHC0JE6AKiwXFFcS9nlppTQ-464439839\u0026amp;key=YAMMID-79787936\u0026amp;link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dreamcorps.org%2F\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.dreamcorps.org\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;for more information. For additional questions regarding the application and volunteer selection process, please contact\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:volunteer@dreamcorps.org\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Evolunteer@dreamcorps.org\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Volunteer for libraries and reading education in rural China this summer."}],"uid":"33693","created_gmt":"2017-01-09 20:31:22","changed_gmt":"2017-01-09 20:31:22","author":"Kayleigh Haskin","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2017-01-09T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2017-01-09T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"585678":{"id":"585678","type":"image","title":"rural china","body":null,"created":"1483993865","gmt_created":"2017-01-09 20:31:05","changed":"1483993865","gmt_changed":"2017-01-09 20:31:05","alt":"","file":{"fid":"223258","name":"2114150581_363bbf63d5.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2114150581_363bbf63d5.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/2114150581_363bbf63d5.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":191171,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/2114150581_363bbf63d5.jpg?itok=ae0cbFVX"}}},"media_ids":["585678"],"groups":[{"id":"473211","name":"_OLD: School of History and Sociology Student Blog"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"166849","name":"HSOC Blog"},{"id":"166850","name":"clubs and volunteer opportunities"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}