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Join a welcoming family-run language center in Jalal-Abad and help local students practice English and Chinese through conversation sessions, cultural exchange, and social activities.
Hosted by Stalbek, his wife, and their baby, volunteers become part of daily life with shared dinners, picnics, clubs, and authentic experiences exploring mountains, bazaars, hot springs, and Kyrgyz culture.
24 hours of help per week
Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
1 day off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely
Fluent English or Fluent Chinese
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
You will experience cultural exchange every day of your stay here. Sleep hearing the sounds of nature outside your window, hear the Azan 5 times a day and feed the pets.
You will never be bored in Jalal-Abad, there is many interesting people here and the raw of Kyrgyz tradition.
If you look foreigner expect the Kyrgyz children to say "Hi" when they see you in the street. There aren't any tourists here so they always get happy when they see a foreigner :)
The pic-nics and cinema sessions we organize with the students are also open for the volunteers and will be a great opportunity for you to see our parks and make new friends.
If you like swimming there is a canal within walking distance from our home. This water comes all the way from Uzbekistan and you can fish there.
Prices here are very low and you will be able to live comfortably without stressing about your budget. In exchange for your help we provide you with housing+food. We offer daily shared dinners for the volunteers: a good opportunity to socialize and get to know Kyrgyz family life and cuisine better.
Volunteers are provided with a traditional Kyrgyz bedding, known as “төшөк”. We have a fully equipped kitchen, laundry and hot water.
We will offer transportation to and from the school, as well as our events and visits. We live 15Km from the school so we will drive there every morning and back after work. We will also drive you to some local iconic places so you can get the most out of your stay!
Volunteers work 18h/week.
The volunteers have 2 main tasks:
Conversation: you will do oral sessions with the students, which will improve their confidence in language speaking. These conversations can be either in English or Chinese.
Events: you are invited to think of fun activities we can do with the students. Sports, social games, etc. Any games you can bring from your home country are welcome here :)
Above all I want you to have fun and you are always welcome to bring new ideas to the school and try different approaches with the students!
At the end of your stay you will be issued a certificate proving that you were a language teacher in our centre for the period of your stay.
