ADMISSIONS FOR THE BANGLADESH YEAR 2009 PROGRAM ARE NOW CLOSED.

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The Access Academy in Chittagong, Bangladesh prepares outstanding, underserved women for success at the Asian University for Women with English language, communication, quantitative reasoning and active learning skills while reinforcing personal values of integrity, responsibility, compassion and respect for diversity. 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 at the Access Academy study intensive English, math, and computer skills in preparation for their university experience.

For the second year of this competitive program, we will be accepting up to 15 new volunteers.  Teacher housing and meals will be provided at the school. Departure for the second group will be in Late July 2009, and the program will last until the following July. 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$2,000 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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