Q1. Who is suited for a facilitator position?
Q2. Specifically what do facilitators do?
Q3. How do I learn how to facilitate?
Q4. When and where are the activities held?
Q5. How often do volunteers participate in the activities?
Q6. How do I apply if I want to register?
Q1. Who is suited for a facilitator position?
A. You are suited for a Pangaea activity facilitator position if you: like children, enjoy interactions with others, are able to see things from the children's point of view, enjoy drawing, and so forth.
Q2. Specifically what do facilitators do?
A. Facilitators in our activities are not the teachers who tell children what to do. Their role is to create an enjoyable place for children. Specifically, they support the preparation before the activity and assist the running of it, while participating in it by themselves, by drawing pictures and taking photos with children.
Q3. How do I learn how to facilitate?
A.Please come to see our activities if you are interested in volunteering as a facilitator. You can make an appointment by contacting us via email.
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Pangaea holds several facilitator training sessions a year in all sites, where you can learn about the outline of our activities, how to facilitate, our manuals and basic technical skills through role-playing in 6 hours.
Q4. When and where are the activities held?
A. In Japan, Pangaea activities are held on weekends in Tokyo, Kyoto and Mie Pref. Outside of Japan, they are held in Seoul, Korea, in Vienna, Austria and in Nairobi, Kenya.
Q5. How often do volunteers participate in the activities?
A. Activities are held weekly as of June 2008. Currently-registered volunteers facilitate our activities twice a month on average, although there is no rule regarding the frequency of participation. Children can relax and enjoy more when they recognize the faces of facilitators at the activity, so it is preferable if you can participate regularly, even if it is once a month.
Q6. How do I apply if I want to register?
A. Please email us at to let us know that you are interested in volunteering as a facilitator. In reply, we will send you the volunteer entry sheet. Once you fill it out and send it back to us, we will contact you to schedule an interview, which will be followed by your participation in the facilitator training, before you actually join our activity.
We thank you in advance for your understanding of and cooperation with the above-mentioned registration process, which is designed to ensure the safety of the children with whom you will interact, once you become a registered volunteer.