ECUADOR
Volunteer Gardener
Volunteer Latin America
This project urgently needs a volunteer to take responsibility for its cloud forest organic garden. This is a great opportunity to learn more about sub-tropical gardening, community conservation, ecotourism, and improve your Spanish. Volunteers live and work alongside members of the rural community and will gain a real insight into their daily life. People are always ready for a game of football or you can spend your free time hiking, birding, swimming, visiting waterfalls and enjoying the fiestas and dances in the nearby towns.
Volunteers receive free board and lodging in the heart of a forest reserve.
Please visit www.volunteerlatinamerica.com for further details.
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PERU
English Teachers (EFL)
SKIP - Supporting Kids In Peru
SKIP is a UK Charity working in the El Porvenir district of Trujillo, Peru.
We have a range of volunteer positions available. The English Teaching programme is mainly based in 3 primary schools and we run classes with Grades 1-3 in the afternoons.
There is then the option for volunteers to become involved in the other programmes we are running, playing sports with the teenagers, working in the nursery in the mornings, helping the children with their homework and so on.
For more information, please see our website www.skipperu.org
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KENYA
Volunteers Roles in a Rehabilitation Centre for Street Children
Action for Children in Conflict
Street Children Support Workers Placements 2 weeks - 3 months Short term placements available from September 2009 Long term placements available from January 2010
Social Worker
Placements 6 months
Placement available January 2010
Creative Arts worker/playwright
Work on 'Hear our Voice' project
Placements 3months +
Available September 2009 onwards
KCLAW Worker (Kenya Children's Legal Aid Work)
Placements 3 months +
Placements available January 2010
Teaching Volunteer
Placements 2weeks - 6months
Available Now
Holiday Club Volunteers
Placements 4 weeks
Placements Available August 2009, December 2009, April 2010
Fundraising Intern
Placement 3-9 months
Available 2010
Communications Volunteer
Placement 3-9 months
Available June 2010
If you are interested in any of the roles mentioned and would like to find out more, please visit our website www.actionchildren.org, for full descriptions. Please email us at info(at)actionchildren(dot)org with any questions and to request for an application form. We look forward to hearing from you soon.
All nationalities accepted
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RUSSIA
Work Study
Language Link Russia
Work-Study is a unique opportunity that combines serious Russian language study with paid part-time work in an international language centre. Participants pay a programme fee in advance for accommodation, Russian tuition and administrational expenses, but they receive wages for teaching their native language, which helps cover living costs during their stay in Russia. For aspiring teachers with no prior qualification, the programme can also be a way to earn an in-house TEFL certificate. The standard programme comprises 12 academic hours per week of General Russian tuition and up to 18 academic hours of teaching, with accommodation in a shared apartment. Language Link's programmes of Russian studies are approved by Russian Language Undergraduate Studies, Ltd.
We offer two different Work-Study programmes to cater for both qualified E.F.L teachers and those with no teaching experience at all. Programme A is designed for unqualified teachers and includes a 4-week TEFL training course. If you have an EFL teaching qualification or experience, we can consider you for Work-Study Programme B.
You can find further details in the "Job Opportunities: Work-Study" pages of our website: http://www.jobs.languagelink.ru/jobs/. If you decide that you would like to participate in the Work-Study Programme (or any of our other opportunities), please go to the application procedure section of our website, http://www.jobs.languagelink.ru/jobs/application/,
read through the guidelines, then fill in and submit an online application form.
Nationalities accepted: The Work-Study programme is open to native English speakers from the U.S.A., Canada, the U.K, Australia and New Zealand.
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ZIMBABWE
Zimbabwe Teaching/Gap year opportunity
Falcon College
Hi, I am the outgoing Gappy of a school in Zimbabwe, and we are desperate to have more people continue this long running tradition. Zimbabwe is contrary to what most people believe exceptionally safe and cheap. Once you get here we will be happy to offer you a wage, free food and accomadation.
The perfect applicant will be young, male (its an all boys school), sporty, tough and resourceful. We will offer you all sorts of opportunities to travel Southern Africa when you are here. The school is the premier school of Zimbabwe, and would be an excellent place for almost any one to go.
Please please email your CV to gwiseman@hotmail.co.uk, or gwiseman@falconcollege.com Thank you
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KENYA
Medical Programmes
Gracepatt Ecotours Kenya
Volunteers work in hospitals, small clinics, old age homes, orphanages and shelter homes to assist the staff in the treatment of patients. They can educate and guide these disadvantaged people about sanitation, hygiene, nutrition and provide first aid to people with small injuries.
All prospective medical interns also need to submit a resume showing their preparedness for the internship including any relevant college courses taken, and what they hope to achieve from the medical internship placement in Kenya . Generally you will assist/support the doctor/dentists or clinician in the normal routine of medical work e.g. taking vital signs, dressing wounds, taking patients history, counseling patients, providing assurance and moral support to patients' family, disbursing minor drugs tasks like taking vital signs, dressing wounds, administering shots, drawing blood, holding babies while they are being treated, helping to screen and organize patients, assisting staff with getting medicines/supplies, There are a number of medical and dental clinics in Kenya where you can be placed. The medical clinics treat a wide range of conditions like malaria, colds/flu, injuries, pregnancy and childbirth Volunteers perform and generally helping out in whatever capacity they might need you. It's a great opportunity to donate your skills and time to helping others in need, while gaining hands-on medical experience and learning firsthand about medical care in Kenya Our health internships are open to healthcare students as well as pre-med, pre-dentistry and pre-nursing students. As an overseas medical internship (medical students, nursing students or intern), you will work with local staff in support of the health care efforts. You can also work as a dental or medical assistant intern at one of the local hospitals. We also have wonderful international internship placement opportunities for dentists and dental technicians and hygienists in a number of Kenyan hospital dental units. You will find the Kenya dental and medical internship abroad opportunity enlightening and rewarding. Qualifications required: People or students with medical background preferred.
info@gracepattecotourskenya.org
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KENYA
Teaching Programmes
Gracepatt Ecotours Kenya
Teach English, Mathematics, Science and other subjects at schools in urban and rural areas of Kenya.
Your voluntary contribution to teach English as a second language in Kenya or to teach other subjects, will be highly appreciated and fulfilling to yourself. We work with a number of schools where teaching volunteers can be placed. Gracepatt Eco Tours Kenya teachers work under the supervision of an experienced member of the school teaching staff appointed by the Head Master.
Those volunteering are expected to have at least graduated from high school or be enrolled in a college. On completion of a mandatory overseas teaching orientation, the overseas volunteer teachers will be expected to work for between 4 to 5 hours a day. The students range in age from 4 to 14 from pre-kindergarten to class 8. For the younger children, you can help them with conversational English, basic math, arts & crafts, board games, playground games, sports like soccer and running, music, and any other talents you wish to share. For the older students, you can teach more formal subjects like English, science, math, and history. The school schedule is Monday-Friday from 8am to 4pm with a two-hour sports period from 3-5pm where the students do things like cross-country running, soccer, and basketball. All classes are taught in English in Kenya. Qualification: Native English speakers are preferred.
info@gracepattecotourskenya.org
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BULGARIA
Garden Clearance, small building jobs (walls, sheds etc)
TheTravelBug
Come spend a few days to a few weeks in Bulgaria, helping me clear the gardens in several properties I own, chop down bushes and trees, chainsaw logs for fire, build flower beds, repair mud brick walls, repair fencing - get properties ready for sale or rent.
Male or female, single, couples or friends but must be fit and active and not afraid of hard work in hot conditions. But not all work and no play. Get up early, do a few good hours in the garden then go to pool, sit and read a book, visit nearby lakes, mountains and maybe end with a BBQ with other expats in the area.
Accommodation depends on length of stay - longer term in basic villa with wet room (shower, toilet, sink), kitchen with sink (hot and cold water) and can provide electric grill. No fridge though. Call it posh camping! I will provide all meals, can do washing etc. Shorter stays welcome to stay with me in my house so long as ok with dogs.
rachel@thetravelbug.org
Nationalities accepted: Can't help with work permits
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NEPAL
Volunteer Nepal
Cultural Destination Nepal
Cultural Destination Nepal is the name of a promising organization aiming to introduce the participant in individually differentiated grades to Nepal's diverse geographical and cultural environment and promote general inter-cultural understanding through experiential learning in Nepal. CDN Nepal is engaged in service to humanity right on the spot. Therefore a special program "Volunteer Nepal!" is introduced to the participants interested in more than pure vacation-stay.
This program is designed for those people who wish to visit Nepal and contribute their time and skills to benefit the community people as well as learn Nepalese culture & customs by living as member of a Nepali Family and doing volunteer work in various fields. By participating this volunteer program, it is hoped that participants will experience personal growth as well as open communication channel among different countries and cultures. Duration of the "Volunteer Nepal!" program is minimum for 2 and maximum for 4 months, age boundary is 18 to 65, and the qualifications for this volunteer program is minimum high school graduate. The program fee is Euro 650. The program consists four different phases:
1. Pre-service training
2. Volunteering Phase:
3. Village Excursion Phase:
4. Recreational Phase
# Food (two meals: breakfast and dinner) and accommodation during the whole program
# Transportation within the country and so on. An application fee of the program is Euro 50, which is non-refundable. Normally program commences fifth yearly: February, April, June, August, and October, but other dates can be arranged upon one's interest or request.
info@volunteernepal.org.np
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NEPAL
Volunteer job in Nepal
Alliance Nepal
This program gives you opportunities to explore the rich cultural diversity of Nepal. Nepal's vast diversity of people, rich culture & art as well as distinctive architecture, makes it ideal as an amazing & interesting destination for exploration. Nepal is claimed to be one of the best exploring destinations with all its varied language, tradition & unique hospitality of the people inhabited in the countryside.
The best month for home stay is from the month of August to December where loads of local festivals take place that makes the volunteers stay more excitable and memorable. Other month from January to May is also very good for excellent whether condition.
Nepali culture is diverse, there are numbers of tribal group reside in different parts of the country. Each tribal group has their own dialect they used Nepali language to communicate with inter group. They celebrate their own festival like sherpas, Gurugn and Tamang they celebrate “Lhosar”, Newari group celebrate “indrajatra, ghode jatra, kwanti purnimaa.” Similarly other tribal group Rai, Limbu celebrates Cahndipurne. Home stay program is a unique opportunities to observe Nepali and other tribal group culture and their lifestyle. Alliance Nepal offers home stay program for students, expatriates volunteers or anyone who wants to see Nepal very closely. The home stay program could be arranged in rural, urban and other location in BB basis or full board basis. Our hosts have already served numbers of international paying guests who experience a worthwhile time. They are very hospitable, helpful, understand more western culture and respect it. Alliance Nepal main objectives of this program is to introduce Home Stay program in Nepal and help to students who wish to research about related with Nepal and Nepalese. More over we aim to support volunteer in understaffed community schools, teach local women group and youth group. Depend on participants’ availability you can work 3 to 6 hours a day, 6 days a week. As a participant for cross culture and home stay program you have to be:
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flexible and able to demonstrate respect for another culture;
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sensitive to local cultural values;
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willing to observe prevailing workplace hierarchies and protocol;
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able to work independently;
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willing to serve others in the way they want to be served;
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be able to demonstrate initiative and have a sense of humor;
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open to other possibilities, differing opinions, and values that may contradict your own;
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able to function as a member of a team;
Orientation:
Upon your arrival, if you are traveling by air you will be picked up at the airport and traveling by over-lands picked up from bus station in Kathmandu and placed in a hostel. You will go to Alliance office to introduce with staff member, code of conduct about Alliance Nepal and briefing about your project and placement.
You will receive pre placement orientation appropriate to length of volunteering and necessities. During this time, you will participate in a 3-day volunteer orientation designed to ensure a smooth transition into Nepali culture life and a productive contribution to the local community. The orientation will provide you with extensive information about your new work situation, as well as tips on handling intercultural issues. After completion your orientation you will be taken to your placement.
Dates and Duration
The program starts on the first and sixteenth of each month.
You can volunteer from 2 weeks to 5 months in a calendar year.
Eligibility and Skills Required
Minimum age 18 yrs
You do not need any formal teacher training or experience to participate, but whatever experience you do have will be taken into account when arranging your day-to-day activities.
Volunteers need to be independent, enthusiastic and adaptable, hard-working with an open-minded attitude.
info@volunteerworkinnepal.org
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NIGERIA
Rhoko Field Sit Manager
CERCOPAN
CERCOPAN (Centre for Education, Research and Conservation of Primates and Nature: www.cercopan.org) is recruiting for a voluntary Rhoko Manager to start in late July/early August 2009. This voluntary position is based at Rhoko, our bush site, where we help the Iko Esai community to protect 2400ha of tropical rainforest. The site is home to 60 semi-free ranging forest monkeys, and an array of wildlife.
Duties:
- Ensure the smooth running of Rhoko Research and Education Centre
- Logistics/maintenance
- Staff management and administration
- Community liaison and public relations
- Environmental education,
- Ecotourism
- Coordinating infrastructure development.
Essential:
- Excellent practical skills (maintenance, mechanical, carpentry, electrics etc)
- Staff management experience
- Applicants must have a degree in ecology, conservation, zoology or development and a Masters Degree in a relevant subject
- Interest in Conservation/Primates
- Physically fit
- Diving licence
- Culturally sensitive
- Good communication and organisational skills
- Ability to commit for 2 years and live happily in basic but comfortable forest living conditions Desired:
- 4 wheel drive experience
- First aid certificate
- Experience working and living in developing countries
- Budget planning/management experience Provisions: Room, board, national and international flights and modest sterling stipend. Initial visa arrangements, insurance, vaccinations etc. are the responsibility of the volunteer. Please send covering letter, 2 references and CV to claire.coulson@cercopan.org
For further information, please see the CERCOPAN website www.cercopan.org and blog http://cercopan.wildlifedirect.org/
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USA
Environmental Law Research
Intelligentsia International, Inc
Training for Environment, Law and other students. Intelligentsia has been working on shaping out various environmental policies, in order to prevent theirs abuses for political advantages. While our position is often challenging, eye-taking actions of political decision makers are often just too short term. Deeper understanding of environmental ordinances, policies and laws and theirs implications in wide perspectives is main objective of this training assignment.
List of main tasks:
- Conduct quality research in selected, environment related issue;
- Develop appropriate background to understand that issue also from technical perspective;
- Document your findings in organized manner to appropriate websites;
- Observe application of newly proposed policies, rules and ordinances from short- and long-term perspectives;
- Advocate your position, if it is not matching the "officially" presented views;
- Get involved in public meetings, where a specific issue is being discussed;
- Organize educational campaigns to raise awareness of politically correct, but environmentally incorrect decisions.
Learn more and apply at
http://intelligentsia-international.org/index.php?page=d4
Nationalities accepted: all nationalities; J Visa, B visa
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USA
Grant Writing
Intelligentsia International, Inc
Training for Journalism, Environment or Law students. Intelligentsia International is always in the process of applying for a new project grant. Becoming familiar with grant proposals writing methods and communicating the proposed ideas to local and international community are main objectives of this training assignment. Are you interested and also having own ideas in issues related to education, international development, water management, global warming, environment in general, non-government organizations? Then this training position might be a good match for you, as we will help you to get needed technical background, methodologically lead you through all the stages of developing a quality proposal and support you in advocating your ideas.
List of main tasks:
- Conduct research on selected issue to get proper technical background;
- Review other submitted or developed proposals related to your selected issue;
- Attend related public and technical meetings;
- Document your findings and research outcomes on appropriate websites;
- Develop your own proposals;
- Organize meetings and educational campaigns to increase your audience;
- Develop information materials for public and sponsors supporting your proposed ideas;
- Communicate with donors and adjust your proposals according to theirs feedback;
- Assemble and submit final grant application package.
Learn more and apply at
http://intelligentsia-international.org/index.php?page=f1
Nationalities accepted: all nationalities; J Visa, B visa
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TAJIKISTAN
Water Resources in Developing World
Intelligentsia International, Inc
Training for Development, Engineering, Journalism and other students. Intelligentsia has an offshore office located in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, a small mountainous country in Central Asia. Given that Tajikistan is among the poorest countries in the world, we have been in steady effort to bring clean drinking water to impoverished people there, raising awareness by educating locals as well as creating online based information resources for monitoring water related issues, bringing together decision makers from local government, businesses and international development organizations.
With launching TajikWater.net, we have stepped up the challenge of creating universal water resources information website for Tajikistan. Organizing information, connecting involved professionals, monitoring in critical manner decisions and providing summaries of related news are just few objectives of this website. This assignment is NOT located in Florida, but in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Occasionally harsh conditions associated to living in developing nation must be considered, however this is what one expects if preparing for development sector career.
List of main tasks (students are based in Tajikistan):
- Study from online and offline resources information related to water development issues in Tajikistan and Central Asia region;
- Develop appropriate background to understand these issues not only from technical, but also political and economical perspectives;
- Monitor on daily basis various informational resources;
- Publish online at TajikWater.net summarized information in organized manner
- Conduct active networking with water development key-players;
- Attend related meetings, deliver presentations to interested partners;
- Coordinate communication between Florida based and Tajikistan based team members;
- Manage related databases, improve existing websites from technical perspective;
- Create and publish engineering manuals related to water systems;
-- Experience living conditions in developing nation.
Learn more and apply at
http://www.intelligentsia-international.org/index.php?page=d5
Nationalities accepted: all nationalities; J Visa, B visa
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USA
Promotion and Marketing of Educational Programs
Intelligentsia International, Inc
Training for Marketing, Management or Journalism students Intelligentsia's programs (and mostly related long term goals) need promotion among students, graduates, university career centers and other potential audience. We are not just another company offering cheap internships, we do projects that develop new environmental approaches, educate others in wide range of issues and also seek some long term solutions for our planet. More young people need to hear about these issues and possible solutions, so you can help to increase awareness among them, while also putting into practical use your skills obtained during marketing and management classes. If you have own ideas how to promote educational programs related to international development, water management, global warming, environment or even non-governmental organizations, then this training position might be a good match for you. We will provide you with an opportunity to apply your academic training to real world challenges. You can lead the effort through all the stages - from developing initial marketing concepts to implementing the actual programs.
List of main tasks:
- Study available background information, market and competitors information;
- Review currently used marketing approaches and make needed adjustments to target wider audience;
- Assess fiscal efficiency of used and proposed marketing strategies;
- Design, create and maintain related databases and websites;
- Review parameters used for assessment of marketing activities and evaluate effectiveness of the marketing campaign;
- Develop newsletters, brochures, leaflets, video presentations and similar promotional materials;
- Manage other marketing team members;
- Create "lessons learned" report and suggest further improvements to the marketing approaches.
Learn more about this position at
http://intelligentsia-international.org/index.php?page=f5
Nationalities accepted: all nationalities; J Visa, B visa
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USA
Project Administration and Personnel Management
Intelligentsia International, Inc
Training for Management, Administration, PR and HR students. Intelligentsia closely cooperates with several profit and nonprofit organizations, government bodies and educational institutions. Proper management and coordination are therefore crucial in keeping projects running to satisfaction of all involved groups. Serving as activities and administration tasks planner as well as a coordinator of personnel management are main objectives of this training assignment.
List of main tasks:
- Get acquainted with ongoing projects and partners;
- Document this network in clear format to appropriate websites;
- Develop database of contacts to manage various tasks;
- Plan meetings and other activities related to specific project;
- Interact with associated partners and increase existing network;
- Coordinate personnel management issues;
- Understand organizations governance systems, rules, responsibilities and duties;
- Communicate with potential partners and get theirs interest to become involved;
- Administer in effective manner human resources issues.
Learn more and apply at
http://intelligentsia-international.org/index.php?page=f3
Nationalities accepted: all nationalities; J Visa, B visa
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USA
Carbon Capture Advocacy
Intelligentsia International, Inc
Internship for Engineering, Science, Information Management, Journalism, Sociology, Psychology, Marketing, Film and other students. If you are worried about greenhouse effects, rapid climate changes and do not want to pretend like many others that there is nothing like Kyoto Protocol, then this training position is exactly for you.This assignment involves learning about and helping to educate Americans on issues of global warming, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide capture and carbon sequestration.
You will be developing technical content and information for general public on these issues, post them for further spread to www.CarbonCapture.US and deliver to various media outlets. You will also participate in civic and advocacy groups meetings engaged in these issues and "fight" peacefully this fight. While learning on local environmental problems, you will get better understanding of the consequences that in wider perspective influence all of us, globally.
List of main tasks:
- Research various carbon capturing designs and technologies;
- Get appropriate technical background on related issues;
- Study various environmental policies from global warming perspectives;
- Document your summarized findings to appropriate websites;
- Develop information materials for delivering your findings to general public;
- Advocate your positions during meetings with general public, advocacy groups as well as decision making bodies;
- Organize educational campaigns to raise awareness of global warming issues.
Learn more about this position at
http://intelligentsia-international.org/index.php?page=d3
Nationalities accepted: all nationalities; J Visa, B visa |
