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Northern Ireland belfast@corrymeela.org.uk |
Long-Term Volunteer Programme: The Volunteer programme has been an essential part of Corrymeela's work since its beginning in 1965. Each year 12 persons to come, live and work at our Centre in Ballycastle, on the beautiful North Antrim Coast. The committment is for one year, starting in September with two six month volunteer staff being added in March. Young adults aged between 18 and 30 years of age. Volunteer staff help with all aspects of the running of the Ballycastle Centre, including hosting of groups, planning activities, cooking, leading discusions, housekeeping, showing visitors around the centre, drama, reception work, singing, running the tuck shop and much, much more. Short-Term Volunteer Programme: Corrymeela recruits nearly 400 Short-Term Volunteer Staff each year. The only difference between Long-Term Volunteer Staff and Short-Term Volunteer Staff is that Long-Term Volunteers live in community and Short-term Volunteers join thiscommunity for smaller specific periods of time. All other possibilities remain the same. They are each vital to the running of the centre. Short-Term Volunteers provide year long weekend and midweek support as well as supporting the Summer Programme. |
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| Agape Community, Italy | |||||
| Iona C | The Iona Community is an ecumenical Christian community, committed to seeking new ways of living the Gospel in today's world. The Community seeks the 'rebuilding of the common life', bringing together work and worship, prayer and politics, the sacred and the secular. "CATH ADD MORE" | ||||
| Stiftsgården i Rättvik | Stiftsgården in Rättvik is a church centre running youth camps, seminars and conferences, lay leadership and church staff training. The leading vision is to form a christian centre that provides an open arena and a meeting point for dialogue and friendship, regardless of social, national, ideological, political or religious background. | ||||
| Bossey Ecumenical Institute bg@wcc-coe.org |
Who are the "Blue Angels"? Have you ever dreamt of becoming an angel? If so, and you are between 18 and 22, come to Bossey as a "Blue Angel"! It has been the tradition since the foundation of the Ecumenical Institute in 1946 that some of the housework be done by an international group of young women and men volunteers who are willing to help for periods of three to four months. These volunteers are called the "Blue Angels". They live in single rooms in a separate house, called "Heaven". Life in Bossey is a community experience, with the chance to meet people from different cultures and countries. By working, living and sharing together, each group of Blue Angels will have its own specific experience of Bossey. The Ecumenical Institute also tries to offer the volunteers an opportunity of ecumenical learning, so they are encouraged to attend lectures, outings, and social events during the summer seminars and the Graduate School. Applicants should be no less than 18 years of age, and not more than 22. The main language spoken in Bossey is English, but it is an advantage to know some French. The Blue Angels work an average of five days a week (which may include Saturdays, Sundays and holidays), eight hours a day. A monthly schedule is made up for the different duties, and days off are planned according to the amount of work at the time. Fields of work are the kitchen (washing the dishes and laying the tables), help at the reception, and occasionally preparing the rooms or help in the garden.The Château de Bossey, located near the village of Céligny, Switzerland, is a place for ecumenical formation. It fulfills its task with three major programmes: it runs a graduate school, it is a seminar centre, and a centre for visiting groups. Bossey's mission is to challenge the churches to proclaim together with clarity and conviction the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Prince of Peace. It will continue to equip ecumenical Christian leaders to live, think, and act as agents of peace and reconciliation. Bossey is a community reaching beyond boundaries to embrace God's presence in a divided and contentious world, providing innovative and formative ecumenical studies and experiences. |
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Global Volunteers strives to wage peace throughout the world by helping establish mutual understanding between people of diverse cultures. Coordinates each year more than 125 teams of volunteers who participate on short-term human and economic development projects in 20 countries. | ||||
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Volunteer jobs in the developing world and Eastern Europe enquiry@vso.org.uk |
VSO enables men and women to work alongside people in poorer countries in order to share skills, build capabilities and promote international understanding and action, in the pursuit of a more equitable world. Placements are in education, health, natural resources, technical trades, engineering, business, communications and social development. Over 1,700 volunteers work in 61 countries. Posts are overseas for two years and volunteers must be aged 23 - 65, have unrestricted access to the UK or Canada and be willing to work for a modest living allowance. | ||||
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Info@amizade.org |
Amizade is a nonprofit organization that was started with the idea of saving the rainforest by helping the people of the rainforest. Amizade offers alternative travel programs that are a mix of community service and recreation which provide volunteers with the unique opportunity to participate first hand in the culture of the region where they are traveling whether that be the Brazilian Amazon, Bolivian Andies, or the Greater Yellowstone Region. | ||||
| Orthodox Youth Center | |||||
| Youth With A Mission International | Evangelical mission organisation which places individuals in a 1 week to over a 1 year service project globally. There are no fees for the program, but applicants are expected to meet all their travel and living costs. They have projects from "Afghanistan to Zimbabwe covering everything from accountancy spreadsheets to zoom lenses". Many volunteers continue to work in remote places that are traditionally seen as "missionary fields", but a large number are also focusing on the world's needy, vast urban centers. | ||||
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volunteer@cnvs.org |
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service (CNVS), representing over 180 domestic and international volunteer programs, challenged by the message of the Gospel, promotes and assists member programs serving in the U.S. and throughout the world. They are a resource for people who are discerning a call to volunteer service, are in service, or have returned from service. They advocate an increased role for all women and men to utilize their gifts in service to the Church and the world. | ||||
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ian@careforce.co.uk |
Careforce seeks to serve evangelical churches and organisations by placing Christian volunteers aged 18-25 from both the Uk and overseas, where their help is most needed in the UK, and to enable Christians to offer to serve God as volunteers in an area of need for 10-12 months and to share fully in the life of a Christian community. Need to be nominated by your Church leader. Volunteers still required for Sept.99!! Uk applications possible till the end of August. | ||||
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info@rys.net |
Through RYS, volunteers from the world's religious traditions cooperate to serve people in need. The core mission of RYS is to build world peace through inter-religious service. The RYS experience enriches one's life by providing real world, positive encounters with people of diverse cultures. At RYS, Muslims and Jews, Christians and Buddhists, Hindus and Sikhs cooperate and deliver selfless service. | ||||
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The United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) was created by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1970, to serve as an operational partner in development co-operation at the request of UN member states. It is unique within the UN family and as an international volunteer undertaking. It reports to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and works through UNDP's country offices around the world. Who are the UN Volunteers? There are about 4000 qualified, experienced and motivated women and men of over 140 nationalities annually serving in developing countries as volunteer specialists and field workers. Since 1971, roughly 18,000 UNVs from some 150 developing and industrialised nations – 75% and 25% respectively in 1998 – have worked in an equal number of countries. Volunteer Statistics What do they do? They work in technical, economic and social fields, under four main headings: in technical co-operation with skills-short governments; with community-based initiatives for self-reliance; in humanitarian relief and rehabilitation; and in support of Human Rights, electoral and peace-building processes. They are professionals who work on a peer basis. They listen and discuss; "teach and train"; encourage and facilitate. Volunteers also share and exchange ideas, skills and experience. In what sectors do they work? The UNV programme involves a wide spread of sectors: it maintains a roster covering some 108 professional categories. Agriculture, health and education feature prominently, as do social conditions, community development, vocational training, industry, transport and population. As of spring 1998, humanitarian relief and rehabilitation together with electoral and peace-building work accounted for more than 30 % of assignments. Important Note: UNV does not offer short-term overseas summer camps, nor training for students, nor assignments to graduating students with no work experience in their field. |
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vamos@kepa.fi |
The Young Volunteers' Programme is a joint programme of five Finnish NGOs: Allianssi, ICYE (International Christian Youth Exchange), Kepa, KVT ("International Volunteer Service") and Tinku. It is open to anyone interested in volunteer work and who is at least 18 years of age. The period of service varies from 2 to 12 months depending on the wishes and needs of the participant and the receiving organisation. In addition to volunteer work, an essential part of the programme is participation in the every day life of the local people. Where ? Through this programme it is possible to apply for volunteer service in the following countries: in Asia to India, Nepal, Malesia and Thailand, in Africa to Tanzania and Zambia, in Latin America to Bolivia, Ecuador and Mexico. | ||||
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inquiry@vsocan.com |
VSO enables men and women to work alongside people in poorer countries in order to share skills, build capabilities and promote international understanding and action in pursuit of a more equitable world. VSO enables men and women to work alongside people in poorer countries in order to share skills, build capabilities and promote international understanding and action, in pursuit of a more equitable world. Each year, VSO receives urgent requests for volunteers from the developing world, where community efforts can often be frustrated by specific skill shortages. In response, VSO Canada sends committed men and women to work within communities and alongside people in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Central and Eastern Europe, sharing their skills and building bridges of friendship and understanding. |
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AIESEC Berkeley is part of an international work exchange program located in 89 countries and 837 universities worldwide that brings students from abroad to work in the US and reciprocally sends US students to work internationally. Their goal is to create global leaders and promote mutual understanding among nations. | ||||
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Promotes and facilitates service by people FROM IRELAND in eighteen countries in Africa, Central America and South-East Asia. Volunteers contribute to sustainable improvement in the living conditions of poor communities in developing countries by enhancing human resources, skills, and local capacities in the interests of development, peace and justice. The Agency pursues its mission by enabling skilled people from Ireland and from developing countries to transfer and share skills and knowledge and by supporting organisations and communities in developing countries work towards self-reliance and sustainability. |
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| The "Association of Voluntary Service Organisations" (AVSO) is an international non-governmental organisation, forming a European platform of national and international non-profit organisations in Europe active in the field of longer-term (6-18 months) full-time Voluntary Service, thus directly or indirectly representing more than 80 volunteer organisations throughout Europe. | |||||
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ccivs@znn.net |
Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary ServiceShort-term Voluntary Service This type of service is principally meant for those who have just a limited time available (less than 6 weeks), but who are motivated to work as a volunteer.Short-term activities are varied and can be open to both qualified and non-qualified people. International Voluntary Workcamps Workcamps, the main form of short term voluntary service, consist of a group of volunteers working together on a common project for a period of 2 - 6 weeks. These projects are exchanges, generally during the summer months, between participating organisations across the globe. Collective work and community life offer an enriching experience to volunteers who at the same time contribute acitvely to a project useful to the local community. Generally no particular skill or professional experience is required to participate in workcamps. Medium and long-term Voluntary Service Those devoting more time, between three and twelve months are known as medium term volunteers (MTV's); those who work for a year or more are long term volunteers (LTV's). Long-term volunteering generally requires a higher degree of specialization and experience. United Nations Volunteers In an international level, the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) offers the possibility to serve for 2 years (renewable once) to specialists who have at least two years of professional experience on their field of specialisation. These volunteers work in most cases on projects carried out by the different agencies of UN. |
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