The world is our classroom and the people we meet our teachers

  • Vacancy for Volunteer in United Kingdom

  • Contact person: Marie Forell
  • Coordinating organisation: College for International Cooperation and Development
  • Host: College for International Co-operation and Development: http://www.cicd-volunteerinafrica.org
  • Location: Hull, United Kingdom
  • Deadline: 03/04/2017
  • Start: 06/11/2017
  • End: 03/11/2019

  • Do you want to explore the world?
    Learn from your own experiences - not only from books and lectures?
    And put your knowledge into practice - working shoulder to shoulder with the poor for improving health and education in Africa!

    Then our programme “Fighting with The Poor” is for you!
    College for International Co-operation and Development (CICD) in England offers this programme in partnership with One World University (OWU) in Mozambique.
    You earn a 1/3 of a university degree and get training as a volunteer and activist in the fight against poverty.

Tasks

“Fighting with The Poor/ A certificate” – 24 months programme with Gaia goes like this: - 5 months Gaia saving up programme - to raise a scholarship towards the course fees (optional) - 6 months studies of international relations specialising in North/South, Richer and The Poor - 3 months working and saving up, getting ready to travel - 3 months travel overland with your team – by bus or land-rover, or maybe public transport - to your destination in Africa - 6 months voluntary work at a community development project with Humana People to People - 6 months conclusions, reports and journalism + studies and final exams

Criteria

You don’t need previous experience or qualifications to join the programme. You need to be minimum 18 years old and to have finished 12 years of school. You must hold an EU passport, be flexible and ready for big challenges! Course fees apply, to cover your training and travel expenses. But if you don't have much money, don't give up! You are welcome to apply to join the Gaia team,our scholarship programme, from August 2015.

Procedure

The Gaia Team is for you who have a "big heart and small purse" and need a scholarship to cover the course fees. It is a "saving up" programme where you can raise a scholarship to cover the course fees. Starting date for the Gaia team: 3.4.2017 Contact me for more information and an application form: [email protected] Visit our website for more information: www.cicd-volunteerinafrica.org or Skype m.forell
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