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Worldwide Volunteering For Young People Youth for Britain
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First published in 1998 by How To Books Ltd, 3 Newtec Place, Magdalen Road, Oxford OX4 1RE. United Kingdom. Tel: (01865) 793806. Fax: (01865) 248780. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or stored in an information retrieval system (other than for purposes of review) without the express permission of the publisher in writing. © Copyright 1998 Youth for Britain Database maker Youth for Britain, first published 19961998 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Cover design by Shireen Nathoo Design. Produced for How To Books by Deer Park Productions Typeset by PDQ Typesetting, StokeonTrent, Staffs. Printed and bound by Athenaeum Press, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear. NOTE: The material contained in this book is set out in good faith for general guidance and no liability can be accepted for loss or expense incurred as a result of relying in particular circumstances on statements made in the book. The laws and regulations are complex and liable to change, and readers should check the current position with the relevant authorities before making personal arrangements.
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Contents
Foreword
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Introduction
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How to use this book
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AZ Directory of Volunteer Organisations
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Index by people and causes
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Index by overseas placement
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Foreword Young people have enormous talent, enthusiasm and idealism. They have a real contribution to make to society and they want to make their voices heard. Volunteering is a wonderful way for them to show what they are capable of. Volunteering is a threeway process and benefits everyone. For the individuals, groups or causes that volunteers help the value is evident. Volunteers themselves are often surprised by how much they gain from the experience: horizons are widened, doors opened, new challenges met, fresh friendships made, confidence built. I remember my own experiences with nothing but affection in every respect. But there is a third aspect of volunteering and that is the way in which all of us gain from the altruism, cooperation and energy that volunteering releases. Society as a whole profits not only from the tangible benefits to the recipients of voluntary effort, but also from the enhanced maturity and experience that those who have volunteered bring to all other aspects of their lives. The more that people volunteer the better becomes the fabric of society. Not only that, it's fun as well—letting your life take a new outlet outside of school, college, university or even as a break from a fulltime job. No one sort of volunteer work is better than another. This new book demonstrates the enormous range of opportunities that exist around the world. There is something for everyone. The important thing is that anyone who wants to volunteer should find an opportunity to match their particular circumstances and aspirations— whether it's a week in the county next door or six months in Kathmandu. If this guide helps you to find the right volunteering opportunity it will provide an experience you will never forget and one in which there are no losers—only winners. Good luck!
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Introduction Welcome to the 1998/99 edition of Worldwide Volunteering for Young People, a new directory of worldwide volunteering opportunities. The directory contains a mass of information about some 700 volunteer organisations with over 250,000 annual volunteer opportunities throughout the UK and 214 countries overseas. A unique feature is its focus on volunteering by 1625 year olds. All the organisations listed have opportunities for this age group, though many also have openings for younger and older volunteers. This wealth of precisely focused information makes Worldwide Volunteering for Young People the UK's most comprehensive directory of its kind. You will be amazed at the enormous variety of opportunities on offer. But before going directly to directory entries you may find it helpful to spend a few moments reading this introduction in order to make best use of the vast amount of information available. Sifting through so many organisations each with its different aims and requirements can be a daunting task, but the aim of the directory is to make this process as easy as possible. First, it is crucial to build up a clear picture of exactly what sort of volunteering you are looking for, and the guide is structured to help with this. In order to build a profile of your ideal volunteering opportunity you will need to consider a variety of questions. Which cause or group of people would you like to help? Where do you want to volunteer? How long for? Starting when? What skills do you wish to use and how much, if anything, can you afford to contribute to the cost of your project? Your responses to these and other questions will determine which organisations best suit you. The guide will pinpoint them and supply a mass of valuable information about each one. Volunteering for All There are many reasons why people volunteer. A motive common to all must be idealism—the wish to make a contribution to society, to do something for others or for a worthwhile cause without too much concern for personal reward. But volunteering is not a oneway process. It is perfectly reasonable for volunteers to recognise that as well as giving, they themselves gain from the experience, and many choose to volunteer for precisely this reason. A wellresearched and wellchosen volunteer project, for instance, cannot fail to widen your experience, increase your selfconfidence and offer exciting challenges. It is likely to take you to new places where you will meet new people with backgrounds and circumstances that differ widely from your own. People are often surprised by the range of skills and interests that can be used in volunteering. Whether you are interested in accountancy or zoo
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keeping there are opportunities that will allow you to use and develop your particular talents. The starting point for many volunteers is the realisation that they have something unique to contribute! Then there are the longer term rewards of volunteering. Employers and university admissions tutors, amongst others, increasingly value evidence of volunteering when selecting candidates for jobs and university places. They recognise the initiative and determination shown in becoming involved and demonstrating an awareness of others, and the ability to organise yourself and work as part of a team that the experience will demand. Don't spend too much time worrying about why you want to volunteer. Far more important is the fact that you want to get involved. The purpose of this guide is to make it easier for volunteers to translate their initial enthusiasm for volunteering into a worthwhile placement. Safety Warning! Please remember that Worldwide Volunteering for Young People is a reference book designed to help you to find organisations that will suit your own requirements. Whilst every effort is made to ensure that the information is correct and uptodate we cannot accept responsibility for errors or omissions. Volunteers should always check with organisations in whose work they are interested. Neither How To Books nor Youth for Britain have any financial or other interest in any organisation contained in the directory. Nor does inclusion in either the database or directory guarantee the quality of any specific project, organisation or activity. Neither How To Books nor Youth for Britain can be held responsible for arrangements that individuals or groups may make with any organisation in the directory. Volunteers are strongly advised to satisfy themselves on the management, financial, safety, health and all other aspects of a project before enrolling on it. Youth for Britain. Youth For Britain is a registered charity whose aim is to make it easier for young people around the world to identify and take part in appropriate volunteering projects. Worldwide Volunteering for Young People complements Youth For Britain's search and match database which is available in many schools, universities, careers centres, volunteer bureaux, libraries and other information sources. The database enables volunteers to make more sophisticated searches of the database and is updated every six months. Youth For Britain welcomes feedback from readers, who are invited to send comments and suggestions to Youth for Britain, Higher Orchard, Sandford Orcas, Sherborne, Dorset DT9 4RP. Telephone and fax: (01963) 220036. ROGER POTTER DIRECTOR
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How To Use This Book Alphabetical Listings The first section of the guide (pages 1 436) lists the volunteer organisations alphabetically and gives detailed information about each one. An explanation of directory entries is given below. If you already know the name of an organisation you can go straight to its entry for further information. Alternatively you may want to browse through the alphabetical section to familiarise yourself with the scope of volunteering on offer and the sort of information available for each organisation. Another way of using this section is to find more information about an organisation that looks right for you once you have identified it in the crossreferencing section. CrossReferencing For many volunteers the crossreferencing section of the guide will be the first port of call. All organisations are listed by the cause or group of people that they help. There are 30 causes: Addicts/exaddicts
Health care/medical
Teaching/assisting (mature)
Aids/HIV
Heritage
Teaching/assisting (nursery)
Animal welfare
Holidays for disabled
Teaching/assisting (primary)
Archaeology
Human rights
Teaching/assisting (secondary)
Architecture
Inner city problems
Unemployed
Children
Offenders/exoffenders
Wildlife
Conservation
Poor/homeless
Work camps (seasonal)
Disabled (mentally)
Refugees
Young people
Disabled (physically)
Teaching/assisting (unspecified)
Disabled (unspecified)
Teaching/assisting (English as a Foreign Language—EFL)
Elderly people Environmental causes
So if you think you'd really like to do something to help the homeless, turn to that particular cause in the Index by People and Causes on pp 437460. Any of the organisations listed there will provide you with the opportunity to fulfil that ambition. If you've always wanted to visit Malawi and would like to find an organisation that will take you there, turn to the Index by Overseas Placement on pages 461485. You will, in fact, find 18 organisations listed there that offer placements in Malawi. Now look them up in the directory section for further information. By selective use of both indexes you can easily build up a profile of an
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organisation that will suit your needs. Individual Listings Details about each organisation in the alphabetical section give you all the information you need to make contact with that organisation and in most cases a very great deal more. Entries currently depend entirely on information provided by individual organisations. Some are more complete than others. However, the format of each listing is identical and a complete entry will contain information under the following headings and in the following order: Full address, contact details and name including telephone, fax and email address and Website where available. Profile: A description provided by the organisation itself outlining its aims and activities and giving volunteers a feel for the work of the organisation. Number of UK and overseas projects. Starting months and time commitment required, ranging from a minimum of one week to a maximum of a year or more. Minimum and maximum age requirement. If no ages are listed it is safe to assume that the organisation has placements for anyone aged 1625. Details of people and causes helped. Activities in which volunteers may be involved. Number of 1625 year old volunteers placed each year. When to apply. Note that it is always sensible to apply as early as possible. The best projects are very rapidly filled. Whether volunteers work alone or with others. Qualifications required if any e.g. linguistic ability, first aid, academic qualifications etc. Health requirements. Costs to volunteers. Note that organisations are asked to state typical costs including travel to and from destinations outside the UK but not including travel costs within the UK. Costs are based on figures supplied by organisations in 1998. Always check for uptodate details. Benefits to volunteers. Details of accommodation provided, help with travel expenses, pocket money etc. Certification. Are volunteers provided with references, certificates of attendance etc? Location details of where placements are made. Nationality restrictions on volunteers if any.
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Interview and selection details. Charity number if a UK registered charity. Where relevant, information is also given to enable volunteers with disabilities or those with offending backgrounds to establish whether organisations are able to place them. Headings are omitted from an organisation's listing where the relevant information is not available. Because this information is presented in a standard format from entry to entry it is possible to further refine the crossreferencing facility by eliminating, for example, organisations whose start date or time commitment required do not suit the individual volunteer. The huge variety of opportunities contained in this directory offers volunteers a really wide choice. Whether you are looking for a sixmonth placement in a developing country for which you will have to raise a great deal of money, or whether you want a shortterm local project where all your expenses and even a pocket money allowance will be paid, there is something here for you. The important thing is to become involved and who knows—an apparently less adventurous choice now might lead to an altogether different experience later.
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AZ Directory of Volunteer Organisations A 1990 TRUST, THE South Bank Technopark 90 London Road London SE1 6LN UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 717 1579 Fax: +44 (0) 171 717 1585 Contact: Miss Palmer Profile: The 1990 Trust aims to promote good race relations, engage in policy development and articulate the needs of the Black community from a grassroots Black perspective. In so doing it will ensure that the real issues affecting the lives of people of African, Asian and Caribbean descent are addressed. The ultimate aim is to bring about longterm improvements in people's lives by fighting for the elimination of racism in all its forms. The work of The 1990 Trust is founded on the principle that Black people have an inalienable right to complete freedom, justice and equality. The very nature of its work and the environment in which it operates therefore determines its status as a civil/ human rights organisation. In working to achieve its goals, the Trust will: ensure that everything it does is informed by the views and experiences of ordinary Black people in different communities throughout the United Kingdom; embrace totally the principle of networking and aim to do so with as many organisations and individuals as relevant and possible; engage a 'community development' approach to its work, of a type which enables Black people in their communities to take part in initiatives which will improve their lives economically, socially and environmentally; uphold the ideal of Asian, African and Caribbean people working together, as it views this as the most effective means of eradicating racism and racial disadvantage in the United Kingdom. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 3 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Elderly people, human rights, inner city problems, refugees. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, campaigning, community work, computers, fundraising, library/ resource centres, newsletter/journalism, research, scientific work, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Specialist skills are welcome e.g. graduates in law, interest in immigration/race relations. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Standard benefits available. Certification: References are given when applying for paid employment. UK placements: England (London). Interviews: Take place at the Trust offices in London. Charity number: 1012898 ABBOTS LANGLEY SKILLS DEVELOPMENT CENTRE Jacketts Field Abbots Langley Hertfordshire WD5 OPA UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1923 267011 Contact: Alan Thompson Profile: Abbots Langley Skills Development Centre (SDC) is a Day Care Service and part of SCOPE East Region. (Scope is an organisation for people with cerebral palsy.)
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Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day and general), computers, cooking, counselling, DIY, driving, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With staff and other volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Generally no, but for some supervision/training, they may be suitable. Qualifications required: Nil, but driving licence would be useful. Health requirements: A certain amount of lifting required so anyone with possible back problems not suited. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to and from the unit. Volunteer benefits: Free meals. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Hertfordshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at Abbots Langley SDC. Charity number: 208231 ACET (Aids Care Education & Training) PO Box 3693 London SW15 2BQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 780 0400 Fax: +44 (0) 181 780 0450 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Volunteer Trainer Coordinator Profile: ACET's aim is to provide unconditional care for people living with HIV/Aids and to reduce the number of new infections through schools' education and practical training. Total UK projects: 8 Total overseas projects: 6 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Aids/HIV, health care/medical. Activities can include: Administration, caring (day, general and residential), cooking, driving, gardening/horticulture, teaching, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As soon as possible. Work alone/with others: Alone. Volunteers with disabilities: Only if the person can undertake practical household chores. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from training. Volunteer benefits: Travel and experience of working in the community. Certification: Yes, if required. UK placements: England (London, Northamptonshire, SussexE.); N. Ireland (Belfast City, Londonderry); Scotland (Strathclyde). Overseas placements: Africa (Tanzania, Uganda); Asia (Thailand); Australasia (New Zealand); Europe (Ireland, Romania). Charity number: 299293 ACORN CHILDREN'S HOSPICE 103 Oak Tree Lane Selly Oak Birmingham B29 6HZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 414 1741 Fax: +44 (0) 121 471 2880 Contact: Vinu Gupta Profile: Acorn Children's Hospice requires volunteers to work for a few hours a week for a minimum of a year, to build up the relationship with a child or children. Thereafter, they could come
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for a minimum of a full week at a time. Training is spread over periods of 2 months. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/ medical, holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, catering, cooking, fundraising, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 50. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Normally in pairs. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on disability. Qualifications required: Experience of working with children, especially with disabilities. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: No accommodation provided. Certification: Reference if requested. UK placements: England (West Midlands). ACROSS TRUST, THE 7072 Bridge Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9HF UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 783 1355 Fax: +44 (0) 181 783 1622 Contact: The Group Organisers Profile: The Across Trust provides accompanied holidays and pilgrimages in Europe for sick, disabled and handicapped persons of all ages, backgrounds, religion etc. All groups (normal size 24) travel on board the Jumbulance, a purpose built jumboambulance, fully equipped for the needs of the unable. Individual and group applications are very welcome. The trust has provided over 70,000 holiday places since 1973. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted once the sentence is spent. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 115 Starting months: MarchOctober. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring (general and residential), group work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 550 When to apply: MarchOctober. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Any, including doctors and nurses. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: All expenses. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation at all locations. UK placements: England (Avon, Berkshire, Cheshire, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hereford/Worcs, Isle of Wight, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Manchester, Merseyside, Northamptonshire, Surrey, West Midlands); Scotland (Borders, Central, Fife, Tayside). Overseas placements: Asia (Israel); Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Vatican City). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are not interviewed but for first volunteers a written reference is requested. Charity number: 265540 ACTION AGAINST HUNGER OVERSEAS 1 Catton Street London WC1R 4AB UK
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Tel: +44 (0) 171 831 5858 Fax: +44 (0) 171 831 4259 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Cathy LennoxCook Profile: Action Against Hunger—Overseas intervenes in crisis situations to bring assistance to the victims of war and famine. The approach to emergency relief is always coupled with longterm objectives of enabling the affected population to regain their self sufficiency. The first victims of famine are nearly always the same: women, children and minority groups. Action Against Hunger combines experience and expertise to provide appropriate responses through its four main approaches to the fight against hunger which are complemented by disaster preparedness: nutrition, food security, water, health. One year's previous experience essential. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 24 People and causes: Health care/medical, human rights, poor/homeless, refugees. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, building/construction, campaigning, caring (general), community work, computers, development issues, first aid, forestry, fundraising, international aid, marketing/publicity, outdoor skills, research, technical skills, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: 15 out of a total of 20 volunteers accepted. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others usually. Qualifications required: Doctors, nurses, nutritionists, water engineers, agronomists, logisticians, administrators. Health requirements: Certificate of good health and innoculations where necessary. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: $500 per month after tax; plus travel, board and lodging. Certification: Reference. Overseas placements: Africa (Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda); Central America (Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua); South America (Colombia); Asia (Afghanistan, Armenia, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Georgia, Korea—N, Laos, Russia, Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan); Europe (BosniaHerzegovina). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Only EU or USA nationals. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in London. Charity number: 1047501 ACTION AGAINST HUNGER—UK 1 Catton Street London WC1R 4AB UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 831 5858 Fax: +44 (0) 171 831 4259 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Cathy LennoxCook Profile: Action Against Hunger intervenes in crisis situations to bring assistance to the victims of war and famine. Its approach to emergency relief is always coupled with the longterm objectives of enabling the affected population to regain their selfsufficiency. Volunteers are needed in the London offices for General Administration, Recruitment, IT specialist work, translation, communications and Disaster Preparedness Unit. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Human rights, poor/ homeless, refugees.
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Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, computers, development issues, newsletter/journalism, research, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: 15 out of a total of 20 volunteers accepted. When to apply: Up to 6 weeks in advance. Work alone/with others: With others in the London office. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability. Small lift to 4th/5th floor. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel paid up to Zone 4. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in London. Charity number: 1047501 ACTION HEALTH The Gate House 25 Gwydir Street Cambridge CB1 2LG UK Tel: +44 (0) 1223 460853 Fax: +44 (0) 1223 461787 Contact: Pam Evans Profile: Action Health is an independent international charity which develops primary healthcare training programmes in partnership with communities in Asia and Africa. It responds to requests for assistance by sending qualified health professionals to transfer identified skills in order to meet basic health needs. Action Health and its volunteers work with the aim of fostering community education, participation and empowerment. Its ultimate goal is to help communities become selfreliant. Action Health recruits fully qualified health professionals with a minimum of 2 years postqualification experience. Contracts range from 6 months to 3 years. Action Health is supported by a growing membership. Members have an active and important role within the charity and are involved in various committees and the board of Trustees. There are also regional groups throughout the UK which socialise and fundraise to raise local awareness of health and development issues. All supporters receive project and organisation updates, invitations to all meetings and notification of events. Anyone can join them. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 16 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 156 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 23 People and causes: Health care/medical. Activities can include: Development issues, international aid, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 15 When to apply: 612 months before departure. Work alone/with others: Depends on the project. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on the project. Qualifications required: Doctors, midwives, health visitors, dentists, occupational/physio/speech therapists. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £1,000 to be raised towards cost of project. Volunteer benefits: Housing, food, insurance, travel, small pay, predeparture orientation, local support, paid leave. Certification: No. Overseas placements: Africa (Tanzania, Uganda); Asia (India). ACTION PARTNERS Bawtry Hall Bawtry Doncaster S. Yorkshire DN10 6JH UK Tel: +44 (0) 1302 710750
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[email protected] Contact: David Green Profile: Action Partners is a Christian agency facilitating partnerships for crosscultural missions to Africans worldwide. It is committed to bringing the unreached to salvation in Christ, to disciplining and training for Christian service, to meeting people's spiritual, emotional and physical needs and to assisting Africans into worldwide mission. It also engages in a variety of projects in partnership with indigenous movements and institutions that cover things like medical, rural development, educational and relief work. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the circumstances. Total UK projects: 5 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, elderly people, health care/medical, teaching/ assisting (mature, nursery, primary and secondary). Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, building/ construction, caring (residential), manual work, religion, teaching, technical skills, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 out of a total of 30 volunteers accepted. When to apply: Before end of April for summer projects. Otherwise 6 months ahead. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Not usually as based in Africa, but depends on extent of disability. Qualifications required: Committed Evangelical Christians. Otherwise depends on work to be done. Health requirements: Good general health. Volunteers for more than a month have medicals. Costs to volunteer: All costs, travel, insurance, board and lodging. Volunteer benefits: Allowances come out of total support costs as raised by volunteer. Certification: References on request for those who have volunteered for over 6 months. UK placements: England (Leicestershire, London, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire—S). Overseas placements: Africa (Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sudan). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: This office usually covers volunteers from the UK, Ireland and Holland. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed at the office at Bawtry, S. Yorkshire. Charity number: 1037154 ADDACTION—COMMUNITY DRUG AND ALCOHOL INITIATIVES 6769 Cowcross Street Smithfield London EC1N 6BP UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 251 5860 Fax: +44 (0) 171 251 5890 Contact: Teddy George, Personnel Officer Profile: ADDACTION—Community Drug and Alcohol Initiatives, would be interested in administrative volunteers for their many Londonbased (and other) projects, and also, possibly fundraising/administrative volunteers for their Central Office in East London. Total UK projects: 22 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 10 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, offenders/exoffenders. Activities can include: Administration, counselling, fundraising, library/resource centres, marketing/publicity, research,
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social work, training, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on disability, they are an Equal Opportunities Organisation. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Fares, travel and meals, all out of pocket expenses. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (Derbyshire, London, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Sussex—E, Sussex—W). Charity number: 1001957 ADEPT IN COVENTRY LIMITED PO Box 165 Coventry CV1 1ZU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1203 230606 Fax: +44 (0) 1203 231706 Email:
[email protected]. CO.UK. Contact: Roger Smith Profile: ADEPT is a community development organisation, which assists the efforts of people and groups from disadvantaged communities in Coventry and Warwickshire, to improve quality of life or equality of opportunity, and or to regenerate the social and economic fabric of their areas. ADEPT also provides consultancy and research services and has a community accountancy service and a training service. It is a company limited by guarantee, a registered charity, and a Community Development Trust. Volunteers with an offending background could be accepted. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 22 People and causes: Human rights, inner city problems, unemployed. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, campaigning, community work, development issues, fundraising, group work, marketing/ publicity, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1 or 2 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With staff. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on disability. Must be mobile. Qualifications required: Graduates. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Limited expenses but no wage. Certification: Certification possible in some circumstances. References if requested. UK placements: England (Warwickshire, West Midlands). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place in Coventry. Charity number: 1018919 ADVENTURE FOUNDATION OF PAKISTAN Adventure Training Centre 151 Workshop Road Habibullay Colony Kakul (NWFP) Pakistan Tel: 00 92 5921 6224 Fax: 00 92 51 272538 Contact: Brigadier Jan Nadir Khan, President Profile: Adventure Foundation of Pakistan promotes outdoor activities and 'thrill' sports for youth and other interested individuals in Pakistan. Activities include downhill skiing, rock climbing, hiking, windsurfing, bicycling, canoeing, mountaineering, and hot air ballooning. It strives to develop an 'actionorientated education system' that encourages members to: achieve selfawareness, learn practical skills,
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appreciate Pakistan's national wilderness, participate with others in community spirit efforts, develop physical fitness. It follows the philosophy and concepts of Outward Bound, and conducts training courses at Adventure Training Centres to prepare members for organised outings, or offers advice to those planning private excursions. It provides special training courses for disabled individuals and plans special outings to accommodate their needs. It offers courses in swimming and life saving and is planning to establish a Mountain and Wilderness Guides Training Centre. It sponsors international youth exchange programmes with other adventure sports organisations and offers financial assistance to underprivileged members for all courses and outings. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: June. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, holidays for disabled, young people. Activities can include: First aid, group work, outdoor skills, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: By 15 April. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Mountaineering, rockclimbing, camping and river running. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Return airfare to North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus £4 per day pocket money. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Asia (Pakistan). Interviews: Applicants from abroad are interviewed by post. ADVENTURE SERVICE CHALLENGE SCHEME 10 Aubreys Letchworth Hertfordshire SG6 3TZ UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1462 676865 Fax:+44 (0) 1462 676865 Contact: Tony Freeman Profile: Adventure Service Challenge Scheme is similar to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award but has no connection. It is for 814 year olds (and beyond for those who for one reason or another are not ready to progress on to the Duke of Edinburgh scheme). Volunteers are needed to get involved either administratively or by taking youngsters on expeditions and training them in the skills laid down by the scheme. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), offenders/exoffenders, teaching/assisting (primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, community work, development issues, fundraising, group work, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, research, social work, summer camps, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Driving licence essential. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Out of pocket expenses. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cleveland, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Durham, Hereford/Worcs, Humberside,
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Lancashire, Leicestershire, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Tyne and Wear, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, GlamorganMid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). AFASIC—Unlocking Speech and Language 347 Central Markets Smithfield London EC1A 9NH UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 236 3632/6487 Fax: +44 (0) 171 236 8115 Contact: Norma Corkish, Chief Executive Profile: AFASIC represents children and young people who have difficulty in using speech or language. The disabilities range in severity from an inability to articulate speech to a failure to understand the basic elements of language and will in many cases not be associated with physical or intellectual impairments. Half a million children have difficulties severe enough to hinder their ability to learn without specialist help. AFASIC provides advice, information and support through newsletters three times a year, seminars/workshops for parents and professionals, 50 selfhelp groups throughout the country, weeks/weekends for children and young people to develop communication skills and selfconfidence. Total UK projects: 5 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: August. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled, teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Caring (general), summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 3040. When to apply: 19 January onwards. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Own travel expenses although volunteers can often share transport. UK placements: England (Cumbria, Derbyshire, Dorset, London); Wales (Clwyd). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but all must speak English. Interviews: Take place in Birmingham, London or Manchester. Charity number: 1045617 AfPiC Silverbirch House Longworth Abingdon Oxon OX13 5EJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 821380 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 821384 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Dee Tyrer Profile: The mission of AfPiC is to rebuild the lives of individuals and communities damaged by conflict. This is achieved in 4 major areas of work: operational projects, education and training, research into causes of conflict, building public awareness. Whilst not ignoring the physical needs of victims of conflict, AfPiC plans to pay particular attention to the social, emotional, psychological and spiritual needs, focusing its support on the whole individual. The current major campaign is to provide safe places for children to play. Already AfPiC is supporting activities in the United Kingdom, Bosnia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sierra Leone, and Kenya. These programmes include: posttrauma counselling of refugee children and adults, repairing community relations in postconflict
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zones, rebuilding properties: houses, schools, community centres, local businesses and public utilities, to allow conflicttorn communities to reestablish normality. Conciliation and mediation programmes are aimed at averting possible hostilities, providing safe play areas for children. In 1998 AfPiC's summer workcamp worked in the following five areas in Bosnia: (1) restoring 3 rooms in the Kindergarten to become an indoor play area and theatre; (2) decorating and making minor repairs to the homes of the elderly and disabled; (3) repairing damaged outdoor play equipment; (4) working with local townspeople in Bosanska Krupa and the neighbouring town of Otoka to build two outdoor adventure playgrounds; (5) working with the local youth club 'The Flamingo' to set up a mobile feeding programme for those in need. The workcamp also ran a number of English language and computer classes for all ages, some at the youth club and others at the women's centre. AfPiC would happily consider volunteers with an offending background. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 5 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, human rights, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, campaigning, computers, counselling, development issues, driving, fundraising, group work, international aid, marketing/publicity, newsletter/journalism, research, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, AfPiC will happily discuss any special needs with a volunteer. Qualifications required: Driving is an advantage. An interest in the charity's mission is a main requirement. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Approximately £500 covers travel, accommodation and subsistence in Bosnia for the workcamp. Volunteer benefits: Volunteers working on 6 month work placements in the UK received £200 per month to cover costs during 1997/98. Accommodation is subsidised. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Oxfordshire). Overseas placements: Africa (Kenya, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, South Africa); Europe (BosniaHerzegovina). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place either in Longworth or at a mutually convenient location. Charity number: 1060894 AFRICA & ASIA VENTURE 10 Market Place Devizes Wiltshire SN10 1HT UK Tel: +44 (0) 1380 729009 Fax: +44 (0) 1380 720060 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://members.aol.com/aventure Contact: The Director Profile: Africa & Asia Venture is for hard working, adventurous school leavers who wish to spend part of their year out gaining work experience with youth in Africa, in either Kenya, Zimbabwe, Uganda or Malawi; or in India or Nepal and contributing towards its development. Volunteers are placed in pairs as assistant teachers in selected schools for one term. Depending on their skills and attributes, and the requirements of the schools, volunteers assist in a variety of subjects ranging from English, science, music and
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vocational activities to clubs and sports. Schools are chosen with location, work opportunities, accommodation and security in mind, and placements do not deprive local teachers from working. There are also a few opportunities for attachment to communityrelated projects. Following the placements, participants have 2 to 3 weeks for independent travel, and the complete programme is rounded off with a group safari to places of interest such as Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya or the Zambezi River in Zimbabwe. In India the group will travel to the splendours of Rhajasthan and in Nepal to game parks or trek in the Himalayas. For details contact the Devizes office. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 90110 Starting months: January, April, August and September. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 20 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17½ (min.) 22 (max.). People and causes: Children, health care / medical, teaching / assisting (primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general), music, sport, teaching, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 320340 When to apply: At least 6 months before departure and preferably as early as possible. Work alone/with others: In pairs. Qualifications required: Studied to Alevel, thereafter assessment interview. British passport holders only. Health requirements: Volunteers must be in good health. Costs to volunteer: £2,075 plus air fare and extra spending money. Volunteer benefits: The £2,075 covers selection, 4day orientation course on arrival, food and accommodation as well as final safari, charity contribution and insurance. Certification: Reference if required. Overseas placements: Africa (Kenya, Malawi, Uganda, Zimbabwe); Asia (India, Nepal). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Volunteers must be British passport holders only. Interviews: Take place in Devizes. AFRICA EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP 6 Station Court Station Approach Borough Green Sevenoaks Kent TN15 8AD UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1732 885590 Fax: + 44 (0) 1732 882990 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Personnel Manager Profile: Africa Evangelical Fellowship is an international and interdenominational mission, and serves in central and southern Africa and the islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Reunion. Three primary objectives make up the focus of AEFs ministry: evangelism and church planting, church growth and discipleship, and leadership training. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/medical, inner city problems, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, primary and secondary), work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, building/construction, computers, group work, library/resource centres, manual work, outdoor skills, religion, teaching, technical skills, training, work camps (seasonal).
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1625 year olds placed each year: 10 out of a total of 20 volunteers. When to apply: At least 6 months prior to departure. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Possibly, on individual basis. Qualifications required: Evangelical Christians only. Health requirements: Full medical checks needed. Costs to volunteer: £250 per month. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Angola, Botswana, Gabon, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Reunion, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in Sevenoaks and references are checked. Charity number: 233414 AFRICA INLAND MISSION 2 Vorley Road Archway London N19 5HE UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 281 1184 Fax: +44 (0) 171 281 4479 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Angela Godfrey Profile: Africa Inland Mission gives an opportunity for young people to be involved in crosscultural communication and to look at the work of missionaries firsthand. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: August. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Teaching/assisting (EFL and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, religion, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: SeptemberMay. Qualifications required: Graduates, teachers, or science/maths A Level. French helpful. Committed Christians. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Approximately £4,000 including travel, insurance, living and administration costs. Volunteer benefits: Housing provided. Overseas placements: Africa (C. African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Kenya, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaire). AFS INTERCULTURAL EDUCATION PROGRAMME Ground Floor Arden House Wellington Street Bingley W. Yorkshire BD16 2NB UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1274 560677 Fax: + 44 (0) 1274 567675 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Pablo Guidi Profile: AFS is an international, voluntary, nongovernmental, nonprofit organisation that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world. It has been running programmes since 1947 and is the only organisation of its kind to receive a citation from the UN in recognition of its work for world youth. AFS Intercultural Education Programmes is the UK partner of the international AFS network of 55 different countries worldwide. Young people aged 1829 spend six months in Brazil, Colombia, Honduras, Peru or South Africa helping with a social project and exploring the issues of another continent. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, they are assessed on an individual basis.
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Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January, February and July. Time required: 20 weeks (min.) 24 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, human rights, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting. Activities can include: Caring (general), community work, development issues, group work, outdoor skills, teaching, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: All year but 4 months before departure. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, each applicant is assessed. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Good health essential. Costs to volunteer: Approximately £3,000. Overseas placements: Africa (South Africa); Central America (Honduras); South America (Brazil, Columbia, Peru). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but participants must be resident in the UK. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in Manchester, Leeds or London. AGAPE CENTRO ECUMENICO Segreteria 10060 Prali Torino Italy Tel: 00 39 121 80 75 14 Fax: 00 39 121 80 76 90 Contact: The Secretary Profile: Agape Centro Ecumenico is an international ecumenical community centre in a remote part of the Italian Alps, used for national and international conferences, study camps, courses and other meetings on ecological, peace, Third World, political, cultural, theological and women's issues. An international service group, made up of volunteers, works alongside the resident community during the summer months. The work is varied and can include kitchen duties, housework, cleaning, working in the coffee bar, laundry, baby sitting, maintenance, construction or repair work. There are opportunities for volunteers to take part in the conferences. Applicants should be willing to make a contribution to the collective life of the community. Volunteers work a 36 hour week with one day off. Volunteers are sometimes taken on outside the summer period. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: June, July, August and September. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 8 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Manual work, religion, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 55 When to apply: February or sooner. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Basic Italian an advantage. Health requirements: Antitetanus vaccination. Costs to volunteer: Travel expenses and pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Overseas placements: Europe (Italy). AGE CONCERN ENGLAND (The National Council on Ageing) Astral House 1268 London Road London SW164ER UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 679 8000
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Fax: +44 (0) 181 679 6069 Profile: Age Concern England is the national headquarters for over 1,400 local Age Concern groups in the UK. Each group has slightly differing policies and guidelines for volunteers. Contact your local county or large town group, by telephone, available from your local telephone directory. Contact Age Concern England for a leaflet on volunteering. Total UK projects: 1,400 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Elderly people. Activities can include: Administration, caring (day and general), counselling, driving, fundraising, research, social work, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil, but references checked before volunteer can start work. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Out of pocket expenses. Certification: Reference given. UK placements: England (throughout); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 261794 AGELINK Suites 9/10 The Manor House The Green Southall Middlesex UB2 4BR UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 571 5888 Contact: Mavis Piper Profile: AgeLink needs volunteers in the Greater London area to help the elderly. A typical day would involve collecting an elderly person from their home, driving them to another family where they would have tea and be entertained, and then driving them home again. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Elderly people. Activities can include: Driving, fundraising, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil, but drivers especially needed. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil UK placements: England (London). AKINA MAMA WA AFRICA London Women's Centre 4 Wild Court London WC2B 5AU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 405 0678 Fax: +44 (0) 171 831 3947 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Bisi AdeleyeFayemi, Director Profile: Akina Mama Wa Afrika is a PanAfrican Women's organisation which has projects in development education, health (especially HIV and Aids) and FGM (female genital mutilation). Total UK projects: 5 Total overseas projects: 2 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16
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People and causes: Aids/HIV, disabled (mentally), human rights, offenders/exoffenders, refugees. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, community work, computers, counselling, development issues, fundraising, library/resources centres, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, research, training, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Minimum Alevel education. Speak French or African language an advantage. Health requirements: No smoking. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel cards and lunches. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe). AKLOWA—The African Traditional Village Takeley House Brewers End Takeley Bishop's Stortford Hertfordshire CM22 6QR UK Tel: +44 (0) 1279 871062 Contact: Felix Cobbson Profile: Aklowa needs volunteers to undertake office work, gardening or decorating in this project which has created a Ghanaian village reflecting African culture. Groups, generally from schools and holiday schemes, come to the village for half a day to dress, eat, make music and experience Ghanaian lifestyle. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MayOctober. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Heritage. Activities can include: Administration, DIY, gardening/horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. Work alone/with others: As part of a small team. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and food. UK placements: England (Hertfordshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. ALDERSON HOSPITALITY HOUSE PO Box 579 Alderson WV 24910 USA Tel: 00 1 304 445 2980 Contact: John M. Parfitt Profile: Alderson Hospitality House provides hospitality to people visiting the federal prison for women in Alderson, West Virginia. The small community in the House believes in the importance of visiting prisoners, and strives to encourage visitors, by meeting their needs. Volunteers are required to help with general housekeeping duties, gardening and the maintenance of the large guest house and its 11 guests. Assistance may be required from volunteers with the House's work on furthering human rights, writing applications for grants, and raising funds. It is preferable that applicants should be good at house repairs, typing, cooking and working with computers. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Offenders/exoffenders.
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Activities can include: Administration, computers, gardening/horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2 When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Overseas placements: North America (USA). ALFORD & DISTRICT CIVIC TRUST LTD Manor House West Street Alford Lincolnshire LN13 9DJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1507 463073/462127 Contact: John Needham, Secretary Profile: Alford & District Civic Trust Ltd is a volunteerled organisation which derives its main income from a museum and providing refreshments. Volunteer positions offered are as a curatorial assistant and horticulturist to work Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers should be prepared to stay at least a month between May and September. Applicants should have experience or qualifications relevant to the post and the curatorial assistant would probably suit a second year student. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MayAugust. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 18 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Conservation, heritage. Activities can include: Administration, gardening/ horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Experience or qualifications relevant to the post. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Accommodation provided free of charge. UK placements: England (Lincolnshire). Interviews: Take place at the Manor House but this may be waived if distance creates difficulty. ALPES DE LUMIERE Prieure de Salagon Mane 04300 France Tel: 00 33 492 75 19 93 Fax: 00 33 92 75 25 14 Contact: Laurence Michel Profile: The Association Alpes de Lumiere organises several camps around Provence dedicated to the restoration of historic buildings and the development of historic sites. These sites become recreational and cultural centre. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 10 Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Architecture, conservation, environmental causes, heritage, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, cooking, manual work, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 130 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others (12). Qualifications required: Ability to speak French or English. Health requirements: No allergies. Costs to volunteer: Approximately FF600 per month plus pocket money and travel. Volunteer benefits: Food, basic accommodation, trip around the area, free entry to museums and concerts. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary.
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AMERICAMP European Headquarters 4 Lancaster Cottages Richmond Surrey TW10 6AE UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 332 0909 Fax: +44 (0) 181 332 2401 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Stephen Ward Profile: Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: June. Time required: 9 weeks (min.) 9 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, animal welfare, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, holidays for disabled, inner city problems, poor/homeless, unemployed, workcamps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, first aid, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, manual work, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, religion, scientific work, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,000 When to apply: All year, as soon as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, minor disabilities. Qualifications required: Love of children. Health requirements: Volunteers must be in good health. Costs to volunteer: £165 total cost for insurance and registration fees. Volunteer benefits: J1 visa, return flights to USA, board and lodging, pocket money and support in the USA. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed locally in Britain. AMERICAN FARM SCHOOL (Summer Work Activities Program) 1133 Broadway 26th Street New York NY 10010 USA Tel: 00 1 212 463 8433 Contact: The Program Coordinator Profile: Every summer The American Farm School organises an international group to help man the agricultural and maintenance programmes at the school when regular staff and students are on vacation. The work involves a 35 hour week. Other activities include a climb up Mount Olympus, trips into Thessaloniki and the islands, as well as a short stay with a family in a rural village. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: June and July. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Animal welfare. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Fare to Thessaloniki. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, meals and a small allowance. Overseas placements: Europe (Greece). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary.
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AMERICAN HIKING SOCIETY VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME PO Box 20160 Washington DC 200412160 USA Tel: 00 1 301 565 6704 Fax: 00 1 301 565 6714 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Chuck Kines Profile: American Hiking Society Volunteer Programme needs thousands of volunteers annually to maintain American trails, as well as helping as fire lookouts, campground hosts, historical researchers, wildlife observers, backcountry guides and trail workers. Volunteers with an offending background are not accepted, unless supervision is provided. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Building/ construction, forestry, group work, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2,000 plus. When to apply: All year, but for summer places, before midFebruary. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil, but international driving licence useful. Health requirements: Able to hike at least 5 miles a day. Costs to volunteer: Travel and all expenses. Volunteer benefits: Occasionally accommodation, usually volunteers camp with own equipment. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary. AMERICAN JEWISH SOCIETY FOR SERVICE 15E 26th Street New York NY 10010 USA Tel: 01 1 212 683 6178 Contact: Henry Kohn, Chairman Profile: The American Jewish Society conducts voluntary work service camps for teenagers. Volunteers are needed to work as counsellors and to help with the camps' construction work. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 7 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 (18 max.). People and causes: Work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, counselling, manual work, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 4060 When to apply: JanuaryMay. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: $2,500 plus pocket money and travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place in New York City or by telephone. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 99119 Rosebery Avenue London EC1R4RE UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 814 6200 Fax: +44 (0) 171 833 1510 Contact: Sarah Archer, Personnel Officer
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Profile: Amnesty International is an independent worldwide movement working for the release of prisoners of conscience, seeking fair and prompt trials for political prisoners and working towards the end of torture and executions throughout the world. The UK Section of Amnesty International has over 110,000 members and approximately 330 local groups throughout the UK. The Section office is based in London and has a staff of 65 and many fulltime and parttime volunteers. It is divided into six departments: Administration and Finance, Campaigns, Communications, Marketing, Deputy Directorate and the Directorate. Volunteers are allocated to a team and assist with clerical and administrative duties, such as word processing, filing, photocopying, sending faxes, helping with mailings and occasional special projects. Where a volunteer works depends upon a match between a current vacancy and the skills and experience of the volunteer. Total UK projects: 100 plus. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Human rights. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, campaigning, computers, fundraising, marketing/publicity, newsletter/journalism, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 plus. When to apply: A month before starting. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Computer, communication skills, campaigning/ fundraising experience useful plus clerical, administrative skills, press/ media experience. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: £3.50 luncheon vouchers per day plus travel costs up to £6.50 per day reimbursed. Certification: Yes, if requested. UK placements: England (throughout except for Nottinghamshire, Sussex—W, Warwickshire); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, GlamorganMid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). ANGLOPOLISH ACADEMIC ASSOCIATION (APASS) 93 Victoria Road Leeds LS6 1DR UK Tel: +44 (0) 113 275 8121 Contact: The Honorary Secretary Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: July. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Teaching/assisting (EFL, mature and secondary). Activities can include: Teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: MarchMay. Send large sae plus 6 x 1st class stamps. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Good spoken and written English. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs, membership or registration fees, £102 total. Volunteer benefits: Assisted travel. Free board and lodging. Certification: If required. Overseas placements: Europe (Poland). ANNEE DIACONALE SPJ Rue du Champ de Mars 5
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1050 Bruxelles Belgium Tel: 00 32 2 513 24 01 Fax: 00 32 2 511 28 90 Contact: The Director Profile: Annee Diaconale is the Belgian branch of the European Diaconal Year Network which consists of a number of national Christianbased volunteering schemes. (The British branch is Time For God.) They share common standards, and a commitment to the personal development of the volunteer through this form of work: thus each branch offers support to the volunteers through both personal supervision and regular residential conferences or seminars. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: September. Time required: 42 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, offenders / exoffenders, poor / homeless, refugees, young people. Activities can include: Caring (general), community work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 Qualifications required: Some French, Flemish or German and respect for the aims of the scheme. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to Belgium, health insurance and administration costs. Volunteer benefits: Pocket money (£80 per month), board, lodging, laundry and travelling expenses. Overseas placements: Europe (Belgium). ANNEE DIACONALE—Strasbourg 8 quai Finkwiller Strasbourg F67000 France Tel: 00 33 388 35 46 76 Fax: 00 33 388 25 19 57 Contact: Claudie Harel Profile: L'Annee Diaconale is the French branch of the European Diaconal Year Network which consists of a number of national Christianbased volunteering schemes. (The British branch is Time For God.) They share common standards, and a commitment to the personal development of the volunteer through this form of work: thus each branch offers support to the volunteers through both personal supervision and regular residential conferences or seminars. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, depending on individual case. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 60 Starting months: September. Time required: 45 weeks (min.) 49 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), elderly people, health care/ medical, young people. Activities can include: Social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 60 When to apply: March. Work alone/with others: Dependent on the placement. Qualifications required: Small ability to speak and understand French and at least 'open' to spirituality. Health requirements: Good health essential. Costs to volunteer: Registration cost of FF250 and travel costs to the French border. Volunteer benefits: Pocket money (FF670 per month) board and lodging. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: North America (USA); Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place in the UK.
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ANNUNCIATION HOUSE 1003 East San Antonio El Paso Texas 79901 USA Tel: 00 1 915 545 4509 Fax: 00 1 915 544 4041 Contact: Ruben Garcia or Diana Doering Profile: Annunciation House is an organisation that operates three houses of hospitality for the homeless poor, undocumented, internal immigrants from Mexico and refugees from Central and South America. The work done there is the work of extending to the homeless: hospitality, shelter, meals, clothing, some basic medical care and above all, a willing ear to listen to the struggle and suffering in their lives. It is busy and demanding work, one which calls for a real commitment to the people themselves. The houses function 90 to 95% in Spanish. It is essential that if volunteers have little or no knowledge of the Spanish language, then they should come with a desire and commitment to learn Spanish. It has always been very important for Annunciation House that volunteers understand that they do this work not only because they desire to serve the poor, but because they have come to recognise their own poverty and their own desire to feel the worthiness of life. And as they serve the homeless in their daily needs, so too do they serve and teach them through their faith, determination, strength and especially the witness of their very lives. Volunteers with Annunciation House must be willing to live in a community made up of those whom they welcome as guests as well as those who share with them the commitment of being a volunteer. As staff, they strive to live simply and in solidarity with the poor, remaining mindful of the gospel in their daily work. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 3 Starting months: January, April, June, August and November. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Poor/homeless, refugees. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, building/construction, community work, computers, cooking, driving, library/resource centres, newsletter/journalism, research, social work, teaching, translating, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2030 When to apply: Any time. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: No dependants. Health requirements: Must be physically, mentally and emotionally healthy. Medical examination required. Costs to volunteer: Travel, a set amount of which is reimbursed after a year. Volunteer benefits: Board and accommodation in a shared room. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Central America (Mexico); North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are sometimes interviewed over the telephone. APENA Hameau de la Pinede Traverse Valette 13009 Marseille France Tel: 00 33 491 25 05 30 Contact: Jean Luc Recordon Profile: Apena runs two children's holiday camps, one in Marseille and the other in Switzerland. Between 20 and 25 volunteers are needed for one month in the summer to act as instructors. Each instructor will be responsible for looking after a group of eight children between
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the ages of 6 and 15. One day off per week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: MayAugust. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children. Activities can include: Summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2025 Qualifications required: Fluent French and previous experience with children. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation. Overseas placements: Europe (France, Switzerland). ARBEITSKREIS FREIWILLIGE SOZIALE DIENSTE DER JUGEND Stafflenbergstrasse 76 Stuttgart 71084 Germany Tel: 00 49 711 2159 420 417 Contact: The Bundestutor/in Profile: Arbeitskreis Freiwillige Soziale Dienste der Jugend organises volunteer work in the Evangelical Church of Germany. Volunteers work mostly for people who are in difficulty and in need of a helping hand, for example, with ill, handicapped or old people but work also to a certain extent in kindergartens or homes for children and young people. Throughout the one year's programme there are seminars and discussions led by the trained group leaders. Keeping in contact with other people through the practical work and the seminars gives a chance for each volunteer to increase their personal growth and learning through new experiences. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Number varies. Starting months: AugustOctober. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, young people. Activities can include: Caring (day), religion. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: One year in advance. Qualifications required: Spoken German essential. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging plus DM300 per month and insurance. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). ARCHAEOLOGY ABROAD 3134 Gordon Square London WC1H OPY UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 504 4750 Fax: +44 (0) 171 383 2572 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Honorary Secretary Profile: Archaeology Abroad does not place volunteers, but aims to provide information about archaeological projects requiring volunteers. It is the responsibility of individuals to make direct contact with project directors/organisers. Volunteers with an offending background might be accepted. It would need to be checked with each project director. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 50 Starting months: JuneOctober. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology, heritage. Activities can include: Group work, manual work, outdoor skills, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,000 plus. When to apply: As soon as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Would need to be checked with each project director.
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Qualifications required: Some digs provide training, but some archaeological experience preferred. Languages a plus. Health requirements: Antitetanus advisable, otherwise depending on country. Costs to volunteer: Air fares plus local travel to and from site. Registration fees often apply. Medical insurance advised. Volunteer benefits: Food, accommodation (campsite sometimes) and occasionally pocket money. Certification: Not normally, need to be checked with individual project director. Overseas placements: Central America (Belize); North America (USA); South America (Peru); Asia (Israel); Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Any restrictions on nationalities of volunteers would need to be checked with each project director. Interviews: Applicants are not interviewed but they need to complete a detailed application/registration form. ARCHEOLOJ Avenue Paul Terlinden 23 1330 Rixensart Belgium Tel: 00 32 2 653 8268 Fax: 00 32 2 654 1917 Contact: J. Gillet, President Profile: ArcheoloJ organises international workcamps at archaeological excavations where volunteers assist with all aspects of the excavations, digging, drawing finds and surveying the sites. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Archaeology. Activities can include: Manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 When to apply: May. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Able to understand French. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: FB8,000FB15,000 plus travel costs, drinks, insurance and FB150 membership fee. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation in tents, food plus 1 visit to the region per week. Overseas placements: Europe (Belgium). ARMY CADET FORCE E. Block Duke of York's Headquarters London SW3 4RR UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 730 9733 Fax: +44 (0) 171 730 8264 Contact: Brigadier R. B. McGregorOakford, CBE, MC, General Secretary Profile: Army Cadet Force offers a rewarding job giving a helping hand to young people between 12 and 18 years of age, to develop their full potential. It offers all those sound militarybased principles of which we are proud, and a great deal more. Today it continues to provide friendship, discipline, leadership, challenging outdoor activities, expeditions, survival techniques, adventurous training and sport. Volunteers with an offending background are sometimes accepted, depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 61 Total overseas projects: 12 Starting months: April, July and August. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Community work, driving, first aid, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year:
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Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Must be capable of undertaking physical activity. Qualifications required: Must be British subjects. Health requirements: Volunteers must be fit. Costs to volunteer: No costs. Volunteer benefits: Pocket money each day for up to 28 days. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: North America (Canada, USA); Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan); Europe (Andorra, Austria, Cyprus, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: All applicants must be British subjects. Interviews: Take place, invariably in County headquarters. Charity number: 305962 ARTEMIS CLOUDFOREST PRESERVE Apdo 937 2050 San Pedro Montes de Oca Costa Rica Tel: 00 506 253 72 43 Fax: 00 506 253 72 43 Contact: Hilda M. de Pina Profile: Artemis is a private cloudforest reserve in the Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica. It lies at an elevation of approximately 8,800 ft and comprises 25 Ha of intricate, primary forest. A cloudforest is very different from a rainforest environment; temperatures are much lower, and the forest is often shrouded in mist. The flora and fauna, adapted to these conditions, tend to be much 'softer' than those found in the rainforest. Tree life is dominated by the towering white oak (up to 35m high), squat and twisted laurels (sometimes 4m in diameter), and carboniferous tree ferns. Among, and piled within these ancient trees, lies an entanglement of flowering vines, bromeliads, orchids, climbing ferns, rich mosses and velvet fungi. With such a collection of plants, there are virtually no bare surfaces at all and thus, the forest is very soft to the touch. It is difficult to see mammals in the cloudforest, but this is countered by a great diversity of tropical birds (including tiny hummingbirds and the quetzal, famous in Mayan legend), singing frogs, beautiful moths and fantastic insects, like golden beetles, violently coloured and peculiarly shaped. There are very few animals or insects which are harmful in the cloudforest. The preserve is owned by a Costa Rican/American family who are trying to protect the cloudforest and open it up to others whether they be visitors, enthusiasts, school children, etc. Thus volunteers will be needed to build a trail system and help with the reafforestation of cleared areas. Work of this kind gives volunteers the chance to learn about the cloudforest environment and simple conservation measures. The work need not be restricted to these two tasks. Volunteers of all backgrounds are welcome to share their talents with the others, whether they be biologists, ecologists, ornithologists, surveyors, engineers, artists, etc. Also, from time to time, maintenance work has to be done around the house, e.g. clearing property boundaries, fixing fences, simple gardening. The working day is approximately 6 hours long and volunteers work 20 out of 28 days (i.e. five days on, 2 days off) although both are flexible. People are taken on for at least one month.
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Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 8 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting (EFL and primary), wildlife. Activities can include: DIY, gardening/ horticulture, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel, insurance and minimum US $150 per week. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging, laundry service, hot showers, and a home atmosphere. Certification: If required. Overseas placements: Central America (Costa Rica). ASHIANA COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT 2325 Grantham Road Sparkbrook Birmingham B11 1LU UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 773 7061 Fax: +44 (0) 121 766 7503 Contact: Andrew Hewitt Profile: Ashiana Community Project has four projects based in the multiracial and inner city area of Sparkbrook which seek to respond to poverty, unemployment and racism in the district. The guiding principles are to respond innovatively and flexibly to the diverse needs of the community; be managed by members of the local community; provide a quality service; provide a welcoming and accessible environment to all local people; ensure equal opportunities in all its aspects; work in partnership with voluntary and statutory organisations and be a non profit making organisation. The aim is to provide learning opportunities which enable people to gain their personal goals and access employment; encourage community management; create opportunities for volunteering; promote health in the community; provide access to free legal and welfare advice; raise awareness of environmental issues; and promote understanding of cultural diversity. Total UK projects: 3 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, health care/medical, human rights, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (EFL), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, community work, computers, DIY, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, marketing/ publicity, social work, teaching, translating, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 When to apply: All year. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but not wheelchairs. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Contribution if possible. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation. UK placements: England (London, Manchester, West Midlands, Yorkshire—S). ASSOCIATE MISSIONARIES OF THE ASSUMPTION 227 N. Bowman Avenue Merion Pennsylvania 19066 USA Tel: 00 1 (610) 664 1284 Fax: 00 1 (610) 664 7328 Email:
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Contact: Francis Joseph R. A., The Director Profile: Associate Missionaries of the Assumption (AMA) is a lay missionary group, sponsored by the Religious of the Assumption. It is a group of women and men using their gifts and skills in service with the poor. For one year, an AMA will work in a school, hospital, parish or social service agency while living simply in a faith support community. Total UK projects: 3 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: September. Time required: 45 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 22 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, teaching/assisting (EFL), young people. Activities can include: Caring (general and residential), development issues, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2245 When to apply: Before 1 March. Work alone/with others: With others, community and faith based. Qualifications required: Deep faith. Graduates preferred. Previous voluntary work essential. Health requirements: Certificate of good physical and mental health. Costs to volunteer: One way fare in some cases. $5 application costs. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus insurance in most cases plus $100 per month. One way fare. UK placements: England (London, Suffolk, Sussex—E, Sussex—W). Overseas placements: Africa (Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda); Central America (Mexico); North America (USA); South America (Bolivia); Asia (Japan); Europe (France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Spain). Interviews: Take place in the Associate Missionaries of the Assumption Office, in Merion. ASSOCIATION DE RECHERCHES ET ETUDES D'HISTOIRE RURALE Maison du Patrimonie 21190 SaintRomain France Tel: 00 33 380 21 28 50 Contact: Serge Grappin Profile: The Association de Recherches et Etudes d'Histoire is conducting a long term research project on the archaeological, ethnological and historical development of the Saint Romain area. The work consists of digging and restoration. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: August. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Archaeology, heritage. Activities can include: Manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 40 When to apply: Before 30 May. Work alone/with others: Usually with others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Pocket money, food and travel to campsite. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation. Overseas placements: Europe (France). ASSOCIATION DES CHANTIERS DE JEUNES BP 171 Sale Morocco Tel: 00 171 80 34 10 Contact: Taki Abderrahmane, General Secretary Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July and August. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.).
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Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, campaigning, caring (general), community work, first aid, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, music, research, social work, sport, summer camps, technical skills, training, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 When to apply: From 1 April. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil, but English and/or French an advantage. Health requirements: No volunteers with contaminating illnesses. Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and insurance. Certification: Written reference. UK placements: England (Essex, Kent, Northumberland); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia); Europe (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary. ASSOCIATION FOR BRAINDAMAGED CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS Clifton House 3 St Paul's Road Foleshill Coventry CV6 5DE UK Tel: +44 (0) 1203 665450 Fax: +44 (0) 1203 665450 Contact: E. Markey Profile: The Association for BrainDamaged Children and Young Adults is based at Clifton House which is situated in a residential area close to shops and bus routes, in the north of Coventry. The home is laid out on ground floor level and it has been adapted as a familytype home for up to 5 children at any time with a wide variety of needs. The objective of the home is to care for the children in a warm and homely environment. While staying at Clifton House, children go out to their usual schools using Social Services or Education buses or taxis as if they were at home. Whilst in Clifton House, the children are also encouraged to continue their usual outside activities such as youth clubs, swimming, horse riding etc. At weekends and during school holidays the children are cared for at the home and the staff have use of their minibus for day trips and outings. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), fundraising, music, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil
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Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Meals on duty and free outings. UK placements: England (West Midlands). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at Clifton House. Charity number: 500452 ASSOCIATION LE MAT Le Viel Audon 07120 Balazuc France Tel: 00 33 475 37 73 80 Contact: Coordinator Profile: Association Le Mat undertakes restoration, reconstruction, farm and agricultural activities in the village of Audon. Volunteers can choose their daily task from those offered as long as they work at least five hours a day. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Architecture, conservation, environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 300 When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Food (about £4 daily), £1 for insurance and joining fee of £5. Volunteer benefits: Camping areas are provided and some beds are available. Overseas placements: Europe (France). ASSOCIATION 'LES COMPAGNONS DU CAP' Pratcoustals Arphy F30120 le Vigan France Tel: 00 33 467 81 82 22 Profile: Association Les Compagnons du Cap is based at Pratcoustals. This small village, abandoned by its original inhabitants more than 50 years ago, sits high above the Arphy Valley surrounded by chestnut forest. The village is brought back to life each year, thanks to the enthusiasm of many work groups. The renovation work is in preparation of the site to become a permanent centre with a small museum and a restaurant to go with the already existing Gite d'Etape, holiday cottage and group holiday house. Volunteers work 4½ days a week, 61/2 hours a day. The work is varied including reroofing with traditional canal tiles, drystone walling, rebuilding stone steps and general improvement of the surroundings. There is also the chance to do some research into the village and to produce some written documents. Activities include hiking, mountainbiking, swimming in mountain rivers, tabletennis, volleyball, bar, music and many other choices. Lodging in a dormitory, tent with wc and hot showers. The quality of the meals is excellent, traditional French cuisine with a healthy bias e.g. wholemeal organic bread, yoghurt, organic muesli etc. Meals are taken outside on the terrace from the village restaurant. Participation in the service is expected. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JulySeptember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, forestry, gardening / horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Some knowledge of French.
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Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: FF910 per 13 days plus FF250 inscription plus insurance. Volunteer benefits: Excellent board, dormitory/tent lodging. Overseas placements: Europe (France). ASSOCIATION OF GREATER LONDON OLDER WOMEN (AGLOW) 9 Manor Gardens London N7 6LA UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 281 3485 Contact: Louie Hart, Project Worker Profile: Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. The members are elderly and vulnerable. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: AprilSeptember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Elderly people. Activities can include: Administration, computers, DIY, library/resource centres, newsletter/journalism, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. Work alone/with others: Working with staff. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Expenses reimbursed, travel and lunch. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at their office. ASSOCIATION OF VOLUNTEERS IN PROTECTED AREAS (ASVO) 10104100 San Jose Costa Rica Tel: 00 506 57 0922 Fax: 00 506 23 6963 Contact: Karla Morales Profile: ASVO needs volunteers to live and work with the park guards in the mountains and coastal parks of Costa Rica. The work consists of maintenance (cooking, cleaning, collecting litter, repairing buildings or trails), environmental education and general vigilance and support in case of emergency. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Cooking, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Fluent Spanish and ability to live in rural tropical conditions. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: $350 per month contribution plus air fare. Volunteer benefits: Transport, food, accommodation and materials. Overseas placements: Central America (Costa Rica). ASSOCIATIONS DES PARALYSES DE FRANCE 17 Boulevard AugusteBlanqui F75013 Paris France Tel: 00 33 240 78 69 00 Contact: Service Vacances Profile: Associations des Paralyses de France needs volunteers to help in its work with people suffering from paralysis. Much of the work is a matter of helping the handicapped get around, i.e. pushing wheelchairs, etc. and assisting the handicapped when they go on holiday usually in specially organised groups. Total UK projects: 0
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Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: MayAugust. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring (general). 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,500 Qualifications required: Nil, but some French useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Board, accommodation, expenses and pocket money. Overseas placements: Europe (France). ASTRID TRUST 9 Trinity Street Weymouth Dorset DT4 8TW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1305 761916 Fax: +44 (0) 1305 761887 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.Astrid.co.uk Contact: Helen Minards, Director of Operations Profile: The Astrid Trust gives a dynamic opportunity to sail the tall ship Astrid across the Atlantic, conducting whale/dolphin watch, meteorological office research and RYA courses. There are expeditions in the Caribbean islands, to aid local inhabitants e.g. school library projects. Diving and marine environmental studies, or sail Astrid to Cuba, Venezuela and explore the Caribbean archipelago undertaking similar research. Third voyage: explore Caribbean islands, diving and similar activities previously described, then sail Astrid home to Weymouth across N. Atlantic. Application form requested from Astrid Trust Weymouth starts selection process, followed by an inspiring 36 hour residential foundation course in leadership and teamwork skills, where most positive candidates are identified and selected. Phase 2, fundraising: do not let the cost be offputting, over 600 young people have reached their goal. It gives volunteers all the support and advice they will need. September each year and programme follows: Outward TransAtlantic end Septembermid December, Voyage 2, beginning January to beginning March, Voyage 3, Homeward TransAtlantic mid March to early May. Cutty Sark Tall Ships' Race July/August. It is lifechanging and requires courage and commitment. It will set volunteers apart and give them the confidence they need to fulfil their unlimited potential! Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted subject to completion of a selection weekend. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January, March and October. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, poor/homeless, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Cooking, group work, international aid, manual work, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, sport, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,110 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Minor disabilities only. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Must be fit. Full medical examination if wishing to scuba dive. Costs to volunteer: £3,5004,500 plus comprehensive insurance. Volunteer benefits: Full board plus accommodation provided. Certification: Yes, recognised by the employment network. UK placements: England (Dorset). Overseas placements: Central America (Anguilla, Antigua/Barbuda, Aruba,
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Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadaloupe, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, St KittsNevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad/Tobago, Turks/ Caicos Isles, Virgin Islands); South America (Venezuela); Europe (Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at Brenscombe Farm Outdoor Activities Centre, Corfe Castle. Selection weekend includes advice on funding/sponsorship. Charity number: 1015520 ATD FOURTH WORLD 48 Addington Square London SE5 7LB UK Email:
[email protected] Contact: John Penet Profile: ATD Fourth World is an international voluntary organisation that works in 24 countries on five continents (North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia) and develops a human rights approach to overcoming extreme poverty. It works in partnership with the most disadvantaged, supporting their efforts in the fight against poverty and their struggle for dignity. It encourages public awareness of poverty through the publication of books and videos that tell the story of the poor and excluded through their own experience, providing them with a voice. It also periodically publishes newsletters through which the experience and knowledge of the core workers can be shared with everyone. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. A police check is always conducted. Total UK projects: 3 Total overseas projects: 30 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 500 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, health care/ medical, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting (nursery), unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, arts/crafts, building/ construction, campaigning, caring (general), catering, community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, fundraising, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, translating, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 overseas, 30 UK. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on disability. Qualifications required: Participation in an induction weekend in London or Surrey. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Less than £50 if less than 2 weeks, £120 if 3 months or more plus travel to London. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, with pocket money after first month; salary and National Insurance after 1 year. Always health insurance if overseas. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (London, Surrey); Scotland (Lothian, Strathclyde). Overseas placements: Africa (Burkina Faso, C. African Republic, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mauritius, Senegal); Central America (Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras); North America (USA); Asia (Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand); Europe (Belgium
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France, Germany, Spain, Switzerland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Mainly EU citizens and others who have a visa (ATD cannot help people to get a visa). Interviews: Induction weekends are conducted the first weekend of each month in London and Surrey alternately. Charity number: 271784 ATEJ/TURISMO ESTUDANTIL Apartado 4586 P4009 Porto Codex Portugal Profile: Atej/Turismo Estudantil needs volunteers to work on farms, archaeological digs, with the handicapped, etc. To work 58 hours per day. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JulySeptember. Time required: 13 weeks (min.) 50 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Before the end of April. Work alone/with others: Usually with others. Qualifications required: Knowledge of Spanish and English or French. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Overseas placements: Europe (Portugal). AUSTRALIAN TRUST FOR CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS Box 423 Ballarat Victoria 3353 Australia Tel: 00 61 3 5333 1483 Fax: 00 61 3 5333 2290 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.//netconnct.com/atcv Contact: Executive Director Profile: The Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers is a nonprofitmaking, nonpolitical, communitybased organisation undertaking practical conservation projects in all States and Territories. Typical projects include tree planting, erosion and salinity control; collection of native seed; habitat restoration; endangered flora/fauna survey and monitoring; noxious weed eradication and heritage projects. Projects are supervised by ATCV team leaders and take place on private land (e.g. farms); public lands (e.g. council/ shire projects; rivers and creeks; coastal areas etc.) and national and state parks (sometimes including World Heritage areas). No prior experience necessary as all training is provided. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1,200 plus. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, unemployed, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, research, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 800. When to apply: At least 4 weeks in advance (2 months preferred). Work alone/with others: With others in teams of 610 under direction of ATCV team leader. Volunteers with disabilities: Physical work and camping is entailed. Applications considered individually. Qualifications required: Ability to speak and understand English. Interest in
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practical conservation. Health requirements: Antitetanus immunisation and reasonable fitness. Costs to volunteer: Approx AU$20 per day plus travel to starting point. Volunteer benefits: Above cost includes all food, accommodation and transport whilst working with ATCV. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Australasia (Australia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, although volunteers must be able to understand English for safety reasons. Interviews: None necessary. B. BAND (BRISTOL ASSOCIATION FOR NEIGHBOURHOOD DAYCARE) 81 St Nicholas Road St Paul's Bristol BS2 9JJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 117 954 2128 Fax: +44 (0) 117 954 1694 Contact: Paul Dielhenn, Coordinator Profile: BAND was established in 1978 in response to the Finer Joint Action Committee report. This report recognised that one of the most basic needs for working or training parents is care for school age children outside school hours. Such a facility would enable parents to work or train full time thus supporting the family unit to become stable and financially independent. Formed originally by 5 children groups the number of BAND member organisations providing afterschool and/or holiday services soon began to grow. Funding for a full time coordinator was secured in 1982 and by 1986 there were 12 BAND groups operating. Financial support from national and local government, trusts and charities allowed more staff to be employed by BAND Central. This supported the further promotion and development of new and existing groups, expansion of the range of support services offered to members and an increase in the level of networking opportunities, locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. BAND currently employs 10 staff and has 100 autonomous full or affiliated member groups, providing services to approximately 3,000 families. Full member groups are managed by voluntary committees whose members have children attending the group. Affiliated members share BAND's overall aims and operate in the field of childcare. The continued growth in member groups and the high demand for the services they offer is a clear indication that affordable, accessible, good quality, neighbourhoodbased childcare remains a basic need for many parents, particularly for single parent and/or low income families. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, cooking, music, outdoor skills, theatre/ drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Holidays, particularly summer holidays. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Possibly. Would need to contact the group direct to see if accessible. Qualifications required: Nil, but driving licence would be useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Sometimes travel costs.
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Volunteer benefits: Sometimes travel costs. UK placements: England (Avon, Gloucestershire, Somerset). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 1017307 BAPTIST MISSIONARY SOCIETY PO Box 49 Baptist House Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 8XA UK Tel: +44 (0) 1235 512077 Fax: +44 (0) 1235 511265 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Phil Marsden Profile: The Baptist Missionary Society (BMS) works in partnership with Baptist churches in more than 30 countries on four continents, Africa, Asia, Latin America and Europe. It has around 200 missionaries engaged in pastoral and church planting work, engineering, teaching, agriculture, community and medical work, etc. Its aim is to enable the Baptist churches in Britain to respond to the call of God by sharing with all God's people in making known the gospel of Jesus Christ throughout the whole world, principally beyond the British Isles. The BMS runs a '28:19 Action Team' scheme to allow young people to take time out and discover what world mission is all about. There are summer teams, spending a month overseas, and yearout teams spending 6 months overseas. Each is preceded by a period of training and the yearout team is followed by a tour of British Baptist churches. No qualifications are needed, except a commitment to God and his command to 'go and tell', an ability to work as part of a closeknit team and a willingness to get involved in whatever is needed, from preparing school lessons and church services to community work and beach mission. An exciting opportunity to work with Christians overseas and to experience another culture. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 8 Starting months: September. Time required: 39 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, elderly people, health care/medical, human rights, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (EFL, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, first aid, fundraising, group work, manual work, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, religion, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, translating, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 40. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others in teams of around 4. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on the country being visited. Qualifications required: Committed Christians recommended by own church. Health requirements: Reasonable health, but really dependent on the country. Costs to volunteer: Approximately £2,500 fully inclusive (board, travel, training etc.). Volunteer benefits: £500 pocket money and a great opportunity! Certification: References available. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent,
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Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Angola, South Africa, Zaire, Zimbabwe); Central America (Jamaica, Trinidad/Tobago); South America (Brazil); Asia (India, Indonesia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand); Europe (Albania, Belgium, France, Hungary, Italy, Malta, Portugal). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Various locations throughout the United Kingdom. Charity number: 233782 BAPTIST UNION OF GREAT BRITAIN Baptist House 129 Broadway Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 8RT UK Tel: +44 (0) 1235 517700 Contact: Ian Hoskins, Youth Adviser Profile: The Baptist Union of Great Britain runs a Task Force Programme which is an opportunity for young people to put their faith into practice and to discuss and debate what it means to be a Christian in a multicultural society. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (unspecified), elderly people, holidays for disabled, inner city problems, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (general), community work, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, religion, research, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/drama, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 25 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: In teams. Volunteers with disabilities: Possibly, depends on disability. Qualifications required: Commitment to the Lord Jesus Christ, Christian faith, enthusiasm, motivation. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies, £75 plus travel to and from venue. Accommodation from church hall floor to guest in family. Volunteer benefits: Everything included in above. Certification: On request. UK placements: England (throughout). Overseas placements: Europe (Albania, Romania). BARDOU RESTORATION PROJECT Mons La Trivalle F34390 Olargues 34390 France Tel: 00 33 467 97 72 43 Contact: Klaus and Jean Erhardt Profile: Bardou needs volunteers to help restore and maintain 16th century stone houses and to assist with a flock of an endangered breed of sheep in a remote mountain hamlet. 16 hours weekly participation in community projects is expected. Free lodging is given in selfcatering houses. Recommended to bring: torch (flashlight), matches, light rain gear, sturdy shoes, alarm clock, food and sleeping bag (if possible). Volunteers needed 1 March until 1 July and 15 September to 1 November. Minimum participation: one month. Also paying guests (50FF/£5 per night) accepted for shorter stays. The hamlet is easiest reached by taking the TGV (fast trains daily) from Paris to Montpellier. Outside the station, a bus numbered 485 leaves daily at 1530 in the direction of BEDARIEUX—SAINT PONS from the first lane outside the door. Volunteers pay the driver approximately 70FF and arrive at 1735 in MONS LA
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TRIVALLE. (They must ask the driver to stop when it's time to get off.) From there they can call a taxi or walk the last 3 beautiful miles up to Bardou. (If in doubt of the way, phone 04 67 97 72 from the café coinoperated or the telecard phones near the café or church.) BARDOU can be found on the detailed Michelin Map No. 83, Fold 3/4. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: March, April, May, June, September and October. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Animal welfare, architecture, conservation, environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, forestry, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4 When to apply: Any time. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: English language, energy, attentiveness and good will. Health requirements: Physically and mentally fit. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs, food and insurance. Volunteer benefits: Free lodging (selfcatering house). Breakfast on work days and large meal on Sunday. Certification: Reference. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: From Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa, EU and USA. Interviews: By letter or phone. When applying by letter include information on age, gender, education, travels, practical experience, hobbies and dates of availability. BARNARDO'S—Childcare London Division Child Care Office Tanners Lane Barkingside Ilford Essex IG6 1QG UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 551 0011 Fax: +44 (0) 181 551 8267 Contact: Rob Jackson, Volunteer Coordinator (Children's Services) Profile: Barnardo's, the UK's biggest and best known children's charity, works with 30,000 children, young people and families. It has 275 services which provide accommodation and support for young people who have lived in local authority homes and are leaving care, youth training, day care in deprived areas, special education for children with disabilities and fostering and adoption. Barnardo's works with those affected by poverty, HIV/Aids, homelessness and child sexual abuse. It also works with children and their families and provides day care and safe play areas for under fives. Total UK projects: 34 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 10 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, campaigning, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, first aid, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, religion, research, scientific work, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama,
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training, translating, visiting/ befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Normally nil. Volunteer benefits: Expenses and training. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but obtaining the necessary police check from the Home Office means that volunteers from overseas are not normally used. Interviews: Volunteers are interviewed at the projects in which they are to work. They are police checked. Charity number: 216250 BARNARDO'S—Childcare Midlands Division Reception, Divisional Office Brooklands Great Cornbow Halesowen West Midlands B6 3AB UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 550 5271 Fax: +44 (0) 121 550 2594 Contact: Volunteer Coordinator Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: All year. Time required: 1 weeks (min.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (general), catering, community work, DIY, driving, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, social work, teaching, technical skills, theatre/ drama, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Not known. When to apply: All year. Disabled volunteers: Depends on project. Barnado's Equal Opportunities apply. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel and all expenses paid. UK placements: England (West Midlands). BARNARDO'S—Childcare North East Division Orchard House Fenwick Terrace Jesmond Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 2JQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 191 281 5024 Fax: +44 (0) 191 281 9840 Contact: Lana Kirkup Profile: Barnardo's—North East was born in 1892 when the first 'Ever Open Door' house opened in Saville Row. Since then it has come a long way, meeting the ever changing needs of children, young people and their families. Barnardo's today has over 20 projects working in Tyne and Wear, Durham, Northumberland and Cleveland. It works in partnership with Local Authorities and many of the projects are jointly funded. It concentrates its work in areas at the heart of social disadvantage, helping communities tackle issues like poverty, homelessness, disability, HIV/AIDS and sexual abuse. It offers a range of services many of which are supported by an
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enthusiastic team of volunteers. Some services are almost entirely volunteer run, others have been developed in conjunction with volunteers from the local community in response to needs that they have identified. Volunteers can often support families, children and young people in ways that staff cannot, by befriending or passing on a skill such as photography, drama, DIY or computing. They can assist projects to run effectively by helping to transport families, setting up and maintaining databases and information areas, helping in playrooms or with youth activities or they can pass on their experiences by assisting in running groups for parents or young people. Barnardo's positively welcomes the many benefits that volunteers can bring. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. They are policechecked. Total UK projects: 28 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (physically), inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (mature), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (general), catering, community work, DIY, driving, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, social work, sport, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on projects. Barnado's Equal Opportunities apply. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel and all expenses paid. Certification: References available. UK placements: England (Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at the Divisional office or at the project. Charity number: 216250 BARNARDO'S—Childcare North West Division 7 Lineside Close Belle Vale Liverpool Merseyside L25 2UD UK Tel: +44 (0) 151 487 5313 Fax: +44 (0) 151 487 3684 Contact: Sue Tracey, Personnel Administrator Profile: Barnardo's, the UK's biggest and best known children's charity, works with 26,500 children, young people and families. It has 200 services which provides accommodation and support for young people who have lived in local authority homes and are leaving care, youth training, day care in deprived areas, special education for children with disabilities and fostering and adoption. It works with those affected by poverty, HIV/Aids, homelessness and child sexual abuse. Barnardo's works with children and their families and provides day care and safe play areas for under fives. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. No offences against children. Total UK projects: 28 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.).
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Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, young people. Activities can include: Fundraising, social work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on project. Commitment to try to ensure specific needs met. Qualifications required: None needed, but any welcomed, depending on project e.g. driving licence, languages etc. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Subsistence paid in line with Barnardo's policy and procedures. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Manchester, Merseyside). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. All positively encouraged. Interviews: Take place at the projects in which they are to work. Charity number: 216250 BARNARDO'S—Childcare Scottish Division Divisional Offices 235 Corstorphine Road Edinburgh EH12 7AR Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 131 316 9893 Fax: +44 (0) 131 316 4008 Contact: Pat Gilmore, Personnel Secretary Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: All year. Time required: 1 weeks (min.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (general), catering, community work, DIY, driving, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, social work, teaching, technical skills, theatre, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Not known. When to apply: All year. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on project. Barnado's Equal Opportunities apply. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil UK placements: Scotland (Lothian). BARNARDO'S—Childcare Wales and South West England Division 1115 Columbus Walk Brigantine Place Atlantic Wharf Cardiff CF1 5BZ Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1222 493387 Fax: +44 (0) 1222 489802 Contact: Sian Jones BARNARDO'S—Childcare Yorkshire Division Four Gables Clarence Road Horsforth Leeds West Yorkshire LS18 4LB UK Tel: +44 (0) 113 258 2115 Fax: +44 (0) 113 258 0098 Contact: Local Personnel Officer BARNARDO'S—Northern Ireland Divisional Office 542/544 Upper Newtownards Road Belfast BT4 3HE Northern Ireland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1232 672366
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Fax: +44 (0) 1232 672399 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Alun Kane, Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Barnardo's is the largest children's charity working in the United Kingdom and the fifth largest charity of any kind in the country. Last year Barnado's in Northern Ireland helped over 2,000 families and young people. Barnardo's provides a total of 222 projects/services throughout the UK (by the year 2000 it is hoped to expand this to 350). At present Barnardo's provides 20 projects/services within Northern Ireland working in areas such as: poverty, disability, education, fostering and adoption, work with families, homelessness, young people, HIV/Aids, drug and health education, sexual abuse and lobbying. Central to the work of Barnardo's is the role played by the many volunteers, who are involved throughout the organisation in a number of different levels. It is Barnardo's policy to encourage the involvement of volunteers wherever practicable, to complement the expertise and experience of staff. Each volunteer with Barnardo's plays a very important part towards the overall success of the organisation. Without the valuable work of its volunteers Barnardo's would be unable to run such a variety of quality child care services and would never have been able to develop into what it is today. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted, depending on the nature of the offences relevant to childcare work. Total UK projects: 20 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: Any time, but 2 months in advance of preferred start date. Work alone/with others: Mostly with others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, as far as possible. Qualifications required: Varies, depending on voluntary work in question. Health requirements: There may be possible restrictions, e.g. those with chest complaints, asthma, bronchitis may not be able to work in a cystic fibrosis project. Costs to volunteer: Board and lodging. Volunteer benefits: Out of pocket expenses and travel reimbursed. Certification: Yes. UK placements: N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place either at the project location or at the Divisional office. BBONT THE WILDLIFE TRUST FOR BERKS, BUCKS & OXON 3 Church Cowley Road Rose Hill Oxford OX4 3JR UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 775476 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 711301 Contact: Lou Burns Profile: BBONT is the Wildlife Trust for Berks, Bucks and Oxfordshire. It is an independent registered charity and is the only voluntary organisation concerned with all aspects of wildlife conservation in these counties. It protects wildlife on over 90 nature reserves and aims to involve all people, children, adults, community groups and organisations, in taking action for local wildlife. Modern threats to wildlife include intensive farming, industrial development, house and road building, and the use of pesticides. Nature reserves are places where wildlife, especially rare and endangered wildlife, can be looked after, studied and enjoyed. BBONT's nature reserves are carefully looked after to
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encourage the survival and spread of wild plants and animals. Every 5 years BBONT's conservationists work out new action plans for each nature reserve. The plans are individually tailored for the particular species that need to be protected on each site and identify key tasks, such as clearing ponds or creating nature trails, which are mainly carried out by local volunteers. Regular surveys ensure the plans are successful and that BBONT's nature reserves continue to be havens for local wildlife. Total UK projects: Approximately 50. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Forestry, outdoor skills, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: 400 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: No skills required. Health requirements: Any medical conditions that may require treatment or medication or which affect the volunteer working with machinery must be notified in advance. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to and from pick up points plus packed lunch. Volunteer benefits: Tea and coffee provided and transport to the worksite. Certification: Reference if required. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. BEANNACHAR (CAMPHILL) LTD Beannachar BanchoryDevenick Aberdeen Aberdeenshire AB12 5YL Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1224 861200 Fax: +44 (0) 1224 869250 Contact: Elisabeth Phethean Profile: Beannachar needs volunteers to live and work with young adults with special needs. Work is to be done in the kitchen, laundry, garden and on the farm; tasks also include making herbal medicines and candles, weaving and pottery. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Animal welfare, disabled (mentally and physically), teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (day, general and residential), catering, cooking, gardening/horticulture, manual work, music, outdoor skills, sport, teaching, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 610 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: They all live and work together as a community. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Fluent English. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Organisation pays for daytoday living costs, plus £25 per week. Certification: Certificate given for full year's attendance of foundation course. UK placements: Scotland (Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Grampian, Lothian, Tayside). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place, if possible, at the office in Aberdeen. Charity number: 103915
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BEAUFORT COMMUNITY CENTRE Beaufort Road Southbourne Bournemouth Dorset BH6 5LB UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1202 417143 Contact: Greg Singleton Profile: The Beaufort Community Centre is an independent charity providing facilities for education, recreation and social welfare in Bournemouth. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, elderly people, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (day and general), catering, newsletter/journalism. 1625 year olds placed each year: Up to 5 at any one time. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, accepted and welcomed. Qualifications required: If working with children, volunteers must be approved by Social Services. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses paid. Certification: Written reference if required and certificate. UK placements: England (Dorset). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at the centre in Dorset. Charity number: 800843 BELARUSSIAN ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL YOUTH WORK 220119 Belarus P/b 64 Minsk Belarus Tel: 00 375 172 278183 Fax: 00 375 172 222714 Contact: Anna Dolgatcheva or Tanya Barinova Profile: Belarussian Association of International Youth Work (ATM) is an independent NGO, which promotes voluntary work through participation in various youth exchanges: workcamps, study camps, seminars, Russian language courses. It is a member of the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Services (CCIVS UNESCO) of the Belarussian Youth Council, of GATE (EastWest commission of Service Civil International), and of Mobility International. One of the basic activities of ATM is the organisation of workcamps and studycamps (usual duration of 3 to 4 weeks) in Belarus in such different fields as: ecology and environment, work with children, work with disabled people, renovation/ reconstruction / archaeology, social / youth problems and peace work. ATM is realising the AntiChernobyl Project. It is also concerned with democracy education and is now implementing the TACIS democracy programme 'Common Power or Common Sense', and promoting by way of its workcamps and study camps, grassroots education regarding alternative ways of living, practical experimentation with power games and discussions concerning organisational democracy. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. All people should apply on equal grounds through the regular application process. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 14 Starting months: JulySeptember. Time required: 20 weeks (min.) 35 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology,
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architecture, children, disabled (physically), environmental causes, human rights, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, community work, computers, development issues, fundraising, group work, library/ resource centres, newsletter/journalism, research, social work, summer camps, technical skills, training, translating, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 150 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others in groups of 10 to 20 people. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: English, Russian desirable, computer skills. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Depends on each project. Insurance needed. DM100150 registration fee. Internal travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Food, accommodation, cultural activities. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Belarus). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: There is a regular application process. BELGIAN EVANGELICAL MISSION 20 Vicarage Farm Road Hounslow London TW3 4NW UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 577 3023 Fax: +44 (0) 181 577 3023 Contact: Richard Martin Profile: The Belgian Evangelical Mission (BEM) conducts summer evangelical campaigns in a number of towns and villages in both French and Dutch speaking Belgium. BEM has run shortterm programmes since the 1970s. In the early days teams were involved, and still are today, if there are sufficient volunteers for a given period. However, when numbers are low individuals can be accommodated, working in support of the church planting projects giving experience of serving the Lord in another culture. Study days are arranged in relation to the work of the Mission. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 10 (max.). Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Campaigning, music, religion, sport, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1040 each year. When to apply: Preferably before May but definitely before end of June. Work alone/with others: With others under experienced leadership. Volunteers with disabilities: Possibly, each case to be considered. Qualifications required: For long periods (e.g. 1112 months) language required. Health requirements: Reasonably fit. Costs to volunteer: £50 per week plus £5 deposit plus travel. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation. Certification: Yes, reference from their church. Overseas placements: Europe (Belgium). Charity number: 249192 BENDRIGG TRUST Bendrigg Lodge Old Hutton Kendal Cumbria LA8 ONR UK Tel: +44 (0) 1539 723766 Fax: +44 (0) 1539 722446 Contact: Sue Murphy, The Volunteer Coordinator Profile: The Bendrigg Trust is a residential activity centre for disabled and disadvantaged people. It is open throughout the year and takes a very wide range of groups including people with
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learning disabilities, physical disabilities or sensory disabilities. It also runs courses for able bodied young people who are socially disadvantaged in any way and for minority groups. The trust employs a team of experienced and qualified staff to run the centre and to provide the activities. However, it needs extra people to help in a voluntary capacity in all areas of the work. The Trust uses the outdoors and the residential experience to: promote integration, encourage independence and to build selfconfidence in their visitors. It also tries to ensure that there are as many benefits to the volunteer as to the Bendrigg Trust. Volunteers help in a number of ways including maintenance, grounds and catering and domestic work. It also needs help for the tutorial staff in providing support for the activities provided. These include: climbing and abseiling, canoeing, kayaking and rafting, caving, sailing, orienteering, ropes courses, aerial runway and tubeslide, and arts and crafts, including games and projects. Whatever skills the volunteers have, the Trust will try and utilise these for the benefit of their visiting groups. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted providing they can be interviewed first at Bendrigg Lodge. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 13 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled, inner city problems, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (residential), catering, cooking, gardening/horticulture, group work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Not essential but useful. Health requirements: Nil, but any medical condition must be declared. Costs to volunteer: Initial travel to Bendrigg. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodgings only provided. Certification: Yes, if asked to do so. UK placements: England (Cumbria). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at Bendrigg Lodge. Charity number: 508450 BENEDICTINE LAY VOLUNTEERS Mother of God Monastery 120 S. E. Avenue Watertown SD 57201 USA Tel: 00 1 605 886 6777 Fax: 00 1 605 886 2108 Contact: The Director Profile: Benedictine Lay Volunteers is sponsored by the Mother of God Benedictine Monastery. This programme provides volunteers with the opportunity to live in a monastic setting and serve American people. Volunteers provide the community with whatever skills they have. Depending on the site, shortterm placements of from 2 weeks to 2 months are possible in June and July. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: June and July. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 8 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, health care/medical, teaching/assisting (nursery and primary). Activities can include: Building/ construction, cooking, gardening/ horticulture, summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. Work alone/with others: With others.
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Qualifications required: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Overseas placements: North America (USA). BERRINGTON HALL Near Leominster Herefordshire HR6 0DW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1568 615721 Contact: The House Steward Profile: Berrington Hall is a National Trust property which requires volunteer room stewards every day from April to October. Also needed are volunteer car park attendants to work on Bank Holidays. Those who offer 40 hours of service get a volunteer card entitling them to free entry to National Trust properties in the UK and 10 per cent discount in the shops. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: AprilOctober. Time required: 1 week (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, heritage. Activities can include: Administration, community work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Accommodation. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs up to 20 miles round trip. UK placements: England (Hereford/ Worcs). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. BETSELEM 8 Hatibonim Street Jerusalem 92386 Israel Tel: 00 972 2 667 271/667 274 Contact: Professor Uriel Procachia, Chair person Profile: Betselem's (BM) purpose is to document and bring to the public's and to the policymaker's attention, the human rights violations in Israeli occupied territories. BM collects information from various independent sources on human rights related issues in the occupied territories, follows changes in policy, and encourages and supports intervention in all possible causes. BM makes its information available to any individual or body that wants to use it. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Human rights. Activities can include: Newsletter/ journalism, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: Hundreds. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: English essential, Arabic/Hebrew useful. Human rights experience useful. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). BHARAT SEVAK SAMAJ (BSS) Nehru Seva Kendra Gugoan Bye Pass Road Mehrauli New Delhi 30 India Tel: 00 91 11 685221/6967609/ 6969743 Contact: The General Secretary Profile: Bharat Sevak Samaj (BSS) runs a normal programme which includes child welfare centres, nursery schools, training camps for national reconstruction work, family planning camps and clinics, and publicity centres for the plans. The work
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also encompasses relief and reconstruction work after natural calamities such as famine, drought, cyclones and earthquakes, as well as the construction of houses for the Scheduled Caste (lowest) and tribes and low cost latrines in villages. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, health care/medical, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (EFL). Activities can include: Building/ construction, caring (general), community work, development issues, group work, international aid, social work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: English speaking. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and stay. Overseas placements: Asia (India). BIRMINGHAM & BLACK COUNTRY URBAN WILDLIFE TRUST Unit 310 Jubilee Trade Centre 130 Pershore Street Birmingham B5 6ND UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 666 7474 Fax: +44 (0) 121 622 4443 Contact: The Director Profile: Birmingham and Black Country Urban Wildlife Trust is an independent voluntary nature conservation organisation. It is a member of the Wildlife Trusts, a national partnership of 47 Country Trusts. Volunteers are needed to help in the office, in the Horticulture Nursery, the Environment Education Centre or help outposted project officers. Total UK projects: 4 plus office. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Gardening/ horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on disability. Qualifications required: Nil, but practical and office skills useful. Health requirements: Any medical conditions that may require treatment or medication, or which affect the volunteer working with machinery must be notified in advance. Costs to volunteer: Packed lunch. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs are reimbursed. UK placements: England (West Midlands). Charity number: 513615 BIRMINGHAM PHAB CAMPS 2 Lenchs Green Edgbaston Birmingham B5 7PX UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 440 5727 Contact: Maxine Wallis Profile: Birmingham PHAB Camps runs holiday camps each summer in England for equal numbers of physically disabled and ablebodied children, enabling the disabled children to integrate with their ablebodied contemporaries. There are six camps a year, three of which cater for different age groups from 716 years, two are run for severely multiplydisabled children of all ages and one for young adults aged 18 to around 25. Many children who are physically disabled have little opportunity to mix and form
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friendships with their peer groups, and the camps are designed to remedy this isolation and overcome prejudice. There is a wide range of activities, from swimming and discos to seaside and theme parks in which all the children take part together as equals. The camps are run entirely by unpaid volunteers. The team includes an experienced leader and a qualified nurse. Training days are given before each camp. Total UK projects: 6 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July and August. Time required: 1 week (min.) 1 week (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general), driving, fundraising, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 80 When to apply: Any time but preferably around March. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, food and transport between camp and Birmingham. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Derbyshire, Hampshire, West Midlands, Yorkshire—N). Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: No interviews, but applicants are encouraged to attend a training day in July. Charity number: 502073 BIRMINGHAM YOUNG VOLUNTEERS (BYV) 4th Floor Smithfield House Digbeth Birmingham B5 6BS UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 622 2888 Fax: +44 (0) 121 622 3616 Contact: BYV Coordinator Profile: BYV Adventure Camps exists to provide summer holidays to children and young people who otherwise would not have a holiday. All the children are referred by Social Services, schools and other agencies. Volunteers who have been involved with the 'Adventure Camps' project on a week during the summer are encouraged to become involved with the management of the project and the planning of the holidays. There are a number of committee posts to fill, such as children's coordinator, volunteer coordinator, transport coordinator, training coordinator, trusts coordinator etc. These posts are taken on for the year and involve a certain number of hours' work outside committee meetings and reporting back to committee meetings. It is essential that volunteers taking on these posts are Birmingham based or are able to attend meetings regularly. There are opportunities for training, both within the project and using Birmingham City Council resources related to play, youth and community work. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, cooking, driving, first aid, fundraising, marketing/publicity, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, social work, sport, summer camps, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 140160. When to apply: Before summer school holidays.
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Work alone/with others: Both, but mainly with other volunteers as a team supervising children and young people. Volunteers with disabilities: Limited access for residential centres. Camping holidays may be difficult for wheelchairs. Qualifications required: Previous experience with the young an advantage. Driving, first aid, sport, arts etc. Health requirements: Need to know volunteers' medical condition so their needs can be assessed. Costs to volunteer: £10£5 registration fee returnable if not placed, plus spending money would be needed. Volunteer benefits: All costs are met during the week's camps. Much of the training is free. Certification: Yes, certificates awarded. UK placements: England (Hereford/ Worcs, Warwickshire); Wales (Gwynedd). BONDWAY NIGHT SHELTER 3540 Bondway PO Box 374 London SW8 1SJ UK Contact: The Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Bondway provides emergency accommodation for 120 homeless people and operates a soup kitchen, run for those forced to sleep out. Fourteen fulltime volunteers assist with practical work, administration and supervision of the shelter. Volunteers work throughout the week with shifts covering the full 24 hours. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Poor/homeless. Activities can include: Administration, community work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 14 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, travel expenses to the project and £53.50 pocket money per week. UK placements: England (London). BOOK AID INTERNATIONAL 3941 Coldharbour Lane London SE5 9NR UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 733 3577 Contact: Nayla Islam Profile: Book Aid International is a registered charity which supports education, training and literacy in the developing world by sending over 500,000 books overseas every year in response to urgent requests. Each year over 1.5 million books are donated; unsuitable books are sold or recycled and funds are raised to buy books not available from donated stock. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 Activities can include: Development issues, international aid. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Speak English, basic literacy and numeracy and ability to work as part of a team. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel costs within London travelcard area provided. UK placements: England (London). BOXAID SSS (Simple Sustainable Solutions) 11 Hill Top Lane Saffron Walden Essex CB11 4AS UK
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Tel: +44 (0) 1799 523321 Fax: +44 (0) 1799 523321 Contact: Anna Pearce Profile: Box Aid makes, demonstrates and cooks with solar cooking and 'Wonderboxes' at Green Fairs in the UK and also at Sunseed's desert technology centre in Spain. Volunteers of any nationality would begin by experimenting with the cookers. If keen, they could then progress to demonstrating in Spain. Box Aid is in the final stages of working out a way to help any organisation in whatever way they choose, which is most likely to be to help volunteers stay at Missions in any country to teach fuelsaving etc. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, unemployed. Activities can include: Cooking, development issues. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Each volunteer is treated individually. Volunteers with disabilities: Each volunteer assessed individually. Qualifications required: An interest in cooking and practical experience of fuel saving cooking or sewing machines. Costs to volunteer: All costs in the UK. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging provided in Spain. UK placements: England (Essex). Overseas placements: Europe (Spain). Charity number: 1057146 BOYS HOPE IRELAND Jesuit Church and Residence 26 Sea Road Galway Ireland Tel: 00 353 91 589086 Fax: 00 353 91 589087 Contact: Paul O'Callaghan Profile: Boys Hope Ireland admits boys between 10 and 14 whose parents or guardians are no longer able to provide adequate care or supervision. Boys Hope is equipped to serve youngsters who need assistance in overcoming emotional strains and academic deficiencies arising out of their family circumstances. Boys Hope is looking for collegeeducated men and women, who are willing to devote a minimum of one year serving children who are at risk. Volunteers should be open to receive training and to ultimately be relocated to areas that are in greatest need of help. A volunteer must possess good physical and mental health, have a good sense of humour, be willing to serve as a positive role model, and be reliable, flexible, mature and dedicated. Volunteers live in with the children and staff, helping to maintain a structured orderly and stable home environment. They assume a big brother/sister role, assist students in academics, assist the house parents in the daily operation of the home, explore college and career opportunities with the students and assist local programmes with special needs, or the national HQ with office support. All volunteers and staff must submit to a police check in advance of security placement. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 28 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (EFL, mature, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Caring (day and residential), outdoor skills, social work, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With fulltime
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staff. Qualifications required: Clean driving licence, experience working with young people preferred. Health requirements: Average fitness. Costs to volunteer: Travel to project. Volunteer benefits: Health insurance, board and lodging and a small allowance. Certification: May receive written reference. Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions although nonEU citizens will have to satisfy normal immigration procedures. Interviews: Take place at the national office in Galway. Charity number: CHY 11215 BOYS HOPE/GIRLS HOPE 12120 Bridgeton Square Drive Bridgeton MO 630442607 USA Tel: 00 1 314 298 1250 Fax: 00 1 314 298 1251 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Bruce B. Bradley Profile: Boys Hope/Girls Hope helps children who are hurt and at risk, yet academically able, to realise their potential by providing valuecentred familylike homes and quality education through college. Volunteers are needed to work in their 21 US homes and national office. Volunteers are asked to live in the homes to act as 'big brothers' or 'big sisters' and to provide a positive role model. As education is emphasised in the programme, the volunteer may also contribute by acting as a tutor for the boys/girls. Homes are located in Baton Rouge; Chicago; Cincinnati; Denver; Detroit; Jacksonville, Fl; Nevada; New Orleans; New York; N.E. Ohio; Orange County, CA; Phoenix; Pittsburgh; St Louis; Campinas and Sao Paulo, Brazil; Guatemala City; Galway, Ireland; Mexico City. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 19 Starting months: FebruaryAugust. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (residential), cooking, counselling, driving, group work, religion, sport, summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: 1 May. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes but not accessible to mobility restricted. Qualifications required: Post university or college. Health requirements: Must pass health examination and be free from communicable diseases. Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from USA. Volunteer benefits: $200 per month, health insurance, board and lodging. Certification: Reference. Overseas placements: Central America (Guatemala, Mexico); North America (USA); South America (Brazil); Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but they must have their visa permit to travel in the USA. Interviews: Take place in the USA, New York, St Louis, Chicago or Los Angeles. BOYS' BRIGADE, THE Felden Lodge Felden Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP19 3FZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1442 231681 Fax: +44 (0) 1442 235391 Email: felden boysbrigade.org.uk
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Contact: Martyn Waters Profile: The Boys' Brigade (BB) is an interdenominational Christianbased, uniformed youth organisation for boys. The BB aims to communicate a meaningful Christian faith. The BB offers a wideranging and progressive programme of activities in four age groupings: Anchor Boys (58), a programme of games, stories, crafts and music. Juniors (811), a programme of physical activities, team games, arts and crafts and stories. Some of this is centred around an award scheme offering over 200 activities. Company (1215), activities based around the headings of Adventure, Interests, Physical, Leadership and Community. Participation in running the local group is encouraged. Seniors (1619), active leadership and participation in the BB and the local church, together with work in the local community. Awards include the BB President's and Queen's badges as well as the D of E scheme. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, subject to the provisions of the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975. Total UK projects: 2,600 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 13 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, community work, fundraising, group work, music, outdoor skills, religion, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: As part of a team. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, some projects. Enquiries welcome. Qualifications required: Skills and abilities to work with children (5 plus) and young people (up to 19). Christian. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Annual levy of £8.50 payable in December. Volunteer benefits: Some groups are able to reimburse outofpocket expenses. Certification: References if requested. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: By local churches who have BB companies. Applicants are required to supply references. Charity number: 305969 BRATHAY EXPLORATION GROUP TRUST LTD Brathay Hall Ambleside Cumbria LA22 OHP UK Tel: +44 (0) 1539 433942 Fax: +44 (0) 1539 433942 Email: BRATHAY.EXPLORATION@ VIRGIN.NET Contact: The Administrator Profile: The Brathay Exploration Group was established in 1947. It is a non profit making voluntary organisation, running expeditions and courses aimed at increasing members' understanding of the natural environment, and the people and cultures of the places visited. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 11 Starting months: AprilSeptember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 5 weeks
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(max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: First aid, outdoor skills, scientific work, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 250 When to apply: As soon as possible. Work alone/with others: With others Volunteers with disabilities: Yes Qualifications required: Nil Costs to volunteer: Expedition Fee depending on destination. UK placements: Scotland (Highland). Overseas placements: Africa (Ethiopia); Asia (China, India, Malaysia, Russia, Yemen); Europe (France, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Not normally given but references are taken up. Charity number: 1061156 BREAK 7a Church Street Sheringham Norfolk NR26 8QR UK Tel: +44 (0) 1263 822161 Fax: +44 (0) 1263 822181 Email: nicki@breakcharity.demon.co.uk Contact: Geoffrey Davison or Mrs Gray Profile: BREAK needs volunteers to work as part of the care team and make an important contribution to the life of the Centres. Volunteers assist staff in all dayto day activities, including the personal welfare of guests and their recreational programme. The work can be both physically and emotionally demanding, requiring great patience, a strong sense of responsibility and cooperation from all staff. Candidates must be able to understand and speak English. BREAK is not ideal for those whose main objective is to learn or greatly improve their English. Placements vary between 3 and 6 months at holiday centres, and up to one year for the family assessment unit and children's home. Volunteers work an average 40 hour week for which they receive weekly pocket money (currently £25), free board and lodging, together with travel expenses from and to their point of entry into the United Kingdom at the beginning and end of their placement. Those undertaking more than 4 months service receive one week's paid leave, including return travel costs to and from a destination in the United Kingdom for each completed 4 months of service. Each centre has separate accommodation for volunteers. This consists of shared bedrooms, common room, bathroom(s) and shared kitchen for preparation of snacks (main meals being provided by the Centre's kitchen). Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 6 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day and residential). 1625 year olds placed each year: 40 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Usually with others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, if physically able, e.g to lift guest. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Ability to cope with physically and emotionally demanding work. Costs to volunteer: None, except travel costs to UK if overseas. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus £25 per week and travel to and from placement in UK. Certification: Reference provided.
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UK placements: England (Norfolk). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Holiday applicants are not interviewed. Applicants for residential family assessment centre probably will be interviewed. Charity number: 286650 BRECKNOCK WILDLIFE TRUST First Floor Office 2 The Struet Brecon Powys LD3 7LH Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1874 625708 Fax: +44 (0) 1874 625708 Contact: Diane Russell Profile: The Brecknock Wildlife Trust has established a number of important nature reserves, many of them Sites of Scientific Interest, either by purchase or through agreement with sympathetic land owners. These reserves are managed for wildlife by the Trust's conservation volunteers, who hold regular work parties. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Animal welfare, conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, computers, fundraising, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity. 1625 year olds placed each year: 40 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Interpersonal and communicative skills. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and subsistence. UK placements: Wales (Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place in the office. Charity number: 239674 BRETHREN VOLUNTEER SERVICE 1451 Dundee Avenue Elgin Illinois 60120 USA Tel: 00 1 (847) 742 5100 Fax: 00 1 (847) 742 6103 Contact: Dan McFadden, Recruitment Officer Profile: Brethren Volunteer Service (BVS) is people giving their time and skills to help a world in need. It is a way for people to work at issues greater than themselves, recognising that their efforts may not immediately solve deeprooted problems, but can be part of ongoing work for justice, peace, and the integrity of creation. As sponsor of the programme, the Church of the Brethren exemplifies its heritage in peacemaking and service through the goals of BVS: working for peace, advocating justice, serving basic human needs, and maintaining the integrity of creation. Some volunteers engage in projects that deal with immediate needs. Others work toward changing unjust systems. Sharing God's love through acts of service, volunteers bring hope to shattered lives, offer food and shelter to those in need, and build understanding between individuals, groups, nations and humanity and the world we share. BVS seeks volunteers willing to act on their commitment and values. It challenges individuals to offer their time and their talents to work, which is both difficult and demanding, rewarding and joyful. Volunteers begin their term of service by
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participating with 12 to 30 other volunteers in a BVS orientation. These are scheduled for the summer, fall and winter of each year. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 100 Starting months: January, June and September. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, campaigning, caring (day, general and residential), community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, driving, first aid, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, religion, research, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, translating, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 100 (for non US citizens). When to apply: Any time but 4 to 6 weeks priors to orientation. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, some. Qualifications required: Some. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: $13 registration fee, return travel to USA, some medical coverage, travel to European interview. Volunteer benefits: Medical insurance, board and lodging, pocket money, annual retreat. Certification: If requested. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. BRISTOL LINK WITH NICARAGUA (BLINC) 6 West Street Old Market Bristol BS2 OBH UK Tel: +44 (0) 117 411442 Contact: The Secretary Profile: Bristol Link with Nicaragua was set up in 1985 to manage and develop a link with Puerto Moràzan, a fishing community of approximately 2,000 people living on a tidal estuary on the Pacific coast of Nicaragua. BLINC supports a range of small development and educational projects here, and also organises cultural, social and commercial events in Bristol focusing on Nicaragua. There are opportunities for selffunded volunteers to work on a number of projects in Nicaragua, including working on a shrimp farm or iguana farm, helping in teaching and organising excursions at a Montessoristyle nursery school, teaching craft and literacy skills and organising cultural and sports events at a community centre, teaching English at a secondary school, and health education work at a health centre. In both Bristol and Nicaragua volunteers can also do general administrative work to support the twinning process. Experience of campaigning and/or development issues preferable but not essential. Volunteers should be independent, confident and enthusiastic, with an interest in development and in the Latin America region and good interpersonal and motivational skills. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies.
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Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Health care/medical, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary, secondary). Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, community work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Knowledge of Spanish essential. See profile. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All costs including travel, insurance, board and accommodation. UK placements: England (Bristol). Overseas placements: Central America (Nicaragua). BRIT VALLEY PROJECT Dorset Countryside The Barracks Bridport Road Dorchester Dorset DT1 1RN UK Tel: +44 (0) 1305 268731 Fax: +44 (0) 1305 224482 Contact: Jenny Penney Profile: Brit Valley Projects are: to conserve, sustain and enhance the special character and diversity of landscape and wildlife through the Brit Valley; to improve the opportunities for informal access and recreation within the Brit Valley; to ensure the provision of interpretative and educational material and information which will lead to greater understanding and enjoyment of the countryside; and to contribute to the quality of life for local people, in particular through support for community initiatives and schemes which promote sustainable tourism in the economy. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, unemployed, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Administration, group work, manual work, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others in groups. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability and the work the volunteer wants to do. Qualifications required: Huge enthusiasm, artistic design talent, practical. Previous experience not necessary. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Local people will be required to travel to site. UK placements: England (Dorset). BRITAINVIETNAM FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY Flat 2 26 Tomlins Grove London E3 4NX UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 980 7146 Fax: +44 (0) 181 980 7146 Contact: Len Aldis, Secretary Profile: The BritainVietnam Friendship Society was founded in 1992 to develop friendship and understanding between the two cultures. Through a Teachers for Vietnam programme, there are opportunities for volunteers to teach English as a foreign language in the provinces of Vietnam.
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Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 22 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (EFL, mature, secondary). Activities can include: Teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 6 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Alone. Qualifications required: TEFL qualified, and overseas teaching experience and previously travelled to Asia. Must speak good English. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All expenses except accommodation. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation plus approximately US$200 per month in local currency. Overseas placements: Asia (Vietnam). Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in London. BRITISH FORCES GERMANY YOUTH SERVICE GI Division HQ UKSC (G) BFPO 140 Tel: 00 49 2161 47 3176 Fax: 00 49 2161 47 3176 Contact: Pamela Bolton, Chief Youth Service Officer Profile: The British Forces Germany Youth Service contributes to the welfare of service families by providing social and educational opportunities for young people aged 10 to 20. To find out more write to: CS (PM) A1, HQ Land Command, Inkerman Block, Erskine Barracks, Wilton, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP2 0AG. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: AugustSeptember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, community work, first aid, group work, music, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: Before 15 April. Work alone/with others: Under supervision of a fulltime youth worker. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Single UK Nationals. German language useful, sports, first aid, arts and crafts, music, enthusiasm and a driving licence is essential in Cyprus, useful in Germany. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Pocket money, flights to Germany/Cyprus, accommodation and food allowance. Certification: Testimonials can be provided. Overseas placements: Europe (Cyprus, Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Volunteers must be UK based. Interviews: Take place in London. BRITISH RED CROSS—Buckinghamshire 123 London Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire HP11 1BY UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1494 525361 Fax: + 44 (0) 1494 465649 Contact: Alex Ashby, Branch Youth Officer Profile: The Red Cross is committed to attracting young people. Its Youth Programme offers a range of training opportunities and skills designed to inspire young people to help their local communities. Young people join either as Junior Members (510/11 years), Youth Members (1018 years) or Pioneer Members (1625 years). They receive free training in skills such as first aid, communication (e.g. reassuring a client), public speaking, leadership and rescue techniques, with the emphasis on personal development. Red Cross Youth
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is not all 'blood and guts', other training includes nursing, child care, camping and the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, to name but a few. All Red Cross Branches nationwide have their own youth groups. There are 21 Youth, Junior and Pioneer groups in Buckinghamshire. The Society attracts both individual members and school groups through its active schools programme. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, holidays for disabled, teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (day and general), community work, driving, first aid, fundraising, library/resource centres, marketing/publicity, outdoor skills, summer camps, teaching, training, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Alone and with others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil, basic training given. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel costs paid. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Kent, London, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex—E, Sussex—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interview location depends on the project. Charity number: 220949 BRITISH YOUTH COUNCIL 57 Charlton Street London NW1 7HU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 387 7559 Fax: +44 (0) 171 383 3545 Contact: Ian Frost Profile: Although the British Youth Council does not itself provide volunteering opportunities, it will direct any person between 16 and 25 to an appropriate organisation for voluntary work. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryFebruary. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Human rights, inner city problems, young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts / crafts, building/ construction, campaigning, caring (general, day and residential), catering, community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, first aid, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, religion, research, scientific work, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, translating, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry,
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Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Charity number: 305973 BSES EXPEDITIONS The Royal Geographical Society 1 Kensington Gore London SW7 2AR UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 591 3141 Fax: +44 (0) 171 591 3140 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Executive Director Profile: All BSES Expeditions combine adventure in wilderness and trackless areas, overseas, with scientific fieldwork, research and conservation, in order to educate and aid the selfdevelopment process of young people, principally from UK, between 16½ and 20 years old. There is a training session, usually Easter week at Ilkley, Yorkshire. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Approximately 4. Starting months: March, April and July. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 16 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16½ People and causes: Archaeology, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature and secondary), unemployed, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, forestry, fundraising, group work, research, scientific work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 210 plus in summer, 24 plus in spring/ autumn. When to apply: Summer of the previous year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but full walking ability essential. Qualifications required: Selection by personal interview. Leaders qualified in science/ adventure. Health requirements: Must be fit. Costs to volunteer: Between £2,000£2,800. Volunteer benefits: Advice and assistance given with fundraising, adventure and scientific education. Certification: Yes, membership of Society. Overseas placements: Africa (Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Zimbabwe); North America (Canada, Greenland, USA); Asia (India, Kirgizstan, Russia); Australasia (Australia, Papua New Guinea); Europe (Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place in the London office and in the volunteers' own home areas. Charity number: 802196 BTCV (BRITISH TRUST FOR CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS)— BTCV—East Anglia Area The Ecology Centre 80 York Way London N1 9AG UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 833 8951 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 278 5095 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.btcv.org.uk Contact: Nigel Greenhalgh, Area Manager Profile: BTCV is Britain's largest practical conservation charity. It enables people of all ages from all sections of the community to take action in caring for the environment in towns, cities and the countryside. Each year over 100,000 volunteers are equipped and trained to work on thousands of environmental projects. These include the creation and protection of wildlife habitats, pond and
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coastal work, tree planting, drystone walling and the improvement of access to the countryside. BTCV is striving towards equal opportunities for all people, regardless of race, age, gender, religion, status or responsibilities. BTCV offers longerterm volunteering opportunities based at the 150 offices. This experience is very valuable for individuals seeking a career in conservation, countryside management or the wider environmental movement. In these placements there are often opportunities to work with a wide range of community groups whilst developing 'people skills'. BTCV provides a comprehensive approach to identifying and addressing training needs. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 1,000 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 plus. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil, please declare any allergies or special medical needs. Costs to volunteer: Small contribution for accommodation (approximately £13 for weekends and £40 for weeks). Volunteer benefits: Food and equipment provided, plus accommodation as above. Certification: If requested. UK placements: England (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Suffolk). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 261009 BTCV—Headquarters 36 St Mary's Street Wallingford Oxfordshire OX10 OEU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1491 839766 Fax: +44 (0) 1491 839646 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Emily Mason, Information Officer Profile: BTCV is the UK's largest practical conservation charity. It enables people of all ages from all sections of the community to take action in caring for their environment in towns, cities and the countryside. Every year over 85,000 volunteers take part on conservation projects that include woodland management and tree planting, pond creation and restoration, drystone walling and footpath work. No prior experience is needed as all projects have experienced leaders. Volunteer opportunities range from day projects, both at weekends and during the week, to week long conservation working holidays. Inexpensive training courses enable volunteers to develop new skills. BTCV runs an affiliation scheme for school, youth and community groups that are carrying out practical conservation work. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 500 plus. Total overseas projects: 60 plus. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 500 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, cooking, driving, forestry, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor
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skills, summer camps, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 5,000 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Varies with each project. Qualifications required: Varies. Health requirements: Tetanus vaccination. Costs to volunteer: £37 plus BTCV membership (£12 normal, £6 unwaged). Volunteer benefits: Expenses generally paid. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Wales (Clywd, Dyfed, Glamorgan— Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: North America (Canada, USA); South America (Brazil); Asia (Japan, Russia, Turkey); Australasia (Australia); Europe (Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Turkey). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 261009 BTCV—London Area 80 York Way London N1 9AG UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 278 4293 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 278 5095 Contact: Nick Forster Profile: BTCV is the UK's largest practical conservation charity. It enables people of all ages from all sections of the community to take action in caring for their environment in towns, cities and the countryside. Every year over 85,000 volunteers take part on conservation projects that include woodland management and tree planting, pond creation and restoration, drystone walling and footpath work. No prior experience is needed as all projects have experienced leaders. Volunteer opportunities range from day projects, both at weekends and during the week, to week long conservation working holidays. Inexpensive training courses enable volunteers to develop new skills. BTCV runs an affiliation scheme for school, youth and community groups that are carrying out practical conservation work. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 400 plus. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 500 weeks (max.) Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, wildlife. Activities can include: Forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Limited access for office volunteers. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Antitetanus injection recommended. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Training and fun! 20 fulltime volunteer opportunities with access to NVQs. College placements can be arranged. Certification: References given for regular volunteers. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 261009 BTCV—Midlands Area Conservation Centre Firsby Road Quinton Birmingham
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West Midlands B32 2QT UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 428 2413 or 2415 Fax: +44 (0) 121 428 2165 Contact: Jane Charles Profile: BTCV is the UK's largest practical conservation charity. It enables people of all ages from all sections of the community to take action in caring for their environment in towns, cities and the countryside. Every year over 85,000 volunteers take part on conservation projects that include woodland management and tree planting, pond creation and restoration, drystone walling, footpath work and urban conservation. No prior experience is needed as all projects have experienced leaders. Volunteer opportunities range from day projects, both at weekends and during the week, to week long conservation working holidays. Inexpensive training courses enable volunteers to develop new skills. BTCV runs an affiliation scheme for school, youth and community groups that are carrying out practical conservation work. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: Many. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, teaching/assisting, unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, community work, computers, forestry, fundraising, manual work, marketing/ publicity, outdoor skills, teaching, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 600 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on level of support needed. Individuals should contact organisation to check. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Individuals to inform BTCV of any medical condition in confidence. Costs to volunteer: Travel plus living costs. Volunteer benefits: Transport sometimes can be organised. Training given to volunteer organisers, leaders. Certification: Certificates of attendance for training courses; references for key volunteers. UK placements: England (Hereford/ Worcs, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are not interviewed except when they will be working with young people. Volunteers interested in becoming a leader/ volunteer officer have to apply and be interviewed. Charity number: 261009 BTCV—NE Area 210 Durham Road Gateshead Tyne & Wear NE8 4JR UK Tel: +44 (0) 191 478 6767 Fax: +44 (0) 191 478 6642 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Joyce Wood Profile: BTCV is the UK's largest practical conservation charity. It enables people of all ages from all sections of the community to take action in caring for their environment in towns, cities and the countryside. Every year over 85,000 volunteers take part on conservation projects that include woodland management and tree planting, pond creation and restoration, drystone walling and footpath work. No prior experience is needed as all projects have experienced leaders. Volunteer opportunities range from day projects,
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both at weekends and during the week, to week long conservation working holidays. Inexpensive training courses enable volunteers to develop new skills. BTCV runs an affiliation scheme for school, youth and community groups that are carrying out practical conservation work. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 100 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 500 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, unemployed. Activities can include: First aid, forestry, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Anti tetanus vaccination. Costs to volunteer: Accommodation if needed. Volunteer benefits: Gaining new skills. Certification: First Aid certificate and reference on request. UK placements: England (Cleveland, Durham, Tyne and Wear). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 261009 BTCV—NW Area 24 Seymour Grove Old Trafford Manchester M16 OLH UK Tel: + 44 (0) 161 872 7640 Fax: + 44 (0) 161 877 8059 Contact: Val Sutton Profile: BTCV is the UK's largest practical conservation charity. It enables people of all ages from all sections of the community to take action in caring for their environment in towns, cities and the countryside. Every year over 85,000 volunteers take part on conservation projects that include woodland management and tree planting, pond creation and restoration, drystone walling and footpath work. No prior experience is needed as all projects have experienced leaders. Volunteer opportunities range from day projects, both at weekends and during the week, to week long conservation working holidays. Inexpensive training courses enable volunteers to develop new skills. BTCV runs an affiliation scheme for school, youth and community groups that are carrying out practical conservation work. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 6070 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, community work, computers, first aid, forestry. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Commitment and enthusiasm. Drivers helpful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to accommodation. All food. Volunteer benefits: Expenses are covered by benefits once resident. UK placements: England (Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Manchester, Merseyside). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 261009
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BTCV—South Area Southwater Country Park Cripplegate Lane Southwater W. Sussex RH13 7UN UK Tel: +44 (0) 1403 730572 Fax: + 44 (0) 1403 733341 Contact: Mick Denness Profile: BTCV is Britain's largest practical conservation charity. It enables people of all ages from all sections of the community to take action in caring for the environment in towns, cities and the countryside. Each year over 80,000 volunteers are equipped and trained to work on thousands of environmental projects. These include the creation and protection of wildlife habitats, pond and coastal work, tree planting, drystone walling and the improvement of access to the countryside. BTCV is striving towards equal opportunities for all people, regardless of race, age, gender, religion, status or responsibilities. Volunteers with an offending background accepted depending on type of offence. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, forestry, fundraising, manual work, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Training given for longterm volunteers. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All living costs. Volunteer benefits: Some travel costs reimbursed. Certification: If requested. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Sussex—E, Sussex—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Conducted only if high level of involvement. If so, they would take place at Chichester, W. Sussex. Charity number: 261009 BTCV—South West Area Falmouth Green Centre Union Road Falmouth Cornwall TR11 4JW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1326 376845 Email:
[email protected] Contact: John Ross Profile: BTCV is Britain's largest practical conservation charity. It enables people of all ages from all sections of the community to take action in caring for the environment in towns, cities and the countryside. Each year over 80,000 volunteers are equipped and trained to work on thousands of environmental projects. These include the creation and protection of wildlife habitats, pond and coastal work, tree planting, drystone walling and the improvement of access to the countryside. BTCV is striving towards equal opportunities for all people, regardless of race, age, gender, religion, status or responsibilities. Volunteers with an offending background accepted depending on type of offence. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Administration,
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community work, computers, driving, first aid, forestry, fundraising, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 40 When to apply: As soon as possible. Work alone/with others: Mainly with others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Interest in the environment. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Skills training, environmental education, job responsibilities to add to CV. Certification: Written reference if required. UK placements: England (Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Informal interview may be required. Charity number: 261009 BTCV—Wales Regional Office Wales Conservation Centre, Forest Farm Forest Farm Road Whitchurch Cardiff CF4 7JH Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1222 520990 Fax: +44 (0) 1222 522181 Email: BTCV—Wales@dial /pipex.com Contact: Regional Administrator Profile: BTCV is Britain's largest practical conservation charity. It enables people of all ages from all sections of the community to take action in caring for the environment in towns, cities and the countryside. Each year over 80,000 volunteers take part on conservation projects that include woodland management and tree planting, pond creation and restoration, drystone walling and footpath work. No prior experience is needed as all projects have experienced leaders. Volunteer opportunities range from day projects, both at weekends and during the week, to week long conservation working holidays. Inexpensive training courses enable volunteers to develop new skills. BTCV runs an affiliation scheme for school, youth and community groups that are carrying out practical conservation work. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, disabled (physically and mentally), environmental causes, heritage, inner city problems, unemployed, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, catering, community work, computers, driving, forestry, fundraising, group work, manual work, marketing/ publicity, outdoor skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Unlimited. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Current antitetanus immunisation. Costs to volunteer: Travel and subsistence payable by volunteers. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: Wales (Clywd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—E, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are not interviewed. Charity number: 261009 BTCV—Yorks & N. Midlands Area 14 Fairlawns Dishforth Road
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Sharow Ripon N. Yorkshire HG4 5BU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1765 602558 Fax: +44 (0) 1765 602558 Email: BTCV
[email protected] Contact: Harriet Bissen, Regional Administrator Profile: BTCV is Britain's largest practical conservation charity. It enables people of all ages from all sections of the community to take action in caring for the environment in towns, cities and the countryside. Each year over 85,000 volunteers take part on conservation projects that include woodland management and tree planting, drystone walling and footpath work. No prior experience is needed as all projects have experienced leaders. Volunteer opportunities range from day projects, both at weekends and during the week, to week long conservation working holidays. Inexpensive training courses enable volunteers to develop new skills. BTCV runs an affiliation scheme for school, youth and community groups that are carrying out practical conservation work. Volunteer Officers (VOs) are also needed, they are almost always new graduates and form the backbone of the staffing. VOs find that combining the training they receive in a wide range of activities from people management to conservation techniques, with real work experience, creates a sound foundation for a career in the environmental sector. Most VOs move into paid employment either within BTCV or another organisation. Total UK projects: 1,500 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, forestry, manual work, outdoor skills, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 1,400. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Varies. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Antitetanus innoculation. Costs to volunteer: Travel to pickup point. Volunteer benefits: Expenses. Certification: Reference on request, specific training courses for qualifications available e.g. first aid. UK placements: England (Derbyshire, Humberside, Nottinghamshire, Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—E). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 261009 BUNAC (British Universities North America Club) 16 Bowling Green Lane London EC1R OBD UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 251 3472 Fax: +44 (0) 171 251 0251 Contact: General Enquiries Department Profile: BUNAC was formed in 1962 by students from various North American and Canadian Clubs at UK universities. BUNAC is a non profit organisation committed to providing the best possible affordable opportunities in international work and travel programmes for students and young people around the world. BUNAC's programmes include two farepaid programmes placing people either as summer camp counsellors (BUNACAMP counsellors) or kitchen and maintenance staff (KAMP) at US and Canadian children's camps. Work Canada and Work America offer students and those in a gap year the opportunity to spend either the summer or up to one year working and travelling abroad. Work Australia
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and Work New Zealand offer the same opportunities, open to anyone between 18 and 25 years old (18 and 30 for New Zealand). Opportunities are also available for recent graduates to work in Ghana and South Africa. Anyone wishing to apply for programmes should contact the enquiries department and request a copy of 'Working Adventures Abroad'. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted but may be refused a visa by Embassy/High Commission in question. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 9 Starting months: June. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/ medical, teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, caring (general and residential), catering, cooking, counselling, first aid, manual work, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, religion, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/ drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10,000 When to apply: All year Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but varies with each individual. Qualifications required: Sporting/ dramatic/arts, counselling skills. Catering skills for Kamp. Health requirements: Medical for childcare/nursing positions. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Varies. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana, South Africa); Central America (Jamaica); North America (Canada, USA); Australasia (Australia, New Zealand). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Work America/Bunacamp Counsellors/ Kamp: any nationality; Work Canada: British or Irish nationalities; Work Australia: British, Irish, Canadian or Dutch nationalities; Work Jamaica: British nationality. Interviews: Only Bunacamp Counsellors are interviewed. BUSCA (Brigada Universitaria de Servicios Comunitarios Para la Autogestion) Jose Ma. Vigil 91 C9 Col. Tacubaya Mexico DF 11870 Mexico Email:
[email protected] Profile: BUSCA organises volunteers to work with young local people in indigenous communities in Mexico on development projects concerned with areas such as health, education, human rights, the environment, community work etc. Volunteers live and work in teams of 5 or 6 people in hardship conditions and in a very different culture. The minimum period of work is 5 weeks between 25 June and 20 August. Volunteers must have a knowledge of Spanish and be willing to share and exchange experiences. They should have initiative, as well as respect for other lifestyles and cultures. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JuneJuly. Time required: 5 weeks (min.) 7 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Environmental causes, health care/medical, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Building/ construction, community work, development issues, international aid, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: From February to 1 May each year. Work alone/with others: With others.
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Qualifications required: Basic knowledge of Spanish. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to and from Mexico plus US$500 for board, lodging and transport in Mexico. Overseas placements: Central America (Mexico). C CALCUTTA RESCUE c/o Calcutta Rescue Fund PO Box 16163 Clapham London SW4 7ZT UK Profile: Calcutta Rescue Fund was started over 15 years ago by a British doctor, Jack Preger. He started on a stool on a Calcutta pavement: today Calcutta Rescue Fund has two street clinics, which are put up and dismantled daily, a mother and child clinic, a mobile clinic and two schools for street children. Most of the patients sleep on the pavement and suffer from the diseases of poverty: malnutrition, leprosy, TB and gastroenteritis. They cannot afford clean water, nutritious food, warm clothes or education. Each clinic sees about 300 patients per day, enabling patients to see a doctor who will prescribe free medicine as necessary and provide dressings for wounds, burns etc. Health education is also given. Mothers are taught about contraception, the importance of hygiene and immunisation and basic illnesses which could kill their children. Hundreds of children die every day of diarrhoea who could be saved by a cheap solution of boiled water, salt and sugar. Patients are taught to make this themselves. Needy patients are given clothes and a ration bag containing soap, milk powder, cereal and high protein biscuits. The clinics employ expatients (usually polio, leprosy or TB patients) as teachers, dressings ladies, managers, runners and interpreters. Others are encouraged to set up their own business. One man sells nutritious patties for the TB patients' breakfast, while some women sew clothes, which are given to the most needy patients. The policy is to help the patients to help themselves. The schools are not schools in the usual sense, but a dropin centre for children. Bengali children come in the morning and Hindi children in the afternoon. They are given health education, screening and meals designed by a nutritionist. They are taught basic reading and writing in their own language and arithmetic. But the emphasis is on vocational training, so they learn knitting, woodwork and the use of a sewing machine. Many foreign volunteers work in the pharmacy making up prescriptions (later checked by a nurse) or in dressings. Arrangements are flexible and particular talents can usually be used. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Health care/medical, teaching/assisting. Activities can include: Administration, caring (general), community work, development issues. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Normal innoculations required for India. Costs to volunteer: Approximate costs include flight £370, accommodation £3£4 per day, subsistence £2£3 per day. Overseas placements: Asia (India). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 290917
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CAMBRIDGE AIDS ACTION Office B Dales Brewery Gwydir Street Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB1 2LJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1223 508805 Fax: +44 (0) 1223 508808 Contact: Kate Ross, Manager Profile: Cambridge Aids Action needs volunteers who live locally. This is a very supportive environment with lots of support networks within the organisation. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Aids/HIV, health care/medical, young people. Activities can include: Administration, counselling, group work, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Up to 60. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Local travel costs and out of pocket expenses reimbursed. Certification: Reference if requested. UK placements: England (Cambridgeshire). CAMDEN & WESTMINSTER CITIZEN ADVOCACY 380 Harrow Road London W9 2HU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 289 5051 + minicom Fax: + 44 (0) 171 289 5510 Contact: Helen Frederick Profile: Camden & Westminster Citizen Advocacy runs Citizen Advocates, which befriends and supports people with learning difficulties. Advocates help people to express their needs, and to get the things they need. This is about civil rights, respect and empowerment. It is a onetoone partnership and this is done in the volunteer's free time. It involves personal commitment. Management Committee members, with a variety of skills and backgrounds are needed to support the work of the project. Tasks include fundraising, publicity, finance. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), health care/medical, human rights. Activities can include: Accountancy, caring (general), community work, fundraising, marketing/publicity, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: On their own but there is a support group for volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil, and experience not essential. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Out of pocket expenses reimbursed. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in office, community or at home. CAMP AMERICA—CAMPOWER PROGRAMME Dept YFB2 37a Queen's Gate London
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SW75HR UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 581 7373 Fax: +44 (0) 171 581 7377 Email: brochure campamerica.co.uk Contact: Anne Chancel Profile: Camp America is the largest of the summer camps international exchange programmes. It does not own or operate camps, but carefully selects and monitors those where it places international staff. Last year, it placed 7,500 applicants from over 20 countries. Camps vary in size and in philosophy, and are often sited in areas of outstanding natural beauty. Children are usually 618. Campowers work as camp support staff. Roles range from kitchen, laundry and general maintenance work to secretarial, horse/stable care and cleaning. The Campower extended stay option gives the volunteer the chance to work for up to 17 weeks. Depending on the length of placement, they can earn up to US$1620! There is also the opportunity for Campowers to be placed in resorts or conference facilities. The Campower Programme is an ideal option for those who prefer not to work directly with children. Volunteers will be working long hours, but will receive more pocket money than general counsellors and will have more free evenings. For this option, they must be a student or intending to be a student in the autumn. Brochures and application forms can be obtained at the address mentioned above and interviews take place all over the UK and overseas. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted but not with a criminal record relating to children or drugs. Records must be produced and then considered. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 800 Starting months: May and June. Time required: 9 weeks (min.) 19 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Administration, catering, cooking, DIY, driving, manual work, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 7,500 When to apply: OctoberApril. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Health medical check has to be undertaken before leaving UK. Costs to volunteer: 1st deposit £40, 2nd deposit including visa/insurance fee £165. Volunteer benefits: Free LondonNY return flight, board and lodging, plus up to 10 weeks independent travel. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: North America(USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. CAMP AMERICA—COUNSELLOR PROGRAMME 37a Queen's Gate Dept YFB1 London SW7 5HR UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 581 7373 Fax: +44 (0) 171 581 7377 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Anne Chancel Profile: Camp America is the largest of the summer camps international exchange programmes. It does not own or operate camps, but it carefully selects and monitors those where it places international staff. Last year, it placed 7,500 applicants from over 20 countries. Camps vary in size and in philosophy, and are often sited in areas of outstanding natural beauty. Children are usually aged 618. Counsellors can work as specialist instructors, and teach different groups of children specific skills such as sports or arts, or as a general bunk counsellor and assist in a variety of activities and be responsible for the supervisory care of a specific group of
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children. Normally, counsellors will live in the same cabins as the campers and share their meals with them. Within the Counsellor programme, there is an additional option: as a Special Needs Counsellor there will be work with physically and/or mentally handicapped campers. These camps may include adults as well. Supervision and caring is a priority on a special needs camp. In order to apply for this demanding, but highly rewarding position, volunteers need to have prior experience with special needs. Brochures and application forms can be obtained from the above address and interviews take place all over the UK and overseas. Volunteers with an offending background accepted but court records must be produced. Camp America does not take people with a criminal record relating to children or drugs. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 800 Starting months: May and June. Time required: 9 weeks (min.) 19 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), inner city problems, teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general), catering, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 7,500 When to apply: End Octoberend April. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Generally possible especially on special disability camps. Qualifications required: Preferably sports, arts/crafts, drama etc. Health requirements: Medical required before leaving UK. Costs to volunteer: First deposit £40, 2nd deposit, insurance, visa fee £165. Volunteer benefits: LondonNY flights, board and lodging plus pocket money. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No official restrictions. CAMP BEAUMONT Worthington House 203205 Old Marylebone Road London NW1 5QP UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 724 4733 Fax: +44 (0) 171 258 0888 Email: sales@campbeaumont.co.uk Contact: Matt Simmonite Profile: Camp Beaumont runs 3 residential yearround centres and 12 summer camps for children. Volunteers who just want to work with children need no skills, but specialist instructors are needed for all activities from archery and rifle shooting to horse riding. Telephone for recruitment pack. Total UK projects: 3 permanent, 12 summer. Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, health care/medical, teaching/assisting (EFL, nursery, primary and secondary), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), catering, computers, cooking, DIY, driving, first aid, forestry, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, scientific work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, translating, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 500600 When to apply: From January. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, dependent on disability.
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Qualifications required: Specialist skill for activity centre ideal, but not essential. Police check. Health requirements: Health check. Costs to volunteer: Travel to camp. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging, training and living allowance. Certification: Reference or certificate. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Devon, Essex, Isle of Wight, Kent, London, Norfolk, Staffordshire, Surrey). Overseas placements: Europe (France). CAMP COUNSELORS USA LTD 6 Richmond Hill RichmonduponThames Surrey TW10 6QX UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 332 2952 Fax: +44 (0) 181 332 2956 Email: 100744.1754@COMPUSERVE. COM Website: www.campcounselors.com Contact: Ben Rossi Profile: Camp Counselors USA need counsellors to look after children (or adults with special needs if they prefer), and teach activities on summer camps in America. These activities can be general or specialised and cover a massive range from soccer to jazz dance and from orienteering to pottery. Support staff work behind the scenes running the catering, secretarial and maintenance departments of the camps. Applicants must be available for 9 weeks beginning sometime in the months of May or June. There is a predeparture orientation and onthejob training. Hours can be from 7 a.m. until 11 p.m. with free time during the day and one day off per week. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on offence. Each application is taken on an individual basis. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1,000 Starting months: May and June. Time required: 9 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/ medical, holidays for disabled, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting (nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, computers, cooking, counselling, driving, first aid, forestry, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, religion, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,350 When to apply: As soon as possible, but before April. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability and position. Qualifications required: Strong English language ability and a sincere love of children. Experience in a sport, art or craft, performing art, outdoor activity, catering, secretarial, maintenance is an advantage, but enthusiasm and the right attitude are more important for the job. Health requirements: Good general health. Costs to volunteer: Applicants need to pay £195 for their insurance and registration deposits. Volunteer benefits: Return flight to the USA, accommodation, 3 months fully comprehensive insurance, travel to camp, food, J1 working visa, 24 hour emergency service whilst in the USA and pocket money up to $450. Up to 7 weeks free time to travel around the USA after the 9 weeks of work. Certification: Yes, Certificate of Achievement. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions.
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Interviews: Interviews are conducted by a regional network of interviewers all over England and Wales. CAMPAIGNERS Campaigners House St Mark's Close Colney Heath St Albans Hertfordshire AL4 ONQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1727 824065 Fax: +44 (0) 1727 825049 Contact: John Radcliffe Profile: Campaigners was founded in 1922 by an Anglican vicar. Every group is attached to a local church. It caters for the range 418 year olds in 4 different groupings. It offers a weekly meeting programme for children and young people and the programme comprises anything from sports activities, Duke of Edinburgh, Bible teaching, games and refreshments. Total UK projects: 250 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general), DIY, gardening/horticulture, manual work, music, outdoor skills, religion, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/drama, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others under supervision of trained youth workers. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil, but Christians preferred. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Training and possible summer camps. Certification: If recognised course completed. UK placements: England (Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hereford/Worcs, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex—E, Sussex—W, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Wiltshire, Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Londonderry); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are conducted at Campaigner Headquarters. Charity number: 283171 CAMPHILL COMMUNITY BALLYBAY Robb Farm Corraskea Co. Monaghan Ireland Tel: 00 353 42 41939 Fax: 00 353 42 41359 Contact: Betsy Konink Profile: The Camphill Community Ballybay is part of the worldwide Camphill movement which was founded by the Austrian Medical Doctor Karl König at the end of the Second World War when he was living as a refugee in Aberdeen, Scotland. The basis of work in any Camphill Community is Anthroposophy by Dr Rudolf Steiner and the first memorandum by Dr König.
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Camphill Communities are now found all over the world and one of their main tasks is to live with and care for people with mental disabilities in a social therapeutic way which includes daily life, work, cultural activities and religious life as well as many other aspects of life. Camphill Community Ballybay is a rural community which works about 20 acres of land and has different craft workshops for weaving, candle making, woodwork and basket making. Everyone lives and works together in community houses varying in size from 3 to 15 people. Prospective volunteers can apply either by letter or a visit. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (general and residential), driving, group work, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year, 812 weeks in advance. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil but an open attitude to Camphill's way of life. Health requirements: General good health. Costs to volunteer: Journey to Ballybay. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and about £20 pocket money per week. Certification: Reference if required. Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but volunteers must be able to speak reasonable English. CAMPHILL COMMUNITY BALLYTOBIN Callan Co. Kilkenny Ireland Tel: 00 353 56 25114 Fax: 00 353 56 25849 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Gladys Lydon Profile: The Camphill Community Ballytobin is a small rural community caring, at present, for 22 children and 12 adults, all with disabilities. Ballytobin has a school, a garden, a biodynamic farm, a weaving workshop and also offers many individual therapies, for example: music, colouredshadow, speech therapy, eurythmy, physiotherapy and horse riding. Ballytobin was established in 1979 to provide a home and school mainly for children with exceptional needs. The community has always been open to caring for challenging, disturbed and severely handicapped children, alongside more amenable and sociable children. Ballytobin is part of the International Camphill Movement. Longterm volunteers beginning in August and staying for 52 weeks are needed. There are some places for shortterm volunteers in the summer for only 46 weeks. There are 5 houses, everyone lives as an extended family, sharing in cooking, cleaning and the household tasks, with everybody contributing what they can. Every coworker has a definite daily programme with main responsibilities. Some have the care of a group of children as a main task and in addition help out in the school, house or farm. Previous experience is not asked for, but willingness to do what is needed and enthusiasm to learn is essential. To live in Ballytobin presents a challenge for most people. To share one's life with children and adults with disabilities in a community setting, can be demanding and tiring, especially in the beginning when there is much to learn. Yet it is intensely interesting, often humorous, good fun and is a life full of idealism. There are also 'fun things' to do together as coworkers, like singing, dancing, playing music and of course going out for entertainment too! Artistic activities
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are considered of great importance. Music especially has a wellestablished home here and if you play an instrument you must certainly bring it along. Individual creativity and initiative is particularly welcomed. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: July. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), work camps. Activities can include: Caring (general and residential), gardening/horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2025 When to apply: Spring. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil, but all skills welcome. Health requirements: Good general health as work with disabled children can be demanding. Costs to volunteer: Travel to Ireland. Volunteer benefits: Full board and lodging plus pocket money and expenses. Holidays, if stay is over 12 months. Certification: Written reference if requested. Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Longterm work permits may be difficult for nonEU citizens. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are not interviewed but references etc are required. Charity number: 5861 Irish CAMPHILL COMMUNITY DUNSHANE Dunshane House Brannockstown Naas Co. Kildare Ireland Tel: 00 353 45 483628 Fax: 00 353 45 483833 Contact: Veronika van Duin Profile: The Dunshane Community caters for adolescents and young adults in need of special care. The community consists of three houses, which offer residential and daycare facilities for young people aged 15 to 22 years. The coworkers, their families and the residential students live together in extended families. Everybody is encouraged to take an active part in the running of the houses in order to develop a sense of independence and responsibility. An important feature of the Dunshane Community is the special interrelationship with the local people. With an FAS scheme in operation, and local volunteers giving their time to help out, there is a mutually beneficial exchange of support and service. FAS is an Irish government funded one year work placement scheme for the longterm unemployed. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: August. Time required: 44 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Disabled (mentally), teaching/assisting (mature and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (general and residential), catering, community work, cooking, counselling, DIY, first aid, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, social work, teaching, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 14 When to apply: May. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Goodwill and an open mind. Health requirements: Good health in general. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus a small amount of pocket money. Certification: Written reference.
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Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: If possible, interviews take place at Dunshane. CAMPHILL COMMUNITY THOMASTOWN Jerpoint Barn Thomastown Co. Kilkenny Ireland Tel: 00 353 56 24844 Contact: The Director Profile: Camphill Community Thomastown includes two places: Jerpoint, a small residential, landbased community with adults in need of special care, and the Watergarden, a coffee shop, landscaped garden and garden centre in town, open to the public. The two places which are about 3 miles apart work together as one. The people from Jerpoint, plus a good number of local people, find their daily work at the Watergarden in all the different areas, including the craftworkshops which are candlemaking and papermaking at present. Living at Jerpoint Community means sharing responsibility for the challenging work that the place offers. There are 12 14 adults, some of whom are in need of special care, living in a beautiful old 'barn' in Ireland's countryside. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 2 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 50 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), catering, cooking, DIY, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, religion, social work, sport. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on disability. Volunteers need to be able to do physical work and care for others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to Thomastown only. Volunteer benefits: All board, lodging and approximately £20 per week pocket money. Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are not interviewed but they can come on a trial visit. CAMPHILL DORFGEMEINSCHAFT HAUSENHOF Altheim 59 D91463 Dietersheim Germany Tel: 00 49 9164 1200 Fax: 00 49 9164 895 Contact: Marianne Kasjan/Konstantin Josek Profile: The Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Hausenhof is part of the worldwide Camphill movement which was founded by the Austrian Medical Doctor Karl König at the end of the Second World War, when he was living as a refugee in Aberdeen, Scotland. The basis of work in any Camphill Community is Anthroposophy by Dr Rudolf Steiner and the first memorandum by Dr König. Camphill Communities are now found all over the world. One of their main tasks is to live with, and care for, mentally handicapped people in a social therapeutic way which includes daily life, work, cultural activities and
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religious life, as well as many other aspects of life. Volunteers live in house communities with 8 handicapped young people, the houseparents and their own children as well as other helpers. Work includes care, housework, work in workshops such as weavery, garden, farm, candle workshop, bakery, creamery, laundry, food processing, and household maintenance. There are common evening activities in the house or the community and there is a special emphasis on the weekends which also provide for common endeavours. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, cooking, driving, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, music, religion, social work, theatre/ drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 6. When to apply: All year, but as early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Basic knowledge of German language. Health requirements: Health or medical problems must be reported when applying. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs only. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. For people staying for a year or longer, a small wage also. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions providing volunteers hold a 'Work and Residence' permit. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed where possible, but written applications are also accepted. CAMPHILL DORFGEMEINSCHAFT HERMANNSBERG D88633 HeiligenbergHattenweiler Germany Tel: 00 49 7552 2601 0 Fax: 00 49 7552 2501 40 Contact: Margaret Mentzel Profile: Living together in family units with disabled friends can be one way of getting nearer to socalled integration. The coworkers, as part of the house community, are involved in the care of those in need. As there are workshops, most of the helpers are parttime and give a helping hand according to their interest and abilities. As everyone is part of the 'family', a normal work schedule is not possible. Every coworker has a day off a week as well as any additional free time needs. In a house community, there are generally 69 villagers (adult people with mental disabilities) together with their houseparents and their children and 2 helpers who can be Seminarists, Praktikanten or others. There are a number of workshops: a candle workshop, a small weavery, a joinery/woodwork shop, a laundry, a big paper workshop where copybooks for many Waldorf schools in Germany are being produced. There is also a garden/estate group and a farm with 3 houses, stables, utility sheds etc. Altogether there are 13 house communities, wherein at present up to 100 villagers live with houseparents and coworkers. Quite a number of employed co workers from 'outside' join daily in the house and kitchen, in the office, in specific care for some villagers and in the workshops. Camphill also runs a recognised seminar, training for the socalled 'Heilerziehungspfleger', with an official Staterecognised examination at the end of the 4year course. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryJune, SeptemberDecember.
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Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Any time between September and end of June. Qualifications required: Driving licence and some foundation in German are both a bonus. Health requirements: Must be physically, psychologically and mentally fit. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Pocket money of DM300350 per month. Board and lodging, health insurance and all taxes. Certification: Reference on request. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: EU nationals only. Interviews: Only those living in Germany are interviewed. CAMPHILL DORFGEMEINSCHAFT SELLEN E.V. Sellen 101 D48565 Steinfurt/Burgsteinfurt NordrheinWestphalen 48565 Germany Tel: 00 49 2551 9366 0 or 35 Fax: 00 49 2551 9366 11 Contact: Lieselotte Liebeck Profile: Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Sellen E.V. is an institution with 51 mentally disabled people. They live in 8 separate houses together with their coworkerfamily. This coworkerfamily may be a couple with their own children. The volunteerworkers are integrated in a family in their daily life. The day begins with waking up the 'villagers' (disabled persons), some of whom have to be dressed, washed etc, the household eats breakfast together then goes to work on the farm, in the garden, household, textileworkshop etc. At 12.30p.m. everyone eats lunch together with their family and at 2.30p.m. the work starts again and ends at 5.30p.m. The villagers then take showers and some of them need the help of the volunteers for that. Again the supper is eaten together with the whole family. In general the volunteers plan their evenings by themselves, but they are also involved in leisure activities, for example drama, dancing, outings, music etc. One afternoon per week there is a special introductory course run by the staff especially for the volunteers, to give them an understanding of the work with the disabled people. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: May and August. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, holidays for disabled, young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (residential), catering, cooking, driving, forestry, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, social work, sport, summer camps, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 20. When to apply: 23 months before wishing to start. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Very minor disabilities might be possible. Qualifications required: Willingness to do any kind of craftwork and look after people (washing/dressing etc). Health requirements: A certificate on a Common Health Test is required (GesundheitsZeugnis). Costs to volunteer: Travel costs, except in special cases. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging, a little pocket money (up to DM300 per month). Certification: Yes.
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Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Volunteers must be EU nationalities. Interviews: Volunteers are interviewed by Silvia Shinn, Camphill St Albans, 50 Carlisle Avenue, St Albans, Herts. Tel: 01727 811288. Charity number: VR705(E.V.) CAMPHILL FARM COMMUNITY & CAMPHILL SCHOOL PO Box 301 Hermanus 7200 Cape Province South Africa Tel: 00 27 283 21120 Fax: 00 27 283 23555 Contact: The Reception Group Profile: The Camphill School is dedicated to the care of mentally handicapped children and adolescents. It provides education and training in both a residential and day setting, spanning the ages between 5 and 20, and providing a wide range of learning difficulties, developmental handicaps and emotional disturbances. The residential children live in family groups in various houses. All of the children belong to school classes according to their age. The curriculum covers a wide range of subjects and is based on the Waldorf curriculum for normal children, but each subject is adapted to suit the specific needs of the children. This curriculum is carefully planned to assist children through their successive stages of development and hence its particular value when applied to children with handicaps. In addition to the training in basic skills, there is a good deal of artistic work such as drawing and painting, music and modelling, movement and drama. The School starts at the beginning of January. Camphill Farm Community for mentally handicapped adults is based on the ideal of mutual care, where there is an interdependence between all members of the community. Through living and working together, the distinctions between various members of the community are replaced by an appreciation that individuals all depend on each other, and that each person has a particular contribution to make to the whole community. A busy working life, whether in a house, workshop or on the land, calls on everyone according to their individual capabilities. Evenings and weekends allow time for social activities and a rich cultural life. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (day, general, and residential), cooking, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2025 When to apply: 612 months before. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Must be able to speak English, otherwise only enthusiasm. Health requirements: Good health as the way of life is strenuous. Costs to volunteer: Medical insurance or costs, visa costs including extensions, travel costs, holiday costs. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and modest pocket money. Certification: Reference if volunteer completes the time agreed upon. Overseas placements: Africa (South Africa). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are not interviewed. Charity number: 78/03803/0
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CAMPHILL GEMEENSCHAP CHRISTOPHORUS Duinweg 35 3735 LC Bosch en Duin Netherlands Tel: 00 31 3404 35 222 Fax: 00 31 3404 31 117 Contact: The Director Profile: Camphill Gemeenschap Christophorus is a school and training school for children and young people (aged 021 years old) with learning difficulties. Large garden. Also a three year course in curative education. Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), young people. Overseas placements: Europe (Netherlands). CAMPHILL HEIMSONDERSCHULE FOHRENBÜHL D88633 HeiligenbergSteigen Bodenseekreis Germany Tel: 00 49 7554 80010 Fax: 00 49 7554 8001 63 Contact: Richard Steel Profile: Camphill Heimsonderschule Föhrenbühl is a school community with familylike units in which handicapped and staff live and learn together. It has a kindergarten and school with trainee course for children and young people with special needs. The Camphill Movement was founded by Dr Karl König and based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner. Applicants with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), teaching/ assisting (nursery), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general and residential), cooking, gardening/horticulture, manual work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Good movement needed for looking after children. Each case open to discussion. Qualifications required: German language (basic at least) is a help. Health requirements: Health certificate required proving absence of contagious diseases. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging (single rooms usually). After 3 weeks, pocket money. Certification: Yes, reference. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Applicants with EU passport are easiest, otherwise work permit must be applied for well in advance. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed at the nearest Camphill centre to their home address if this is practicable. CAMPHILL IN POLAND—WOJTOWKA Stójków 22 Wójtówka 1 PL57540 Ladek Zdrój Poland Tel: 00 48 74 146 501 Fax: 00 48 74 141 366 Contact: Aleksandra Mossekowska Profile: Wspolnota Wójtówka is a village community for adults with special needs. 600 metres high, in the mountains of SW Poland, a project is taking shape which should claim the attention of all. On an abandoned farm, buildings are being restored, fields reclaimed for ecological farming and a whole new approach to the mentally handicapped is being launched. What makes the Polish
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project so fascinating is that reclamation, rebuilding and ecological planning are being taken on with the help of the mentally handicapped. This aspect of human ecology is unique for this part of the world, where in a sense the mentally handicapped were until now classified as 'nonexistent'. As a result, Poland's mentally handicapped have, for the past 50 years, been gathered in huge institutions, some for men, others for women, 'out of sight, out of mind'. Today, Poland is taking important steps to correct all this, but progress is slow. Camphill Wójtówka lies in a narrow valley with steep, stateowned forests pressing in from both sides. The farm is long, narrow and idyllic, 10 hectares, with a little brook flowing the whole of its length. In 1989 when first steps were taken to turn the former gristmillfamily dwelling and cowstable into a liveable village house, there was little to inspire enthusiasm. There was no inside water or toilet, singleglass windows and no insulation. Parts of the outside brick and stone walls were crumbling and half of the building, which had once housed the mill and waterwheel, was simply 3 storeys of empty space. Today there are 10 bedrooms which house 5 villagers and 5 coworkers with their 3 children plus a new combined kitchen, dining and sitting room with 75 sq.m. of tiled floor and a meeting room of similar size on the 3rd floor. Everyone is a volunteer. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally), environmental causes, holidays for disabled, teaching/assisting (EFL), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work, cooking, driving, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, summer camps, technical skills, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 1015 When to apply: Work camps: before 1 April. Other volunteers: all year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil, but manual skill and/or basic knowledge of Polish, and international driving licence an advantage. Health requirements: Applicants should arrange own medicinal needs and not require dental care. Costs to volunteer: All travel costs for return round trip. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging, pocket money for longtermers. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Poland). CAMPHILL LEBENSGEMEINSCHAFT KÖNIGSMÜHLE Schöntalstr. 911 Neustadt a.d. Weinstrasse RheinlandPfalz D67434 Germany Tel: 00 49 6321 7289 or 7295 Fax: 00 49 6321 31487 Contact: Herr Ehmcke or Herr Foskett Profile: Camphill Lebensgemeinschaft Königsmühle is a small community (4 families) with 19 young handicapped adults, together with the family children (8) and one or more young volunteers. Everyone lives, works and 'plays' together. Work includes basket making, candle making, wood workshop, weavery, gardening, and grape growing. Concerts, plays and speeches are organised for the surrounding population. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: September. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically).
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Activities can include: Caring (day, general and residential), gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, music, social work, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Open minded to new impressions. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs (refunded if volunteer stays a year or more). Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and pocket money DM350 a month. Certification: Written reference. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are conducted when possible. CAMPHILL LIEBENFELS Pflausach 3 A9556 Liebenfels/Kärnten Austria Tel: 00 43 4215 2466 Fax: 00 43 4215 246620 Contact: The Administrative Group Profile: Camphill Liebenfels is a village community with adults with special needs. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 316 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Disabled (mentally), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (residential), cooking, gardening/horticulture, music. 1625 year olds placed each year: 40 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on the kind of disability. Qualifications required: Good German. Health requirements: Nil, but injection against tickbites is advisable. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs and health and travel insurance. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging, pocket money of OS2,000 per month. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Austria). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but EU regulations make it difficult for nonEU nationals to stay in Austria for longer than 3 months. CAMPHILL RUDOLF STEINER SCHOOLS Central Office, Murtle Estate Murtle House Bieldside Aberdeen AB15 9EP Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1224 867935 Fax: +44 (0) 1224 868420 Contact: B. Porter Profile: Camphill Rudolf Steiner School is a boarding school for children and youngsters in need of special care. It caters for a great variety of developmental, psychological, emotional and physical handicaps (ages 519 years). Adults (carers) and pupils live in houses of varying sizes and form the community. The pupils live in groups of 24 in one room and are looked after by houseparents, group parents, and other coworkers. The task of a group parent is to look after the physical and emotional needs of the pupils with the guidance of experienced staff, and to create a 'home' of understanding and warmth so that teaching and development is made possible. Apart from attending to the needs of the pupil individually, group activities are carried out and the volunteer is encouraged to take an active and creative, as well as therapeutic, part in them. The pupils attend school 5 mornings a week, apart from individual therapies on some afternoons. There are 40 Camphill Communities on the British Isles and another 40 worldwide.
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Addresses can be obtained from the address above. Inquiries made directly to the individual community. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January, April, August and October. Time required: 36 weeks (min.) 49 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), teaching/ assisting, young people. Activities can include: Caring (general and residential), cooking, gardening/ horticulture, group work, music, outdoor skills, religion, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 90 in Scotland. Overseas varies. When to apply: All year, but 812 weeks in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Christian ideals. Adequate understanding of the English language. Health requirements: No serious back problems or mental instability. Costs to volunteer: Cost of travel to Aberdeen. Volunteer benefits: £25 per week. Certification: Yes, after one year a certificate is awarded stating courses attending. UK placements: Scotland (Grampian). Overseas placements: Africa (South Africa); North America (Canada, USA); Europe (Finland, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Volunteer applicants are interviewed where possible. Charity number: SCO 15588 CAMPHILL SOLTANE 224 Nantmeal Road Glenmoore Pa. 19343 USA Tel: 00 1 610 469 0933 Fax: 00 1 610 469 1054 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Claudia Pietzner Profile: Camphill Soltane is an intentional community based on the work of Rudolf Steiner. Essentially, it attempts to create a lifesharing community, work towards social renewal and practise awareness of each other's needs through a life of meaning and fulfilment together with mentally handicapped young men and women aged 1825. Students or companions live, learn and work in Camphill Soltane together with coworkers and their families, interns, 'practicants' and short term coworkers. Soltane's primary work is 'Youth Guidance', leading the young adult with developmental disabilities towards a sense of self and interdependence, and a sense of being and participation as a contributing member in the fellowship of human kind. Life in Soltane is vigorous, diverse and rich. There is little 'private' time, yet there are great opportunities for creative initiative and full involvement by every coworker. Coworkers meet regularly about a variety of community issues. There is a choir and several opportunities for adult education activities. Principally, however, the life, welfare and development of the students is the foremost responsibility of all coworkers and involves daily direct care involvement. With 50 acres of rolling fields, woodlands, gardens and orchards there is ample opportunity for hiking, outdoor recreational and educational activities and nature study at Soltane. Metro Philadelphia, with over 4 million inhabitants, is less than 1 hour's drive. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January and September. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally),
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teaching/assisting (secondary), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, caring (general and residential), community work, cooking, counselling, driving, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 35 When to apply: By 1 May (for September start) or 1 November (for January start). Work alone/with others: With other experienced workers. Qualifications required: English language. Interest and commitment to community. Experience with developmental disabilities preferred. Health requirements: Ablebodied, healthy, no major illness or disease. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Room and board provided, as well as $100 pocket money monthly. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are conducted by mail or over the telephone. CAMPHILL SPECIAL SCHOOLS (Beaver Run) Camphill Special Schools, Beaver Run 1784 Fairview Road Glenmoore Pennsylvania 19343 USA Tel: 00 1 610 469 9236 Fax: 00 1 610 469 9758 Contact: Applications Group Profile: Camphill Special Schools provides extended family living in a sheltered community, education, and therapy for mentally retarded children in a wholesome, rural setting. The work is inspired by Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy as further developed by Karl König, Camphill's founder. (The 'mother' school is in Aberdeen.) Volunteers belong to a household and assist in the daily care and training of the special needs children. Volunteers receive some training and orientation, 38 hours per week. Only one day off a week is granted. Volunteers must be willing to serve the needs of others and work cooperatively. Privacy is scarce. Some 4week summer camp positions available for July. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 50 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (residential), community work, cooking, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 28 When to apply: 46 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Each case considered separately. Hilly terrain and physically demanding work. Qualifications required: Experience with children desirable. Health requirements: Good mental and physical health, TB screening required. Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and $135 per month pocket money, vacation stipend, medical insurance. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: If possible, volunteers should visit a Camphill Centre in Great Britain. CAMPHILL VILLAGE (WESTERN CAPE) PO Box 7302 Kalbaskraal Western Cape South Africa
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Tel: 00 27 21 572 2345 Fax: 00 27 21 572 2238 Contact: Uta Jensen Profile: Camphill Village (Western Cape) is a rural working community of 160 men, women and children. Some 90 adults have mental handicap and special needs, many of whom are ageing. There are 16 households where coworkers and villagers live together in group homes. Daily living and work is shared with villagers. A warm and healthy home life is integral to the wellbeing of the community and all coworkers share responsibility in the home. Some local people are employed from the surrounding district. The 240 hectare property suffers from extremely poor sandy soil. Coworkers and villagers strive to work creatively with limited resources in an attempt to bring healing to the land and increase productivity. Land departments include farm, vegetable garden, orchards and herb growing. Enterprises include herb processing, cosmetics, a dairy, a bakery and a basket workshop. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (general and residential), catering, community work, cooking, driving, first aid, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, social work, sport, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 8 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Driving licence, English, good social skills, common sense, practical nature, love people. Health requirements: Need to come with health insurance. Costs to volunteer: Return ticket and travel transport costs within South Africa. Volunteer benefits: R200 per month, plus full board and lodging. Certification: Written reference. Overseas placements: Africa (South Africa). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Due to affirmative action in South Africa only Africans from South Africa are accepted. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed by correspondence and possibly by other friends of Camphill in UK. Preference is given to those who can commit themselves for one year. CAMPHILL VILLAGE COMMUNITY DUFFCARRIG Duffcarrig Gorey Co. Wexford Ireland Tel: 00 353 55 25116 Fax: 00 353 55 25532 Contact: The Admissions Group Profile: Camphill Village Community Duffcarrig is a centre with adults (aged 2077) who have a mental handicap. Camphill Communities can be found in many countries all over the world and are dedicated to creating a healthy social life with handicapped people of all ages. This work is based on the philosophy and insights of Rudolf Steiner, whose pupil, Dr Karl König, founded the Camphill Movement. Duffcarrig is situated on the coast of County Wexford in the sunny southeast of Ireland, five minutes walk from the sea, and is neighbour to farms and holiday homes. The nearest town, Gorey, is 3½ miles away. There is no public transport to the town, but the community's own vehicles make regular trips there. Dublin is only 2 hours away. In Duffcarrig, there are 7 households, with a total population of 80. The community maintains a biodynamic farm and garden and has workshops for weaving, pottery and laundry. Housework
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and estate maintenance complete the normal working situation. In the winter, a small workshop produces candles. Volunteers are preferred for a year or longer but there are some openings for 23 months in the summer. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, caring (residential), cooking, gardening/horticulture, manual work, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 10. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Only lightly physically handicapped. Qualifications required: Good knowledge of English language is essential. Health requirements: Varies. Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Pocket money of £20 per week, food and accommodation. Certification: Reference provided. Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are conducted by letter. Two references and a CV must be supplied. CAMPHILL VILLAGE KIMBERTON HILLS, INC PO Box 155 Kimberton Chester Pennsylvania 19442 USA Tel: 00 1 610 935 0300 Fax: 00 1 610 935 8896 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Admissions Group Profile: Camphill Village Kimberton Hills is an agricultural community based on a 430 acre estate in the rolling hills of southeast Pennsylvania. There is a total population of about 120, including some 50 adults with mental handicaps. The community raises vegetables, grains, fruits, and meat and produces milk and cheese from a small dairy herd. Their own baked goods are sold in a health food store nearby. Volunteers are required to live and work as coworkers within the community, working side by side with developmentally disabled adults. Work takes place on the farm, in the bakery, coffee shop, orchards, food processing, craft workshops, administrative office, and in expanded family homes. A 9 month orientation course about Camphill, disabled adults, and Rudolf Steiner's Anthroposophy is available from September through May each year. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 25 weeks (min.) 500 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (general and residential), cooking, driving, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, social work, teaching, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1015 When to apply: At least 2 months in advance of preferred starting date. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Enthusiasm and idealism. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs and first 6 months of health insurance. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and $100 per month pocket money. Certification: Written reference on request.
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Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants from the UK are interviewed by correspondence or telephone. CAMPHILL VILLAGE MINNESOTA Box 249 Route 3 Sauk Centre Minnesota MN 56378 USA Tel: 00 1 612 732 6365 Fax: 00 1 612 732 3204 Contact: Deborah Leighton Profile: The mission of Camphill Village Minnesota is to create and sustain a community where people with and without disabilities live, work, and care for each other to foster social, cultural and agricultural renewal. This village is an intentional community of approximately 60 people, including adults with developmental disabilities. This community is based on the belief that every individual, regardless of ability, is an independent spiritual being. Developmental disabilities are treated not as illnesses, but as part of the fabric of human experience, and all members of the community are cared for in the context of a healthy home and village life. Camphill is located on a 360 acre working farm 10 miles north of Sauk Centre in central Minnesota. People live together familystyle in 7 different homes. Everyone shares in the responsibilities of life in the community. The village has a strong agricultural component made up of farming, beekeeping and gardening. Craft work includes weaving, woodwork, pottery and candlemaking as well as a bakery that provides for the needs of the village and sells in the surrounding area. Life in the village revolves around the cycles of nature, with festivals marking the changing seasons. Plays, concerts, lectures and continuing education add depth and colour to the fabric of the community. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (general), catering, community work, cooking, counselling, driving, first aid, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, religion, social work, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 34 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Language skills useful. Health requirements: Reasonable health is required. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and $50 per month pocket money. Certification: Reference if requested. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. CAMPHILL VILLAGE ONTARIO R.R. # 1 Angus Ontario LOM 1BO Canada Tel: 00 1 705 424 5363 Fax: 00 1 705 424 1854 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Reception Group Profile: Camphill Village Ontario is one centre of the worldwide Camphill Movement. These communities establish a helpful and healing influence in the
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lives of children and adults with special needs. Camphill Village Ontario is a rural community on 300 acres near Barrie. It consists of several homes and workshops, a bakery, a large vegetable garden and a farm. Their work is to care for each other, and their homes, gardens and land. They share this work, each one according to their wishes and capabilities. In their houses, coworker families and assistants live together with up to 4 adults with disabilities. Each family circle has a particular character depending upon its members. Out of the strong support of this family, individuals can work in the community, make friends, and find ways to contribute their talents in the wider community. The Christian festivals through the year provide the content for many social and artistic activities in the village. Individual and group study, therapies, outings, recreation and hobbies are encouraged. The aim of Camphill Village Ontario is to build a vital community life that offers each person the conditions for healing, growth and renewal. One year is the recommended length of stay although exceptions are made. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 7 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 30 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (general), community work, cooking, counselling, driving, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, manual work, music, outdoor skills, religion, social work, technical skills, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 6 When to apply: All year, but at least 4 months before coming. (Visas take 3 months.) Work alone/with others: With others, generally. Qualifications required: English speaking, being open to life. Health requirements: Health insurance for the first 3 months. Costs to volunteer: Return travel fare. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging, pocket money (approximately $100 per month). Health insurance after 3 months. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: North America (Canada). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions with UK volunteers, but the Canadian Immigration is tougher with certain nationalities. Charity number: 0553834.56 CAMPHILL VILLAGE TRUST (HQ) Delrow House Hilfield Lane Watford Hertfordshire WD2 8DJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1923 856006 Fax: +44 (0) 1923 858035 Contact: Ann Harris Profile: Camphill Village Trust is an organisation which caters for adults with special needs. Most of the centres are working communities and some of the centres also cater for people with mental health problems. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted on some specific projects. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (general), catering, cooking, gardening/ horticulture, group work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies.
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When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Good command of English. Health requirements: Hepatitis B innoculation recommended. Costs to volunteer: Nil, except travel to and from centre. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and small pocket money. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Avon, Buckinghamshire, Cleveland, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Sussex—E, Sussex—W, West Midlands, YorkshireN, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W); N. Ireland (Down); Scotland (Dumfries/ Galloway, Highland, Tayside); Wales (Dyfed). Overseas placements: Africa (Botswana, South Africa); North America (Canada, USA); Europe (Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Volunteers from all countries are accepted. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed if they apply in Great Britain or they can visit one of the centres local to them. The Trust also supplies, where possible, the addresses of centres abroad and of other coworkers who have worked in the centres, when it has no centres abroad to contact. Charity number: 232402 CAMPHILL VILLAGE TRUST LTD Gawain House 56 Welham Road Norton Malton North Yorkshire YO17 9DP UK Tel: +44 (0) 1653 694197 Fax: +44 (0) 1653 600001 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://www.camphill.org.uk Contact: Andy Paton Profile: The idea of Camphill is founded on coworkers living and working alongside people with special needs. So each individual handicapped person has different needs which should be met in different ways. Camphill Village Trust was established to work with people who are mentally handicapped, and this is still its principal role today. From the outset, the intention was to do this work not as a 'job' in the usual sense of the word, but as a way of life. A community of coworkers was formed who shared all the work that had to be done: teaching; caring; household tasks; gardening. This work was used as one of the means of curative education and the children helped in this work insofar as they were able. These children, and later adolescents and adults, became members of the community where they lived, working alongside the coworkers. Mankind has struggled to find new forms of community life for centuries, now in Camphill, a new form of human cooperation is able to establish itself and flourish. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted with full disclosure. Each case is considered individually. Total UK projects: 44 Total overseas projects: 52 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, cooking, counselling, DIY, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers and staff. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes.
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Qualifications required: Nil, only a sense of humour. Health requirements: Health record required. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: In Britain Community Service Volunteers (CSV) rates. UK placements: England (Avon, Buckinghamshire, Cleveland, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Sussex—E, West Midlands, Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—W); N. Ireland (Belfast City, Down, Tyrone); Scotland (Dumfries/Galloway, Grampian, Tayside); Wales (Dyfed). Overseas placements: Africa (Botswana, South Africa); North America (Canada, USA); South America (Brazil); Europe (Austria, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews sometimes take place at centre to which volunteer has applied. Charity number: 232402 CAMPHILL VILLAGE (UK)—BOTTON VILLAGE Botton Village Danby Whitby North Yorkshire Y021 2NJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1287 660871 Contact: Jane Balls, The Reception Group Profile: Camphill Village (UK) provides a home for mentally (and often physically) handicapped children or adults. Botton Village is a farming community where people have to be responsible for mentallyhandicapped adults. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (general and residential), gardening/horticulture, music, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 30. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both, depending on the work. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but depending on the individual. Qualifications required: Social skills, as well as common sense. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and pocket money when stay is longer than 4 weeks. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Yorkshire—N). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are not interviewed, but people can visit the community before applying. Charity number: 232402 CAMPHILL VILLAGE USA, INC Copake New York 12516 USA Tel: 00 1 518 329 4851/7924 Fax: 00 1 518 329 0377 Contact: Penelope Roberts, Associate Director Profile: Camphill Village USA is an international community of approximately 250 people, about 110 of whom are adults with mental disabilities. Located on 800 acres of woodland and farmland 100 miles north of New York City. The Village has a large biodynamic dairy farm, and gardens, 7 craft shops, a production bakery, a community centre, a gift shop,
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a food coop and 20 family residences in which life is shared by 57 adults with disabilities and 24 coworkers and their families, often with children. Part of the wider Camphill Movement based on the innovative therapeutic work of Karl König MD, and Anthroposophy, the world view of Rudolf Steiner, Austrian philosopher 18791924. The Village life includes farming, gardening, craft work, a rich social and cultural life and a religious life. Coworkers live here as fulltime volunteers, receiving no salary, but working in answer to the needs of others while in return, their own needs are provided for. Through this viable alternative to the wage system it becomes possible to develop a sense of mutual responsibility and brotherhood. Camphill Village offers 3year training in social therapy and a oneyear introductory course beginning in September. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 70 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 13 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (general and residential), catering, cooking, driving, forestry, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, social work, teaching, theatre/drama, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 3050 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but volunteers must be ambulatory. Qualifications required: Willingness to learn, to help out, and to join in the way of life. Health requirements: Physicallyfit and well, strong and ambulatory. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and $75 per month pocket money. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. but volunteers should be able to speak and understand English. CARE—COTTAGE AND RURAL ENTERPRISES LIMITED 9 Weir Road Kibworth Leicester Leicestershire LE8 OLQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 116 279 3225 Fax: +44 (0) 116 279 6384 Contact: Stuart Hines, Regional Director (Central) Profile: CARE is concerned with giving support, through the provision of residential accommodation and work facilities, to people who have a learning disability which offers each the opportunity to live a full and purposeful life. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending upon the circumstances. Total UK projects: Approximately 8. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), cooking, gardening/ horticulture, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Volunteers provide help to staff assisting those with learning disabilities. Volunteers with disabilities: CARE operates an Equal Opportunities policy. Qualifications required: Good
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communication skills. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Board, accommodation and full insurance provided, plus £30 per week pocket money. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Devon, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Northumberland, Shropshire, Sussex—W, Wiltshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in the local community. Charity number: 250058 CARE AND RELIEF FOR THE YOUNG (CRY) Unit 4 Stirling House Hedge End Southampton Hampshire S0304AA UK Tel: +44 (0) 1489 788300 Fax: +44 (0) 1489 790750 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://members.aol.com/cryuk Contact: David Farndale Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, poor/ homeless, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, caring (general and residential), computers, cooking, DIY, first aid, gardening/horticulture, group work, international aid, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, religion, research, social work, summer camps, technical skills, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 15 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With staff/ volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Possibly, but stairs to climb and working with exstreet children can be hard work! Qualifications required: Committed Christian faith to fit ethos and care experience would be useful, also DIY. Health requirements: Yes, as medical support is limited in Bucharest, a detailed health form is issued. Costs to volunteer: £150 per month of stay must be prepaid before departure, £90 of this is paid back locally. Travel costs must be met (air fare approximately £250 return) and insurance and visa. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Hampshire). Overseas placements: Europe (Romania). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: When prospective volunteers have passed initial screening and telephone call, interviews usually take place in Southampton or Scunthorpe. Charity number: 1011513 CAREFORCE 577 Kingston Road London SW20 8SA UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 543 8671 Fax: +44 (0) 181 540 0113 Contact: The Reverend Ian Prior Profile: Careforce serves evangelical churches and organisations by placing Christian volunteers aged 1825 where their help is most needed in the UK and Ireland. Careforce enables volunteers to offer themselves to serve God in an area of need for a year alongside local Christians. Careforce placements include serving with local churches; youth and schools work; evangelistic outreach; serving people who are homeless; have drug/alcohol related problems; have a physical disability; have learning
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difficulties; are from families facing difficulty; and supporting the elderly. The Careforce year begins in September. Pocket money is paid and board and lodging provided. Pastoral and work supervision is arranged within each placement with additional support from Careforce staff. Volunteers also attend two national Careforce conferences during their year. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 150 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: September. Time required: 44 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), community work, development issues, DIY, music, outdoor skills, religion, social work, sport, teaching, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 150 When to apply: All year but interviews are held FebruaryAugust. Work alone/with others: Mainly placed as one volunteer with a team of local workers. Volunteers with disabilities: Varies, depending on situation of placement. Qualifications required: Committed Christians. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel cost to interview. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging, insurance and travel, plus £27 per week pocket money. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clywd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. on nationalities, but volunteers from overseas need to be recommended by their church leader. Interviews: Conducted at various UK based centres. Charity number: 279443 CARIBBEAN VOLUNTEER EXPEDITIONS Box 388 Corning New York 14830 USA Tel: 00 1 607 962 7846 Fax: 00 1 607 936 1153 Contact: Ann Hersh Profile: Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions needs volunteers to document, measure and photograph historic buildings in the Caribbean. Throughout the Caribbean it finds many deteriorated historic structures. Other historic and architecturally valuable buildings are being torn down and replaced by more modern buildings; the purpose of Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions is to record and document these buildings and structures. Its effort adds information about styles, history and architecture of the Caribbean. More importantly, it hopes the work will encourage the preservation of important architectural and cultural heritage. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Architecture, heritage. Activities can include: Computers, library / resource centres.
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1625 year olds placed each year: 2080 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil but architecture, photography, surveying, preservation are helpful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Cost per trip, US$500US$1,500. Registration fee US$150. Volunteer benefits: Free or very inexpensive lodging. Overseas placements: Central America (Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Dominica, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, St Kitts Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad/Tobago, Turks/Caicos Isles, Virgin Islands); South America (Guyana, Surinam). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 501 c3 CASA GUATEMALA c/o Caring and Sharing Market Cottages Market Street Hailsham E. Sussex BN272AG UK Tel: +44 (0) 1323 846696 Contact: Michael J. Upfield Profile: Casa Guatemala cares for malnourished, abandoned and orphaned children, providing them with a school, medical clinic and a farm. In particular the clinic needs a qualified doctor and nurse to volunteer for a minimum of 6 months. The school needs 24 volunteers to teach English and other subjects to pupils at early secondary level. Teachers must be fluent in Spanish. Other volunteers with experience in childcare are needed to work as nannies in the orphanage. All volunteers are expected to keep an open mind and become involved in the daily life of the centre and its daily chores. Teachers and agronomists are required for a minimum of 1 year. Applicants must meet very strict moral criteria. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, health care/medical, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting (EFL), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general), music, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Spanish an advantage, enthusiasm, teaching or child care qualifications. Health requirements: Relevant vaccinations, malaria pills and water purifying pills. Costs to volunteer: All costs. Volunteer benefits: Bed and board. Certification: On request. Overseas placements: Central America (Guatemala). CAT SURVIVAL TRUST, THE The Centre Codicote Road Welwyn Hertfordshire AL6 9TU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1438 716873 Fax: +44 (0) 1438 717535 Contact: Dr Terry Moore Profile: The Cat Survival Trust is a charity for endangered species of wild cats and their environment. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Animal welfare, conservation, environmental causes, wildlife.
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Activities can include: Administration, DIY, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, library/resource centres, research, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Limited access. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All costs including travel to Argentina. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, electricity, heating and basic food in UK. UK placements: England (Hertfordshire). Overseas placements: South America (Argentina). CATHEDRAL CAMPS 16 Glebe Avenue Flitwick Bedfordshire MK45 1HS UK Tel: +44 (0) 1525 716237 Fax: + 44 (0) 1525 716237 Contact: Shelley Bent Profile: Cathedral Camps undertakes the conservation and restoration of cathedrals and their environments, including tasks that have hitherto been postponed because of a lack of resources. Volunteers are needed to work in groups of 1525 people throughout the country. Total UK projects: 24 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 When to apply: FebruaryJuly prior to camp starting. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Fit. Costs to volunteer: £45 per week towards cost of camp, board and lodging. Certification: No, but it is suitable for Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathcylde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants for volunteer positions are not interviewed. Charity number: 286248 CCM YOUTH ORGANIZATION PO Box 19989 DarEsSalaam Tanzania Tel: 00 255 51 150644/151064 Contact: Kipepe Samson Profile: Projects are conducted in different places, especially in cold areas of Tanzania, in mountain places. Most activities are picking tea, coffee, visiting potential areas etc. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JulySeptember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Animal welfare, archaeology, architecture, health care/ medical, inner city problems, teaching/ assisting (EFL, mature, nursery and secondary), unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/
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construction, community work, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, training, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 50100 When to apply: December/January. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: English language essential. Any other qualifications are a bonus. Health requirements: Physically and mentally fit. Costs to volunteer: At least US$200 for registration fees. CCM assists with accommodation and local transport. Volunteer benefits: Help with accommodation, medical care and internal transport. Overseas placements: Africa (Tanzania). CENTRAL COUNCIL OF PHYSICAL RECREATION Francis House Francis Street London SW1P 1DE UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 828 3163 Fax: +44 (0) 171 630 8820 Contact: R. Tulley Profile: The Central Council of Physical Recreation (CCPR) is the parent body that represents the national governing bodies of sport in the UK. In 1981 they launched the community sports leader award (CSLA) with the aim of training volunteers to assist in the organisation of safe and purposeful activities. The CCPR set up a charity 'The British Sports Trust' which now administers 4 sports leaders awards within one scheme. Schools, colleges, local authorities, youth associations and prisons are the main users of the following awards: Junior Sports Leader Award for 14 years plus, predominantly used in schools; Community Sports Leader Award for 16 years plus; Basic Expedition Leader Award for 18 years plus, leadership in the outdoors; Hanson Higher Leader Award for 18 years plus, specialising in certain areas e.g. special needs, sports administration. Total UK projects: 2,000 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 90 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, offenders/exoffenders, teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Community work, development issues, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30,000 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £3.75, £8.25, £18 and £20 respectively for the 4 different awards. Volunteer benefits: Yes. Certification: Yes, nationally recognised certificate. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). CENTRE 63 Old Hall Lane Kirkby Merseyside L32 5TH UK Tel: +44 (0) 151 549 1494 Contact: Dave Coates
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Profile: Centre 63 was set up in 1963. Volunteers are very welcome to work as part of a team in an innovative goahead youth organisation working in a disadvantaged estate in North Merseyside. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, health care/medical, inner city problems, poor/homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, community work, fundraising, group work, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, social work, sport, summer camps, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 510 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Sense of humour. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses and lunch. Certification: Certificate and reference on request. UK placements: England (Merseyside). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. but a good command of English is essential. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed in Kirkby. Charity number: 700064 CENTRE DE RESERCHES ARCHEOLOGIQUES (CNRS) 1 Place Aristide Briand F92195 Meudon Cedex France Tel: 00 33 1 45 07 50 04 Contact: M. F. Audouze Profile: Centre de Reserches Archeologiques needs volunteers to help in the archaeological excavation of an upper paleolithic settlement in Picardy. Work 8 hours a day, 6 days a week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Manual work, research, scientific work, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 5 When to apply: All year, but as early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: French speaking and archaeological experience. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Board and accommodation free. Overseas placements: Europe (France). CENTRE FOR ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGY Machynlleth Powys SY20 9AZ Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1654 702400 Fax: + 44 (0) 1654 702782 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Rick Dance Profile: Shortterm volunteers come to help at the Centre for Alternative Technology and are asked to contribute for bed and board. Before applying, volunteers must think about why they want to come and what it has to offer. The Volunteer Programme is not a course, and it does not give any formal training or instruction. Conditions are
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far from luxurious. Volunteers will have the chance to learn and gain experience through working, talking to people, consulting information material and the bookshop, etc. A variety of different work tasks are undertaken in each volunteer week and an element of flexibility is essential (especially dependent on the weather!). Sometimes volunteers may simply be asked to help with whatever jobs are most urgent at the time. They may imagine that the centre spends all its time erecting windmills or building solar panels, but actually most of the work it does is pretty ordinary: digging holes and barrowing rocks about, fixing leaks, cooking, cleaning, typing, answering letters, removing slugs. Accommodation is basic Youth Hostelstyle. A sleeping bag, torch, strong work clothes, wellingtons and waterproof clothing are essential. No animals or illegal drugs. If bringing children, volunteers are asked to bring a friend to look after them whilst working. Volunteers should arrive on a Monday, not Sunday. No work is organised for volunteers at the weekend, but they may stay through until the following Monday. Travel to Machynlleth is easy by car, train or bus. From there the 3 mile walk to the Centre (on the Dolgellau road, A487) can be enjoyable, especially along the back road. Buses run erratically to nearby Pantperthog MondaySaturday. If arriving in Machynlleth in the day, call at the Centre's 'Quarry Shop' in the main street, in case anyone can give lifts to the Centre. If stuck volunteers should telephone the Centre! Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MarchSeptember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Environmental causes. Activities can include: Building/ construction, cooking, gardening/ horticulture, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 70 When to apply: As early in the year as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and bed/ board £5 (waged)/£4 (lowwaged/ claimants) per day MondayFriday. £6/ £5 per day SaturdaySunday. Volunteer benefits: Shared accommodation, food, drinks, soap, shampoo, toothpaste, tampons etc provided. Certification: Can be arranged if requested. UK placements: Wales (Powys). Charity number: 265239 CENTRO CAMUNO DI STUDI PREISTORICI Via Marconi 7 25044 Capo di Ponte Brescia Italy Tel: 00 39 364 42091 Fax: 00 39 364 42572 Email:
[email protected] Website: HTTP//WWW.GLOBALNET.IT/CCSP/CCSP.HTM Contact: Director's office Profile: Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici is a research institute concentrating on the study of prehistory and primitive art, with field projects in Europe, Asia and Africa, and run by a non profitmaking cultural association. Volunteers are needed to participate in the exploration of sites and also for assisting in laboratory, archives and library. Skilled volunteers in computer editing, graphics, topography, photography and translations are welcome. There are projects all year long in Valcamonica, Italy; from MarchApril in the Negev Desert, Israel, and from AugustSeptember in the Helanshan Mountains, Ningxia, China.
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Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, heritage, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Computers, fundraising, library/resource centres, manual work, newsletter/journalism, research, scientific work, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, training, translating, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: January, April, July and October. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, with specific skills. Qualifications required: Deep interest in archaeology, primitive art, anthropology or history of religions. Health requirements: Health insurance and good health. Costs to volunteer: All, including board, lodging, local travel and insurance. Volunteer benefits: Costs are less than half current costs. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Egypt, Morocco); Asia (China, Israel, Jordan); Europe (France, Italy). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. CENTRO DE ATENCION INFANTIL 'PIÑA PALMERA' A.C. Apdo Postal 109 Pochutla Oaxaca 70900 Mexico Tel: 00 52 958 40342 Fax: 00 52 958 40342 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Anna Johansson de Cano Profile: Pina Palmera is a home and rehabilitation centre for handicapped children in a little village, Zipolite on the south coast of the state of Oaxaca in Mexico. The nearest town is Pochutla, about 14km away, and the nearest airport is Huatulco about 40km away. Volunteers with some sort of medical skill, such as doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists etc. are always needed. Volunteers are particularly needed from March to September as this is when they generally have fewer volunteers. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/ medical, human rights, teaching/ assisting (primary). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (general and residential), community work, DIY, first aid, gardening/horticulture, music, newsletter/journalism, social work, summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 15. When to apply: 6 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, welcomed. Qualifications required: Fluent spoken Spanish. Medical skills and rehabilitation experience particularly welcome. Health requirements: Imperative to bring all own medicines and to have appropriate vaccinations. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs, insurance and personal expenses. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, food and cost of visa if volunteers stay for at least 1 year. Certification: Yes, on request a reference may be given.
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Overseas placements: Central America (Mexico). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. CENTRO STUDI TERZO MONDO Via G.B. Morgagni 39 20129 Milan Italy Tel: 00 39 2 2940 9041 Fax: 00 39 2 2940 9041 Email: melotti
[email protected] Contact: The Director Profile: Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 13 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Health care/medical, teaching/assisting. Activities can include: Administration, caring (general), community work, development issues, research, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 25 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Occasionally board and lodging not provided. Travel if less than 6 months stay. Volunteer benefits: Usually board and accommodation and $100 per week and travel if over 6 months. Overseas placements: Africa (Angola, Cape Verde, Chad, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Somalia, Tanzania); South America (Brazil, Ecuador, Peru); Asia (India, Indonesia); Europe (Italy). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Volunteer applicants are only interviewed in special cases and this would be in Rome or Milan, or occasionally in volunteer's town. CHALCS Unit 16 9 Harrogate Road Tech North Leeds W. Yorkshire LS7 3NB UK Tel: +44 (0) 113 262 3892 Fax: +44 (0) 113 295 9596 Contact: Rita Kingston Profile: CHALCS (Chapeltown & Harehills Assisted Learning Computer School) is a 7day week school, open evenings and weekends, to help inner city children from the areas of Chapeltown and Harehills. The school uses computers to encourage children to achieve their full educational potential, and all usual curricula subjects are taught. The children range in ages from 718, and GCSE and A level support is also given. The school has 450 children attending each week and there is a waiting list of over 200. In addition to computer classes, a basic literacy scheme is run to help children reach their correct reading age before moving on to the more advanced computer classes. This scheme is operated by volunteers, and more are urgently needed if they are to match demand for the classes. Children there range from 514 and all are behind with their reading, spelling and arithmetic. Volunteers supported by a qualified teacher run classes to help children reach their correct level of literacy. These classes operate on Thursday evenings between 6.00p.m. and 8.00p.m. and the volunteers come from a wide range of backgrounds. The school is at present looking at gaining some accreditation for volunteers and training is also given by an educational psychologist. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted if offence is not connected with children. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 13 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.).
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Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, inner city problems, teaching/assisting (primary and secondary). Activities can include: Computers, group work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 12 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, if able to read, write and help others. Disabled facilities available. Qualifications required: Interest in developing children. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil, except travel costs to the school. Volunteer benefits: Training given. Certification: Reference. NVQ Level 3 accreditation available. UK placements: England (Yorkshire—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: All volunteers are police checked and interviewed at CHALCS address. Charity number: 1001323 CHANTIERS D'ETUDES MEDIEVALES 4 rue du Tonnelet Rouge F67000 Strasbourg France Tel: 00 33 3 88 37 17 20 Fax: 00 33 3 88 37 17 20 Contact: Florence Roudil Profile: The aim of Chantiers d'Etudes Medievales is to organise voluntary work centres for youngsters. These working sites are devoted to the study and restoration of monuments or sites which date back to the Middle Ages. The working sites are open to volunteers from all countries without discrimination, who work together to carry out a manual task they think useful to society as a whole. The Association is not a travel agency, it offers volunteers an opportunity to meet other youngsters who share the same goal. Through its specific operations on historic sites volunteers are offered not only physical exercise but cultural enrichment as well. They have an opportunity to give new social functions to the monuments they help to save: parks, cultural centres, recreation centres, etc. The outstanding organisation of the Association enables it to welcome all volunteers. Volunteers are taught excavation techniques and will have the opportunity to participate in the study of the finds and the elaboration of its conclusions. The reception is friendly and simple. Accommodation is neither fancy nor hotelstyle. Work is most often on a campbasis. Concrete (hard roof) lodgings (houses, schools, barracks) are the rule when available. The volunteer's financial contribution includes insurance, meals and lodging. For the last 15 years the Association has welcomed each summer 300500 volunteers from over 20 countries who are divided into 20 or 30 member teams. Through its experience the Association aims to preserve a human dimension, in which individuals can still learn to know and appreciate one another. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology, architecture, environmental causes, heritage, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 600 When to apply: Before April. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: English or French speaking, capable of hard work. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Approximately £55 covers board and basic accommodation
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for 15 days. Certification: The Association could give a certificate of participation at the work camp, on request. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. CHANTIERS DE JEUNES PROVENCE/COTE D'AZUR 7 Avenue Pierre de Coubertin La Bocca France Tel: 00 33 4 93 47 89 69 Fax: 00 33 4 93 48 12 01 Contact: Stephane Victorion Profile: Chantiers de Jeunes Provence/ Côte d'Azur needs volunteers to take part in the restoration of historic monuments. Projects consist of 5 hours work in the morning and organised activities such as sailing, climbing and diving in the afternoons and evenings. Camps take place on SanteMargerite island near Cannes or in the Alpes or in Provence. Apply with an international reply coupon and a letter written in French. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted, depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: February, March, April, June, July, August and December. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14, 17 (max.). People and causes: Archaeology, architecture, conservation, environmental causes, heritage, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, catering, manual work, music, sport, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 250 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others, about 15 teenagers. Qualifications required: A little French speaking. Health requirements: Normal. Costs to volunteer: Approximately FF2,000. Volunteer benefits: Food, accommodation and activities. Certification: A certificate for living collectively and for diving sports. Overseas placements: Europe (France, Italy). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but volunteers must speak a little French. Interviews: Applicants for volunteer projects are interviewed in Italy. CHANTIERS HISTOIRE ET ARCHITECTURE MEDIEVALES (CHAM) 5 et 7 rue Guilleminot 75014 Paris France Tel: 00 33 2 43 35 15 51 Fax: 00 33 2 43 20 46 82 Contact: Francoise Blusson Profile: Chantiers Histoire et Architecture Medievales is dedicated to the conservation and restoration of medieval buildings around France. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: April, July, August, October and November. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Architecture, conservation, heritage. Activities can include: Building/ construction, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 600 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Good knowledge of French. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel expenses and contribution of FF150 and FF60 per day for board/lodging.
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Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. CHANTIERS SOCIAUX MAROCAINS (CSM) BP 456 Rabat Morocco Tel: 00 212 7 79 13 70 Contact: The President Profile: CSM organises workcamps in Morocco which concentrate on projects intended to benefit the local community. Apply through International Voluntary Service in Britain or directly as above. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: MayAugust. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Health care/medical, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work, development issues, social work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 300 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Personal expenses and travel. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Overseas placements: Africa (Morocco). CHESHIRE AND WIRRAL FEDERATION OF YOUTH CLUBS 17 Castle Street Chester Cheshire CH1 2DS UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1244 325867 Fax: + 44 (0) 1244 317506 Contact: David Packwood Profile: Cheshire and Wirral Federation of Youth Clubs needs volunteers to work in various youth clubs in disadvantaged housing estates and communities and to assist with a wide ranging programme of youth activities. There are some opportunities to work with Federation HQ team; other opportunities to work with the local youth group or project. The Federation will try to match people with the appropriate placement. Much work takes place during evenings, weekends and holidays. Unless the volunteer has financial support it is best to place local young people with local projects. The work can be linked with NVQ qualification participation 'Certificate of Achievement'. Volunteers with an offending background accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, community work, counselling, driving, fundraising, group work, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, social work, sport, summer camps, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on disability. Qualifications required: Dependent on project, enthusiasm and energy. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Board and lodging. Volunteer benefits: Expenses reimbursed and help to find accommodation if needed. Certification: Youth Achievement
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Awards (ASDAN). UK placements: England (Cheshire, Merseyside). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in Chester. Charity number: 506539 CHESHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST Grebe House Reaseheath Nantwich Cheshire CW5 6DG UK Tel: +44 (0) 1270 610180 Fax: + 44 (0) 1270 610430 Contact: Chris Mahon, The Director Profile: Cheshire Wildlife Trust is the region's leading environmental conservation charity, incorporating Cheshire, Warrington, Halton, Tameside, Trafford, Stockport and Wirral. It safeguards local wildlife by: encouraging practical conservation involving local members; defending plant and animal communites against development through the planning system; caring for over 40 nature reserves covering more than 250 ha, including woodland, meadows, heathland, wetland, coastal dunes and much more; campaigning for wildlife and the environment; managing the county's database on over 400 sites of biological importance; providing advice on all aspects of nature conservation to local authorities, industry and business, farming and local communites; encouraging environmental education at all levels, and through WATCH, the Trust's junior wing. Total UK projects: 20 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, campaigning, forestry, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/ publicity, newsletter/journalism, research, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, mostly office based research and design. Qualifications required: Varies. Health requirements: Nil, as long as Health and Safety regulations are satisfied. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Expenses for work done in work time (mileage), and some small research costs. Certification: Reference if required. UK placements: England (Cheshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed at the office in Nantwich. Charity number: 214927 CHILDREN ON THE EDGE Watersmead Littlehampton W. Sussex BN176LS UK Tel: +44 (0) 1903 850906 Fax: +44 (0) 1903 859296 Contact: Mandy Frith, Project Coordinator Profile: Children on the Edge, a project of The Body Shop Foundation, is involved in the refurbishment of orphanages, the running of healthcare programmes, playschemes and community work. Qualified volunteers are needed for up to a year. There are also 24 week opportunities for unskilled volunteers. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Approximately 5. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.).
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Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (primary and secondary), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), community work, cooking, first aid, fundraising, international aid, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 50. When to apply: All year, but end of January for playscheme. Work alone/with others: With others as part of a team. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but depends on location and working conditions. Qualifications required: Childcare professionals, art and play therapists, mechanics, carpenters etc. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Playscheme volunteers: £800 for air fare, travel, insurance, visa, accommodation and food. Volunteer benefits: Care team volunteers receive $40 per month pocket money. Certification: Successful participants receive volunteer information pack and a fundraising pack. Overseas placements: Europe (Albania, BosniaHerzegovina, Romania). Charity number: 802757R CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY HOLIDAYS LTD 34 Mount Charles Belfast BT 1NZ N. Ireland UK Tel: 01232 245650 Contact: The Deputy Director Profile: Children's Community Holidays Ltd is a nonprofitmaking organisation which is involved primarily with crosscommunity work in Northern Ireland. The winter programme consists of running youth clubs and playgroups in various cities and organising some residential weekend camps for children. During July and August about 800 children aged 816 are are taken on 7day residential holidays. The children are divided into 2 or 3 yearaged groups but are mixed in terms of religious, geographic and economic backgrounds. Volunteer positions offered include minibus drivers, caterers, domestics, matrons, clerical staff, supervisors and directors of holidays. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: July, August and December. Time required: 1 weeks (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children. Activities can include: Administration, catering, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 300 Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Pocket money. UK placements: N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone). CHILDREN'S COUNTRY HOLIDAYS FUND 4243 Lower Marsh Tanswell Street London SE1 7RG UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 928 6522 Fax: +44 (0) 171 401 3961 Contact: The Camps Coordinator Profile: Children's Country Holidays need volunteers to supervise small groups of underprivileged children under the direction of a camp leader, in purposebuilt accommodation for the duration of the eightday holiday camp. Volunteers are expected to participate in and supervise the organised activities and to take an interest in the wellbeing and happiness of these children, aged 812.
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Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, but not if child, sex or drug related. Each case is treated individually. Total UK projects: 1520 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, poor/ homeless. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 150 When to apply: JanuaryApril. Work alone/with others: With experienced leaders. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil. Out of pocket expenses are refunded. Volunteer benefits: Free travel, board, food and training, plus £15 allowance on camp. Certification: Yes if required. UK placements: England (throughout); Wales (Clywd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Only applicants resident in England and Wales for a minimum of 5 years are accepted. Interviews: Applicants will need to attend for separate interview and training. Charity number: 206958 CHILDREN'S EXPRESS (CE) UK Exmouth House 311 Pine Street London EC1ROJH UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 833 2577 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 278 7722 Contact: Joan A. Speers, Development Director Profile: Children's Express (CE) is a programme of learning through journalism for children aged 8 to 18. The aim is to give young people the power and means to express themselves publicly on vital issues that affect them, and in the process to raise their selfesteem and develop their potential. CE reporters and editors research and report stories on subjects of their choice. They also accept commissions from newspapers and magazines. CE operates like a news agency by selling its stories in local, national and regional newspapers and magazines. Children's Express targets children aged 8 to 18 from innercity areas, working with them after school, at weekends and during the holidays. The young people are the workforce, and take responsibility not only for their stories, but the way the programme is run. Every member is required to go through a 1 or 2day induction programme, run by specially trained editors (aged 1418). The younger children, aged 813, are the reporters; editors are older, aged 1418. They take responsibility for editing and overseeing the editorial activities. They work in teams of 5 to develop the story angle and questions. Every aspect of the story, from basic interview to impressions afterwards, is taperecorded. Not only does this mean that the programme is open to all, regardless of academic ability, but it encourages literacy, organisation and good writing. In particular it reinforces numerous aspects of the National Curriculum. The journalists take an extraordinary degree of ownership into the process, from the initial story idea right through to seeing their names on the published article. They run the reports' and editors' board, determine which stories to follow, initiate research and interviews and work together in teams to realise their aims. They organise and run monthly meetings, quarterly training sessions and presentations. The adults in the programme make sure the whole process works. Total UK projects: 2
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Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 156 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 8, 18 (max.). People and causes: Children, inner city problems, young people. Activities can include: Administration, computers, development issues, fundraising, group work, marketing/ publicity, newsletter/journalism, research, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 out of a total of 200. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Mainly in teams. Volunteers with disabilities: No wheelchair access. Qualifications required: Enthusiasm. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Expenses paid on all assignments. Certification: Certificate for training. UK placements: England (London, Tyne and Wear). Charity number: 1043300 CHRISTIAN APPALACHIAN PROJECT 322 Crab Orchard Street Lancaster KY 40446 USA Tel: 00 1 606 792 2219 Fax: 00 1 606 792 6625 Contact: Kathy Kluesener Profile: The Christian Appalachian Project is a nonprofit, interdenominational, service organisation that assists people in Appalachia to become selfsufficient. More specifically, it serves economically, socially, and/or physically disadvantaged people in eastern Kentucky through programmes such as child development, adult education, home repair, elderly programmes, respite care, emergency outreach, summer camps, spouse abuse shelters, teen/youth centres and many more. Volunteers live together sharing meals, prayer, and the challenge of fighting poverty as they support each other through their strong Christian motivation to serve people. One year volunteers receive room and board, a monthly stipend, health insurance and loan deferment information. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 (21 for a 1year position). People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, holidays for disabled, human rights, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (mature and nursery), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), community work, cooking, counselling, driving, group work, manual work, social work, summer camps, teaching, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 500. When to apply: Minimum 7 months in advance for 312 week position, 4 months for 1 year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on disability, just a few positions are available for disabled volunteers. Qualifications required: English language, driving licence, openminded, flexible individuals. Health requirements: Depends on individual case. Costs to volunteer: Return fare to Kentucky and visa costs. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Longterm (1 year) volunteers receive $100 per month, health insurance and loan deferment information. Certification: Possible. Overseas placements: North America
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(USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in Kentucky. CHRISTIAN FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN & AGING (CFCA) 1 Elmwood Avenue Kansas City Kansas 661033719 USA Tel: 00 1 800 875 6564/1 913 384 6500 Fax: 00 1 913 384 2211 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Volunteer Director Profile: Christian Foundation for Children and Aging is a sponsorship organisation run by Catholic lay people striving to fulfil the educational, nutritional, healthcare and spiritual needs of poor children and ageing peoples throughout the world. CFCA volunteers strive to work with and understand the plight of the poor. Responsibilities include teaching, translation (SpanishEnglish), childcare, healthcare, parish work. The religious affiliation is Catholic; if volunteers are not Catholic, they must be comfortable with living in Catholic religious or lay communities. All projects are for a minimum of 52 weeks except for some 26week opportunities in India. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (mature, nursery and primary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), community work, computers, cooking, gardening/horticulture, group work, social work, teaching, translating, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Work with local religious community. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Desire to serve and live with the poor. Previous experience useful. Spanish/Portuguese for Latin America. Costs to volunteer: Travel, insurance and living expenses. Volunteers recruit their own sponsors. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Overseas placements: Africa (Madagascar, Nigeria); Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua); South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela); Asia (India, Philippines). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Volunteer candidates are required to go to Kansas City, Kansas, USA for an interview/orientation. CHRISTIAN OUTREACH 1 New Street Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV31 1HP UK Tel: +44 (0) 1926 315301 Fax: +44 (0) 1926 885786 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Kay Bugg Profile: Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 6 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 22 People and causes: Children, health care/medical, refugees. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, building/construction, caring (residential), community work,
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development issues, religion, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Very few. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, possibly. Qualifications required: Christian commitment. Costs to volunteer: Travel to UK for overseas volunteers. Volunteer benefits: Food, accommodation, insurance, travel and £90 pocket money per month. Overseas placements: Africa (Mozambique, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania); Asia (Cambodia, Vietnam). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the offices in Leamington Spa. Charity number: 280245 CHRISTIAN WELFARE & SOCIAL RELIEF ORGANISATION PO Box 981 39 Soldier Street Freetown Sierra Leone W. Africa Tel: 00 232 22 229779 Fax: 00 232 22 224533 Contact: Rudolph David Hill, Director Profile: Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation was established in 1980 as nongovernmental, nonpolitical and nonprofitable, but active in the field of rural grassroots development in the different villages where education, health and other facilities are not available. The organisation is engaged in literacy programmes, caring for street children, displaced children, refugees, dropouts, orphans, neglected school children, children affected by the civil war, farming, settingup literacy classes and vocational training centres, caring for handicapped/aged/ adults/youths, exchange programmes, rehabilitation/ relief work, emergency relief supplies, providing shelter for displaced children, refugees, orphans, chldren affected by the civil war, sponsorship of schoolgoing children and adults, caring for displaced handicapped and the aged, setting up mobile health centres in the different camps and assisting the children, youths/adults in each village to know more about their culture and the culture of the volunteer as well. The organisation also recruits volunteers to assist in each camp village project for development. The camp programme is to teach and educate the rural dwellers to know about their culture and traditions, and access to services. The daily conversation of the camp programme is in English and the volunteers receive no pay. An orientation programme is strictly compulsory. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 10 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, animal welfare, archaeology, architecture, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/medical, heritage, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, buiding/construction, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, manual work, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, religion, research, scientific work, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching,
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technical skills, training, translating, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 125. When to apply: All year, one month before any camp programme. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, they are sent to the Cheshire Homes where projects are ongoing. Qualifications required: Nil, but teachers need qualifications. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and £475 (13 months), £950 (6 months), £1,900 (1 year). Volunteer benefits: Above includes accommodation, immigration, registration, work permits and internal transport. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Sierra Leone). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. CHRISTIANS ABROAD 1 Stockwell Green London SW9 9HP UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 346 5950 Fax: +44 (0) 171 346 5955 Email:
[email protected]. uk Contact: Kevin Cusack Profile: Christians Abroad is the only organisation providing vocational information and advice about working in the Third World to people of any faith or none. World Service Enquiry, the information activity of Christians Abroad, has information on voluntary and paid opportunities, short or longterm in aid, development and mission agencies, for both skilled/qualified or unskilled people. The comprehensive free information guide, updated annually, is geared mainly to unskilled people without professional experience. It gives details about how to start a search for work overseas, outlines organisations with information on development issues and those international organisations recruiting volunteers, with useful addresses to contact. For those considering where and how they can best use their experience abroad, World Service Enquiry also provides onetoone vocational guidance interviews. It provides a forum to discuss interest in working overseas and possible ways forward. For those already qualified with some work experience, Christians Abroad publishes a regular jobs list, Opportunities Abroad, on subscription, which contains uptodate vacancies (overseas and in the UK) from international and UK agencies. It also holds a database of skilled personnel seeking contracts overseas. This is searched on the request of agencies with urgent vacancies who need suitably experienced people. Volunteers with offending backgrounds are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Many. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 104 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Aids/HIV, archaeology, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/medical, heritage, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, campaigning, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, first aid, forestry, fundraising, gardening/
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horticulture, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, religion, research, scientific work, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, translation, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Many. When to apply: Between 6 months1 year in advance. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Language helps, especially Portuguese, French, Spanish. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Varies from £50 to £2,000 per project. Volunteer benefits: Vary, accommodation usually provided and often local salary. Certification: Written reference on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, C. African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Egypt, Equat. Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tomé/Pr., Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Central America (Antigua/Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, St KittsNevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad/Tobago, Turks/Caicos Isles, Virgin Islands); North America (Canada, USA); South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela); Asia (Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea—N, Korea—S, Laos, Lebanon, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen); Australasia (Kiribati, Micronesia, Pacific Islands, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Vanuatu); Europe (Albania, Belgium, BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldavia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Generally no restrictions but some organisations require volunteers to be British nationals. Interviews: Applicants are not interviewed. Charity number: 265867 CHRISTLICHER FRIEDENSDIENST DEUTSCHER ZWEIG e.v. Rendeler Strasse 911 60385 Frankfurt/Main Germany Tel: 00 49 69 45 90 71 Fax: 00 49 69 46 12 13 Contact: G. Wolf Profile: Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig e.v. conducts international work camps on ecological and peace projects for volunteers. Volunteers work in children's centres, on conservation projects etc. which require light manual work and occasionally campaigning activities. Ample time is provided for the discussion of questions that arise from the work and for leisure activities. Applications must not be made to Germany. Please apply only to
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the English branch: YAP/Methold House, North Street, Worthing, W. Sussex BN11 1DU. Tel: 01903 528619. Fax: +44 (0) 1903 528611. Volunteers with offending backgrounds are accepted if they accept the conditions. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Campaigning, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: As early as possible. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Overseas placements: Africa (Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia); Central America (Cuba, Honduras, Mexico); South America (Peru); Asia (Armenia, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Russia, Syria); Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions except occasionally in some camps because of special grants. CHRYSALIS YOUTH PROJECT 65a Fryston Road Airedale Castleford West Yorkshire WF10 3EW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1977 603756 Contact: Jane Masterman Profile: Chrysalis Youth Project was originally sponsored by The Rank Foundation. It is a community facility with a gokart track and training centre and depends on volunteers to manage, run and organise the project. In return they will be put through an OCN accredited training. This training is to bridge the gap between leaving school and further education or employment. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, depending on each individual case. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, unemployed, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Administration, caring (general), catering, community work, computers, driving, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, marketing/publicity, outdoor skills, social work, sport, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 18 When to apply: Any time. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Yorkshire—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: There is an interview selection process which takes place at the office. Charity number: 1066871 CHURCH ARMY TASK FORCE The Wilson Carlile College of Evangelism 50 Cavendish Street Sheffield S3 7RZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1142 787020 Contact: David Booker Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JulySeptember. Time required: 46 weeks (min.) 52
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weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Elderly people, offenders / exoffenders, poor / homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Caring (general), community work, religion, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Committed Christian evangelist. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Everyday living expenses i.e. pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. UK placements: England (throughout); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). CHURCH MISSION SOCIETY Britain Experience Placements 157 Waterloo Road London SE1 8UU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 928 8681 Fax: +44 (0) 171 401 3215 Contact: Jeremy Thompson Profile: The Church Mission Society (CMS) is a voluntary society within the Anglican Church established in 1799, working in partnership with Asian, African and East European churches; sending and receiving personnel to share in and learn from each other's mission. Britain Experience Placements provide exciting opportunities to form crosscultural relationships and grow spiritually through being involved in a parish or project in Britain. Britain Experience Placements are generally in multicultural, inner city areas. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Each case is assessed separately. Total UK projects: 12 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: January and September. Time required: 28 weeks (min.) 78 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (nursery), unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, caring (general), community work, driving, group work, library/resource centres, manual work, music, religion, social work, summer camps, teaching, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 15 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With local people. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on the nature of the disability. Qualifications required: British residents, Christian. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All. Volunteer benefits: Occasional board, lodging and pocket money. Training and reorientation courses. Certification: No certificate, but CMS could confirm involvement. The local supervisor may give references. UK placements: England (Derbyshire, Lancashire, London, Manchester, West Midlands, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Volunteers must be British. Interviews: Interviews take place in London. Charity number: 220297 CHURCH MISSION SOCIETY Overseas Experience Placements 157 Waterloo Road London SE1 8UU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 928 8681 Fax: +44 (0) 171 401 3215 Contact: Jeremy Thompson
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Profile: The Church Mission Society (CMS) is a voluntary society within the Anglican Church established in 1799, working in partnership with Asian, African and East European churches; sending and receiving personnel to share in and learn from each other's mission. Overseas Experience Placements provide exciting opportunities to form crosscultural relationships, to grow spiritually through contact with the national church and to gain experience in Africa, Asia and Eastern Europe. Church Mission Society Overseas Experience Placements can be arranged together with a Church Mission Society British Experience Placement. Overseas locations vary each year. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Each case is assessed separately. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 40 Starting months: January and September. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 78 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, disabled (mentally), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/medical, inner city problems, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, building/construction, caring (general and residential), community work, computers, development issues, driving, group work, library/resource centres, manual work, music, religion, social work, summer camps, teaching, visiting/ befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 1525 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With local people. Qualifications required: British residents, Christian, professional qualifications/ experience or graduates preferred. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All. Volunteer benefits: Training and reorientation courses. Occasionally board, lodging and pocket money. Certification: No certificate. CMS ccould confirm involvement. Overseas supervisor may give references. Overseas placements: Africa (Egypt, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda); Asia (Bangladesh, India, Japan, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Taiwan); Europe (Czech Republic, Romania, Russia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: British volunteers only. Interviews: Interviews take place in London. Charity number: 220297 CHURCH MISSION SOCIETY Project Experience 157 Waterloo Road London SE1 8UU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 928 8681 Fax: +44 (0) 171 401 3215 Contact: Jeremy Thompson Profile: The Church Mission Society (CMS) is a voluntary society within the Anglican Church, established in 1799, working in partnership with Asian, Africa and East European churches; sending and receiving personnel to share in and learn from each other's mission. Project Experience provides exciting opportunities for young Christians to go as part of a group and live alongside national Christians in Asia, Africa or Eastern Europe, sharing their lifestyle, witness, worship, hopes and aspirations. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Each case is assessed separately. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 5 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children,
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conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, inner city problems, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting, (EFL), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (general), community work, computers, development issues, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, religion, sport, summer camps, teaching, visiting/ befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 45 When to apply: Before 9 April for summer placement. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability. CMS would not be able to place wheelchair users. Qualifications required: British residents, Christian. Health requirements: Health clearance required; innoculations vary according to location. Costs to volunteer: All. Volunteer benefits: Training, debriefing and experienced leaders. Certification: No certificate. CMS could confirm involvement. Group company leaders may give references. Overseas placements: Africa (Kenya, Sierra Leone); Asia (China, Lebanon). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: British volunteers only. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed. Location varies. Charity number: 220297 CHURCH OF ENGLAND YOUTH SERVICE Church House Great Smith Street London SW1P3NZ UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 222 9011 Fax: +44 (0) 171 233 1094 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Peter Ball Profile: Church of England Youth Service asks that in the first instance enquiries should be made to the National Youth Service at Church House, as above. Depending on the time of year the enquiry is made, opportunities could be available in any part of the country. The benefits to the volunteer are opportunities to develop new skills and experience living and working in new communities. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Caring (general), community work, counselling, group work, international aid, music, newsletter/journalism, religion, social work, summer camps, teaching, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: 6 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Contribution if possible. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging usually. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (throughout except for Leicestershire); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys).
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CHURCH'S MINISTRY AMONG JEWISH PEOPLE, THE (CMJ) 30c Clarence Road St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 4JJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1727 833114 Fax: +44 (0) 1727 848312 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Sheila Wright: Israel Volunteers Profile: The Church's Ministry Among Jewish People (CMJ) has a 3fold aim: evangelism, to share the gospel widely, particularly with Jewish people; encouragement, to support and encourage Jewish believers in Jesus; education, to teach the Church about its Jewish roots. In Israel CMJ runs three centres/guest houses where Messianic congregations meet and accommodation is provided for conferences/students at Bible college. In Jerusalem it runs The Anglican School and also Shoresh Tours who run study tours of Israel. CMJ workers in South Africa, Argentina, Ireland and UK work with and train churches in evangelism to Jews. The Simeon Centre in North London is the centre for a growing Messianic congregation. Shalom Magazine is sent out from St Albans. Bible Come to Life exhibition is a travelling exhibition which visits schools/churches during the year. Volunteers are involved in the 3 centres/guest houses in Israel where they help with the daytoday running of the centres carrying out mainly domestic/ maintenance or reception duties. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 3 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 13 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 Activities can include: Administration, catering, cooking, DIY, gardening/ horticulture, manual work, religion. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3050 When to apply: 3 months prior to start. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Individual enquiries always welcome. Qualifications required: Committed Christians involved in local church. Health requirements: Nil, good health. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs and medical insurance amount to approximately £300. Voluntary church support is £20 per week. Volunteer benefits: Board and accommodation, pocket money. Certification: Written reference if requested. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but volunteers from other countries must arrange visas if necessary. Charity number: 228519 CHURCHTOWN OUTDOOR ADVENTURE CENTRE Lanlivery Bodmin Cornwall PL30 5BT UK Tel: +44 (0) 1208 872148 Fax: +44 (0) 1208 873377 Contact: The Head of Care Profile: Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre provides outdoor, environmental and adventurous training courses accessible to everyone, regardless of degree of special need. As well as the more traditional courses in ecology and outdoor pursuits, a new development is the provision of personal development programmes which concentrate on personal growth, encouraging a positive image of self and promoting selfconfidence. The Centre is attractively converted and well equipped with an indoor swimming pool, farm, nature reserve and attractive grounds. Sailing and canoeing takes place on the nearby River Fowey and the Centre is only 5
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miles from the coast. Ten volunteers are needed at a time to support the professional staff. Accommodation is in a shared house adjacent to the main Centre. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Animal welfare, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, holidays for disabled, teaching/ assisting (EFL, nursery, primary, secondary), unemployed, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), catering, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, if able to assist others with special needs. Individually assessed. Qualifications required: Enthusiasm. Health requirements: Must be fit. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to and from Centre. Volunteer benefits: Full board and lodging and £20 per week for a stay of 3 or more weeks. UK placements: England (Cornwall). CIT 4th Floor 393 City Road London EC1V 1NE UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 713 5093 Fax: +44 (0) 171 833 1169 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Jaf Shan Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 2 or 3 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Poor/homeless. Activities can include: Building/ construction, development issues, driving, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, social work, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: As part of a team. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, dependent on disability. Qualifications required: 23 years experience of overseas or voluntary work. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Fare and expenses sometimes. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and basic pay equivalent to basic local wage. Overseas placements: Africa (South Africa); Central America (Nicaragua). CITIES IN SCHOOLS (CiS) 6061 Trafalgar Square London WC2N 5DS UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 839 2899 Fax: +44 (0) 171 839 6186 Contact: The Director Profile: CiS is an organisation that helps children who have difficulties at school, to build their confidence and selfimage. Volunteers are needed to help such children and young people in local projects. There is free training provided. The organisation's projects are usually smallscale but there are larger programmes run during vactions. Total UK projects: 3 Total overseas projects: 0
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Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Free training given. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Free training given. UK placements: England (London); Wales (Gwent). CLEVELAND WILDLIFE TRUST Bellamy Pavillion Kirkleatham Old Hall Kirkleatham Redcar Cleveland TS10 5NW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1642 480033 Fax: + 44 (0) 1642 480401 Contact: May Mo, Community Wildlife Officer Profile: Cleveland Wildlife Trust is an independent voluntary nature conservation organisation first set up in 1979. It is a member of the Wildlife Trusts, a national partnership of 47 County Trusts. The aims of the Trust are primarily to: promote nature conservation in the community; acquire and manage nature reserves (it currently manages in excess of 130 hectares of land); monitor biological and geological resources; liaise with local authorities to promote regard for nature conservation; offer practical advice on nature conservation to landowners. An important instrument of these aims is the 'Greenfingers Team', the volunteer arm of the Trust, set up to involve local people in the practical conservation and management of their environment. It seeks to encourage ecological diversity throughout the built environment and to bring new life to derelict land within Teesside. It is the Trust's policy to involve all sectors of the community, of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and disabilities towards these ends. Volunteers require no previous experience just lots of enthusiasm. They will receive onthejob training in an informal atmosphere and, if they desire, can go on to participate more fully assisting with the organisation and running of activities/projects. Limited opportunities may also arise for those with a longer term commitment, for NVQ training to level 2 in Landscapes and Ecosystems. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, community work, computers, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 500. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Possibly, depends on extent of disability. Each case individually assessed. Qualifications required: Nil, but practical skills useful. Health requirements: Any medical conditions (illness, allergy or physical disability) that may require treatment/ medication or which affect the volunteer working with machinery must be notified to the Trust in advance. Tetanus injections must be up to date. Costs to volunteer: Packed lunch. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs to and from pickup points for projects are reimbursed, maximum £50 per month.
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Availability of reimbursements is currently being reviewed subject to budget allocation. Certification: Reference if requested. UK placements: England (Tees Valley). Charity number: 511068 CLUB DE VIEUX MANOIR 10 rue de la Cossonnerie F75001 Paris France Tel: 00 33 1 45 08 80 40 Fax: 00 33 1 42 21 38 79 Contact: Therese Beckelynck, Animatrice Permanente Profile: Club de Vieux Manoir, founded in 1953, is a volunteer organisation formed of young people who want to spend some of their spare time doing rescue and restoration work (under direction) on ancient monuments and sites. On the different sites two aims are pursued: the historic monuments and places which form part of the national heritage are restored and brought to life; the participants are offered a leisure activity where they can work with their hands and at the same time learn about different techniques. The young people, divided into groups, share the daytoday organisation of the camp and site: everybody lends a hand to achieve a common objective. The monuments and sites undertaken are always open to the public. Usually they belong to local councils or societies, thus after the work is finished the building continues to be of use. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January December. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 15 People and causes: Archaeology, architecture, conservation, heritage, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 4,000 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Costs to volunteer: Approximately £7 per day. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation in tents. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. CLUB UNESCO AU MONDE DES LECTEUR (CUML) BP 4671 Kinshasa 2 7 Rue Meteo No. 7 Djelo Binza (Delvaux), Zone de Ngaliema Kinshasa Zaire Contact: Atumanu Mbanza Profile: CUML, founded in 1983, is a nongovernmental organisation concerned with voluntary services committed to improving the standard of life in Zaire. Its voluntary workers are active in every sphere of life, health, agriculture, the environment, social issues, education, the economic and the cultural. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, heritage, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (general), catering, community work, development issues, forestry, gardening/horticulture, group work, international aid, social work, teaching.
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1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 150. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Food, accommodation, pocket money and some travel expenses. Overseas placements: Africa (Zaire). Nationalities of volunteers accepeted: No restrictions. COLLÈGE LYCÉE CÉVENOL INTERNATIONAL ChambonsurLignon 434000 Haute Loire France Tel: 00 33 4 71 59 72 52 Fax: 00 33 4 71 65 87 38 Contact: M. le Directeur Profile: Collège Lycée Cévenol International Workcamp takes place in the Massif Central. The surrounding country is wooded and mountainous and provides an invigorating setting for the camp activities. The present school at ChambonsurLignon has been partly built by workcamps held at the site. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Number varies. Starting months: July. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Architecture, environmental causes. Activities can include: Building/ construction, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, food and all other facilities. Free registration. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. COLORADO TRAIL FOUNDATION 548 Pine Song Trail Golden Colorado 80401 USA Tel: 00 1 303 526 0809 Contact: President of the Foundation Profile: The Colorado Trail Foundation builds and maintains a 500 mile trail built across the Continental Divide which is very remote from civilization. Some crews backpack, some drivein and others 'jeepin'. Each crew has a trained leader. Most projects are at high altitude. Leaders and base camp work on a 4day week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JuneAugust. Time required: 1 week (min.) 10 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, wildlife. Activities can include: Building/ construction, forestry, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 300500 When to apply: February to May. Work alone/with others: With others, a trail crew. Health requirements: Good physical condition. Costs to volunteer: Travel, pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Food, tools and hard hats.Time to explore. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. COMMUNITY ACTION PROJECTS Daw Suu Student Centre University of York
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Heslington York N. Yorkshire YO1 5DD UK Tel: +44 (0) 1904 433133 Fax: +44 (0) 1904 433724 Contact: Kat Hewitt, Camp Organiser Profile: Community Action Projects runs three types of holiday for a total of 200 children who would not normally get a holiday; most have special needs because they come from low income, broken or unsettled family backgrounds. Total UK projects: 7 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: March, April, July and August. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), poor/homeless, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, catering, driving, first aid, group work, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 When to apply: 1 month before. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Nil, experience with young people and first aid helpful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil except travel costs to York. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and food. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Derbyshire, Yorkshire—N). COMMUNITY MUSIC WALES 2 Leckwith Place Canton Cardiff CF1 8PA Wales UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1222 387620 Fax: +44 (0) 1222 387620 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Eileen Smith Profile: Community Music Wales aims to make music available to people who would normally be marginalised in society e.g. people with learning difficulties, people with physical disabilities, people with mental health problems, people from ethnic minorities, young offenders. Its aim is to create and promote musicmaking opportunities for people of all ages, skills and experience. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 40 approximately. Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: JanuaryNovember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), inner city problems, offenders / exoffenders. Activities can include: Music. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: None. Volunteer benefits: Expenses paid. UK placements: Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd). Charity number: 1009867 COMMUNITY PARTNERS' ASSOCIATION (COPA) Willow Pool Oaksey Road Poole Keynes Gloucestershire GL7 6DZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1285 861485 Fax: +44 (0) 1285 861485 Contact: Sebert Lane, Chairman
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Profile: Community Partners' Association (COPA) is a small, but very active charity working in poor rural villages in the Dominican Republic. In the village of La Hoya COPA has completed the construction of a school for approximately 400 children up to Year 8 and a Pre School. It has also built, and maintains, a rural clinic there. Nearby, Bombita is occupied entirely by very poor migrant Haitians where COPA has built and maintained a school for 325 children. A clinic will follow during 1998/9. The aim of COPA is to provide the expertise and finance to help very poor communities to help themselves. The communities have therefore been heavily involved as volunteers in the construction. Work groups from the USA and the UK travel to the Dominican Republic for periods of 2 or 3 weeks to work alongside the local people on the building site and in the school. The COPA projects are run by 2year volunteers directed by a young onsite Project Director with strong support from the UK. Shortterm volunteers are also welcome for periods of less than 1 year. The teachers are all Dominican and one of the principal roles of volunteers is to support them in the classroom and also to teach English to the older students. They greatly help visiting work groups as translators. There is usually administrative work to be done for those with computer skills. COPA is a Methodist organisation and expects volunteers to work in sympathy with its Christian aims. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: JanuaryDecember (except October). Time required: 5 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, health care/medical, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting (EFL, nursery, primary and secondary), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, computers, development issues, teaching, translating, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 5 out of a total of 6 volunteers. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on disability. Qualifications required: Alevel and ability to converse in Spanish. Health requirements: Good health essential. Costs to volunteer: Return air fare and subsistence (approximately £200 per month). Volunteer benefits: Free accommodation and utilities. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Central America (Dominican Republic). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in Gloucester. Charity number: 1027117 COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (CSV)—Eastern Region Unit 4 Negus Yard Homerton Street Cambridge CB22NZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1223 412610 Fax: +44 (0) 1223 413908 Contact: Jane Horriben Profile: CSV invites all young people aged 16 to 35 to experience the challenge, excitement and reward of helping people in need. Each year it places 3,000 volunteers on projects throughout the UK, working with elderly or homeless people, adults or children with disabilities, learning difficulties or mental illness, and young people who are in care or in trouble. No volunteer is ever rejected. Volunteers
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work hard, have fun and gain valuable experience working away from home for 4 to 12 months. There are specialist projects for volunteers with disabilities (physical and learning), and CSV would welcome more applications from people with disabilities. Volunteers from outside the UK are accepted but they must pay a charge (currently £490) and satisfy UK visa requirements. Specialist schemes, prerelease volunteering and Local Action, cater for people with offending backgrounds. Volunteers need to be prepared to work flexible hours, but not more than 40 hours per week. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 800 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, young people. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), community work, cooking, counselling, driving, group work, social work, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3,000 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and £24 per week for 40 hour week. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at CSV office nearest to volunteer. Charity number: 291222 COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (CSV)—GB 237 Pentonville Road London N1 9NJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 278 6601/free 0800 374 991 Fax: +44 (0) 171 837 9621 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://www.csv.org.uk Contact: Val Adem Profile: CSV invites all young people aged 16 to 35 to experience the challenge, excitement and reward of helping people in need. Each year it places 3,000 volunteers on projects throughout the UK, working with elderly or homeless people, adults or children with disabilities, learning difficulties or mental illness, and young people who are in care or in trouble. No volunteer is ever rejected. Volunteers work hard, have fun and gain valuable experience working away from home for 4 to 12 months. There are specialist projects for volunteers with disabilities (physical and learning) and CSV would welcome more applications from people with disabilities. Volunteers from outside the UK are accepted but they must pay a charge (currently £490) and satisfy UK visa requirements. Volunteers need to be prepared to work flexible hours but not more than 40 hours per week. Specialist schemes, Local Action, cater for vulnerable people from disadvantaged backgrounds, such as substance misusers, homeless people, young people looked after by local authorities and young offenders, who may need special encouragement to volunteer. Opportunities are available for these volunteers to work parttime
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locally on one of many CSV Local Action schemes nationwide while receiving prorata weekly allowance, food, travel expenses and supervision. Total UK projects: 800 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, young people. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), community work, cooking, counselling, driving, group work, social work, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2,200 When to apply: 68 weeks before start. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and £24 per week for 40 hour week. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions providing they have a visa to work in the UK. Interviews: Volunteers are interviewed at the CSV office nearest to them. Charity number: 291222 COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (CSV)—Midlands St Peter's Urban Village Trust College Road Saltley Birmingham West Midlands B8 3TE UK Tel: + 44 (0) 121 327 1351 Fax: +44 (0) 121 328 7135 Contact: Parminder Gill Profile: CSV is the UK charity which places over 3,000 young people every year in fulltime voluntary work. If volunteers are aged between 16 and 35, are willing to move away from home and can offer a minimum commitment of 4 months, CSV guarantees to find them a placement working directly with people who need their help. Anyone can become a CSV: no specific qualifications are needed, just enthusiasm, energy and time. CSV matches interests, experience and skills of volunteers with people throughout the UK who need their help, from befriending homeless young people in hostels to working alongside people with special needs. Other CSVs help people with disabilities live independently in their own homes, or act as positive role models to young people in inner city flats. Volunteers could be placed in a day centre, a hostel, a hospital or someone's home, wherever their help is most needed. 1 week's holiday after 4 months if returning. Volunteers with an offending background accepted. Total UK projects: 800 plus. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (mature, nursery, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, caring (day, general and residential), community work, counselling, social work, teaching, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year:
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Approximately 3,000. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to interview. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, including heat and light, travel and pocket money per week £24 and food allowance £29. Certification: Yes, certificate. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Down); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews at local regional office. Charity number: 291222 COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (CSV)—Northern Third Floor Auburn House Piccadilly Bradford BD1 3NU UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1274 737266 Fax: + 44 (0) 1274 772190 Contact: Catherine Temple Profile: CSV invites all young people aged 16 to 35 to experience the challenge, excitement and reward of helping people in need. Each year it places 3,000 volunteers on projects throughout the UK, working with elderly or homeless people, adults or children with disabilities, learning difficulties or mental illness, and young people who are in care or in trouble. Volunteers work hard, have fun and gain valuable experience working away from home for four to twelve months. There are specialist projects for volunteers with disabilities (physical and learning) and CSV would welcome more applications from people with disabilities. Specialist schemes, prerelease volunteering and Local Action, cater for people with offending backgrounds. Volunteers need to be prepared to work flexible hours, but not more than 40 hours per week. 1 week's holiday after four months if returning. Total UK projects: 800 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, young people. Activities can include: Administration, caring (day, general and residential), community work, cooking, counselling, driving, group work, social work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3,000 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and £24 per week for 40 hour week. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Volunteers from outside the UK are accepted, but they must pay a charge (currently £500) and satisfy UK visa requirements. Interviews: Interviews take place in Bradford. They are nonselective. Charity number: 291222 COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (CSV)—South East Wenlock House 4143 North Street
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Brighton East Sussex BN1 1RH UK Tel: +44 (0) 1273 748811 Fax: +44 (0) 1273 748855 Contact: Peter Gilheany Profile: At the heart of CSV's work is the belief that everybody has something to offer, so it operates a unique nonrejection policy. CSV's National Network has for over 30 years been placing volunteers aged 1635 as fulltime carers with people nationwide. This is a unique opportunity to learn and gain in confidence while making a real contribution to the community, enabling people with disabilities or mental health problems, or people who are homeless or in trouble to lead fuller, more independent lives. CSV has a wider range of placements than other similar organisations. Volunteers go where their help is most needed: that could be any one of over 800 projects including schools, group homes, hostels, and individuals' own homes. Every volunteer has a local member of CSV staff responsible for them and for organising regular events and networking opportunities. Volunteering with CSV has been shown to improve selfconfidence and employability. Over 3,000 young people volunteer with CSV every year, will you be the next one? Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: Approximately 800. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 40 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), community work, cooking, counselling, driving, first aid, group work, social work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Unlimited. When to apply: All year, especially encouraged in the summer. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Wellstructured, supported placement with housing, weekly allowance, food, and travel costs built in; valuable experience, regular, structured supervision and excellent addition to CV. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at CSV's local offices and in some home counties. Charity number: 291222 COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (CSV)—South West 17 Midland Road St Philips Bristol BS2 OJT UK Tel: +44 (0) 1179 9080070 Fax: +44 (0) 1179 9081103 Contact: Sue Mennear Profile: CSV invites all young people aged 16 to 35 to experience the challenge, excitement and reward of helping people in need. Each year it places 3,000 volunteers on projects throughout the UK, working with elderly or homeless people, adults or children with disabilities, learning difficulties or mental illness, and young
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people who are in care or in trouble. No volunteer is ever rejected. Volunteers work hard, have fun and gain valuable experience working away from home for four to twelve months. CSV would welcome more applications from people with disabilities. Volunteers need to be prepared to work flexible hours but not more than 40 hours per week. Local Action schemes can be set up for volunteers who need extra support to enable them to volunteer, e.g. people with learning difficulties, substance misusers, young people on probation etc. CSV also places people in young offender institutions as volunteers in the last month of their sentences. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 800 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, young people. Activities can include: Administration, caring (day, general and residential), community work, cooking, counselling, driving, group work, social work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3,000 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and £24 per week for 3540 hour week. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: UK residents and those from countries with which CSV has a partnership. Interviews: Interviews take place in Bristol, Gloucester, Exeter, Oxford, Dorchester, Weymouth and occasionally in other places, too. Charity number: 291222 COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (CSV)—Wales 4th Floor, Arlbee House Greyfriars Road Cardiff CF1 3AE Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1222 666737 Freephone Hotline 0800 374 991 Fax: +44 (0) 1222 666738 Contact: Melanie North Profile: CSV invites all young people aged 16 to 35 to experience the challenge, excitement and reward of helping people in need. Each year it places 3,000 volunteers on projects throughout the UK, working with elderly or homeless people, adults or children with disabilities, learning difficulties or mental illness, and young people who are in care or in trouble. No volunteer is ever rejected. Volunteers work hard, have fun and gain valuable experience working away from home for four to twelve months. There are specialist projects for volunteers with disabilities (physical and learning) and CSV would welcome more applications from people with disabilities. Specialist schemes, prerelease volunteering and Local Action, cater for people with offending backgrounds. Volunteers need to be prepared to work flexible hours, but not more than 40 hours per week. No restrictions on volunteers with offending background. Total UK projects: Approximately 800.
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Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, holidays for disabled, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Caring (day, general and residential), community work, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, first aid, group work, manual work, social work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 300 in Wales. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Applicants from Wales only to this office. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, bills, food allowance and pocket money. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Europe (Portugal). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but volunteers from outside the UK must pay a charge (currently £490) and satisfy UK visa requirements. Interviews: Interviews take place at the Cardiff office if applicants are from Wales. Charity number: 291222 COMMUNITY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS (CSV) EDUCATION 237 Pentonville Road London N1 9NJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 278 6601 ext. 297 Fax: +44 (0) 171 278 1010 Contact: Melanie Elkan Profile: Community Service Volunteers is an organisation which offers people the opportunity to play an active part in the community by volunteering. CSV Education for citizenship is a part of CSV which encourages young people to volunteer in their schools and communities and promotes the involvement of adults volunteering in schools. The scheme known as Adults Other Than Teachers, aims to improve links between schools and the adult community. Pupils gain a great deal from the voluntary support of adults who can offer one to one, or group work time. Volunteers generally offer an hour a week to work with children in areas such as reading support, numeracy, sports, arts, crafts, music or leisure activities. Volunteers do not need to have any experience, they should be interested in children and able to make a commitment of at least a term. Volunteers are required to undergo a formal recruitment procedure, including a police check. Schools will provide the necessary induction and training. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Police check for purposes of child protection will be carried out. Total UK projects: 40 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 10 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (primary). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, music, sport, teaching, theatre/drama, translating, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Generally
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not ideal, but may be possible with consultation with individual schools. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs, ideally volunteers will live close enough to schools to avoid travel costs. Certification: Volunteers have options to follow recognised accredited courses. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Volunteers will be interviewed at the school at which they wish to volunteer. Charity number: 291222 COMPANHEIROS CONSTRUTORES R. Pedro Monteiro 31 Coimbra Portugal Profile: Companheiros Construtores needs volunteers for construction camps on behalf of the socially, physically and mentally underprivileged. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Building/ construction. When to apply: 2 months prior to working. Work alone/with others: With others. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Application fee of US$200. Travel to and from camp. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and insurance. Overseas placements: Europe (Portugal). CONCORDIA (YSV) LTD 2022 Heversham House Boundary Road Hove E. Sussex BN3 4ET UK Tel: +44 (0) 1273 422218 Fax: +44 (0) 1273 422218 Contact: Gwyn Lewis, Volunteer Project Manager Profile: Concordia runs international voluntary work camps. It also runs international voluntary workcamps in the UK for overseas volunteers. However, it needs UK volunteers to act as camp leaders. They must be aged 20 plus and have previous workcamp or leadership experience. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted unless they want to work on a children's camp and their offence was child related. Total UK projects: Approximately 40. Total overseas projects: Approximately 100. Starting months: June. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, architecture, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/medical, heritage, holidays for disabled, inner city problems, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting, unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day and general), community work, cooking, counselling, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, music, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/drama, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, unless disability seriously interferes with the ability to undertake the work or where accessibility to sites is limiting. Qualifications required: Language ability
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for some camps. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Registration fee £70 and travel and insurance. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: Sometimes. Overseas placements: Africa (Morocco, Tunisia); North America (USA); Asia (Armenia, Japan, Lebanon, Russia, Turkey); Europe (Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Generally no restrictions. Charity number: 381668 CONFERENCE ON TRAINING IN ARCHITECTURAL CONSERVATION (COTAC) 429 Oxford Street London W1R 2HD UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 973 3615 Fax: +44 (0) 171 973 3656 Contact: Richard Davies, Director Profile: COTAC was formed 30 years ago to initiate better education for architects who wished to work on the repair and conservation of historic buildings. It is now composed of representatives from the main conservation bodies, the relevant professions, the construction industry, government agencies and educational institutions. As it has evolved, COTAC works for the training of all disciplines and crafts concerned with building conservation: architects, surveyors, engineers, conservation officers, construction managers, facility managers and skilled craftsmen and women. COTAC recognises that conservation is a theme that involves society at all levels, as well as being a positive force for unity within the construction industry. It aims to encourage a general appreciation of the benefits of skilled conservation amongst all sections of the building industry in the community; to identify and encourage the development of general and specialist training in conservation skills at the professional, technical and craft levels; to foster links between centres involved in both formal training and practical conservation in the UK and abroad; to assist in developing appropriate methods for monitoring training standards and specialist qualifications; to encourage funding for the development of courses and other training methods and to support students in the study of architectural conservation and associated craft skills. Total UK projects: 4 Total overseas projects: 3 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Architecture, conservation, heritage, inner city problems. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, building/construction, computers, fundraising, library/resource centres. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As soon as possible. Work alone/with others: With a small team of consultants. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Reasonably literate, numerate, with common sense and the ability to apply themselves. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil, apart from local travel. Volunteer benefits: By negotiation, some contribution to volunteers' expenses may be possible. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: Europe (Finland, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain).
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Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but good competence in English is essential. Charity number: 1036263 CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS IRELAND (CVI) PO Box 3836 Ballsbridge Dublin 4 Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 6681844 Fax: 00 353 1 6681844 Contact: Melanie Hamilton, Operations Manager Profile: Conservation Volunteers Ireland is involved in many projects all over Ireland. Volunteers interested in working with CVI need no previous skills or experience, just energy and commitment. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 20 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week. Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, wildlife. Activities can include: Forestry, group work, outdoor skills, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on project and disability of volunteer. Qualifications required: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and membership. Board and lodging at a reasonable cost. Volunteer benefits: Internal travel. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). CONSERVATION VOLUNTEERS NORTHERN IRELAND (CVNI) Beech House 159 Ravenhill Road Belfast Co. Antrim BT6 OBP N. Ireland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1232 645169 Fax: +44 (0) 1232 644409 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Billy Belshaw Profile: Conservation Volunteers Ireland is a region of British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV), Britain's largest practical conservation charity. It enables people of all ages from all sections of the community to take action in caring for the environment in towns, cities and the countryside. Each year over 80,000 volunteers are equipped and trained to work on thousands of wildlife habitats, pond and coastal work, tree planting, drystone walling and the improvement of access to the countryside. BTCV is striving towards equal opportunities for all, regardless of age, class, colour, disability, employment status, ethnic or national origins, marital status, race, religious beliefs, responsibilities for children or dependants, sex, sexual orientation or unrelated criminal offences. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Each case assessed individually. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 300 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, computers, cooking, driving, forestry, fundraising, group work, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, technical skills, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 350. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. CVNI try to accommodate particular needs.
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Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Unemployed volunteers receive £2.50 per day or £3.50 per day if doing NVQ. Unemployed can do NVQ at no cost. Certification: NVQ in Landscapes and Ecosystems (levels 2 and 3). Chainsaw licence. Pesticide licence. UK placements: N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants for volunteer officers are interviewed at the area office. Other volunteers are not interviewed although there is a volunteer questionnaire. Charity number: 261009 COORDINATING COMMITTEE FOR INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE (CCIVS) UNESCO House 1 Rue Miollis 75732 Paris Cedex 15 France Tel: 00 33 1 45 68 27 31 Fax: 00 33 1 42 73 05 21 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://unesco.org/ccivs and http://www.zis.zcc.net/ccivs Contact: N. Watt, Director or P. Duong, Programme and Administrative Officer Profile: CCIVS was created in 1948 under the aegis of the UNESCO as an international nongovernmental organisation responsible for the coordination of voluntary service worldwide. Its 142 member organisations implement voluntary programmes in the fields of environment, literacy, preservation of cultural heritage, aid to refugees, health service, emergency relief, development, etc. These programmes are generally carried out through workcamps, consisting of a national or an international group working on a common project. Please note that workcamps and longerterm projects are not organised directly by CCIVS, and that they do not recruit volunteers directly. These activities are carried out by CCIVS member organisations who undertake the recruitment. They also have their own disposal directories of Voluntary Service, (one in Africa/Asia, the other in Europe/North America), each costs 30FF (US$6.5, DM11, £3.50 or 5 International Reply Coupons). Please send international reply coupons. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, heritage, human rights, refugees, teaching/assisting, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, building/ conservation, campaigning, caring (general), community work, development issues, first aid, forestry, fundraising, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, manual work, outdoor skills, research, social work, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Varies. Overseas placements: Africa (Algeria, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland,
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Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Central America (Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico); North America (Canada, USA); South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela); Asia (Armenia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Korea—S, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey); Australasia (Australia); Europe (Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine). CORAL CAY CONSERVATION (CCC) LTD The Ivy Works 154 Clapham Park Road London SW47DE UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 498 6248 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 498 8447 Email: WWW.CORALCAY.ORG. Contact: The Volunteer Coordinator Profile: CCC needs volunteers in London to assist in a busy administration centre, recruiting funding and undertaking general administration. In the Isles of Scilly there is an annual expedition to assist the Isles of Scilly Conservation Trust. In Belize, volunteers are needed for marine and forest surveys to assist in the establishment of reserves. In Philippines, surveys are conducted to assist in the Development of the 'Danjuan Island' Marine Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary. Scuba diving training is available. In Indonesia, surveys of the Banggai Islands (Central Salawesi). CCC expeditions are not holidays and definitely not for the fainthearted. The work is hard and the days long, with CCC teams living in basic conditions on remote uninhabited islands for periods of two weeks to three months. The success of a scientific expedition is judged by the quality and quantity of data collected, and the primary aim of any CCC expedition is to provide useful data for coastal zone planning. Since 1986, over 1,000 volunteers have joined CCC projects and have helped establish 7 new marine protected areas worldwide. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted at the discretion of CCC. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 8 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, building/construction, catering, cooking, DIY, first aid, forestry, fundraising, group work, international aid, manual work, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, sport, teaching, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 100. When to apply: 1 month in advance. Work alone/with others: With others in groups. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes but not for severely disabled. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Must be reasonably fit. Costs to volunteer: Overseas from £725 for 2 weeks. Volunteer benefits: Free scuba training available. Certification: Certificate, including scuba diving certification. Reference on request. UK placements: England (Cornwall, London).
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Overseas placements: Africa (Egypt, Seychelles); Central America (Belize); North America (USA); Asia (Indonesia, Philippines). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at prearranged national/international regular venues. Charity number: 1025534 CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST Five Acres Allet Truro Cornwall TR4 9DJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1872 273939 Fax: +44 (0) 1872 225476 Contact: Nick White Profile: Cornwall Wildlife Trust is a member of the Wildlife Trusts, a national partnership of 47 County Trusts. The aims of the Trust are primarily to: promote nature conservation in the community; acquire and manage nature reserves; monitor biological and geological resources; liaise with local authorities to promote regard for nature conservation; offer practical advice on nature conservation to landowners. It is the Trust's policy to involve all sectors of the community, of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and disabilities towards these ends. Volunteers will receive onthejob training in an informal atmosphere and, if they desire, can go on to participate more fully, assisting with the organisation and running of activities and projects. Limited opportunities may also arise for those with a longer term commitment, for NVQ training to level 2 in Landscapes and Ecosystems. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Each case separately assessed. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Computers, driving, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, each case is assessed individually. Qualifications required: Nil, but practical skills useful. Health requirements: Any medical conditions that may require treatment or medication, or which affects the volunteer working with machinery must be notified in advance. Tetanus injections must be up to date. Costs to volunteer: Packed lunch. Certification: Reference if requested. UK placements: England (Cornwall). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the office. CORPORACION PARA DEL DESARROLLO DEL APRENDIZAJE (CDA) Grajales 2561 Santiago Central Chile Tel: 00 56 2 689 1633 Fax: 00 56 2 671 2493 Contact: Helena Rodd or Irma Almeyda Profile: Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje (CDA) is a foundation for the treatment and stimulation of 5 to 18 year olds with neurocognitive deficit, from deprived backgrounds who also attended the normal school system. The family also receives attention. Volunteers may provide auxiliary service to the children and youth, in the preparation of didactic materials, in fundraising and organisational activities, and other
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suitable activities according to the talents shown on their CV. Health requirements: It is preferable that volunteers should have had their wisdom teeth removed before coming. They should be aware that they must not travel to the north of Chile into the mountain regions if there is any heart weakness. (There are no centres in these, but volunteers like to travel and visit.) Also, they should be good and sensible eaters. CDA looks after them through minor illnesses. If they use spectacles, they should bring an extra pair. CDA do try to find volunteers some paid English classes to help out with pocket money. All volunteers are invited to travel with the 'travelling professional' to regions other than that in which they are located. They are also invited to participate in some events in Santiago and these trips are all paid for by CDA. Those interested are provided with literature and professional articles on care. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 15 Starting months: March and July. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 50 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, inner city problems, teaching/assisting (EFL, primary, secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, caring (general), community work, computers, first aid, fundraising, group work, library/resource centres, music, newsletter/journalism, social work, teaching, technical skills, translating, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 23 When to apply: Up to 2 months prior to arrival. Work alone/with others: Depends on project, probably both. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on the disability. Qualifications required: None but Spanish useful, as are art and computer skills. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: All travel, accommodation and living costs. Volunteer benefits: Very cheap board and lodging provided in Santiago and Illapel. It aims to do so in Concepcion and Magallanes also. Certification: Yes, written reference. Overseas placements: South America (Chile); Europe (Finland, Sweden). Charity number: DofL 659 CORRYMEELA COMMUNITY 5 Drumaroan Road Ballycastle Co. Antrim BT54 6QU N. Ireland UK Tel: +44 (0) 12657 62626 Fax: + 44 (0) 12657 62770 Contact: Helen Rooney, Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Corrymeela is a dispersed Christian community, founded in 1964, that is committed to the healing of social, religious, and political divisions that exist in Northern Ireland and throughout the world. Corrymeela seeks to offer people a safe place in which people can meet one another as they are, and thus enable new relationships to grow. Corrymeela's work is grounded on the belief that reconciliation is central to finding new ways to live together, at both personal and societal levels. Each year Corrymeela recruits a team of 10 volunteers to assist the permanent staff in the running of the Ballycastle centre. The commitment is usually for 1 year, starting in September, with two 6month volunteers being added in March. Longterm volunteers form an integral part of the Corrymeela programme. It tries, each year, to include people from a range of social, religious and cultural backgrounds. Usually, about half the team are from outside Northern Ireland. Volunteers help with all aspects of the
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work at Ballycastle, an 8acre residential village on the beautiful north coast of County Antrim. The work includes hosting groups, planning activities, cooking, leading discussions, assisting, housekeeping, showing visitors around, working on reception, singing, leading worship, staffing the tuck shop, driving (if they have a bus driver's licence) and much more. Volunteers share twin rooms, have 2 days off every 10 days and 4 weeks annual holiday. Volunteers give a great deal of themselves, not only to fellow members of the team but also to those who come to the centre. At times this can lead to long working days (up to 16 hours), and the work is not always 'glamorous'. Corrymeela is definitely not a place for those who seek a regular work experience! This, together with the tensions which will be experienced by any small group living together in community, results in a way of life that is challenging, sometimes demanding, but also unusually rewarding and enriching. Approximately 25 volunteers are also needed during each week of July/August for 13 weeks. Total UK projects: 200300 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: March and JulySeptember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, elderly people, teaching/assisting (nursery, primary, secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (general), catering, cooking, counselling, driving, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, religion, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/drama, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1015 When to apply: March (12 month), October (6 month). Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil required, but all skills helpful and valued. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from Corrymeela. Volunteer benefits: Food and accommodation and £22 per week. Certification: Written reference if requested. UK placements: N. Ireland (Antrim). Charity number: XN48052A COTSWOLD COMMUNITY, THE Spine Road West Ashton Keynes Nr Swindon Wiltshire SN6 6QU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1285 861239 Fax: +44 (0) 1285 860114 Contact: The Principal Profile: The Cotswold Community is a villagetype community. It caters for approximately 40 boys, in the age range 918, living in 4 separate households. Preferred age for admission is 912. In addition there is a school and a farm. The emphasis is on small group living as a basis for the healing culture. Most staff and their families live within the Cotswold, helping to create a village type of community. The Community caters for severely emotionally disturbed and abused boys. Their personalities are very fragile and they have few inner controls. They see the world as untrustworthy and hostile and tend to be continuously disruptive and subject to destructive outbursts of anger. These children need to incorporate a positive experience of 'parental' care to repair the damage of their negative actual experience in infancy, and early childhood. The primary task of the Cotswold Community is treatment, and the cornerstone of treatment is the formation of a deep and trusting relationship between a child and a grown up. When the early emotional
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gaps have been filled, the child will begin to evolve. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (primary, secondary), young people. Activities can include: Caring (general and residential), cooking, counselling, DIY, driving, first aid, gardening/ horticulture, group work, music, outdoor skills, social work, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With other staff. Qualifications required: Previous childcare experience, basic living skills. Driving/music/arts/crafts desirable. Health requirements: Nothing that could put children at risk. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging, £24 per week pocket money. Travel to and from project at end of placement. Certification: Written references and testimonials. UK placements: England (Gloucestershire, Wiltshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the Cotswold Community. Charity number: 215301 COUNCIL FOR EDUCATION IN WORLD CITIZENSHIP 15 St Swithin's Lane London EC4N 8AL UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 929 5090 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 929 5091 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Patricia Rogers Profile: Council for Education in World Citizenship: Volunteers needed for educational, research, office administration and computer work. Volunteers with an offending background are possibly accepted. Total UK projects: 3 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, environmental causes, human rights, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/ assisting (primary, secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, community work, computers, development issues, fundraising, marketing/publicity, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 7 When to apply: All year, as early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes in the London office. Qualifications required: Strong motivation, good research, reading and writing. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel costs and a small daily lunch allowance. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London); N. Ireland (Belfast City); Wales (Glamorgan—S). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed, usually in London. Charity number: 313176 COUNCIL OF VOLUNTARY SOCIAL SERVICES 14 Cemetery Road PO Box 435 Belize Tel: 00 501 2 73712/74312 Fax: 00 501 2 74803 31474
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Contact: The Executive Director Profile: The Council of Voluntary Social Services is a coordinating organisation serving voluntary organisation in Belize. Volunteers are needed to serve on the Council's Board of Directors as well as service on ad hoc and standing committees. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 Activities can include: Community work, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 75100 When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Experience in social and community work. Health requirements: Nil. Costs to volunteer: All expenses including pocket money. Volunteers have to find their own accommodation. Overseas placements: Central America (Belize). COVENANTERS 1113 Lower Hillgate Stockport Cheshire SK1 1JQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 161 474 1262 Fax: + 44 (0) 161 474 1300 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Paul Wilcox Profile: Covenanters is an evangelical organisation 'Resourcing the Local Church' in its work with children and young people, by helping them to attract and hold, lead to faith in Christ and equip for service as full members of the church. Covenanters helps churches by offering an age structure covering 020 years, providing training, support and resources for leaders and members. The Covenanter package is Biblebased, churchcontrolled, interdenominational, nonuniformed and flexible. The Holidays Programme for 1019 year olds includes opportunities for Christians aged 16 and upwards to participate as members of leadership teams. All team members attend at least one day's team preparation when they can have input into project planning. More experienced team members are invited to join management groups. MobY (Mobilising Youth) is a brand new initiative launched for 1625 year olds. The aim is to motivate, encourage and enthuse this age group to be involved and to use their gifts and skills. Contact Covies' National Centre for more information. Field Force is Covies regional development involving 9 regions with between 3 and 5 areas in each throughout the UK. Each region will ultimately have a fulltime manager, at present the West Midlands, Scotland North West regions have a fulltime worker. Regional managers will be in place in North West and West Midlands. Total UK projects: 14 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July. Time required: 1 week (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (primary, secondary), young people. Activities can include: Catering, cooking, first aid, group work, music, outdoor skills, religion, sport, summer camps, teaching, training, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: MarchMay. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on the degree of disability. Qualifications required: Not essential but first aid, lifesaving, catering, outdoor pursuits skills useful. Health requirements: Medical certificates for all projects and more required for overseas projects. Costs to volunteer: Subsistence etc. costs
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£85£150 for UK and £800 including travel for overseas. Volunteer benefits: Reductions to above costs may be made at the discretion of the leader. UK placements: England (Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hereford/ Worcs, Lancashire, Manchester, Merseyside, Norfolk, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Warwickshire, West Midlands); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Lothian, Strathclyde, Tayside); Wales (Gwynedd). Overseas placements: Africa (Zambia, Zimbabwe). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 282122 CRESSET HOUSE CAMPHILL VILLAGE PO Box 74 Halfway House 1685 Transvaal South Africa Contact: Ann Haberkorn or Patricia Tippett Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, teaching/assisting. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (residential), community work, cooking, counselling, gardening/horticulture, religion, social work, sport, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 56 When to apply: February/March. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Spoken English and willingness to help wherever needed (workshops, land, houses). Health requirements: Volunteers should be healthy, teeth in good condition. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to and from South Africa. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging, acute medical and dental costs, pocket money R250 per month. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (South Africa). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. CRIME CONCERN Beaver House 147150 Victoria Road Swindon Wiltshire SN1 3BU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1793 863500 Fax: +44 (0) 1793 514654 Contact: Jane McDonald Profile: Crime Concern is a national crime prevention charity specialising in youth crime, criminality prevention, high crime neighbourhoods, women's safety, business and town centre crime, rural crime and school, hospital and passenger safety. It manages over 30 projects across England and Wales, prepares crime surveys, reports and briefings and works in partnership with local authorities, police, housing and youth agencies, businesses and parish councils. Total UK projects: 35 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Children, environmental causes, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, young people. Activities can include: Administration, community work, group work, social work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others.
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Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Nil, interest in community work and young people. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Expenses paid. UK placements: England (Devon, Hampshire, Kent, Leicestershire, Manchester, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, Tyne and Wear, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Wiltshire); Wales (Glamorgan—S). CRISIS 7 Whitechapel Road London El 1DU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 377 0489 Contact: Helen Thorp Profile: Crisis is a grantgiving charitable trust, raising money and giving grants to projects working with homeless people. Also runs the CRISIS Open Christmas, which provides food and shelter for homeless people in London over the Christmas period. Volunteers are needed to help with administration, computer work, wordprocessing, fundraising and public relations work in the London office. Extra volunteers are also needed to help run the Open Christmas project. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryNovember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Poor/homeless. Activities can include: Administration, computers, fundraising, marketing/ publicity. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Blind, deaf and physically disabled welcome. Qualifications required: Nil, except enthusiasm and commitment. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Public liability insurance and travel expenses provided. UK placements: England (London). CROATIAN REFUGEE CAMPS United World College (UWC) of the Adriatic Via Trieste 29 34013 Duino (Trieste) Italy Tel: 00 39 40 373 9221 Fax: 00 39 40 373 9225 Contact: D. B. Sutcliffe, Headmaster Profile: This United World College has been involved in refugee camp work almost since the outbreak of war in the former Yugoslavia, but this work is in constant flux as many camps are being dismantled. Consult the Headmaster for more information. Fax to Italy for application forms. Alternative contact: Shaun, Suncokret, Marusevacka 8, Croatia. Tel: 00 38 41 318756 or 318576. Fax: 00 38 41 339715. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Refugees. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, DIY, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Fax to Italy for application forms. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Subsistence costs. Overseas placements: Europe (Croatia). CRUSADERS Freepost 544 2 Romeland Hill St Albans Hertfordshire
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AL3 4BR UK Tel: +44 (0) 1727 855422 Fax: +44 (0) 1727 848518 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Dr Alen Kerbey, National Director Profile: Crusaders is an international youth organisation helping churches and volunteers reach young people with the Christian message, through youth groups, holiday programmes and special events. The emphasis is on relevance and on equipping volunteers with leadership training, active teaching materials and the latest specialist youth resources, through local and national support. Committed Christians are invited to volunteer as youth leaders for new or existing youth groups, as holiday staff, for short term service opportunities overseas or in the UK. Youth leaders: aged 21 plus, training is given for new leaders in all the important skills. Assistant leaders: aged 17 plus, nominated by local leaders. Group helpers: aged 1516 who have leadership potential and are beginning to assist the group appointed by local leaders. Training through new 'Into Action' programme. Holiday staff: roles include small troup team leaders, speakers, catering staff, programme planners; anyone aged 17 plus, with tremendous energy and enthusiasm for young people can apply; those with gifts in specialist areas such as sports, music, etc. especially welcome. CRUSOE (Crusaders Overseas Expeditions): for any committed young Christian aged 1621 to put faith into practice in projects within a developing country during summer break. Selection weekend in February and debrief weekend in September. Romania project: aged 18 plus, to help Romanian Christians run holiday camps for young people. Fundraisers and supporters, a valuable role for volunteers. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on circumstances and subject to references. Total UK projects: 500 Total overseas projects: 8 Starting months: July, August and September. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 15 People and causes: Children, environmental causes, holidays for disabled, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, building/construction, catering, community work, cooking, development issues, first aid, fundraising, group work, international aid, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, outdoor skills, religion, social work, summer camps, teaching, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Beginning FebruaryCrusoe; MayRomania. All yearUK. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Varies according to vacancy. Sympathetic with Christian basis of the organisation. Health requirements: Need to have good health for heavy overseas projects. Costs to volunteer: £600£1,200 to fund trip for Crusoe Scheme. Certification: Yes. Record of achievement kept and certificate awarded. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Kenya, Seychelles, South Africa, Tanzania,
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Uganda, Zimbabwe); Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua); South America (Boliva, Brazil); Asia (India); Europe (France, Romania). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 223798 THE CRYPT FOUNDATION Forum Stirling Road Chichester W. Sussex PO 19 2EU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1243 786064 Fax: +44 (0) 1243 786930 Contact: Gillian Purvis Profile: The Crypt Foundation is a registered national charity whose aims are to provide opportunities for young people who are disabled, to further their artistic skills or interests whilst living in small groups in the community. A volunteer may be asked to: assist in meeting the more personal needs of the disabled person, such as washing, bathing, toileting, dressing, lifting etc. as appropriate; accompany students to lectures and on other outings of both an academic and social nature; assist with the domestic tasks of the project, such as cooking, cleaning, washing of clothes etc.; seek to improve selfawareness and knowledge of the needs of people who are disabled, by personal experience, reading, attending training courses (if available) and discussion of these; attend, and be prepared to contribute to project meetings. Working hours are determined by the Project Manager, who reserves the right to vary them according to the needs of the students. A rota is arranged and displayed on the project notice board. From time to time volunteers may be asked to attend a project meeting. It is vital to the smooth running of the project that these meetings are attended by all students and volunteers. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (physically). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general and residential), cooking, group work, music. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 30. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers under supervision of Manager. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging plus pocket money. CSV rates plus some travel expenses. Certification: If they take part in CVQ or First Aid courses. UK placements: England (Sussex—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are sometimes held at the project. Charity number: 299206 CUBA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN, THE (CSC) Red Rose Club 129 Seven Sisters Road London N7 7QG UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 263 6452 Fax: +44 (0) 171 561 0191 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Rob Miller Profile: CSC works to develop understanding of Cuba and to build support for the following positions: respect for Cuba's right to sovereignty and independence; an end to the USA's trade blockade against Cuba. Twice a year CSC sends a delegation to join
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groups from other European countries on an international brigade. During their 3 weeks' stay, Brigadistas work with Cubans mainly on agriculture projects. Visits to schools, hospitals, factories and places of cultural and historic interest are organised as well as meetings with representatives of Cuba's mass organisations. The Brigade is an excellent opportunity to witness Cuban society at first hand. A panel considers applications and selects participants. These people are then invited to a preparation weekend in London where sessions are given on Cuban life, daily life on the brigade, and the participants can get to know each other and plan solidarity action. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 2 Starting months: July and December. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Human rights. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1520 When to apply: 34 months prior to departure. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Equal Opportunity selection. Qualifications required: Wish to help Cuba and Cuban people. Membership of CSC. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs and contribution to accommodation, food and local travel (£730 approximately). Volunteer benefits: Will be able to see the real Cuba, experience of a lifetime. Overseas placements: Central America (Cuba). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. CULTURAL DESTINATION NEPAL GPO Box 11535 Kathmandu Nepal Tel: 00 977 1 426996 Fax: 00 977 1 416417/417278 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Rajesh Shrestha, Director Profile: Cultural Destination Nepal is an organisation which was established to introduce programme participants to Nepal's diverse geographical and cultural environment and to establish and foster an awareness and deeper understanding of cultural differences through experiential learning in Nepal. This organisation is dedicated to the promotion of worldwide understanding through its Volunteer Service Work Programme. The programme is designed for people who wish to learn about Nepali culture and customs by living as a member of a Nepali family and doing volunteer work in various fields. By participating in this programme, it is hoped that participants will experience personal growth as well as open communication channels among different countries and cultures. There is also homestay, study tour, language and hiking. Nepal is a country of amazing extremes where one can find compacted within its small area a roster of the highest mountains on earth, a repertoire of enchanting cultures and exquisite temples, thick tropical jungles holding a wealth of wildlife, thundering rivers swollen by the snow of the Himalayas, and most of all, the friendliest people you have ever met. As diverse as the land on which they live, the people of Nepal represent distinct cultures and races, speaking a variety of tongues and practising different religions. A delightful similarity is that they all speak the language of courtesy, and hospitality is a natural culture. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0
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Total overseas projects: 3 Starting months: February, April, August and October. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 16 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, health care/medical, human rights, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (nursery, primary, secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, community work, computers, group work, manual work, music, social work, sport, teaching, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 75 When to apply: Two and a half months before programme commencement. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Minimum A level (High School Diploma), language requirement is English. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Application fee US$50. Registration fee US$650. Return air fare to Nepal. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, breakfast and dinner. Free trekking, rafting, jungle safari and orientation. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Asia (Nepal). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. CUMBRIA WILDLIFE TRUST Brockhole Windermere Cumbria LA23 1LJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 15394 48280 Fax: +44 (0) 15394 48281 Contact: Andrew Walter, Assistant Reserves Officer Profile: Cumbria Wildlife Trust works in partnership with landowners, local authorities, other conservation organisations and businesses to conserve wildlife everywhere in Cumbria. Through surveys and projects the Trust collects information on particular sites and species. The Roadside Verge Project is monitoring the range of wildflowers found on Cumbrian verges and is recommending appropriate management strategies in the County Highways department. Other projects include the protection of badger setts, the monitoring of butterfly populations and promoting the conservation message through major campaigns such as the National Peatland Campaign. Cumbria Wildlife Trust manages forty Nature Reserves throughout Cumbria extending to over 3,000 hectares. Volunteers contribute greatly to the success of the Trust and are able to help with a wide range of tasks. Training and support is always available. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, each case would be assessed. Total UK projects: 30 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: February and September. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, computers, forestry, fundraising, manual work, marketing/ publicity, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 10. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability, most will be able to help in some way. Qualifications required: English. Practical skills/experience, first aid, computing and any other skills an advantage. Health requirements: Varies, may be
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health restrictions for certain sites. Costs to volunteer: Own living costs including rent, travel etc. Volunteer benefits: Out of pocket expenses. Certification: Written reference. UK placements: England (Cumbria). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at Brockhole. Charity number: 218711 CURA DOMICARE AT HOME 8 North Street Guildford Surrey GU1 4AF UK Tel: +44 (0) 1483 302275 Fax: +44 (0) 1483 304302 Contact: The Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Cura DomiCare at Home is an organisation that arranges home care for the elderly nationwide. Assignments last 23 weeks or for much longer indefinite periods (i.e. livein position). Volunteers receive expenses or full pay depending on the service carried out. Volunteers from abroad must speak English. Work permits are required for nonEU nationals. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 Activities can include: Caring (day, residential), community work, cooking, driving, first aid, social work, visitingbefriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Usually alone. Qualifications required: Nil, but a driving licence can be useful in some cases. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Expenses, or more, depending on the work carried out. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Volunteers must speak English. Work permits are rrequired for nonEU nationals. D DCF PREMIER WORKSHOPS TRUST 211 Wick Road Brislington Bristol Avon BS4 4HP UK Tel: +44 (0) 117 985 1188 Fax: +44 (0) 117 985 1188 Contact: Peter Hamar, Centre Manager Profile: DCF stands for Disabled Christians Fellowship. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 44 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day), catering, computers, cooking, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, music, newsletter/journalism, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3 plus. When to apply: All year.
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Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Caring nature. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All costs except below. Volunteer benefits: Occasionally 2course lunch for £1.30, free travel to centre. Certification: Yes, reference. UK placements: England (Avon). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at their office. DANEFORD TRUST, THE PO Box 11190 London E2 6LB UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 729 1928 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 729 1928 Contact: Anthony Stevens Profile: The Daneford Trust is a community based organisation, and the current priority is to increase and develop young people's activity in their local areas, both in London and in Africa, Asia and The Caribbean. It seeks to work in active partnership with relevant initiatives that are being taken by organisations and individuals in local communities. Young people's work has ranged from assisting with teaching English, picking in banana plantations, office and library administration, work with people with disabilities and organising children's summer schemes. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January, April and September. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Disabled (physically), poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Community work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil. However, A levels, English language and Bengali are useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £1,500£4,000 depending on placement, raised with help from Trust. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and small expenses provided. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: Africa (Botswana, Eritrea, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe); Central America (Barbados, Jamaica, St Lucia, St Vincent); Asia (Bangladesh). DAYCARE TRUST 4 Wild Court London WC2B 4AU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 405 5617 Fax: +44 (0) 171 831 6632 Contact: Lucy Lloyd, Policy and Information Manager Profile: Daycare Trust was established in 1986 to provide information on childcare services and to promote affordable, accessible, quality childcare that provides equal opportunities for all. It gives free advice to parents and childcare workers, and advises and briefs childcare professionals, employers, trade unions, researchers, early years workers and teachers, journalists, local authorities, TECs politicians, policymakers, charities and other organisations interested in childcare provision, childcare information services or familyfriendly policies. Volunteers are needed to help with administrative and information work in the London office. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16
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People and causes: Children. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, community work, computers, fundraising, library/resource centres, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: 23 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: It varies. Volunteers with disabilities: The Trust is thinking of moving offices and the conditions are not yet known. Qualifications required: Graduate level. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel to and from office, £1.30 towards lunch. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are conducted at the Holborn office. DEAFBLIND UK 100 Bridge Street Peterborough Cambridgeshire PE1 1DY UK Tel: +44 (0) 1733 358100 Fax: + 44 (0) 1733 358356 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Lisa Bloodworth Profile: Being without both sight and hearing is hard, it puts a great strain on people. It makes simple things difficult, and requires a lot of determination to live life to the full. But it does not stop people being people. Deafblind people are not different from everyone else. They have the same sorts of needs, interests, likes, dislikes, fears, hopes and ambitions as sighted hearing people. They want to live their lives, make choices, meet people and explore their individual interests just like everybody else. If volunteers are reliable and have patience, they can be a great help to deafblind people. Here are some ideas: visit and chat; write letters; teach a skill; read magazines and newspapers; be a lifeline to services such as doctors, hospitals or dentists; take a deafblind person out and about, shopping, visiting friends, taking part in activities; help in the Rainbow club for deafblind people; go on holiday with Deafblind UK. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (physically), elderly people, holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring (general), fundraising, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil. Training in communication and guiding skills is given. Awareness training given. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Public transport costs reimbursed. Petrol reimbursed at 25p per mile. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place local to the volunteer. Charity number: 802976 DERBYSHIRE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH CAMP Derby Youth Centre Mill Streeet
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Derby DE1 1DY UK Tel: +44 (0) 1332 206027 Fax: + 44 (0) 1332 345760 Contact: The Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Derbyshire International Youth Camp operates for 4 weeks during the summer holidays. About 250 volunteers aged 1624 take part annually on projects involving conservation work, children's summer playschemes and community based projects. There is also a programme of freetime activities including swimming and sports, canoeing and rock climbing and music, art and cultural activities. UK volunteers stay for one week and volunteers from abroad stay two weeks. In the case of UK applicants, preference initially will be given to young people from the Derbyshire area who have not attended a camp before. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JulyAugust. Time required: 1 week (min.) 1 week (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, elderly people, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, community work, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 250 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Fit and healthy. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: All accommodation and food. UK placements: England (Derbyshire). DEVON WILDLIFE TRUST Shirehampton House 3537 St David's Hill Exeter Devon EX4 4DA UK Tel: +44 (0) 1392 279244 Fax: +44 (0) 1392 433221 Contact: Peter Folland, Community Network Officer Profile: Devon Wildlife Trust has opportunities for volunteer involvement in all areas of the Wildlife Trust from conservation to general office work. Volunteers are supported by a designated manager, who can be a member of staff or another volunteer. Training is provided where needed, particularly for longterm conservation work, educational activities and local group activities. Volunteers play a key role in Wildlife Trust. Volunteer opportunities exist especially for environmental graduates seeking conservation work experience with the following. Estate team, practical conservation tasks and training in a range of skills. Awareness, 'wild night' out! People and wildlife skills essential. Ideal for those interested in environmental education. Office, data entry, marketing, public relations, fundraising etc. Longterm placements are sought after, and limited. Volunteers with offending backgrounds are accepted for appropriate tasks. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, fundraising, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, outdoor skills, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 40. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Conservation/ wildlife/environmental interests. Health requirements: Nil
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Costs to volunteer: Travel to work (or central pickup point) only. Volunteer benefits: Training provided. UK placements: England (Devon). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Selection is by interview, which take place in the Trust Headquarters in Exeter. CVs are accepted. Charity number: 213224 DEVON YOUTH ASSOCIATION 7 Chapel Place Ivybridge Devon PL21 9AF UK Tel: +44 (0) 1752 691511 Fax: +44 (0) 1752 895411 Contact: Tim Todd Profile: Devon Youth Association needs volunteers to work in youth clubs, in independent projects which it sponsors and with detached youth workers working on the streets with young people. It has a new project promoting work with girls in girls clubs and a workshop project in a deprived area. There is also an increasing need for administrative back up by volunteers and information dissemination by way of a newsletter which would benefit from volunteer input. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Each individual case is considered on its merits. Total UK projects: 4 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, disabled (mentally and physically), human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poorhomeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, community work, counselling, DIY, fundraising, group work, library/resource centres, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, social work, sport, summer camps, training, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on circumstances. Qualifications required: Nil, only enthusiasm and motivation. 'Handson' experience always a benefit. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Accommodation. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs and out of pocket expenses. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (Devon). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in Ivybridge, Plymouth or Exeter. Charity number: 301028 DEYA ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM & RESEARCH CENTRE Deya Mallorca Balearics 07179 Spain Tel: 00 34 71 639001 Fax: 00 34 71 639001 Email:
[email protected] Contact: William H. Waldren Profile: Deya Archaeological Museum & Research Centre organises prehistoric site excavation, cleaning, classifying, restoring, drawing, measuring pottery and bones. Site surveying, photography combined with lectures. Live in Centre, help with chores, swim, sun and learning experience combined. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 7 Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 6 weeks (max.).
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Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, environmental causes, heritage, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, computers, library/resource centres, manual work, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, technical skills, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 12 in each team. When to apply: AprilMay. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Students of archaeology or mature persons. Health requirements: Need to cope with heavy dust and lifting and carrying. Costs to volunteer: Travel, medical insurance plus £350 to cover board, lodging and tuition. Volunteer benefits: Tuition, excavation, conservation, lab experience. Certification: College credits can be given for fieldwork if prearranged. Overseas placements: Europe (Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions providing that they speak English and are college students over 18. Interviews: Interviews sometimes take place in Oxford. DIAKONALA ARET Svenska kyrkans Forsamlingsnamnd S75170 Uppsala Sweden Tel: 00 46 18 16 95 00 Fax: 00 46 18 16 96 18 Contact: The Director Profile: Diakonala Aret is the Swedish branch of the European Diaconal Year Network which consists of a number of national Christianbased volunteering schemes. (The British branch is Time For God.) They share common standards, and a commitment to the personal development of the volunteer through this form of work. Each offers support to the volunteers through both personal supervision and regular residential conferences or seminars. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: August. Time required: 42 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, elderly people, young people. Activities can include: Caring (general and residential), community work, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Before April. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Small knowledge of Swedish and active Christian church membership. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Income tax and travel to Sweden. Volunteer benefits: Pocket money, board, lodging, health and pension insurance. Overseas placements: Europe (Sweden). DIAKONI ARET Diakonissestiftelsen Peter Bangs Vej 1 Frederiksberg DK2000 Denmark Tel: 00 45 38 38 41 26 Fax: 00 45 31 87 14 93 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Anne Marie Boile Nielsen Profile: Diakoni Aret is the Danish branch of the European Diaconal Year Network which consists of a number of national Evangelical Sudherean based volunteering schemes. (The British branch is Time For God.) They share common standards, and a commitment to the personal development of the volunteer through this form of work. Each offers support to the volunteers through both personal supervision and regular residential conferences or seminars.
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Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: September. Time required: 48 weeks (min.) 49 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, elderly people, inner city problems, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (nursery), young people. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, caring (day and general), computers, cooking, marketing/ publicity, music, religion, social work, summer camps, teaching, training, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: MarchMay. Work alone/with others: Mostly alone, attached to a counsellor. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, minor disabilities. Qualifications required: Some Danish language. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to Denmark. Volunteer benefits: Pocket money DKr 1,450 per month. Board DKr 1,521 per month. Lodging and local travel costs. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Denmark). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but they must speak a little Danish. DIAKONISCHES JAHR Diakonisches Werk der Pflaz Karmeliterstrasse 20 67346 Speyer Germany Tel: 00 49 6232 664211 Fax: 00 49 6232 664130 Contact: John Stringham Profile: Diakonisches Jahr is the German branch of the European Diaconal Year Network which consists of a number of national Christianbased volunteering schemes. (The British branch is Time For God.) They share common standards, and a commitment to the personal development of the volunteer through this form of work. Each offers support to the volunteers through both personal supervision and regular residential conferences or seminars. Placements generally include residential care projects (children, elderly, disabled, learning difficulties, sick, etc.), rehabilitation/hostel work (drug abusers, exoffenders, homeless, refugees, etc.), community support (visiting elderly, families affected by HIV/Aids, youth work, etc.), and churches (assisting ministry teams, parish work, pastoral care, etc.). Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted on the programmes. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: August and September. Time required: 36 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, holidays for disabled, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (nursery), young people. Activities can include: Caring (day, general and residential), community work, counselling, group work, outdoor skills, religion, social work, sport, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 85 When to apply: 1 January15 March at latest. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Some projects. Qualifications required: Some knowledge of German and a willingness to be open to the Christian faith. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from placement. Volunteer benefits: Pocket money, board, lodging, social insurance
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(includes health, pension and accident). Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe. (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but there may be visa restrictions from some countries. DISABLEMENT INFORMATION AND ADVICE LINES (DIAL UK) Park Lodge, St Catherine's Hospital Tickhill Road Doncaster DN4 8QN UK Tel: +44 (0) 1302 310123 Fax: +44 (0) 1302 310404 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Dorothy McGahan Profile: Disablement Information and Advice Lines are local advice centres running telephone advice lines and dropin information centres. There are over 100 of them across the UK. Anyone who needs disability related information may use their services: people with disabilities, their families, carers or professionals. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Total UK projects: 104 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, computers, counselling, fundraising, library/resource centres, social work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 100. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Telephone skills, computer and wordprocessing useful. Health requirements: Volunteers with disabilities sought after. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses within reasonable distances. Certification: Written references. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at local DIALS. Contact DIAL UK for details of local DIALS. Charity number: 283937 DISAWAY TRUST, THE 2 Charles Road Merton Park London SW193BD UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 543 3431 Fax: +44 (0) 181 543 3431 Contact: Roy Sheridan Profile: The aim of the Disaway Trust is to provide holidays for physically disabled adults who would not be able to travel alone. The Trust provides a onetoone carer for each holidaymaker who it tries to match to a likeminded helper. They stay in regular hotels at home and abroad and organise trips out to interesting venues. Venues change very year and are decided in the summer of the previous year. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 12 Starting months: May, July, September and October. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring
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(residential). 1625 year olds placed each year: 40 When to apply: Any time after January. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Not unless they are able to care for other physically disabled youngsters. Qualifications required: Nil, but caring attitude, adaptable, good sense of humour. Health requirements: General physical health OK. Costs to volunteer: Half cost of the holiday plus travel to London departures. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging in a hotel while on holiday. Certification: Not normally, reference given if requested. UK placements: England (Cumbria). Overseas placements: North America (Canada). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 282874 DO DROP IN COMMUNITY PROJECT 25 Woodland Drive Smethwick Warley W. Midlands B66 1JF UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 558 6821 Fax: + 44 (0) 121 558 7289 Contact: The Administrator Profile: Do Drop In aims to be a focus for community development on Galton Village housing estate. It is sponsored by the Methodist Church and enjoys active support from local people. The playscheme is run from several venues with local authority funding, paid staff and resident volunteers. Volunteers can chose to work with 35 year olds, 58 year olds or over 8 year olds. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted as long as the offence is not with children. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: March, April, July and August. Time required: 1 week (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, music, outdoor skills, sport. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: 2 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: There will be a police check before starting. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Food and accommodation. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (West Midlands). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the office. DORSET ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED c/o Weymouth Outdoor Education Centre Knightsdale Road Weymouth Dorset DT4 OHS UK Tel: +44 (0) 1305 761840 (9a.m.12 noon) Contact: Gwen Kinghorn Profile: The Dorset Association for the Disabled was set up to provide additional services and social amenities for disabled people, complementing and supplementing the services provided by the statutory welfare authorities. The Association also embraces Tapes for the Handicapped who provide talking magazines of local interest to those disabled people who unfortunately are also housebound. Branch Committees run
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social clubs and outings and some also run handicraft groups. It provides a visiting service to housebound people and an advisory service to the disabled members and families in a great variety of spheres. Annual holidays are organised to a number of resorts and many members treat these events as reunions with other Branches. Funds are raised by Branches and through Flag Days, sales of work, coffee mornings, car boot sales, etc. and from the generosity of the public in donations and covenants. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted, but depending on the offence committed. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: May, June and September. Time required: 1 week (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring (general). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: March. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, accepted to help particularly with the office administration. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Fit and healthy. Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from pick up point for holiday. Volunteer benefits: No financial support, but board and lodging given on holiday. Certification: If required. UK placements: England (Devon, Dorset, Somerset). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews conducted in Weymouth, Dorset. Charity number: 202524 DORSET COUNTY ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND Sir Peter Thompson House 25 Market Close Poole Dorset BH15 1NE UK Tel: +44 (0) 1202 677161 Contact: Liz Callister Profile: The Dorset County Association for the Blind provides a wide range of services to enable visually impaired people to remain as independent as possible. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day and general), community work, gardening/horticulture, group work, library/resource centres, newsletter/ journalism, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but depends on the disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Expenses reimbursed. Certification: Could be arranged on request. UK placements: England (Dorset). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the Headquarters in Poole. Charity number: 213384 DORSET EXPEDITIONARY SOCIETY, THE c/o Budmouth Technology College Chickerell Road
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Weymouth Dorset DT4 9SY UK Tel: +44 (0) 1305 775599 Fax: +44 (0) 1305 775599 Contact: Keith Eagleton, Director Profile: The aim of The Dorset Expeditionary Society is to encourage safe adventurous opportunities for young people. By training and challenging young people they seek to cultivate and promote the personal qualities of service, self sufficiency and leadership. The Society's leaders are all volunteers and its programmes are specifically targeted at increasing the scope and depth of challenge to all participants. Currently the Society supports the following four main areas of operation: 1. Adventure Education for groups within the United Kingdom: annually the Society's leaders field some 60 residential courses involving over 2,000 young people. Almost every weekend of the year at least one expedition leaves Dorset for the 'wild country' areas, usually of Dartmoor or Wales. 2. Training Young Leaders: nationally recognised training courses for aspiring young leaders are regularly organised. These courses include the Basic Expedition Training Award, the Mountain First Aid Certificate, Cave Leadership and Mountain Leadership Awards. Members are frequently sponsored to gain such qualifications and the Society can also assist youngsters who independently take courses. 3. Opportunities for disadvantaged young people: on every single UK residential venture, at least one young person, identified by their school or club, is sponsored for the full cost of the expedition. Also, each summer the Society's leaders run a residential adventure camp for youngsters chosen by Social Services Departments. In addition, in partnership with local special schools, the leaders assist their staff in setting up and running adventure programmes for disabled and disturbed youngsters. Here the most difficult of youngsters are paired up with a young leader on a 'buddy system' which works to the benefit of both. 4. Approval of up to 5 overseas expeditions each year. Total UK projects: 3 plus. Total overseas projects: Up to 5 per year. Starting months: July and August. Time required: 1 week. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled, teaching/assisting (secondary), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Caring (general), outdoor skills, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Varies. Health requirements: Healthy and fit. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to Weymouth. Overseas varies. Certification: Reference if requested. UK placements: England (Devon, Dorset); Wales (Glamorgan—Mid). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at Weymouth. Charity number: 1018771 DORSET NATURAL HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Dorset County Museum Dorchester Dorset DT1 1XA UK Tel: +44 (0) 1305 262735 Fax: + 44 (0) 1305 257180 Profile: The Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society acts as a coordinating body for digs in the county of Dorset putting those interested in participating in excavations in touch with the Directors of particular projects.
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Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 8 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Administration, computers, library/resource centres, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but not wheelchair users. Qualifications required: Commitment to museum work. Interest in history, archaeology, biology, geology useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Board and lodging and travel. UK placements: England (Dorset). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but must have good English communication skills. Interviews: Interviews take place in Dorchester. Charity number: 306250 DORSET WILDLIFE TRUST Brooklands Farm Forston Dorchester Dorset DT2 7AA UK Tel: +44 (0) 1305 264620 Fax: +44 (0) 1305 251150 Contact: The Director Profile: The Dorset Wildlife Trust aims to achieve now and for the future a county, and through the Wildlife Trusts, a United Kingdom, that is richer in wildlife, managed on sustainable principles. This aim will be achieved by: acquiring and managing nature reserves; acquiring data on habitats and species; promoting conservation and management of important wildlife sites by their existing landowners; influencing decisions on land use; increasing awareness of the value of wildlife. This work creates volunteering opportunities in practical estate work, recording and monitoring, formal and informal education projects for people of all ages, developing and facilitating community projects, raising awareness of the need to conserve wildlife through art, design and creative writing, raising money and membership, as well as administration and building maintenance. The more complex the task, the longer the placement should be. Total UK projects: 40 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, community work, computers, forestry, fundraising, library/ resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 12. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Varies according to projects. Health requirements: Varies according to projects. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: All expenses reimbursed. Informal training, work experience, chance to help wildlife. UK placements: England (Dorset). Charity number: 200222 DORSET YOUTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Pullman Court Station Approach Weymouth Avenue Dorchester
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Dorset DT1 1GA UK Tel: +44 (0) 1305 255492 Fax: +44 (0) 1305 225493 Contact: Derek Higton Profile: Dorset Youth and Community Service supports young people aged 1221 in their transition from childhood to responsible adulthood, encourages their social development and individual fulfilment, and helps them participate fully in society. Youth work in Dorset is critically informed by a set of beliefs which include a commitment to equal opportunity, and to young people as partners in learning and in decision making. It also aims to develop within young people a sense of both their rights and responsibilities as citizens. Youth work in Dorset offers a comprehensive range of flexible educational programmes and projects in which young people choose to be involved. The Service encourages young people to be both critical and creative in responding to their world, and widens their experiences within it. The programmes and projects also provide opportunities for relaxation, meeting friends and having fun. Youth work in Dorset complements and supports learning in school and college and contributes to social welfare and community development. It offers to all a constructive and educational use of leisure time. It helps young people achieve and fulfil their potential and to make choices about their lives offering them information, advice and support. It works with other agencies to encourage society to be responsible to young people's needs, especially those young people who are vulnerable. Total UK projects: 70 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, community work, counselling, group work, music, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, on suitable projects. Contact Head Office. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Training opportunities are available. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Dorset). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the youth centre in which volunteers will work. DRIVE FOR YOUTH Celmi Drive Llanegryn Tywyn Gwynedd LL36 9S Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1654 710454 Fax: + 44 (0) 1654 712326 Contact: Jackie Webster, Recruitment Profile: Drive for Youth (DFY) was established in 1987 after the founder, Bill Lewis, was made redundant from British Airways. He used his redundancy pay to take a small group of unemployed young people to Katmandu, Nepal. On their return, he was amazed at the change in attitude of these youngsters and felt that the same opportunity for change should be offered to others; Drive for Youth was born. Martyn Lewis had been an active supporter since the Charity's inception and on 15 March 1990 he became its Chairman. Eight years on, Drive for Youth has changed in emphasis. It is aimed at longterm unemployed youngsters between the ages of 18 and 24. Young people invariably come from a background of deprivation;
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in some cases the experience of rejection and frustration caused by longterm unemployment has often led to petty crime. They are from a variety of multicultural backgrounds, invariably from inner city areas or from those parts of the country where opportunities have been few. However, despite their backgrounds they have a willingness and a desire to succeed. DFY provides that opportunity. The 17 week courses provide UK work based projects and work experience placements. The emphasis is on personal development combined with practical skills to gain a job, a place on a training scheme, further education or self employment. Total UK projects: 11 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Inner city problems, poor/homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, counselling, research, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 250 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Good standard of English. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel costs and out of pocket expenses. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Essex, Lancashire, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Somerset, West Midlands); Wales (Clwyd, Glamorgan—S, Powys). Charity number: 1988406 DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD ARTS PROJECT c/o Albert & Friemos 36 Windermere Court Lonsdale Road London SW13 9AR UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 741 5471 Contact: Ian Scott Owens Profile: The aim of the programme is to integrate mainstream arts activity into the more traditional expectations of the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. Street dance, DJing, circus skills, dance, drama, photography and art are used to attract and stimulate young people into participation. Schools, colleges, youth clubs and independent arts organisations all combine to assist the process. The project continues with participation in the bronze and silver awards being the most active. Although most activities take place within schools and colleges, volunteers with the appropriate expertise are most welcome. They can be filtered through into the system to enhance the general skill bank. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 10 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryApril, SeptemberDecember. Time required: 24 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting (primary), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, sport, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 plus. When to apply: JuneSeptember. Most volunteers start at the beginning of the school year, in September. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Possibly travel costs. Certification: Duke of Edinburgh Award
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Certificate. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. DURHAM WILDLIFE TRUST Rainton Meadows Chilton Moor HoughtonleSpring Tyne & Wear DH4 6PU UK Tel: +44 (0) 191 5843112 Fax: + 44 (0) 191 5843934 Contact: Mark Richardson Profile: Durham Wildlife Trust is a member of the Wildlife Trusts, a national partnership of 47 County Trusts. The aims of the Trust are primarily to: promote nature conservation in the community; acquire and manage nature reserves; monitor biological and geological resources; liaise with local authorities to promote regard for nature conservation; offer practical advice on nature conservation to landowners. It is the Trust's policy to involve all sectors of the community, of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and disabilities towards these ends. Volunteers require no previous experience just lots of enthusiasm. They will receive onthejob training in an informal atmosphere and, if they desire, can go on to participate more fully assisting with the organisation and running of activities/projects. Limited opportunities may also arise for those with a longer term commitment, for NVQ training to level 2 in Landscapes and Ecosystems. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, each case separately assessed. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryNovember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Computers, driving, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual skills, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, each case assessed individually. Qualifications required: Nil, but practical skills useful. Health requirements: Any medical conditions that may require treatment or medication, or which affect the volunteer working with machinery must be notified in advance. Costs to volunteer: Bring own packed lunch. Certification: Reference if requested. UK placements: England (Durham). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at the office. E EARTHWATCH 57 Woodstock Road Oxford OX2 6HJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 311600 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 311383 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Alison Bartlett Profile: Earthwatch is an international charity which sponsors environmental and cultural research by sending paying volunteers to help scientists on their expeditions around the world. The volunteers' time and money has enabled scientists on 1,800 projects in 104 countries to conduct research into a wide variety of issues, from vanishing musical
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traditions to global warming and dolphin intelligence. Earthwatch gives people the chance to do more than just read about the environment. Volunteers do not need any special skills, just 2 weeks of their time and curiosity. Volunteers are guaranteed a safe, well organised experience with likeminded people working alongside world experts. Many of the volunteers are single or have had children and are now retired. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 10 plus. Total overseas projects: 150 plus. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Animal welfare, archaeology, architecture, conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Computers, research, scientific work, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3,400 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Depending on project/location. Costs to volunteer: Between £250 and £2,000 per trip plus travel costs to destination (optional membership £25). Volunteer benefits: Small grants available from Earthwatch. UK placements: England (Tyne and Wear); Scotland (Strathclyde). Overseas placements: Africa (Cameroon, Kenya, Morocco, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe); Central America (Bahamas, Belize, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rica, St Lucia, Trinidad/ Tobago); North America (Canada, USA); South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela); Asia (China, India, Indonesia, Israel, Nepal, Oman, Russia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Turkey); Australasia (Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea); Europe (Czech Republic, Ireland, Poland, Russia, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 327017 EAST SUSSEX VOLUNTARY RANGERS ESCC Transport and Environment Countryside Management Sackville House, Brooks Close Lewes E. Sussex BN7 1UE UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1273 482670 Fax: +44 (0) 1273 479536 Contact: Sandra Williamson or Tom Kenward Profile: The East Sussex Voluntary Ranger Service is part of the Countryside Management Group with East Sussex County Council. Come and see the beautiful East Sussex countryside and get involved in some enjoyable practical conservation work. Volunteers will have the satisfaction of making a real contribution to the environment of East Sussex with the added bonus of possible training in skills that are important to work in countryside management. The qualification it believes is essential is, enthusiasm for the work. Volunteers also need to be over 18 (younger volunteers must be accompanied by an adult). A team of volunteers is in operation throughout the week; volunteers may wish to join in every day, once a week or just on those occasions when they fancy a trip into the country. A day out with the Rangers may include coppicing in the woods, building stiles on Ditchling Common, healthland management on Chailey Common or work on any other sites. Once volunteers have completed and returned the application form, with two passport photos, they will send a welcome letter. Volunteers will then be free to join in whenever they like.
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Volunteers with an offending background are accepted in some cases. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, wildlife. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, driving, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 90. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on disability. Qualifications required: Nil, only enthusiasm and motivation. Health requirements: Tetanus and Hepatitis B injections recommended. Costs to volunteer: None, apart from travel from home to Lewes base. Certification: Yes, if requested. UK placements: England (Sussex—E). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: If an interview is required it would be at Lewes. EDINBURGH CYRENIANS 107A Ferry Road Edinburgh EH6 4ET Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 131 555 3707 Contact: Gordon Annand/Chrissy Schyff Profile: Edinburgh Cyrenian Trust was established in June 1968 to develop and provide services to homeless single people in Edinburgh and the Lothian Region. The Trust runs two communities for single, homeless men and women aged 18 to 30 years old. One in Edinburgh and the Rural Project at Humbie Holdings in West Lothian. The Communities are a mix of people who are either referred to them by social workers, hospitals or other helping agencies. Volunteers live and work alongside the residents. There are 11 volunteers and 19 resident places. For residents, length of stay depends on the needs of the individual. Volunteers commit themselves to a minimum of 6 months. Please write to the above address to obtain an application form. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, dependent on type of offence and how recent. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 20 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, animal welfare, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (general), community work, cooking, driving, first aid, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, sport, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 22 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: In a team. Qualifications required: Fluent spoken English essential. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Living, plus £28 per week, plus £35 clothing allowance and holiday grant £160. Certification: Yes, written reference. UK placements: Scotland (Lothian). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but volunteers must be fluent in English. Interviews: Applicants visit the project for one week and are interviewed then. Charity number: CR 40460 EDINBURGH MEDICAL MISSIONARY SOCIETY 7 Washington Lane Edinburgh
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EH11 2HA Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 131 313 3828 Fax: + 44 (0) 131 313 4662 Email: Liz.
[email protected] Contact: Liz Lougheed Profile: The Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society assists the Nazareth Hospital in Israel (a Christian hospital) to obtain volunteers for occasional support and general maintenance work. Vacancies occur regularly at any time of the year. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, heath care/medical, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, caring (general), DIY, gardening/horticulture, manual work, religion, teaching, technical skills, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 10. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil, but experience and/or skills valuable. Health requirements: Fit and in good health. Costs to volunteer: Travel to Israel. Volunteer benefits: Simple accommodation and meals plus small pocket money. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: SCO 15000 EIN YAEL LIVING MUSEUM PO Box 9679 Jerusalem 91094 Israel Tel: 00 972 2 638421 Contact: Gershon Edelstein, Director Profile: The Ein Yael Living Museum is situated in the Rephaim Valley of Jerusalem. The project combines experimentation in the techniques of traditional agriculture with crafts such as pottery, weaving, mosaic, basketry and construction as practised in various historical periods. The research in these fields is an attempt to understand the way ancient man interacted with his environment. Volunteers are needed for the building of workshops, to act as guides for child visitors and to help with research and archaeological excavations on the site. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, heritage. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, manual work, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). ELI SHENHAV: JNF 11 Zvi Shapira Street Tel Aviv Israel Tel: 00 972 3 2561129 Contact: Eli Shenhav Profile: Eli Shenhav needs volunteers to work on an excavation of a Roman theatre 3 miles from Caesarea, a Roman theatre in Shuni. Working hours are from 5.30 a.m.noon, 6 days a week. Total UK projects: 0
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Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Archaeology. 1625 year olds placed each year: 17 Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Board and accommodation at approximately £10 per day. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). EMMAUS INTERNATIONAL 183 bis, rue VaillantCouturier 94140 Alfortville France Tel: 00 33 1 48 93 29 50 Fax: 00 33 1 43 53 19 26 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Secretary Profile: The Emmaus movement started in Paris in 1949 and there are now some 340 Emmaus communities in 35 countries. These communities try to provide a meaning in life for those without one, and help to others in need. Each community is autonomous and independent of race, sex, religion, politics, age etc. Living conditions are usually simple and the work is hard. The activities of Emmaus groups all round the world are recycling, sorting and resale of secondhand items. The benefits are given to Emmaus social actions. Although in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas, Emmaus never sends volunteers to the Third World countries because they employ local people on the spot. Volunteers with offending backgrounds are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Approximately 5. Starting months: July, August and September. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Community work, manual work, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 When to apply: February and March. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Spoken English or language of project country. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All costs except food and accommodation. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and food. Overseas placements: North America. (USA); Europe (Denmark, France, Italy, Poland, Portugal). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. ENDEAVOUR TRAINING Sheepbridge Centre Sheepbridge Lane Chesterfield Derbyshire S41 9RX UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1246 454957 Fax: + 44 (0) 1246 261865 Contact: Colin Matchett Profile: Endeavour Children's Camps offer holidays under canvas for underprivileged children. Staffed by Endeavour volunteers, each one week long, there are approximately 4 planned for each summer with 15 staff per camp. Other projects, environmental and community, are run by Endeavour Local Groups throughout various regions in the Midlands, North East, East and North. Applicants have to become members and participate in training and events before participating on projects with atrisk groups as well as undertaking references and vetting procedures. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 5 plus.
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Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MaySeptember. Time required: 1 week (min.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, poor/ homeless, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, community work, fundraising, group work, outdoor skills, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 plus. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Membership of Endeavour. Caring and dependable. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Membership fee £3.50£7.50 plus travel. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Derbyshire, Durham, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Tyne and Wear, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Yorkshire—S). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 275061 ENFANTS ET AMIS DE BEAUCHASTEL (CONFLUENCE) Rue de la Breche F07800 Beauchastel France Tel: 00 33 4 78 84 70 30 or 4 75 62 05 42 Contact: Christian Coulet Profile: Enfants et Amis de Beauchastel needs volunteers to restore old buildings in a village. To work approximately 30 hours a week with half a day's rest every 2 days. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, heritage. Activities can include: Building/ construction, cooking. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Knowledge of French useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £36 to cover insurance, board and accommodation. Overseas placements: Europe (France). ESCUELA DE ENFERMERIA STELLA MARIS Apartado Postal 28 Zacapu Michoacan CP 58670 Mexico Tel: 00 52 436 3 1300 Contact: Christine Wilson Profile: Stella Maris is a private nursing school whose student body is made up of many students from very poor areas. Volunteers are needed to help with general school maintenance and act as secretaries, or, if qualified, to be teaching nurses or doctors. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 Activities can include: Training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 16 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Preferably knowledge of Spanish, driving licence, typing, organising skills. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and small monthly allowance. Overseas placements: Central America (Mexico). ETUDES ET CHANTIERS (UNAREC) 3 rue des Petits Gras Delegation internationale UNAREC
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ClermontFerrand 63000 France Tel: 00 33 4 73 36 52 28 Fax: 00 33 4 73 36 46 65 Contact: François Ribaud, Colègue international Profile: Etudes et Chantiers is a nonprofit and nongovernmental organisation, organised locally by regional organisations and federated with a national union (UNAREC). All associations lead permanent actions to help deprived areas and people with work for local communities: 120 staff and 100 volunteers lead these projects all around the year. In 10 regions of France and 29 countries in the world, Etudes et Chantiers invites volunteers in practical action to build and enrich communities and environment ('spaces of life'). Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 60 Starting months: June. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 24 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, forestry, international aid, social work, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 800 When to apply: Before end of May. Work alone/with others: With other international volunteers in a group of 1215. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Registration insurance FF600. Travel/camp fees (1316 year olds) FF2400; 1718 year olds FF900; Adults over 18 free. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging (usually tents), leisure activities. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. EUROPE CONSERVATION ITALY Via del Macao 9 00185 Roma Italy Tel: 00 39 6 4741241 Fax: 00 39 6 4744671 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Silvia Franco Profile: Europe Conservation Italy is pursuing the following objectives: improving the knowledge, management and rational use of natural resources on an international level; gathering funds intended for projects of nature conservation and sustainable development in Europe and other continents; promoting Ecovoluntary programmes with the double goal of supporting conservation projects and favouring the spread of a crossnational environmental culture; carrying out programmes of environmental awareness and education. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Animal welfare, conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Building/ construction, campaigning, manual work, outdoor skills, research, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. Qualifications required: Varies. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Overseas placements: Africa (Kenya); Central America (Mexico); North America (Canada); Asia (Thailand); Europe (Croatia, Greece, Italy, Romania). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews for some projects are held in the offices.
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EUROPEAN VOLUNTARY SERVICE The British Council 10 Spring Gardens London SW1A 2BN UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 389 4030 Fax: +44 (0) 171 389 4033 Contact: Sarah Nicholas, Exchange Officer Profile: The Youth Exchange Centre is the British national agency for the European Voluntary Service Scheme which is open to all young people with no qualification requirement. There is a very wide range of tasks and positive measures will enable disadvantaged young people to have access to the programme. Although volunteers will have a say over their placement and type of work they must be prepared to work in any one of the fields listed. They will meet volunteers from other European countries to share experiences, and will have a rewarding experience doing something useful for other communities. Volunteers will also learn a lot whilst helping themselves to develop as a person and to develop their future. They will learn new skills which make them more attractive to future employers. Candidates will be living in another country for quite a long time, and will learn about their customs and feel a sense of belonging to the European Union. They will make useful contacts for the future, even at European level, and also have an active part in discussing their role, place and responsibilities in the host project. They will receive support before, during and after the period of voluntary service, including the language of the host country. They will have a personal contact who will be responsible for them and give advice and support should difficulties arise. Volunteers will be given preparatory training before they leave, including language training and preparation for the new culture. They will attend an inservice training event during the course of their assignment when they will have the chance to meet other EVS volunteers and to discuss and reflect upon their experiences. They may be the only volunteer at the assignment or may be working with a group of volunteers. But volunteers will always be part of a team. As well as a job supervisor, they will have a personal supervisor unconnected with their project who they can turn to for personal support if they need it. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, animal welfare, archaeology, architecture, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/medical, heritage, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, refugees, unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, campaigning, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, first aid, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, religion, research, scientific work, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, translating, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes.
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Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Varies with projects. Cost to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus pocket money approximately £20 per week. Travel money and special equipment. Certification: Yes, European approved certificate. Overseas placements: Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden). EVANGELISCHE KIRCHE IN OSTERREICH Diakonisches Werk Osterreich Trautsongasse 8 A1080 Wien Austria Tel: 00 43 1 409 80 01 Fax: 00 43 1 409 80 0120 Contact: Mag. Margarita Hummel Profile: Evangelische Kirche, Diakonisches Werk Osterreich is the Austrian branch of the European Diaconal Year Network which consists of a number of national Christianbased volunteering schemes. (The British branch is Time For God.) They share common standards, and a commitment to the personal development of the volunteer through this form of work: thus each offers support to the volunteers through both personal supervision and regular residential conferences or seminars. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 5 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), elderly people. Activities can include: Caring (day, general and residential), social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1015 When to apply: Before March to start the following school year. Work alone/with others: With other employees. Qualifications required: Fluent German. Personal active Christian faith. Health requirements: Must be in good health. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to the Austrian border or location of placement. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging, pocket money (As2,100 per month), social insurance. Certification: Certificate about the duration and the location of the voluntary service. Overseas placements: Europe (Austria). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. EVERGREEN TRUST 10 Barley Mow Passage Chiswick London W4 4PH UK Tel: + 44 (0) 181 742 7267 Contact: Paul Bindra Profile: Evergreen Trust requests that those interested should contact Isabel Pettit at the London telephone number in the afternoons for applications forms and details of volunteers. Volunteers are needed to help create sustainable agriculture projects aimed at reducing the dependency on aid from outside. In Zimbabwe aids orphans are training in agroforestry projects. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 3 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (EFL), unemployed. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, forestry, fundraising,
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gardening/horticulture, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4 plus. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Forestry, agriculture plus alternative technology specialists particularly required. Health requirements: Yellow Fever innoculation mandatory plus others recommended. Costs to volunteer: Air fare if staying less than 52 weeks. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus air fare if more than 52 weeks. Certification: Reference on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe). F FAIR GLADE TRUST Old School House Church Lane Witney Oxfordshire OX8 6LA UK Tel: +44 (0) 1993 703308 Fax: +44 (0) 1993 708433 Contact: Rachel Allen, Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Fair Glade Trust was started in 1990 and is a registered nondenominational Christian charity. Its aim is to reach out to young people through outdoor pursuits and adventure holidays. These take place mainly in Oxfordshire but it also runs activities in the Brecon Beacons, Forest of Dean, Wye Valley, North Wales etc. It currently employs 4 permanent staff and is supported by around 120 volunteers without whom it could not operate. It offers 'Affordable Adventure' to many children and young people by being a very low cost organisation based within 90 minutes of London, Birmingham, Bristol and Southampton. In 1996 over 850 young people came through our programmes of camps and courses. It encourages campers to return each year particularly to open summer camps held near Witney each August. At the age of 18, it then hopes they will become leaders. Fair Glade Trust believes that there is a real need for stimulating moral and spiritual guidance for today's young people when only too often the society sees the results of juvenile crime, drug and alcohol abuse. The Trust also tries to provide this in a framework of adventure and fun. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 23 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MarchOctober. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, catering, music, outdoor skills, religion, sport, summer camps, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 34 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, archery, arts and crafts, music, drama could be suitable for disabled volunteers. Qualifications required: Nil, but for outdoor pursuits governing body qualifications needed (BSU/RYA/SPSA etc.). Health requirements: In view of the programmes the Trust needs fairly fit volunteers. Costs to volunteer: Volunteers pay the costs of staying on their camps/courses (£10 per day) maximum £100 per year. Volunteer benefits: Training weekends offered (£10 a day) where skills and qualifications are gained.
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Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Cumbria, Oxfordshire); Wales (Clwyd). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary, but 2 references are followed up before a volunteer can start. Charity number: 802659 FAIRBRIDGE 1 Westminster Bridge Road London SE1 7PL UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 928 1704 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 928 6016 Contact: Rebecca Leete Profile: Fairbridge works with disaffected young people aged 1425 in 11 of the UK's inner cities. It offers a longterm personal development programme which focuses on the development of personal and social skills. As participants progress, they also build a balanced portfolio of secondary skills such as independent living skills, recreation and community skills and workbased skills. Various vehicles are used to deliver the programme, from challenging outdoor activities to the arts to workplace environments. Each young person tailors the programme to their individual needs by selecting from a wide range of courses and is supported by a mentor to develop a personal action plan. Volunteers contribute to all aspects of programme delivery within Fairbridge, depending on individual skills and the needs of the particular Fairbridge team. Responsibilities could include recruitment of young people for the programme, project delivery, mentoring or administrative duties. Volunteer applicants are always recruited and interviewed at the relevant team centre (details of centres can be obtained from Central Office). Volunteers with an offending background will be considered. Total UK projects: 11 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, conservation, inner city problems, offenders / exoffenders, poor / homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Community work, counselling, driving, first aid, fundraising, group work, marketing/ publicity, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 80 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Possible for centrebased or outdoor work depending on degree of disability. Qualifications required: Driving licence and first aid an advantage. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel, subsistence, training. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Avon, Cleveland, Kent, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Tyne and Wear); N. Ireland (Belfast City); Scotland (Lothian, Strathclyde); Wales (Glamorgan—S). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 206807 FAMILY INVESTMENT LTD Greenbanks Greenhills Barham Canterbury Kent CT4 6LE UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1227 831731 Contact: Mrs Stapley, Resident Housemother Profile: Family Investment provides support for disabled adults in their daily living. Volunteers are needed as care/ support workers throughout the summer
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months to act as escorts on outings and to take part on an instructional basis in their work placements. Duty hours are from 7.30a.m. to 10.30p.m. but shifts no longer than 8 hours. Volunteers should be motivated with a sense of humour and a realistic attitude. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 1 weeks (min.) 16 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring (day, general and residential). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As soon as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Motivated with a good sense of humour. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: All meals provided as well as out of pocket expenses. UK placements: England (Kent). FARM AFRICA 910 Southampton Place London WC1A 2DA UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 430 0440 Contact: Benjamin Janes Profile: Farm Africa was founded in 1985 with the aim of helping small peasant farmers in Africa develop agricultural skills and techniques, increase food production and break the cycle of famine. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: FebruaryMarch. Time required: 12 weeks (min.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Poor/homeless. Activities can include: Administration, computers, development issues, marketing/publicity. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year but November/ December preferred. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Enthusiasm and real interest in Africa. Communication abilities. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Insurance and some travel expenses. UK placements: England (London). FELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION (F.O.R.) Task Force on Latin American & Caribbean 995 Market Street #1414 San Francisco CA 94103 USA Tel: 00 1 415 495 6334 Fax: 00 1 415 495 5628 Email:
[email protected] Contact: John LindsayPoland Profile: The Fellowship of Reconciliation invites volunteers to: join in efforts on behalf of Latin America and the Caribbean's poor majority; develop ties with groups working for nonviolent social change; contribute to intercultural understanding and respect; immerse themselves in Latin American culture; learn about the impact of US culture and politics in the region, have fun! Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 12 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 21 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Human rights, teaching/ assisting. Activities can include: Administration, teaching, training, translating.
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1625 year olds placed each year: 12 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With host group. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Fluent in Spanish. Health requirements: Physically and psychologically well. Costs to volunteer: Travel, insurance, board and lodging plus $75 registration fee. Certification: Reference given if requested. Overseas placements: Central America (Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico); South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but volunteers living or staying in the US are preferred. Interviews: Interviews take place in California or by phone. FFESTINIOG RAILWAY COMPANY Harbour Station Porthmadog Gwynedd LL49 9NF Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1766 512340 Fax: + 44 (0) 1766 514715 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Volunteer Officer Profile: The world famous Ffestiniog Railway runs from the sea at Porthmadog into the mountains of Snowdonia to Blaenau Ffestiniog. The railway was originally built to carry slate from the quarries at Blaenau Ffestiniog down to the ships at the port of Porthmadog. Originally operated by gravity and horses and then by steam, the railway now winds its way up the valley with the passengers enjoying some unique views. The railway closed down in 1946 due to the decline in the demand for slate, however the line reopened in 1954 thanks to the time and dedication of volunteers. Volunteers still pay a major role on the Ffestiniog Railway, thousands of volunteers give up their free time to come and work on the railway and give their continued support. There are many different types of jobs to do, from serving passengers on the buffet cars to working on locomotives, there is always something to keep volunteers busy. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, heritage. Activities can include: Building/ construction, catering, DIY, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, marketing/publicity, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Hundreds. When to apply: As soon as possible. Work alone/with others: Usually with other volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Please contact to discuss options. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Yes, details on application. Costs to volunteer: Hostel £3.00 per night. Volunteer benefits: Free Ffestiniog Railway travel, food and drink discounts on duty. Certification: Possible if necessary. UK placements: Wales (Gwynedd). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but good comprehension of English is required. FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange) P. B. 18, ul Novy Swiat 18/20 Room 118 00920 Warszawa 43 Poland Contact: Waldemar Korycki
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Profile: Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JuneAugust. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, holidays for disabled, inner city problems, teaching/assisting, unemployed, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, manual work, teaching, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Morocco, Tunisia); North America (Canada, Greenland); Asia (Armenia, India, Japan, Russia, Turkey); Europe (Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldavia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in the office at Warsaw. FLYSHEET CAMPS SCOTLAND Children's Wilderness Centre Finniegill Lockerbie Dumfriesshire DB11 2LP Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1576 610211 Fax: +44 (0) 1576 610360 Contact: The Resident Organiser Profile: Since 1980 Flysheet Camps Scotland has been developing Finniegill as a wilderness centre. It aims to provide a place for children to stay and gain some experience of living at close quarters with nature for any period from a day to a week. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MarchOctober. Time required: 2 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, environmental causes, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Caring (residential), summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Good nature. Health requirements: Ordinarily fit. Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Nothing financial. UK placements: Scotland (Dumfries/ Galloway). FOCUS (Bridge & Challenge Programmes) Komtech House 255257 London Road Headington Oxford Oxfordshire OX3 9EH UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 308488 Contact: Denise Barrows, Director Profile: Focus (Bridge and Challenge Programmes) was set up by Cambridge students in 1988 and aims to challenge the way people see themselves, to provide opportunities for people to focus on their abilities and interests, and gain in selfconfidence. Focus achieves its aims by running a wide variety of team
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based projects, bringing together a wide range of people to understand and appreciate each other: local teenagers aged 1216 who need a break; adults with a physical disability; adults with learning disabilities; students. It provides weeklong adventure camps for an integrated group of mentally and physically handicapped adults and socially disadvantaged children. Teams of very different people are challenged to work together on activities ranging from building a medieval encampment to hot air ballooning. Progress is built on by a programme of yearround projects including weekend minicamps and longterm team challenges. There is also a new SCOPE project, challenging teams of teenage school children to organise their own community projects. Total UK projects: 10 plus. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MarchAugust. Time required: 1 week (min.) 6 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, holidays for disabled, poor/homeless, young people. Activities can include: Caring (residential), community work, first aid, fundraising, group work, outdoor skills, social work, summer camps, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 400. When to apply: For Easter camps apply by March at the latest. For Summer camps apply by June at the latest. Work alone/with others: Normally in teams. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Willingness to work hard, help others and make the camps fun! Police profiling possible. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: May include travel to/from camp sites. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging normally provided on camps. Certification: If requested. UK placements: England (Cambridgeshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire). Charity number: 1028637 FOCUS INC Department of Opthalmology Loyola University Medical Centre 2160 South First Avenue Maywood Illinois 60153 USA Tel: 00 1 312 531 3408 Contact: Dr James McDonald, MD Profile: Focus Inc was founded in 1962 by three Chicago area opthalmologists. It provides vital medical, surgical opthalmic services and support in areas of extreme need by recruiting volunteers physicians, collecting donated medical supplies, and raising money to fund its work. For the past 22 years Focus has concentrated its efforts in a remote area of Nigeria. The Mercy Hospital Eye Center in Abak is about 9 hours by car from Lagos. In the clinic, the doctors work with translators and a team of Nigerian nurses, technicians, and clerks. On average each day the team may see anywhere from 75 to 250 patients, many with significant pathology. In surgery, opthalmologists may perform as many as 25 procedures per day. In a 2week stay volunteers can expect to see 4050 bilateral mature cataracts, 40 advanced glaucoma patients, 10 traumatic globe ruptures, two congenital glaucomas, one or two retinablastomas, and one or two retinal detachments. Focus doctors fly to Lagos where they are met by their Nigerian driver at the airport and after an overnight stay at the Lagos Sheraton (approximately US$110 per night) volunteers will be driven to Abak, an interesting ninehour drive. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.). Minimum age requirement: 23
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People and causes: Health care/medical. Activities can include: Technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: At least 36 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Qualified opthalmogolists only. Health requirements: Yellow Fever vaccination mandatory. Malaria pills and tetanus vaccination encouraged. Costs to volunteer: International travel. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging, laundry services and local transport costs in Nigeria. Certification: If requested. Overseas placements: Africa (Nigeria). FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY UK 58 Beulah Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2NR UK Tel: +44 (0) 1892 534410 Fax: +44 (0) 1892 534410 Contact: Niall Watson, Executive Officer Profile: Food for the Hungry: motivated by Christ's love, the international partnership of Food for the Hungry exists to meet both physical and spiritual hungers of the poor in Uganda. Volunteers with offending backgrounds will probably be accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 30 Starting months: August. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 5 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Children, conservation, elderly people, health care/medical, poor/homeless, unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work, gardening/ horticulture, religion, visiting/ befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 45 out of a total of 50. When to apply: MidMarch. Work alone/with others: With leaders and field staff. Qualifications required: Christian commitment and willingness to work alongside Ugandan nationals. Health requirements: Travel vaccinations and antimalarial tablets. Costs to volunteer: £900 in total. Volunteer benefits: Lodging in Uganda, training before going, debriefing on return. Overseas placements: Africa (Uganda). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at Winchester. FORENINGEN STAFFANSGAARDEN Box 66 Furugatan 1 82060 Delsbo Sweden Tel: 00 46 653 16850 Fax: 00 46 653 10968 Contact: Per Iversen Profile: Foreningen Staffansgaarden is a community for mentally handicapped adults in Sweden. A volunteer can help in many ways, including working in the bakery, the wood workshop, the garden, weaving, farming, cooking and cleaning or merely by participating in daily life with the handicapped adults. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), community work, cooking, driving, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, music, outdoor skills, religion, social work,
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sport, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 510 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, not for people with nervous problems, but physical handicap is fine. Qualifications required: Swedish speaking is a big plus and driving licence is also preferred. Health requirements: Stable mental health. Costs to volunteer: Fare to Staffansgaarden. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus pocket money and insurance plus fare home after 6 months. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Sweden). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. FOREST SCHOOL CAMPS 110 Burbage Road London SE24 9HD UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 274 7566 Contact: New Leader Training Secretary Profile: Forest School Camps is a national organisation for young people, which aims to encourage the idea that socially necessary work should be undertaken by volunteers on behalf of the general community. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: MarchMay, July and August. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general), manual work, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: JanuaryMarch. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All costs plus contribution towards food and expenses. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hereford/Worcs, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, London, Norfolk, Somerset, Staffordshire, Sussex—E, Sussex—W, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W); Scotland (Borders); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Europe (France, Ireland). FOUR CORNERS SCHOOL OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION PO Box 1029 196 S. Main St Monticello San Juan 84535 USA Tel: 00 1 435 587 2156 Fax: 00 1 435 587 2193 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Carl Beal, Office Manager Profile: Four Corners School, located in 160,000 square miles region known as the Colorado Plateau, aims to increase participants' awareness and sensitivity to the physical and cultural heritage. The school teaches outdoor skills, natural sciences and land stewardship by creating a community of individuals who share their interests through informal, relaxed, handson experiences. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 35 plus. Starting months: MarchOctober. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology,
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conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting, wildlife. Activities can include: Manual work, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 60 plus. When to apply: 60 days prior to a scheduled programme. Work alone/with others: With others, usually 812 to a programme. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Yes, physical fitness essential. Costs to volunteer: Tuition fees, travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Lodging, meals, transportation, guides/experts, group equipment and park fees. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. FRENCH ENCOUNTERS 63 Fordhouse Road Bromsgrove Worcestershire B60 2LU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1527 873645 Fax: +44 (0) 1527 832794 Contact: Soula Callow and Patsy Musto Profile: French Encounters is a small independent family company specialising in French language field trips for schools. The programme, based in 2 chateaux centres in Normandy, is designed to give maximum linguistic and educational benefits to children in the 1013 age range. Some older groups, GCSE and Alevel projected. The company is looking for 'gap year' students who need to work in France, who have stamina, enthusiasm and a sense of humour and adventure. They need to be reliable, responsible and calm in crises. They work from midFebruary to the end of May. They will work as animateurs/couriers, giving commentaries, organising activities and entertainments, and giving general assistance to the director of the programme. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, depending on offence. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 2 Starting months: February. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 17 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, first aid, group work, music, outdoor skills, sport, teaching, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 48 When to apply: Before 25 September. Work alone/with others: Both, individual responsibility plus teamwork. Qualifications required: ALevel French or equivalent, experience with preteens, enthusiasm, good general educational background. Health requirements: Good general health, stamina and energy essential. Costs to volunteer: Nil, except personal travel for pleasure. Volunteer benefits: Full board and lodging plus approximately £40 per week, plus weekend allowance, transport to and from Normandy and comprehensive insurance. Certification: Written references can be provided. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the head office in Bromsgrove. FRIEDENSDORF INTERNATIONAL (Peace Village International) Aktion Friedensdorf e.v. Lanterstrasse 21 Dinslaken 46539 Germany Tel: 00 49 20644974 0 Fax: 00 49 20644974 999
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Contact: Dept. 0410 Profile: Friedensdorf International takes up wounded children from wartorn and crisis areas including Afghanistan, Vietnam, Romania, Angola, Armenia, Georgia and Kazakhstan for medical treatment in European hospitals. After appropriate treatment the children live in the Peace Village care station in Oberhausen for rehabilitation until they return to their native countries and to their families. About 8 volunteers work in the Village every year. Volunteers are required all the year round to take care of the children in the Peace Village. Duties include the preparation of meals and working in the Village's educational institution. Volunteers may also be needed to help with practical work under the janitor's guidance, which might include general repairs on or to the houses. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/ medical. Activities can include: Caring (general), catering, first aid. 1625 year olds placed each year: 8 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Experience as social worker desirable. Health requirements: Free from infectious illnesses. Costs to volunteer: All except board and accommodation. Volunteer benefits: Board and accommodation plus DM100 pocket money per month. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. FRIENDS OF BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY 21 Collingham Road London SW5 ONU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 373 8414 Fax: +44 (0) 171 835 2088 Email: fobzu@arabbritish.unet.com Contact: The Coordinator Profile: Every year since the late 1970s, the Palestinian university of Birzeit (BZU) has organised international 'workcamps' based on its own campus which is one of the best examples of modern Arab architecture in the area. Two workcamps are held each summer, usually during July and August. They are 2 weeks long and each one accommodates 30 international volunteers, of whom half are from the UK. The camps are an opportunity for volunteers from Europe and North America to experience the local situation at first hand and to contribute to improving the local conditions of life. Tasks include helping farmers with their harvest, building basic sanitation facilities in refugee camps and other community work. Some of the work is symbolic in nature, showing solidarity with the community, and some is much needed support which will really benefit the local people. Participants should be prepared for strenuous activity. In addition to the work, a wide range of visits, meetings and cultural events are arranged. The social life of the workcamp is very enjoyable. The political situation sometimes makes organisation of the programme difficult, but alternative arrangements can usually be made. Volunteers must be aware that they are travelling to an area of unrest and must behave accordingly. There have not, however, been any serious incidents involving volunteers attending the workcamps. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 12 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 2 weeks.
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Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, human rights, poor/homeless, refugees, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, building/ construction, campaigning, community work, computers, development issues, fundraising, manual work, marketing/ publicity, newsletter/journalism, translating, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: Before 22 May. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability, workcamps include manual work. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Reasonably fit. Costs to volunteer: For Workcamps: £15 application fee, £66 registration fee, approximately £200 return flight to Tel Aviv and about £3 per day for extra travel and expenses. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: On application. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: Asia (Palestine). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in London. Charity number: 279026 FRIENDS OF ISRAEL EDUCATIONAL TRUST 25 Lyndale Avenue London NW2 2QB UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 435 6803 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 794 0291 Email:
[email protected] Contact: John D. A. Levy Profile: Friends of Israel Educational Trust seeks to develop critical interest in the land, peoples and cultures of Israel. The Foundation organises an extensive lecture programme around the UK and has created a variety of handson working programmes in Israel for students, academics, clergy and other selected British groups. Bridge in Britain programme is a gap year scheme as below. In addition it offers occasional awards to graduate students: of arts schools; young Christian clergy; young farmers; young horticulturalists. These are shortterm placements. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 5 Starting months: January and February. Time required: 24 weeks (min.) 30 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Inner city problems, teaching/assisting (EFL, primary, secondary), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, music, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/drama, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 12 When to apply: 1 July. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil. Require talented, personable good allrounders. UK nationals only. Health requirements: Good physical and mental health. Costs to volunteer: Only cost is entertainment and travel when not on the programme. Volunteer benefits: Travel and insurance for 6 months; 5 months board and lodging carefully planned. Free time not planned. Certification: No. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: All participants must be UK nationals. Interviews: Interviews take place in London. Charity number: 271983 FRIENDS OF THE IONIAN LTD 21A Stanbridge Road Putney London SW15 1DX UK
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Tel: +44 (0) 181 780 0420 Profile: Friends of the Ionian need volunteer wildlife guides to show British tourists and local schoolchildren the wildlife of the Ionian islands. Positions are sponsored by British tour companies who work with Friends of the Ionian to lessen the impact of tourism in the Ionian. Job involves three hours work per day, five days per week. Knowledge of languages not essential, but Greek speakers preferred. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: May, September and October. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2030 Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Appropriate qualifications in related subject, i.e. flora, fauna or environmental science. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Living expenses. Volunteer benefits: Flights, insurance and accommodation provided. Overseas placements: Europe (Greece). FRIENDS WEEKEND WORKCAMP PROGRAM 1515 Cherry Street Philadelphia PA 19102 USA Contact: Programme Organiser Profile: Friends Weekend Workcamp Program offers short term projects within inner city Philadelphia which combine physical work with discussions on urban poverty. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryMay, OctoberDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Elderly people, inner city problems. Activities can include: Building/ construction, community work, counselling, DIY, manual work, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Spoken English. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Donation of $35 per weekend. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Overseas placements: North America (USA). FRONTIER 77 Leonard Street London EC2A 4QS UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 613 1911 or 2422 Fax: +44 (0) 171 613 2992 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Dave Tanner Profile: Frontier is a non profitmaking organisation which brings together the conservation needs of developing countries with the commitment and enthusiasm of volunteers from around the world. At a time when ecological crises are multiplying and the resources to deal with them are diminishing, the Frontier initiative brings normal people to the forefront of conservation research enabling them to become involved in vital scientific work in the field. Since Frontier's inception in 1989, well over 450,000 hours of research have been undertaken by volunteers in areas under threat in Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam and Mozambique. Working alongside scientists and conservation organisations from these countries, each Frontier project represents a unique and valuable scientific investigation. Volunteers, who come from many backgrounds, spend three months implementing a research
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programme which draws on their strengths as an expeditionary team. Unlike other organisations, the initiative comes from the volunteers themselves, a quality they look for when recruiting volunteers. If selected, volunteers are encouraged to participate in every part of the project, from data collection, surveys and communication with the local population to the collection of supplies; in short with everything involved in a practical conservation research expedition undertaken in tough and often inhospitable conditions. Indeed, the 'hands on' experience Frontier offers is such that many volunteers subsequently move on to work in conservation related fields. Each Frontier project is selffunded, the expeditionary team contributing to the cost of the expedition. Frontier volunteers are expected to raise £2,900 which covers their air fare, insurance, accommodation and food in the field. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 5 Starting months: January, April, July and October. Time required: 10 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Animal welfare, conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, computers, cooking, development issues, DIY, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 250 When to apply: All year, preferably 6 months in advance. Send SAE. Work alone/with others: With others in group of 15. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, volunteers with disabilities are encouraged. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £2,900 including flight, insurance and all field costs. Volunteer benefits: Advice given on raising funds. Certification: Yes, report and reference. Overseas placements: Africa (Mozambique, Tanzania); Asia (Vietnam). FRONTIERS FOUNDATION/ OPERATION BEAVER 2615 Danforth Avenue Suite 203 Toronto Ontario M4C 1L6 Canada Tel: 00 1 416 690 3930 Fax: 00 1 416 690 3934 Contact: The Program Coordinator Profile: Frontiers Foundation is a nonprofit, nondenominational voluntary service organisation supporting the advancement of economically and socially disadvantaged communities in Canada and Overseas through the Operation Beaver Program. Programme: voluntary service programme for people from Canada and around the world, interested in volunteering their time to help others help themselves; partnership between the host communities in Canada or communitybased development projects, such as building and/or renovating homes, or organising activities for local youth/children at various recreation and/or educational centres; volunteers and members of the host communities exchange and share crosscultural information and experiences and learn from each other; host communities, families or groups actively participate in the development projects. A contractual arrangement is worked out with Frontiers Foundation defining each group's responsibilities; still others offer their skills at the national or regional levels by supporting programme development or office management. Purpose: to contribute to
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the relief of poverty by supporting tangible community development projects which have enduring significance; to foster understanding and sharing of culture and experience through crosscultural exchanges between various peoples of Canada and other volunteers from around the world; to support the needs and goals identified by the requesting communities; to promote development through the hands of those people who know and understand their own needs, and those of their communities, for example do not aspire to change their way of life, but to work in partnership with requesting communities. Canadian volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January, June, July, August and September. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Building/ construction, community work, group work, outdoor skills, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: At least 3 months in advance. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Housing construction related skills preferred, but not necessary. Adaptability to very primitive conditions. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to Canada. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging, insurance, local travel and pocket money after 12 weeks. Certification: Merit upon satisfactory completion. Overseas placements: North America (Canada). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: All welcome but sometimes a limiting quota from any one country has to be set. Charity number: 3417765913 FULCRUM CHALLENGE Luccombe Business Centre Milton Abbas Dorset DT11 OBD UK Tel: +44 (0) 1258 881399 Fax: +44 (0) 1258 881300 Email:
[email protected] Contact: John Hunt Profile: This is a new and exciting educational youth initiative for Alevel and GNVQ students. The main partner in this 5phased approach to 'Investing in the Leaders of the Future' is British Airways, who have incorporated the outstanding success of this new initiative into their recent relaunch. Fulcrum Challenge operates in regions where British Airways are strongly represented, and schools in each area are invited to nominate one student who must submit a completed application form to Fulcrum Challenge. Only 20 places are available on each Challenge and there is a 3day selection programme for 30 students. The Institute of Directors assist in arranging a week of Director Shadowing for all successful students. The group spends 2 weeks in a remote area of the world, living and working with local communities on environmental and cultural activities. The group must take part in an environmental project in their home area in cooperation with BTCV. All students are invited to take part in a biannual Leadership Conference hosted by BA, Marks & Spencer and the Centre for High Performance Development. The 5 phases are designed to bring together bright young people from all backgrounds, in order to learn how to work both as a group and in other communities, develop leadership and business skills, study natural and scientific topics and develop close personal links at home and abroad.
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Total UK projects: 6 Total overseas projects: 6 Starting months: April, July, August and December. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, poor/ homeless, wildlife. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, campaigning, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, first aid, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, religion, research, scientific work, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, translating, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 120 When to apply: Only through Heads of School and then by invitation. Work alone/with others: As a team. Qualifications required: Alevel or GNVQ. Health requirements: Must be fit and take the recommended medical treatments for the overseas phase. Costs to volunteer: £900 raised by their own initiative. Volunteer benefits: Flights provided free by BA and a further £1,000 is raised by Fulcrum. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London, Manchester, Surrey, Tyne and Wear, West Midlands); Scotland (Lothian, Strathclyde). Overseas placements: Africa (Botswana, Namibia, South Africa); South America (Argentina, Paraguay); Asia (China, India, Malaysia, Oman, Tibet). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants attend a competitive selection weekend. Charity number: 267410 FUNDACION GOLONDRINAS Avenida Isabel La Católica 24679 Quito Ecuador Tel: 00 593 2 226 602 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.ecauadorexplorer.com/golondrinas Contact: MariaEliza Manteca Oñate, President Profile: The foundation 'Fundación Golondrinas' is a privately managed, nonprofit organisation founded in 1991. The primary site is a small farming village in Northern Ecuador, where volunteers work alongside locals on a farm and tree nursery using the principles of Permaculture. This method demonstrates the advantages of farming one area of land economically and productively for an indefinite period of time, as opposed to the 'slash and bur' techniques currently used by the locals. This is rapidly and irrevocably destroying the cloudforest, which 25 years ago covered the surrounding mountains, now bare and largely infertile. Volunteers are needed for a number of jobs, including planting, carpentry, bee keeping, harvesting and general farm maintenance. The work is interesting and diverse and gives a rare opportunity to become truly involved in Ecuadorian rural life. Volunteers may also get the chance to visit the 25,000 hectares of protected virgin cloudforest, owned by the project. Here there is a cabin overlooking 40 miles of undamaged forest where a range of wildlife may be seen. Lower down in the reservation is a further site where 2 cabins and a tree nursery are currently being built. These will house scientists, researchers and volunteers from around the world. In another part of the project area, one can stay in the village of Moran, high in the
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mountains. Here alongside the local farmers (Hugo and Carlow) one can work in the tree nursery or carry out all kinds of practical tasks related to conservation. A 4 day trek can be made through all 3 sites, which gives a moving experience for visitors. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, forestry, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 100. When to apply: Any time, but three months in advance if possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil. Spanish is very useful but not essential. Health requirements: Nil, but work is physical so good health is necessary. Costs to volunteer: US$210 per month includes accommodation and food. ($85 per month if staying more than 3 months.) Certification: If requested. Overseas placements: South America (Ecuador). Charity number: 213 FUTURE IN OUR HANDS MOVEMENT FIOH (UK) 48 Churchwood Avenue Swindon Wiltshire SN2 1NH UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1793 532353 Contact: Mike Thomas Profile: The Future in Our Hands Movement was set up in 1974 with the aims of encouraging a simpler and more ethical lifestyle, particularly in the rich countries; and promoting more emphasis on values such as sharing, cooperation and fellowship rather than dogmatic approaches to world problems. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Poor/homeless. Activities can include: Development issues. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4 When to apply: At least 2 months in advance. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Initiative and commitment to the aims of the organisation. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All costs including travel and insurance. Accommodation and food provided at a small charge. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana, Kenya, Uganda); Asia (India, Korea—S, Malaysia, Philippines, Sri Lanka). FYD (FRIENDS OF YOUNG DEAF PEOPLE) East Court Mansion College Lane East Grinstead W. Sussex RH19 3LT UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1342 300080 minicom 1342 324164 Fax: + 44 (0) 1342 410232 Contact: Marcel Hirshman Profile: The aim of FYD is to promote an active partnership between deaf and hearing people which will enable young deaf people to develop themselves and become active members of society. FYD will work to ensure that the partnership is created through friendship. Deaf people take the lead in shared responsibility as volunteers and staff work together to achieve the aim. Positive role models are provided for both deaf and hearing people. The partnership focuses on work with young
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people; deaf and hearing young people share in activities which promote effective communication and self confidence. Deaf and hearing young people train together to develop a variety of personal, leadership and work skills. The partnership acknowledges deafness as a key issue. Deaf and hearing people can choose how they can communicate through 'total communication'; deaf people overcome disadvantage by developing skills and hearing people become more aware so that both can be equal partners with equal opportunities. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted unless it contradicts the Children's Act. Total UK projects: 22 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (physically), teaching/assisting (mature, secondary), unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, community work, computers, counselling, development issues, driving, first aid, fundraising, group work, marketing/publicity, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/drama, training, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 350 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, especially deaf. Qualifications required: Nil, apart from completing FYD Initiative Training. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £110 per weekend training course. Support for sponsorship possible. Volunteer benefits: 20p per mile or 2nd class public transport. Free accommodation and meals. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); Scotland (Strathclyde); Wales (Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—South, Glamorgan—W). Overseas placements: Australasia (Australia, New Zealand). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are carried out at the training programme (7 per year) and at the Embassies (NE, SE, NW, SE, Midlands and London). Charity number: 1045011 G GAP ACTIVITY PROJECTS GAP House 44 Queen's Road Reading Berkshire RG1 4BB UK Tel: +44 (0) 118 959 4914 Fax: +44 (0) 118 957 6634 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Registrar Profile: GAP arranges voluntary work overseas for schoolleavers taking a 'gap year' before going on to higher education, further training or employment. Work placements are all of charitable or educational value and, lasting approximately 69 months, can form a core of worthwhile experience and basis for travel in a busy 'gap year' schedule. GAP sees the 'gap year' as the ideal opportunity for young people to broaden their experience of the world while making a personal contribution to other communities. A constructive and exciting GAP project can be undertaken for less than £1,000. A variety of voluntary work opportunities exist in over 30 countries. Total UK projects: 0
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Total overseas projects: 600 Starting months: JanuaryMay, JulyOctober. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Animal welfare, archaeology, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/medical, heritage, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary), wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), community work, computers, first aid, forestry, gardening/horticulture, group work, music, outdoor skills, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/ drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,400 plus. When to apply: From September of last year at school. The earlier the better. Work alone/with others: Alone or in pairs. Volunteers with disabilities: Limited access. Qualifications required: Students in 'gap year' between school and higher education, further training and employment. Health requirements: No significant medical problems. Costs to volunteer: £460 plus £30 registration fee plus air fare, insurance and TEFL course (if necessary). Volunteer benefits: Board and accommodation plus small pocket money (not Latin America). Certification: GAP Certificate of Attendance available on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Lesotho, Morocco, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia); Central America (Mexico); North America (Canada, USA); South America (Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, Paraguay); Asia (China, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Vietnam); Australasia (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Tonga); Europe (Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Volunteers must hold a UK passport. Interviews: Interviews take place in Reading, and London with some regional venues. Charity number: 272761 GAP CHALLENGE World Challenge Expeditions Ltd Black Arrow House 2 Chandos Road London W12 0JX UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 961 1122 Fax: +44 (0) 181 961 1551 Email: welcome@worldchallenge.co.uk Contact: Katherine O'Driscoll Profile: Gap Challenge, formerly Fill the Gap, provides 36 months voluntary and paid work placements for Gap Year Students. They are organised by World Challenge Expeditions who are specialists in development youth expeditions and placements. Voluntary work placements are available in India, Nepal, Tanzania, Zanzibar, Malawi, Ecuador, Belize and South Africa. In India and Nepal Gap Challenge students teach at secondary schools and homes for the disabled in the Kulu Valley, Goa, Kathmandu and Pokhara. In Nepal, there is also the opportunity for students to be seconded to trekking agencies for the Learning for Leadership Programmes. In Tanzania, Malawi, Belize and Zanzibar Gap Challenge students teach basic English, Science and Geography to Secondary school students. In South Africa they work for the Leonard Cheshire Foundation in their homes for the disabled and in Ecuador students work on conservation projects in the northern rain forests. Paid work is available in
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Canada and Australia. In Canada, students can earn money at hotels and mountain lodges in Banff and Jasper in the Rockies. In Australia students can earn basic pocket money working on cattle, sheep and trail ride farms. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 13 Starting months: January, April and September. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 24 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, teaching/assisting (EFL, nursery, primary, secondary). Activities can include: Caring (general and residential), community work, gardening/horticulture, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: Any time, but as early as possible. Work alone/with others: Usually in pairs. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on location and disability. Qualifications required: 3 Alevels or equivalent preferred for teaching posts. Health requirements: All students are asked to disclose preexisting conditions. Costs to volunteer: 36 months, including flights, range from £1,500£2,000. Volunteer benefits: Sometimes accommodation depending on the project. Certification: Yes, written references available on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania); Central America (Belize); North America (Canada); South America (Ecuador); Asia (India, Nepal); Australasia (Australia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: There may be restrictions on the nationality of volunteers for visa purposes. Interviews: Take place at various UK locations. GENCTUR (Tourism & Travel Agency Ltd) Istiklal Cad Zambak Sok. 15/AK.5 Beyoglu 80080 Istanbul Turkey Tel: 00 90 212 249 25 15 Fax: 00 90 212 249 25 54 Contact: Zafer Yilmaz, Workcamps Coordinator Profile: Genctur needs volunteers to take part in international workcamps in small Turkish villages, involving work such as constructing schools, village centres, digging water trenches, forestry etc. Study tours, camptours, and special interest tours are all arranged. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 2540 Starting months: JulySeptember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 6 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Environmental causes, teaching/assisting (primary, secondary), work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, community work, counselling, forestry, manual work, summer camps, teaching, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 300 When to apply: AprilSeptember. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All costs plus £35 registration fee. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: If required. Overseas placements: Asia (Turkey). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants for volunteer projects are not interviewed.
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GENESIS II CLOUDFOREST PRESERVE Apartado 655 7050 Cartago Costa Rica Contact: Coowner Profile: Genesis II Cloudforest Preserve is a privately owned cloudforest at the 7,500 foot/2,360 metre level in the Talamanca Mountains of Central Costa Rica. From its inception it has been intended and operated as a preserve for academic research and recreational (nonhunting) pleasure. Within its 95 acre boundaries can be found up to 120 species of birds plus many types of ferns, orchids, fungi, and its major tree: the towering white oak. While the terrain is quite rugged, the forest is very benign. No known very venomous reptiles, plants or insects and the climate is generally best described as 'moistly soft'. There are two distinct seasons here. January to May is the dry season (summer). June to December is the wet or rainy season (winter). At most times during the year, the early mornings are clear and sunny. However, during the wet season it clouds over by 910 a.m. and usually rains by noon. Occasionally during this season volunteers may experience several continuous days of cloud and drizzle; depressing but not serious. If volunteers choose to come during the wet season they should be prepared to work in cool, rainy conditions. To provide access to the forest for the birdwatcher, ornithologists and naturalists, a small, first class trail system of about 3km has been provided. Volunteers with an offending background, who are willing, are possible. This can be a very testing experience. They need volunteers who are totally willing, no rebels. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryOctober. Time required: 4 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, forestry, manual work, outdoor skills, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Up to 60. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Mostly with others. Qualifications required: Willingness and a preference for studying environment and conservation. Camping/hiking/ surveying skills. Health requirements: No vegans. Prefer nonsmokers. Costs to volunteer: US$600 for room, board and laundry. Other costs are volunteer's responsibility, for example, travel, insurance, pocket money. Volunteer benefits: As above, board, lodging and laundry. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Central America (Costa Rica). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. GERMAN RED CROSS VOLUNTARY SOCIAL YEAR 106 Clapham Road London SW9 OJU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 793 9505 Fax: +44 (0) 171 793 9505 Contact: Karen Sheldon, Coordinator Profile: Over the last 30 years, thousands of 1627 year olds in Germany have taken part in a national volunteering scheme enabling them to 'give' a year's service in a social setting. The German Red Cross is one of the largest 'agents' of this scheme and is now looking for British young people to take part. They should be over 18, with a working knowledge of German and interested in spending a year in Germany working in social settings such as
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hospitals, special schools and services for elderly or disabled people, as part of their 'Voluntary Social Year' scheme. Duties may include care services such as washing, dressing, toileting, etc., medical services such as taking blood pressure, changing dressings etc., and social services such as befriending, playing games, reading or going for walks with patients/clients. Successful applicants will have the opportunity to: gain challenging and recognised work experience; experience a different country, culture and language; meet new people; discover new talents and skills. Volunteers with an offending background need to be individually assessed (depending on project). Total UK projects: 20 Total overseas projects: 20 Starting months: September. Time required: 48 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, refugees. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), community work, cooking, first aid, group work, music, outdoor skills, social work, sport, teaching, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,300 (mainly Germans). When to apply: By midApril at the latest. Work alone/with others: With others in a team. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, individually assessed. Wheelchair access may be a problem. Qualifications required: Working knowledge of German and an interest in care/social work. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from Germany (in cases of hardship this may be possible to subsidise). Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging, pocket money, health cover and insurance covered by the project. Certification: Yes UK placements: England (Kent, Merseyside). Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but it is easier if of UK nationality. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in London or Liverpool. GIRLS VENTURE CORPS AIR CADETS Redhill Aerodrome Kings Mill Lane South Nutfield Redhill Surrey RH1 5JY UK Tel: +44 (0) 1737 823345 Fax: + 44 (0) 1737 823345 Contact: M. Rowland Profile: The Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets is a voluntary uniformed Youth Organisation for girls between the ages of 11 and 20 years. It offers a challenging and worthwhile programme, introducing its members to a wide range of activities which help to give them a wider outlook and a greater sense of purpose. Great emphasis is placed upon leadership and initiative training, and camps and courses for this purpose are held annually. The Corps makes a great contribution to the community, members help either individually or as a group on various community projects and 'service' to others plays an important part in a Cadet's training. Because of its origins, the Corps is slanted to 'airmindedness' and is unique among youth organisations in offering air experience flights arranged with flying clubs. Solo Flying Scholarships are awarded when funds permit. The movement seeks cooperation with local authorities, schools, employers and all concerned with the welfare of youth.
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Total UK projects: 60 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, catering, community work, cooking, driving, first aid, fundraising, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies, no restrictions. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Only enthusiasm. Health requirements: For flying, yes. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs, otherwise it varies. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs might be paid by the region. Certification: Certificates or references issued to successful volunteers. UK placements: England (Avon, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cleveland, Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Sussex—E, Sussex—W, Tyne and Wear, West Midlands, Wiltshire, Yorkshire—S). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place either at local, regional or national level, depending on type of project. Charity number: 306109 GLAMORGAN WILDLIFE TRUST Fountain Road Tondu Bridgend CF32 OEH Wales UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1656 724100 Fax: +44 (0) 1656 729880 Contact: Nigel AjaxLewis Profile: Glamorgan Wildlife Trust is a member of the Wildlife Trusts, a national partnership of 47 County Trusts. The aims of the Trust are primarily to: promote nature conservation in the community; acquire and manage nature reserves; monitor biological and geological resources; liaise with local authorities to promote regard for nature conservation; and offer practical advice on nature conservation to landowners. It is the Trust's policy to involve all sectors of the community, of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and disabilities towards these ends. Volunteers require no previous experience just lots of enthusiasm. They will receive onthejob training in an informal atmosphere and, if they desire, can go on to participate more fully assisting with the organisation and running of activities/projects. Limited opportunities may also arise for those with a longer term commitment, for NVQ training to level 2 in Landscapes and Ecosystems. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, each case is assessed separately. Total UK projects: 46 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Computers, driving, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Any medical conditions that may require treatment or medication or which affect the volunteer working with machinery must be
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notified in advance. Tetanus injections must be up to date. Costs to volunteer: Bring own packed lunch. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: Wales (Glamorgan Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at the office. Charity number: 200653 GLASGOW SIMON COMMUNITY Maryhill Women's Project 9 Caldercuilt Road Maryhill Glasgow G20 0AE Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 141 946 2053 Fax: +44 (0) 141 424 3149 Contact: Susan Breen, Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Glasgow Simon Community has vacancies for volunteers as and when people leave. There is one Project Manager, 3 Senior Staff workers and 5 volunteers who are needed to work with women who have been longterm homeless. This involves group work, counselling and generally addressing the needs of the community. The Centre is situated in a 6bedroomed house in Glasgow. Prospective volunteers are invited to spend 3 days with the community before joining it. The 5 volunteers share a flat. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted but a decision would be made after full disclosure of facts. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, health care/medical, poor/homeless. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, caring (general and residential), catering, community work, cooking, counselling, group work, social work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 12 When to apply: All year, but 36 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability (not suitable for wheelchair access). Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil, medical certificate required. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: £40 per week, plus board and lodging, and travel expenses paid. Certification: Reference. UK placements: Scotland (Strathclyde). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restriction, but recruitment is within UK only. Interviews: Take place mainly at Maryhill Women's Project, Glasgow. Charity number: CR4 1110 GLEN RIVER YMCA NATIONAL CENTRE 143 Central Promenage Newcastle Co. Down BT33 OHN N. Ireland UK Tel: + 44 (0) 13967 24488 Contact: The Programme Manager Profile: Glen River YMCA National Centre is an outdoor education centre which needs volunteers to act as domestic staff and cooks, instructors in outdoor pursuits such as canoeing, hill walking, archery, etc. and tutors in personal development. Around 14 volunteers are required for 8 or 9 weeks during summer and in winter two or three volunteers are needed. An interest in community relations would be an advantage. Volunteers should be physically and mentally fit, aged 18 years or older and fluent in English.
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Volunteers for instructor positions should be skilled in the relevant activity and for volunteers older than 25, a driving licence is useful. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Catering, community work, cooking, group work, outdoor skills, sport, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 14 for summer, 23 winter. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Fluent in English. If over 25, a driving licence is useful. Health requirements: Physically and mentally fit. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and pocket money. UK placements: N. Ireland (Down). GLOBAL CITIZENS NETWORK 130 N. Howell Street St Paul Minnesota 55104 USA Tel: 00 1 612 644 0960 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Kim Regnier, Program Director Profile: Global Citizens Network seeks to create a network of people who are committed to the shared values of peace, justice, tolerance, crosscultural understanding and global cooperation, to the preservation of indigenous cultures, traditions and ecologies, and to the enhancement of the quality of life around the world. GCN sends small teams of volunteers to rural communities around the world where the volunteers immerse themselves in the daily life of the community. Trips last 1, 2 or 3 weeks, depending on the site, and each team is led by a trained GCN team leader. The team works on projects initiated by people in the local community, for the benefit of the community. Such projects could include setting up a library, teaching business skills, building a health clinic, or planting trees to reforest a village. A unique and integral component of the experience includes daily activities of crosscultural learning. Volunteers may test their skills at making tortillas, visit a nearby tea factory or the family farm, learn a local dance and discover the history and rich traditions of the area. People of all ages, backgrounds and experiences travel with GCN. Families are welcome to join the teams. Although there is really no typical day on a Global Citizens Network trip, volunteers stay in local homes or as a group in a community centre. Meals are either eaten together with the host family or communally prepared and shared with project hosts. After breakfast, volunteers join their team along with community members to work together on projects under the direction of the local leadership. Volunteers immerse themselves in the more relaxed pace and adjust to life in a developing community. During the afternoon they either continue working on a project or may participate in an activity which promotes crosscultural understanding. Each evening volunteers will join their other team members and the team leader to go over the day's events and talk about what they have learned. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 6 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, health care/medical, teaching/assisting, young people.
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Activities can include: Building/ construction, community work, cooking, development issues, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, teaching, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 25 of total of approximately 100. When to apply: 24 months before the trip or until teams are full. Work alone/with others: With others, teams of 68 volunteers work alongside local volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Possibly, would depend on the disability. Qualifications required: Nil, only an open mind and sensitivity to new cultures. Health requirements: Must be in good health. Some sites are very rural and remote, no water, electricity etc. Costs to volunteer: Programme costs range from US$5001,400. Air fare additional. Volunteer benefits: Costs include board, lodging, local transport, orientation materials and a donation to project. Overseas placements: Africa (Kenya); Central America (Belize, Guatemala, Mexico, St Vincent); North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. GLOBAL OUTREACH MISSION UK 108 Sweetbriar Lane Exeter Devon EX1 3AR UK Tel: +44 (0) 1392 59673 Fax: + 44 (0) 1392 491176 Contact: Reverend David T. Cole, UK Director Profile: The Board of Directors of Global Outreach Mission have adopted an approach that involves a diversified plan using various means of communicating the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The name of their Mission is Global Outreach, which was adopted because it most accurately describes their expanded goal of making the salvation message known throughout the world. The challenges and opportunities are great. Global Outreach Mission finds that God is moving in a marvellous way across the earth. Committed Christian workers are needed to respond. Global Outreach is evangelical in every way. Their sole concern is with the propagation of the Gospel of the Grace of God as revealed in the Holy Scriptures. The primary objective is to be evangelistic in the winning of souls for Christ. They are interdenominational in their fellowship with those of like precious faith. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, refugees, young people. Activities can include: Counselling, music, religion. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others, under national workers or the mission personnel. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on their disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and some living costs. Certification: Written reference if required. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent,
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Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Congo, Egypt, Ghana, South Africa); Central America (Bahamas, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico, Netherlands Antilles); North America (Canada, USA); South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Peru); Asia (Bangladesh, India, Jordan, Korea—S, Philippines, Russia); Australasia (Australia); Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place in Exeter. Charity number: 281583 GLOBAL VOLUNTEERS 375 E. Little Canada Road St Paul Minnesota 55117 USA Tel: 00 1 612 482 1074 Fax: 00 1 612 482 0915 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Volunteer Coordinators Profile: Global Volunteers sends teams of volunteers to live and work with local people on human and economic development projects identified by the community as important to their longterm development. In this way, the volunteers' energy, creativity and labour are put to use and at the same time they gain a genuine, firsthand understanding to how other people live day to day. The years of experience enable them to offer: genuine opportunities to serve; immediate acceptance by host communities; continuity of programme from year to year; experienced team leaders and programme consultants; informed insight into other cultures; the joy of travelling and working with a team of likeminded people. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 15 countries. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, health care/medical, human rights, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work, computers, development issues, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, manual work, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others in a team. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Good physical and mental health. Costs to volunteer: All costs. (1998 costs range $450 to $2,395 excluding air fares.) Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, food, ground transportation, project materials and team leader. Overseas placements: Africa (Tanzania); Central America (Costa Rica, Jamaica, Mexico); North America (USA); South America (Ecuador); Asia (China, Indonesia, Turkey, Vietnam); Europe (Greece, Italy, Poland, Spain, Ukraine). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. GLOUCESTERSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST Dulverton Building Robinswood Hill Country Park Reservoir Road Gloucester GL4 6SX UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1452 383333 Fax: +44 (0) 1452 383334 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Peter Smith, Marketing Officer
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Profile: The Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust was formed in 1961 by local people, including Sir Peter Scott, who wanted a better future for the county's wildlife. A variety of programmes and initiatives have been developed to help achieve the Trust's aim of caring for the wildlife and wild places of Gloucestershire. The Trust is a registered independent charity dedicated to caring for the wildlife and wild places of Gloucestershire. It has a membership of over 6,000 people with more than 500 active volunteers and 15 Corporate Partners from the world of industry and commerce. The Trust manages 82 nature reserves in Gloucestershire which are homes to the county's rarest flora and fauna. Most of the reserves are open to the public or by permit. The Trust employs a small professional staff which carries out the increasingly technical work associated with conserving wildlife in the face of growing economic and demographic pressures. The Trust is run by a Council elected annually by the members. The Conservation Centre is the hub of all Trust activities providing information, advice, education and a huge range of environmental and wildlife materials, activities etc. in the Wildlife Shop. Events and talks are held for people of all ages, and last year 3,500 school children took part in the Trust's 'Learning for Life' education programme. The Trust's vision is to continue to use its knowledge and expertise to help the people and organisations of Gloucestershire to enjoy, understand and take action to protect the wildlife and habitats of town and countryside. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, each case is reviewed separately. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, heritage, teaching/assisting (primary), wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, campaigning, forestry, fundraising, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/ publicity, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but only for office based work. Qualifications required: The Trust will endeavour to find work suitable to the volunteer's level of training, experience and aspirations. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: All 'out of pocket' expenses. Certification: NVQs can be taken. UK placements: England (Gloucestershire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: An informal interview is held to assess what work or training options volunteers can do. Charity number: 232580 GOAL PO Box 19 Dun Laoghaire Co. Dublin Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 2809779 Fax: 00 353 1 2809215 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Michael Kiely Profile: Goal was started in 1977 by sports journalist John O'Shea and 4 friends who decided to establish an aid organisation dedicated to relieving poverty among the poorest of the poor worldwide. Goal was one of the first agencies to respond to the Cambodian famine in 1979. It also responded in a
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major way to the Ethiopian famine of 1984 and in all major disasters since then, including emergency health and nutrition programmes for Rwanda and its refugees in Zaire and Tanzania. It supports preventive health care programmes, concentrating on maternal and child health care, education and immunisation against killer diseases. It runs projects in several countries to rescue, house, feed and provide medical care and education for thousands of children living rough in the streets: children prey to crime, prostitution and drug abuse. Great emphasis is placed on training local people and transferring skills to ensure that local health workers can continue to provide health care long after Goal has left. Goal is helped by various governments, the United Nations and charities, as well as by indigenous missionaries and the Irish people. Host countries insist on police records for visa purposes. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 50 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/medical, human rights, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/ assisting (primary). Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, building/construction, catering, community work, development issues, first aid, fundraising, international aid, newsletter/journalism, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 45 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Not in the majority of circumstances. Qualifications required: Mainly medical staff, nurses, midwives, doctors, administrators. Languages: French and Portuguese. Health requirements: Medical examination prior to being recruited. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Subsistence while abroad, small holiday allowance, travel to and from destination. Certification: Reference on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Angola, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sudan); Asia (India, Philippines, Vietnam). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in Dublin. Charity number: CHY 6271 GOODWILL CHILDREN'S HOMES 18 Woolley Drive BradfordonAvon Wiltshire BA15 1AU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1225 863124 Fax: +44 (0) 1225 866527 Contact: George Kent Profile: Goodwill Children's Homes are not short of people who wish to visit them for experience which will look good on their CV. They really need people with a practical skill which they can pass on to others. They also need fundraisers in the UK. Visiting India to see, listen, learn and take photographs is an excellent preparation for becoming a fundraiser for any charity working in a poor developing country. They would certainly help someone get experience of fundraising for them after a visit. Expenses would be paid and if they could prove they could bring in money, a paid post could be offered. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 7 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 16 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting, young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, DIY, first aid, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, outdoor skills,
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teaching, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Robust health essential. Costs to volunteer: £600. Volunteer benefits: Travel, third world experience. Overseas placements: Asia (India). GRAIL, THE 125 Waxwell Lane Pinner Middlesex HA5 3ER UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 866 2195/0505 Fax: +44 (0) 181 866 1408 Email:
[email protected] Contact: E. Gordon Profile: The Grail Volunteer Programme has been running for more than 20 years. It arose out of an idea to recruit from friends and contacts of the resident community at The Grail Centre, but international listing has increasingly drawn people worldwide. The Grail is not a high profile charity but has an international network of contacts through its publishing, women's groups and conferences. The centre, a listed building with extensions, circa 1600, set in 10 acres of wooded garden is less than 45 minutes from central London. At the heart of the organisation is a permanent community of Christian women. The focus is nondenominational, open, offering short and longterm hospitality, courses and workshops designed to heal and restore people caught up in the pressures of life today. Prospective volunteers write a letter enclosing stamped envelope or international reply coupon. UK applicants may visit if they wish. Vegetarians catered for, but not dietary preferences. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, human rights, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (general), catering, computers, cooking, DIY, driving, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, library/resource centres, manual work, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1215 When to apply: 46 months prior to arrival. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Basic spoken English, positive attitude. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from Pinner plus any home visits or holidays plus insurance. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging, plus £18.50 pocket money per week. 2/3 English lesson per week plus other bonuses. Certification: If requested. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: No interview required, but they offer a visit for those who wish to take it up and are near enough. Charity number: 221076 GRANGEMOCKLER CAMPHILL COMMUNITY Temple Michael CarrickonSuir Co. Tipperary Ireland Tel: 00 353 51 647202 Fax: 00 353 51 647253 Contact: Astrid Teppan Profile: Grangemockler Camphill Community is part of the developing international Camphill Movement. Founded in 1940, much of the
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inspiration came from and continues to be found in the teachings of Rudolf Steiner. Camphill Communities offer those in need of special care (children, adolescents and adults) a sheltered environment in which their education, therapeutic and social needs can be met. There are about 40 people living in 4 houses in the community. For the majority of them this is their home, where they will probably live for several years, or perhaps even for their lifetime. For those volunteers coming to stay with them for some time, it is an opportunity for new experiences. A basic principle of the community is that no one gets paid for their work, each person gives the benefits of their work to the community, and lives through the work of others. For those volunteers staying with them for more than a few weeks, material needs will be met by the community. Their lives are not governed by rules, but everyone is expected to take as full a part as possible in all realms of their lives. This includes cooking, gardening, folkdancing, milking, eurthymy, cleaning, film shows, weaving, cutting toe nails, meetings, mucking out pigs, celebrating festivals etc. Everyone has a 'day off' each week. This could be accurately termed a 'personal day'. Camphill is not a job but a way of life and as such goes on 24 hours/day, 7 days/week. They recognise however that they need time for themselves and that this is not always easy to find, unless it is written into their timetable. Weekends are not days off but time they can use to meet each other in different ways. Their care for those people with special needs does not extend only into the working realm. To go for a walk or to play a game together on a Saturday afternoon is all part of their lives. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (general), catering, cooking, first aid, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, music, sport, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 12 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Possibly, depending on circumstances. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to community. Volunteer benefits: 'Trust' money available if staying more than one month. Certification: Reference can be supplied. Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. GREAT GEORGES PROJECT—THE BLACKIE The Blackie Great George Street Liverpool L1 SEW UK Tel: +44 (0) 151 709 5109 Fax: +44 (0) 151 709 4822 Contact: The Duty Officer Profile: Great Georges Project (The Blackie) is a centre for experimental work in the arts, sport, games and education of today. First started in 1968 as an arts centre or artists' studio, the basic principle is the provision of creative opportunities for all. The Blackie, 'A bridge across troubled waters . . .linking artists and communities', was founded in 1968. And what might have seemed almost fortuitous at that time can now be seen as essential ingredients in determining the character of Britain's first community arts project. The proximity of the Blackie to Britain's oldest established AfricanCaribbean community, and to Europe's oldest Chinatown, has meant
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that cultural diversity is celebrated as a natural phenomenon. The siting of the Blackie adjoining a residential neighbourhood and yet close to the city centre has meant that both residents of the city and visitors to the city find it accessible and it is natural that playgroups and community enterprises should take their place alongside concerts and exhibitions. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, inner city problems, offenders/ exoffenders, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, cooking, DIY, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, newsletter/ journalism, sport, teaching, theatre/ drama, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100150 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Welcome, but notice required. Qualifications required: Huge sense of humour, working knowledge of English. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £17.50 per week. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (Merseyside). Charity number: 9018509 GREENHILL YMCA NATIONAL CENTRE Donard Park Newcastle Co. Down BT33 OGR N. Ireland UK Tel: +44 (0) 13967 23172 Fax: +44 (0) 13967 26009 Email: TIM@YMCAIRE.DNET. CO.NET Contact: The Volunteer Coordinator Profile: The Greenhill YMCA National Centre is an outdoor education centre which needs volunteers to act as domestic staff and cooks, instructors in outdoor pursuits such as canoeing, hill walking, archery etc. and tutors in personal development. An interest in community relations would be an advantage. All suitable applicants will have to complete an application form with photo. All suitable applicants will have to have two references taken up and undergo police vetting for criminal record and offences towards children. The Centre is a Christian centre and welcomes applications from those who agree or are not opposed to the Christian faith. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: June and September. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (primary and secondary), unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, catering, computers, cooking, counselling, DIY, driving, first aid, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, religion, sport, summer camps, teaching, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 summer, 34 longterm. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Group/youth work, social work, outdoor pursuits, cross community. Health requirements: Physically and mentally fit. Costs to volunteer: Return travel to centre. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and
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pocket money of £18 per week. Certification: Work reference if requested. UK placements: N. Ireland (Down). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Overseas volunteers are not interviewed but they must include a police character reference when returning their application. Only longterm Irish volunteers are interviewed. Charity number: XN 45820 GREENPEACE Canonbury Villas London N1 2PN UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 354 5100 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 696 0013 Contact: Julia Glasgow Profile: Greenpeace sometimes needs volunteers to help with office duties which are mainly routine. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Administration, computers, fundraising, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Office experience. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Reimburse travel expenses and lunch costs. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (London). GROUNDWORK 8587 Cornwall Street Birmingham B3 3BY UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 236 8565 Fax: +44 (0) 121 236 7356 Contact: Katie Martin, National Programme Manager Profile: Established in 1981, Groundwork is the leading environmental partnership organisation active in 120 towns and cities. It has 44 autonomous offices and details contained in this directory vary slightly between offices, but Katie Martin at the Head Office can direct enquiries to regional offices. Groundwork's approach is to devise programmes that link environmental, social and economic regeneration, and contribute to sustainable development. These programmes concentrate on four key themes: bringing about physical environment improvements; integrating the economy and the environment; educating and involving the community; and conserving natural resources. Annually Groundwork undertakes 3,500 projects that involve 40,000 volunteers and over 100,000 schoolchildren. At a local level, Groundwork is a multisector partnership, bringing together people from local authorities, business, the voluntary sector and the local community, who wish to see the environmental and economic prospects of their area improved. In this vital regeneration work, Groundwork enjoys the support of 90 local authorities and 32 major national companies. Significant funding is also received from government departments and agencies including the Department of the Environment, the Countryside Commission and the Welsh Office, as well as the European Commission. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the nature of the offence and support required by that individual. Total UK projects: 42 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember.
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Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, inner city problems, unemployed, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, community work, computers, driving, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, marketing/ publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, summer camps, technical skills, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 40,000 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, some. Contact local office. Qualifications required: Enthusiasm, motivation and an ability to get on with people. Health requirements: Depends on the project. Costs to volunteer: Travel to local office. Volunteer benefits: Travel and subsistence allowance normally offered. Certification: Written reference on request. UK placements: England (Cheshire, Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Durham, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, Staffordshire, Surrey, Tyne and Wear, West Midlands, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W); N. Ireland (Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry); Wales (Clwyd, Glamorgan—Mid, GlamorganS, Glamorgan—W, Gwent). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at local offices where volunteers are to be placed. Charity number: 291558 GROUNDWORK (IRELAND) 107 Lr Baggot Street Dublin 2 Ireland Tel: 00 353 1 6768588 Fax: 00 353 1 6768601 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Barbara Henderson Profile: Groundwork Ireland's primary aim is to carry out important nature conservation projects in Ireland which would otherwise not be done, and thereby to facilitate persons wishing to make a practical voluntary contribution to nature conservation in Ireland. Groundwork's aim is essentially to act as a bridge between the many people who want to work for conservation and the many conservation tasks that urgently need to be carried out. Secondary aims of Groundwork are to facilitate cultural exchange by recruiting volunteers from outside Ireland and to increase the volunteers' appreciation of the importance of nature conservation and their appreciation of the areas in which they are working. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 2 Starting months: June. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Group work, manual work, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: April/May onwards. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Volunteers MUST be in good health and free from serious medical conditions. Costs to volunteer: £10 registration fee per week. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions.
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GROUPE ARCHEOLOGIQUE DU MESMONTOIS Mairie de Malain 21410 Pont de Pany France Tel: 00 33 3 80 30 05 20 or 00 33 3 80 23 66 08 Contact: M. Roussel Profile: Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois undertakes archaeological digs and restoration work. Volunteers are needed to help with tasks which include sketching, photographing the finds, model making and restoration. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 2 Starting months: July. Time required: 1 week (min.) 8 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, architecture, conservation, environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, cooking, manual work, research, scientific work, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 40 When to apply: Before May. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Care and patience. Health requirements: Antitetanus innoculation. Costs to volunteer: FF100 per week (£10 per week approximately) towards board and lodging. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: North America (Canada, USA); South America (Chile); Asia (Hong Kong); Europe (Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. GROUPEMENT EUROPEEN DES CAMPUS 41 Cours Jean Jaures Avignon 8400 France Tel: 00 33 4 90 27 08 61 Fax: 00 33 4 90 86 82 19 Email: apare/
[email protected] Contact: Pascale Reder Profile: Groupement Europeen des Campus organises and recruits volunteers for the European Campuses. This extensive network of academic workshops is intended for all young people interested in environment and heritage. As training projects and tools of action at the service of local initiatives, they provide students with an opportunity for training and action in the real world. Under academic supervision, students, in groups of about 15, are called upon to realise studies or works in support of local public or voluntary programmes. Total UK projects: 1 or 2 Total overseas projects: 2530 Starting months: JulyOctober. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, environmental causes, heritage, wildlife, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Group work, manual work, marketing/publicity, research, scientific work, summer camps, translating, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 500600 When to apply: MidJune at the latest. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Alevel plus 1 year of study minimum. Language ability. Health requirements: Nil
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Costs to volunteer: Return fare home, campsite plus registration fee of 70 ecus. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging free during campuses. Certification: Possible. Overseas placements: Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia); Asia (Lebanon, Russia, Turkey); Europe (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. GRUPPI ARCHEOLOGICI D'ITALIA via Tacito 41 I00193 Rome Italy Tel: 00 39 6 6874028 Fax: 00 39 6 6896981 Profile: Gruppi Archeologici D'Italia needs volunteers to work on archaeological excavations in Italy. 6 hours per day, 6 days per week. Placements involve lectures and excursions. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,000 When to apply: By 15 June. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Previous archaeological experience desirable. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: 400,000500,000 Lire for 2 weeks board and accommodation plus fares. Overseas placements: Europe (Italy). GRUPPO VOLUNTARI DELLA SVIZZERA ITALIANA CP 12 Arbedo CH6517 Switzerland Tel: 00 41 91 857 4520/79 354 0161 Fax: 00 41 91 692 7272 Contact: Mari Federico Profile: Gruppo Voluntari Della Svizzera Italiana takes 15 volunteers per camp to take part in work camps helping mountain communities, clearing woods etc. 4 hours work per day. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 8 Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 16 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, community work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 60 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Spoken Italian, German, French, English or Spanish. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £2.50 approximately per day to cover board and accommodation plus travel costs. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Central America (Honduras, Mexico); Europe (France, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: May be restrictions. Interviews: Take place in Switzerland or Mexico or Honduras. GSM Genclik Servisleri Merkezi/ Youth Services Centre Beyindir Sok 45/9 KizilayAnkara 06650 Turkey
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Tel: 00 90 312 417 1124/417 2991 Fax: 00 90 312 425 8192 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Ertugrul Senoglu, General Coordinator Profile: GSM has been organising activities for young people at national and international levels since 1985. The main areas in which GSM specialise are international voluntary workcamps, international youth camps and international youth exchange projects. Their main objectives are: to strengthen the youth power against the dangers of war, social and racial discrimination and for peace; to contribute to young people's social, cultural and artistic development and to promote development of common understanding, friendship and solidarity among young people; to encourage young people to participate in administration, planning and production, so to give them the consciousness of the democratic life; to contribute to the enrichment of the democratic culture in the country; to develop an international friendship and to promote cultural exchanges among young people by making contacts with youth organisations; to sensitise young people towards their social and natural environment and to contribute and widen the preservation of natural environment. GSM has a very democratic structure related to its aims, so is open to the participation of young from various backgrounds. There are 5 people who have been working formally in GSM. Apart from these 5 people who work professionally, there are young people, more than 25, who are students in different universities in Ankara and work voluntarily in GSM throughout the year. Total UK projects: 3 Total overseas projects: 30 Starting months: JulySeptember. Time required: 2 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, architecture, conservation, environmental causes, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Summer camps, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 550 When to apply: 1 October15 June. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: English is essential. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Registration fee of approximately £70, plus travel. Volunteer benefits: All board and lodging and sightseeing tours. Health insurance is provided. Certification: No, but written reference on request. UK placements: England (London, Manchester, Oxfordshire, West Midlands). Overseas placements: Africa (Morocco); North America (USA); Asia (Turkey); Europe (Austria, Belarus, Belgium, BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews for those going abroad from Turkey take place in their office. GUATEMALA ACCOMPANIMENT GROUP 1A Waterlow Road Archway London N19 5NJ UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 281 4052 Fax: +44 (0) 171 281 4052 Contact: Chris Baird, UK coordinator Profile: The Guatemala Accompaniment Group (GAG) was founded at the beginning of 1995 in response to the increasing demand from communities of internally displaced people and returning
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refugees in Guatemala for international volunteers to live with them as accompaniers. The presence of international accompaniers is intended to enhance the security of communities and to deter possible aggression and violence against them. Accompaniers monitor and observe human rights in the accompanied communities and produce and disseminate information about the human rights situation. Involvement in the communities: each accompanier, depending on their own personal skills and experience, can become involved in different ways in the life of the community (e.g. administrative or technical support, participation in agricultural or other community work, etc.). Some accompaniers have contributed their skills in the field of education of health care, or in assisting the community to develop other subject projects. However, the manner in which this is done should always be carefully considered so as to avoid creating dependency, or creating expectations that cannot be fulfilled. This role must always be negotiated with the community taking into account the established methods of decisionmaking there. Accompaniers are under no obligation to work during their stay in a community, but they should show a willingness to get involved in the daily life of the people they are living with. The aims and objectives of GAG are: to provide physical accompaniment to returning refugees, CPR communities and other members of the displaced population of Guatemala in order to contribute to their safe resettlement and secure living conditions; to raise awareness in the UK about the displaced communities and so to ensure that the Guatemalan government and army are aware that international attention is being focused upon their situation. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Human rights, refugees. 1625 year olds placed each year: As many as possible. When to apply: As soon as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on disability. Volunteers need to be self mobile on Third World transport. Qualifications required: Sufficient Spanish to be able to communicate at a 'reasonable' level. Health requirements: Will need course of innoculations. Costs to volunteer: All costs including travel insurance plus return flight. Local transport and food there. Approximately £1,300 for 3 months. Certification: Reference. Overseas placements: Central America (Guatemala). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: If volunteers wish to proceed after the first briefing weekend, they are then interviewed in London. GUIDE ASSOCIATION, THE 1719 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W OPT UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 834 6242 Fax: +44 (0) 171 828 8317 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Jackie Bennett Shaw Profile: The Guide Association, as part of a Worldwide Movement, enables girls and young women to fulfil their potential and to take an active and responsible role in society through its distinctive, stimulating and enjoyable programme of activities delivered by trained volunteer leaders. Its vision is to be recognised as the leading organisation for girls and women and to widen and increase its membership. Total UK projects: Many. Total overseas projects: Many.
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Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, community work, first aid, fundraising, group work, music, outdoor skills, summer camps, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 24,000 of total of 100,000. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Membership subscription. Volunteer benefits: Most expenses such as travel, accommodation etc. are reclaimable. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia); North America (USA); South America (Brazil, Venezuela); Asia (Bahrain, Brunei Darussalam, China, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates); Europe (Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Spain, Switzerland). Charity number: 306016 GUIDE DOGS FOR THE BLIND ASSOCIATION—HOLIDAYS Shap Road Kendal Cumbria LA9 6NZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1539 735080 Fax: +44 (0) 1539 735567 Contact: Geoff Reid Profile: The Guide Dogs for the Blind Association (GDBA) Holidays department runs activity and hobby holidays for blind people, in many cases providing opportunities and experiences that are outside the scope of their everyday lives. A sighted guide is needed on a onetoone basis for each visually impaired person, on almost all occasions. GDBA Holidays would be very grateful to hear from anyone who would be prepared to help. The activities themselves vary considerably and are based both in Britain and abroad. They vary from sunbathing in Tenerife to sightseeing in Jerusalem, from ballroom dancing courses in Chester to riding a tandem in the Cotswolds. Sighted holiday guides have to work reasonably hard, it's not a cheap holiday. The most important attributes for a guide are, perhaps, common sense and the ability to communicate. Days can be long and demanding and often start with assisting at breakfast and continue through to the social activities in the evening. GDBA Holidays need sighted holiday guides of all ages. In return for the help and assistance, costs are subsidised. Club membership required for volunteers: £12 for under 18 years old, £18 over 18. If volunteers feel they can spare a little time to help others, if they would like to see a brochure or want to discuss the idea, please telephone 01539 735080. Total UK projects: Approximately 80. Total overseas projects: Approximately 40. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.).
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Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Holidays for disabled, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Caring (day, general and residential), cooking, driving, group work, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, theatre/drama, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, each application will be judged on their own merits. Qualifications required: Not necessarily though all skills can be helpful. Health requirements: Good general health. Costs to volunteer: Dependent on the project. Volunteer benefits: Dependent on the project. Certification: Reference, yes. UK placements: England (Avon, Berkshire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hereford/ Worcs, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, London, Somerset, Suffolk, YorkshireN, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Lothian, Strathclyde); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Egypt); North America (USA); Asia (China, Hong Kong, Israel, Jordan, Nepal, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand); Europe (Andorra, Austria, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Norway, Portugal, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. GWENT WILDLIFE TRUST 16 Church Swan Court Church Street Monmouth Gwent NP5 3BR Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 11600 715501 Fax: +44 (0) 11600 715832 Contact: The Director Profile: Gwent Wildlife Trust is a member of the Wildlife Trusts, a national partnership of 47 County Trusts. The aims of the Trust are primarily to: promote nature conservation in the community; acquire and manage nature reserves; monitor biological and geological resources; liaise with local authorities to promote regard for nature conservation; and offer practical advice on nature conservation to landowners. It is the Trust's policy to involve all sectors of the community, of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and disabilities towards these ends. Volunteers require no previous experience just lots of enthusiasm. They will receive onthejob training in an informal atmosphere and, if they desire, can go on to participate more fully assisting with the organisation and running of activities/projects. Limited opportunities may also arise for those with a longer term commitment, for NVQ training to level 2 in Landscapes and Ecosystems. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Computers, driving, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil
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Health requirements: Any medical conditions that may require treatment or medication or which affect the volunteer working with machinery must be notified in advance. Costs to volunteer: Bring own packed lunch. Certification: Reference if requested. UK placements: Wales (Gwent). H HABITAT FOR HUMANITY INTERNATIONAL Human Resources Department 121 Habitat Street Americus Georgia 317093498 USA Tel: 00 1 912 924 6935 Fax: 00 1 912 924 0641 Email:
[email protected] Contact: George Covington Profile: Habitat for Humanity International is a movement of individuals and groups working in partnership to build houses with those who otherwise would be unable to afford decent shelter. Habitat partners volunteer their construction and administrative skills with the vision of eliminating poverty housing from the face of the earth. Three month internship programme available JuneAugust. Apply by sending resumé and cover letter. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 2000 plus. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting (nursery and primary), work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, building/construction, caring (day), community work, computers, development issues, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, marketing/publicity, research, teaching, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 120. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers in a community. Qualifications required: Driver's licence is a plus. Degree not mandatory but preferred. Must obtain J1 or B1 visa. Health requirements: Depends on job/ work environment. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to and from Habitat. Volunteer benefits: Housing, health insurance, and $40 per week. Certification: Yes if required. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Habitat conducts interviews by telephone before accepting applicants. HAIFA UNIVERSITY, DEPT OF ARCHAEOLOGY Mount Carmel 31905 Israel Contact: Dr Adam Zertal Profile: Haifa University, Dept of Archaeology. El Ahwat is one of the most recent and surprising discoveries in the field of the Biblical Archaeology in Israel, is situated on a high hill overlooking the Mediterranean coast, approximately 12km east of Caesarea. The site was discovered in 1992, and excavated since 1993. The site is a large fortified town enclosed by a stonebuilt city wall 56 metres wide. According to the pottery found, the site was founded near the end of the 13th century BC. It was a shortlived site, only 50 years and then abandoned, never to be settled again. In 1995 indications were revealed which connected the site to the big island of Sardinia in the Western Mediterranean. Architectural elements of the Nuragic
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culture of Sardinia were unearthed in the site, and there is a possibility to connect the place with the Shardana, one of the wellknown tribes among the 'Sea Peoples'. These were tribes who attacked the empires of the Late Bronze Age in the Mediterranean and destroyed them. Working days are Sunday to Thursday. Work starts at noon on Sunday. The participant will stay in a kibbutz nearby. There are well equipped rooms for 4, with bathrooms, kitchen and frigidaire for each floor. Meals are served in the kibbutz dining room. Participants will have free use of the kibbutz swimming pool. Each weekday afternoon there will be a free guided tour by bus to sites and places of interest in the area (Caesarea, Megiddo etc.). Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: July. Time required: 1 week (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology. Activities can include: Scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: Before 1 June. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Good general health. Costs to volunteer: Travel to Israel and US$200 per week in the dig, includes everything. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). HAMPSHIRE & ISLE OF WIGHT WILDLIFE TRUST 8 Romsey Road Eastleigh Hampshire SO50 9AL UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1703 613636/613737 Fax: + 44 (0) 1703 612233 Contact: Dennis Yeomans, Volunteers Director Profile: Prospective volunteers are invited to contact the volunteers office for further discussion. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Computers, driving, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Possibly, some reserves have access. Each case assessed individually. Qualifications: Nil Health requirements: Any medical conditions that may require treatment or medication or which affect the volunteer working with machinery must be notified in advance. Costs to volunteer: Bring own packed lunch. Certification: Reference if requested. UK placements: England (Hampshire, Isle of Wight). HAMPTON HOUSE Tonmead Road Lumbertubs Northampton Northants NN3 8JX UK Tel: +44 (0) 1604 403733 Fax: +44 (0) 1604 413832 Contact: Colin Knowlton, Service Manager Profile: Hampton House is a residential service, part of SCOPE (Scope is the organisation for people with cerebal palsy). Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0
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Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 104 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day and residential), computers, DIY, gardening/horticulture, music. 1625 year olds placed each year: 36 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Possibly for someone with hearing or slight visual impairment. Difficult for others. Qualifications required: Some practical skills and ability in DIY and gardening. Health requirements: Nil, other than fitness to undertake the work required. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel costs in the UK to and from placement paid. Meals plus pocket money up to £23 per week. Certification: Reference if requested. UK Placements: England (Northamptonshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at Hampton House. Charity number: 208231 HCJB UK 131 Grattan Road Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 2HS UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1274 721 810 Fax: + 44 (0) 1274 741 302 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Beryl Rapley, Secretary Profile: HCJB UK is a Christian missionary organisation and would expect all applicants to be sympathetic to and in agreement with the beliefs. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted depending upon the individual case. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 13 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Health care/medical, young people. Activities can include: International aid, religion, scientific work, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: 1 January for summer. Any time, others. Work alone/with others: Usually with others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability, most projects entail physical work. Qualifications required: Spanish desirable. Health requirements: Some vaccinations required. Costs to volunteer: All costs including travel and maintenance. Volunteer benefits: Opportunity to gain experience in the volunteer's specialism in a Latin American environment; experience of working in a Christian missionary organisation. Certification: If requested. UK placements: England (Yorkshire—W). Overseas placements: South America (Ecuador). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place in Bradford. Charity number: 263449 HEADWAY NATIONAL HEAD INJURIES ASSOCIATION 7 King Edward Court King Edward Street Nottingham Nottinghamshire NG1 1EW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1159 240800 Fax: + 44 (0) 1159 240432 Contact: Ian Garrow Profile: Headway National Head Injuries Association aims to promote
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understanding of all aspects of head injury and to provide information, support and services to people with head injury, their families and carers. Every year 1 million people in Britain attend hospitals with head injuries. Many of these people are left with a wide range of serious physical or psychological disabilities, often both. These longstanding disabilities result in considerable social and emotional problems for head injured people and their families. Headway, the National Injuries Association, was founded in response to these special needs. Headway aims: to increase public awareness and understanding of head injury; to participate in activities that will reduce the incidence of head injury; to provide information and support for people with head injury, their families and carers; to promote coordinated multi disciplinary approaches to head injury screening, acute care, assessment, rehabilitation and community reentry, with clear accountability at all stages; to assist people with head injury to return to community living, including access to appropriate accommodation, social outlets and productive activity. Volunteers with offending backgrounds accepted with certain caveats. Total UK projects: 140 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Administration, caring (day), community work, computers, fundraising. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others mainly. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes for certain activities. Qualifications required: Depending on nature of voluntary activity. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses and subsistence. Certification: Internal certificate. UK placements: England (Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hereford/Worcs, Kent, Leicestershire, London, Merseyside, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Sussex—E, West Midlands, Wiltshire, Yorkshire—W); Scotland (Dumfries/Galloway, Lothian); Wales (Glamorgan—S). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Normally take place at the location where the applicant will assist. Charity number: 1025852 HEALTH PROJECTS ABROAD PO Box 24 Bakewell Derbyshire DE45 1ZW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1629 640053 Fax: +44 (0) 1629 640054 Email: HPAUK@dial. pipex.com Contact: Volunteer Programme Profile: Health Projects Abroad (HPA) has been supporting successful communitybased health development programmes in Tanzania's Tabora Region since 1990 and in Singida Region since 1995. Each year the organisation enables groups of young people to spend 3 months living and working in Tanzania. Many of the projects they support involve the construction or renovation of village health centres, and volunteers live in a small group in one of the communities that they are assisting. The building projects are very labour intensive and large numbers of villagers are involved in the construction work. During the
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overseas phase volunteers spend their days working on these project sites, alongside people from the host community and local craftsmen. The work is physical and mainly unskilled and therefore can be undertaken by anyone who has a reasonable level of fitness and is not afraid of working hard. The selection process has 2 stages: application form and an assessment and briefing. The aim is to put together a team of 18 volunteers who will work well together and have the potential to benefit from taking part in the programme. Volunteers then take part in 3 further weekends in the UK (2 before going to Tanzania and the final one after returning to the UK). These weekends (and a 1 week course in Tanzania which includes an introduction to KiSwahili, living in Tanzania and basic camp skills), have been designed to enable volunteers to get the maximum possible benefit out of their overseas experience. During the time between selection and going overseas volunteers must raise £3,000 to cover the cost of their participation in the programme and towards some of the project costs. A substantial percentage of this money directly supports the communities in Tanzania. Raising the money is hard work but can be achieved by anyone who has enough motivation and enthusiasm. HPA provides support by means of advice, fundraising materials and workshops on the training weekends. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 6 Starting months: April, June and August. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 Activities can include: Building/construction, community work, development issues, fundraising, group work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 120 plus. When to apply: At least 8 months in advance. Send large self addressed envelope or phone. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Please telephone to discuss. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Must have medical approval of individual's GP and necessary vaccinations. Costs to volunteer: £3,000 covers flights, accommodation, food, insurance, language training and full support. Volunteer benefits: Preproject training as a group. Opportunity of postsitework travel and opportunities to remain involved upon return to the UK. Overseas placements: Africa (Tanzania). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions on nationalities providing volunteers can attend the selection and 2 training weekends prior to departure. Interviews: Interviews at the selection weekend in Derbyshire. Charity number: 1060753 HEALTH VOLUNTEERS OVERSEAS c/o Washington Station PO Box 65157 Washington DC 200355157 USA Tel: 00 1 202 296 0928 Fax: 00 1 202 296 8018 Email:
[email protected] Profile: Health Volunteers Overseas is a private, nonprofit, voluntary organisation established in 1986 to foster longterm improvements in the quality and availability of health care in lessdeveloped nations through education and training, using appropriate technology. Qualified volunteers are sent each year to train local health care providers in anaesthesia, dentistry, general surgery, internal medicine, local pathologies and medical problems. Locally available equipment and supplies used to teach relevant and realistic interventions. Only fully qualified and trained physicians, nurses, dentists and
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physical therapists recruited. Volunteers should have a desire to share their knowledge and skills with colleagues in less developed nations. Cultural sensitivity, flexibility, a sense of humour and commitment to helping others are important qualities for successful volunteer experiences. Orientation course held each year in Tucson, Arizona, for participants interested in upgrading their knowledge of conditions in the developing world. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 22 People and causes: Health care/medical. Activities can include: International aid, social work, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 180 plus. When to apply: A year in advance. Qualifications required: Fully qualified and trained physicians, nurses, dentists and physical therapists only. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel, insurance and minimal living costs. Membership of HVO $15100. Volunteer benefits: At some projects, accommodation and food at little or no cost. Overseas placements: Africa, Asia, The Caribbean and South America. HEIMSCHULE BRUCKFELDEN Adalbert Stifter Weg 3 Bruckfelden / Frickingen D88699 Frickingen Germany Tel: 00 49 7554 8173 Fax: 00 49 7554 8178 Contact: Ulrich Becker Profile: Heimschule Bruckfelden is a boarding school community for adolescents with special needs e.g. mental handicap, emotional maladjustment etc. The community is land based in a scenic rural area of south Germany dose to Lake Constance. The youngsters attend lessons there in formal craft and garden education. They also live alongside staff and their families in house communities. Projects include helping either in the house, school or workshop situation or at land or estate work. Volunteer helpers come from various countries and local schools. Heimschule Bruckfelden would be happy to integrate a number of British volunteers within their work. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 12 Starting months: January, April, August and September. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 6 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (mentally), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, caring (general), community work, cooking, forestry, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Generally in groups, occasionally alone. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: There are some restrictions. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs only. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Only those with valid visas should apply. Interviews: Written application only, no interviews. HEIMSONDERSCHULE UND HOF BRACHENREUTHE D88662 Uberlingen Germany Tel: 00 49 7551 80070 Fax: 00 49 7551 800750 Contact: The Director
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Profile: Heimsonderschule Brachenreuthe is a residential school for mentally handicapped children. It is beautifully situated in the country near Uberlingen, a medium sized town on Lake Constance (Bodensee) in southern Germany. Brachenreuthe is in itself comparable with a little village, with 10 houses, a therapy building, a community hall and also a large garden and farm. The 90 children in its care are aged from 4 to 17 years old and have varied and often severe handicaps. It places special emphasis on catering for the needs of autistic children. Its work is based on the teachings of Rudolf Steiner, known as anthroposophy. Roughly 10 children of different ages live in each house together with the permanent staff and their families, teachers, therapists, trainees (on the CamphillSeminar course) and helpers forming a house community. The children live in small groups of 2 to 4 with 1 or 2 helpers looking after them. Every child goes to school or nursery. Most children also undergo individual therapies according to their specific needs. The house communities are each run autonomously by their members of staff and they try to live as a large family. Meals are cooked and eaten in each of the houses. Most of the cleaning etc. is done by the staff who live there, so that the children are surrounded by a family atmosphere rather than that of an institution. The Christian festivals and cultural activities play an integral part in the life of Brachenreuthe. A clearcut structured daily, weekly and yearly rhythm plays an important role in their life. The helpers and trainees live in a single or double room. As one lives together with the children, whose nurture and development is their main concern, this is not a 95 job with set working hours, but a rewarding, if demanding, way of life. Staff have 1 day a week off, and 5 weeks holiday a year. Some of the children always remain in residential care even during the school holidays. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), young people. Activities can include: Caring (general and residential). 1625 year olds placed each year: 15 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on the volunteer's ability to perform the required tasks. Qualifications required: Basic knowledge of German. Health requirements: Free from TB and infectious diseases. Costs to volunteer: Travel expenses. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging (shared room) plus insurance and social security and plus DM350 per month pocket money. Certification: Yes, they willingly supply volunteers with a reference on request. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but nonEU members may have difficulty in obtaining resident/ work permit. HELP (Humanitarian Education and Long Term Projects) 60 The Pleasance Edinburgh EH8 9TJ Scotland UK Tel: + 44 (0) 131 556 9497 Contact: Hannah Couch/Caroline Mills Profile: HELP was founded in 1990 by students of Edinburgh University. It is a registered charity sending out volunteers who are young, unskilled yet enthusiastic, all over the world during the summer months. The volunteers work on projects initiated and managed
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by the host community and therefore there is no attempt to impose their plans and objectives on projects they assist. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 20 Starting months: JulySeptember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 6 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting (EFL), work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, community work, development issues, forestry, fundraising, group work, international aid, manual work, outdoor skills, social work, summer camps, teaching, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: Application forms available December. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: None specific but enthusiasm, adaptability essential. Volunteers must also be enterprising. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £3 membership plus approximately £200 board and lodging plus air fare, insurance, own money equals £600 plus. Volunteer benefits: Advice on fundraising, travel, medical care, equipment etc. Certification: Could possibly be arranged. Overseas placements: Africa (Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Central America (Mexico); South America (Bolivia, Peru); Asia (India, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants may be interviewed in Edinburgh. HELP THE AGED 1618 St James' Walk Clerkenwell Green London EC1R 0BE UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 253 0253 Fax: +44 (0) 171 608 3911 Contact: Helen Edwards Profile: Each shop has 1 (or 2) paid shop managers and a team of volunteer helpers. Help The Aged is always looking for people who can spare a morning from 9.00a.m. to 1.00p.m., afternoon from 12.50p.m. to 5.00p.m. or a full day each week to work in its local shop. Volunteers can become involved in all aspects of shop work from sorting and pricing stock to window dressing, operating the till and serving customers. Help The Aged will train people in all aspects of its work. Regular volunteer meetings are held to discuss new ideas and exchange information and facilities are provided for making tea and coffee. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, it would be left to the Area Manager's decision. Total UK projects: 350 shops. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Elderly people. Activities can include: Fundraising. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Possible, access varies. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Full training. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Lothian); Wales (Clwyd, Gwynedd). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No
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restrictions. Interviews: Take place at the shop. Charity number: 272786 HELP THE HANDICAPPED HOLIDAY FUND 147a Camden Road Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2RA UK Tel: +44 (0) 1892 547474 Fax: + 44 (0) 1892 524703 Email: 3hfund@dial pipex com. Website: http://wwwcharitynetorg/3hfund Contact: Peggy King, The Holiday Organiser Profile: Help the Handicapped Holiday Fund specialises in holidays for physically disabled people and respite for their carers. Volunteers are required to help care for the disabled guests on the holidays with full backup of a leader and nurse on each holiday. Holidays are for one week: Jersey, Isle of Wight, Eastbourne, Blackpool venues are for the elderly; Costa del Sol, Cornwall Adventure Holiday, Lord Nelson Sailing Ship are for the younger age group. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: MaySeptember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring (general). 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Generally with others, always with a backup. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Pocket money and personal expenses. Volunteer benefits: Board, accommodation and travel from Tunbridge Wells. UK placements: England (Cornwall, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Lancashire). Overseas placements: Europe (Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 286306 HENSHAW'S SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND John Derby House 8892 Talbot Road Old Trafford Manchester M16 OGS UK Tel: + 44 (0) 161 872 1234 Contact: Linda Norbury Profile: Henshaw's Society for the Blind is a registered charity providing a wide range of residential, nursing, education, training, leisure and community care services for people of all ages who are blind or partially sighted across northern England and Wales. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Minimum age requirement: 18 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil UK placements: England (Cheshire, Manchester). HEREFORDSHIRE NATURE TRUST Lower House Farm Ledbury Road Tupsley Hereford HR1 1UT UK Tel: +44 (0) 1432 356872 Fax: + 44 (0) 1432 275489 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Sapphire Zagni (Conservation Support Officer) Profile: For well over 30 years, the Herefordshire Nature Trust, a registered charity, has been playing a key role in protecting the heritage and conserving the wildlife of its county. It owns and
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manages over 46 nature reserves. These encompass the best of the county's natural heritage and include sites that date back to Saxon times and beyond, like Lea and Pagets Wood, home of the endangered dormouse, and the floodplain hay meadows of the lower Lugg valley, one of the few remaining places where the fritillary still grows. Herefordshire Nature Trust carries out surveys of the wildlife of the country. It influences land use by giving advice on conservation to statutory bodies, landowners and all with an interest in the countryside. It encourages a wider understanding of nature conservation by education and publicity and places special importance on its WATCH groups for children. Despite the Trust's work and despite increasing interest in conservation and a national commitment to conserving biodiversity, many habitats are still under threat; hedgerows are still being destroyed and a recent survey by the Trust has shown that 70 per cent of the county's herbrich grasslands have been lost in the last 15 years. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Outdoor skills, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 5. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Some placements. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Some restrictions when using machinery. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel costs and NVQs. UK placements: England (Hereford/ Worcs). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at Herefordshire Nature Trust offices. Charity number: 220173 HERTFORDSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED The Woodside Centre The Commons Welwyn Garden City Herts AL74DD UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1707 324581 Fax: + 44 (0) 1707 371297 Contact: The Volunteer Coordinator Profile: For over 30 years Hertfordshire Association for the Disabled (HAD) has aimed to meet the needs of the disabled in Hertfordshire with services including financial support, counselling, equipment exhibitions and hire and driving instruction in a fully adapted car. The Association also has its own hotel at ClactononSea. About 100 volunteers are needed annually to assist disabled people on holiday for twoweek periods from March to November. Free return coach travel is provided to and from the Woodside Centre to Clacton. Further details (an information pack and Holiday Fact Sheets 110) can be obtained by sending a 75p postage stamp to the above address. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MarchSeptember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 30 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring (day, general and residential). 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Some UK travel
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expenses, free board and lodging. UK placements: England (Hertfordshire). HERTFORDSHIRE & MIDDLESEX WILDLIFE TRUST Grebe House St Michael's Street St Albans Hertfordshire AL3 4SN UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1727 858901 Fax: + 44 (0) 1727 854542 Contact: The Director Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (Hertfordshire). HOGGANVIK LANDSBY N4210 Vikedal Norway Tel: 00 47 53 760 274 Fax: 00 47 53 760 408 Contact: Medarbeider Ansvarlig Profile: Hogganvik Landsby is a Camphill village community with adults. Volunteers with an offending background are sometimes accepted, each case is taken up individually. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (residential), cooking, forestry, gardening/ horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: 36 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others in the village. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on the disability, it may be too demanding. Qualifications required: It is not always easy for people to learn Norwegian which is a necessity after a few weeks. Health requirements: TB free and an openness about health problems. Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and modest pocket money. Certification: Standard reference. Overseas placements: Europe (Norway). Interviews: Volunteers are not usually interviewed. HOLIDAYS FOR THE DISABLED Flat 4 62 Stuart Park Edinburgh EH12 8YE UK Tel: +44 (0) 131 339 8866 Contact: Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Holidays for the Disabled recruits volunteers annually to help with holidays for the disabled. A large scale annual holiday for all ages of physically handicapped people is provided. The organisation runs a wide range of interest holidays in the UK and abroad. In addition to holidays at fixed locations there are boating and camping trips. Activities on the holidays include discotheques, swimming, horse riding, wheelchair sports, barbecues and banquets. Total UK projects: Number varies. Total overseas projects: Nil Starting months: MayAugust. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (physically), holidays for the disabled. Activities can include: Caring (general), first aid, gardening/horticulture, manual work, music, outdoor skills, social
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work, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: No special qualifications. Health requirements: Healthy and strong. Costs to volunteer: Helpers are asked for contribution of 40% of overseas holidays and 25% of UK holidays. UK placements: Scotland (Lothian). HOME FARM TRUST Merchants House Wapping Road Bristol BS1 4RW UK Tel: +44 (0) 117 927 3746 Fax: +44 (0) 117 992 5938 Contact: Suzi Walton, Marketing Executive Profile: Home Farm Trust (HFT) is a national charity and leading provider of care, opportunities and quality of life within the community for people with a learning disability. HFT's commitment and expertise means that people, no matter what their disability, are helped to develop their potential. Established in 1962, today HFT has over 550 residential placements, provides independent day services for an additional 250 people, an advocacy project, supported employment services and a Carer Support Service offering support and guidance to thousands of families with a member waiting for a place within the Trust. The approach to care is centred on the needs and wishes of the people it is there to help. It gives people a say in the kind of home they want, the activities, training and work they pursue and helps them achieve greater levels of independence. People can be helped to acquire new skills and improve their self confidence and are encouraged to participate in the community through work and college placements. Families also play a very valuable role within HFT's philosophy, supporting the work of HFT. The demands of HFT and its services have never been greater. Most of the funding is through statutory grants and fees, but it relies upon voluntary income in order to maintain the highest quality of care and services and to provide future scheme development. Total UK projects: 15 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryNovember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (day and residential), development issues, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, outdoor skills, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Probably, it depends on the venue and type of placement. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil, but a risk assessment of the placement would be carried out. Costs to volunteer: All own costs including travel and board. Volunteer benefits: Subsistence plus some travel costs would be paid whilst travelling with residents. Certification: Written reference. UK placements: England (Bedford, Cornwall, Devon, Hertfordshire, Kent, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Surrey, Warwickshire, Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the project/shop. Charity number: 313069
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HOPE AND HOMES FOR CHILDREN East Clyffe Salisbury Wiltshire SP3 4LZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1722 790111 Fax: + 44 (0) 1722 790024 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Caroline Cook Profile: Hope and Homes for Children was started and is run by Colonel Mark Cook OBE and his wife Caroline. Their aim is 'To give hope to children who have nowhere to live, due to war or disaster, by providing them with a home'. The aims are very clear and very specific: to build homes for orphaned children in areas afflicted by war or disaster; to support the economies of these areas by using local builders and resources; to ensure that homes are run and maintained by people in the country concerned, respecting local customs and traditions; to insist that homes are for children of any race, colour or creed. This is a cornerstone of their activities, and they will only embark on projects where this philosophy will be respected. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 5 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 24 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, nursery and primary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (general), computers, cooking, group work, international aid, music, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Six months to one year before. Work alone/with others: In pairs. Qualifications required: Must love children and have infinite patience. Health requirements: Must be fit. Costs to volunteer: Travel from £250 to £650. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa. (Mozambique, Sierra Leone); Europe (Albania, Croatia, Yugoslavia). Charity number: 1040534 HOPE UK 25F Copperfield Street London SE1 0EN UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 928 0848 Fax: +44 (0) 171 401 3477 Email: Hope UK.org Contact: Sarah Brighton Profile: Hope UK needs volunteers to become local representatives of Hope UK by being involved in alcohol and other drugrelated education which involves working with young people and children. This is mostly preventative work and takes at least 6 months to train. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, health care/medical, inner city problems, offenders / exoffenders, teaching/assisting (primary, secondary), young people. Activities can include: Caring (general), fundraising, group work, summer camps, teaching, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: No limit. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil, but this is a Christian organisation. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies.
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Volunteer benefits: Training, support, expenses all provided. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place either at their head office or at an appropriate place near where the applicant lives. Charity number: 1044475 HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH 33 Islington High Street London Greater London N1 9LH UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 713 1995 Fax: +44 (0) 171 713 1800 Contact: Urmi Shah, Press and Information Profile: Human Rights Watch conducts regular systematic investigations into human rights abuses in countries all over the world. Volunteers are needed in the office helping out with basic and administrative office tasks. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Human rights. Activities can include: Administration. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Alone. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Basic office skills, wordprocessing etc. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses (within limits) refunded. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (London). HUMAN SERVICE ALLIANCE (HSA) 3983 Old Greensboro Road WinstonSalem North Carolina 27101 USA Tel: 00 910 761 8745 Fax: 00 910 722 7882 Contact: Margaret Perkins, Volunteer coordinator Profile: Human Service Alliance (HSA) represents the idea that ordinary human beings, with jobs and families, can do extraordinary things when they work together as a group in service to others. HSA is a nonprofit organisation comprised completely of volunteers, providing all services at no charge. HSA is based on principles and methods that can be taught to people of goodwill throughout the community and the world. Volunteers are invited to come and be a part of this unique group expression of love in action. At HSA, volunteers experience the joy of service and the virtually unlimited possibilities for renewal and growth which open up to them when they give their service to others. HSA is funded through a variety of sources such as individual donors, churches, clubs and businesses as well as foundation grants. There is no government or religious affiliation. They welcome people of all faiths who are responding to the call of serving others. HSA offers a fulltime, livein volunteer programme. Volunteers who commit a specific period of time of service (minimum of two weeks), receive meals and a place to stay at the HSA facility at no charge. While HSA has 4 operational projects, the Care for the Terminally Ill Project (CTI) represents an attempt to
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respond creatively to the diverse experiences of death. The Centre for the Care of the Terminally Ill offers a homelife setting where the 'guests' live out their last days in a loving and supportive environment. Round the clock care is provided by trained volunteers from all over the world. People from every walk of life, male, female, young and old, come to volunteer at the Centre. Many come from across the US and around the world. Everyone contributes in a number of ways. In addition to direct care of clients, there are numerous opportunities for working with one's hands under the guidance of skilled professionals, gardening, grounds maintenance, carpentry and general upkeep of the facilities. While providing valuable service to others, volunteers discover many opportunities for learning handson skills. No prior special training is required. Excellent training and supervision are provided to all who volunteer. Of course, if someone has had prior training or experience, their skills are most welcome. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), computers, cooking, gardening/horticulture, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 2025. When to apply: All year, application process takes 46 weeks. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Must speak fluent English. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Air fares, travel, insurance, pocket money and all expenses. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants for volunteer projects are interviewed by telephone. HUMANA PEOPLE TO PEOPLE Box 306 2630 Tästrup Denmark Tel: 00 45 44 68 60 07 Fax: 00 45 44 66 40 36 Email: humana/@compuserve.com Contact: Stina Herberg, Recruitment Profile: Humana People to People need volunteers for the following work: teaching and organising spare time activities for street children, teaching health and hygiene in the villages, running a Children's House with activities for small children, planting trees together with families in the villages, starting the HOPE programme, support and preventative work for people with Aids, fundraising, selling secondhand clothes. The programme is 13 months: 6 months training at a school in Denmark where volunteers must pay school fees of £250 (approximately) per month, 6 months accommodation work in Africa where volunteers get food, pocket money and accommodation from Humana; 1 month evaluation and information work in Europe. Volunteers with an offending background will be accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 180 Starting months: February, April, August and October. Time required: 40 weeks (min.) 54 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, conservation, environmental causes,
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health care/medical, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, building/construction, campaigning, caring (day), community work, cooking, first aid, forestry, fundraising, group work, international aid, social work, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100200 out of a total of 400. When to apply: 26 months before starting. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Hard working, motivated, flexibility. Health requirements: No psychological problem nor any medications. Costs to volunteer: Boarding expenses during training, £250 per month. Travel to Africa £550 approximately. Volunteer benefits: Half the volunteer expenses. In Africa, board, lodging and pocket money. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Angola, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place in London, Glasgow, Hull or Manchester. I. IFJUSAGI IRODA/WWOOF Godollo ATE 2103 Prater Karoly u. 1, Hungary Tel: 00 36 28 310 200 Fax: 00 36 28 310 804 Profile: Volunteer farm workers: placements on organic farms and gardens in Hungary. Work can include weeding, animal husbandry and helping with the harvest. 8 10 hours work per day, 5 days a week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: AprilOctober. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Animal welfare, conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, gardening/ horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Generally with others. Qualifications required: English or German speakers. Knowledge of Russian useful. Health requirements: Antitetanus injection. Costs to volunteer: Applicants must arrange insurance themselves. Volunteer benefits: Food and accommodation, but no pocket money. Overseas placements: Europe (Hungary). IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development) PO Box 103 Williamstown Massachusetts 01267 USA Tel: 00 1 413 458 9828 Fax: 00 1 413 458 3323 Contact: Robin Wichman Profile: The IICD was founded as a private nonprofit organisation in 1986. The Institute now runs 'Global Education Programmes' which last for between 6 and 12 months in Angola, Brazil, Mozambique and Nicaragua. Programmes include training and followup periods. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January, February, July
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and August. Time required: 18 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, health care/ medical, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary). Activities can include: Building/ construction, community work, development issues, forestry, international aid, manual work, social work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 70 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others in teams of around 15 people. Volunteers with disabilities: If they can participate in a programme without problems. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Pocket money, expenses and fee to cover room and board ($3,250$4,500). Volunteer benefits: Food, lodging, travel abroad, international insurance, vaccinations. Overseas placements: Africa (Angola, Mozambique); Central America (Nicaragua); North America (USA); South America (Brazil). IJGD (Internationale Jugendgemeinschafsdienste eV) Kaiserstrasse 43 D53113 Bonn Germany Tel: 00 49 228 22 1001 Contact: The Secretary General Profile: The IJGD needs volunteers to work on summer projects such as environmental protection, the restoration of educational centres, and to assist with city fringe recreational activities. 30 hours per week of work. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 12 Starting months: March, April, JuneSeptember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, social work, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 300 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications: Knowledge of German required on social projects. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel expenses. Volunteer benefits: Free board and accommodation and insurance. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND 6 White Hart Lane Wellington Somerset TA21 8HN UK Tel: +44 (0) 1823 660251 Fax: +44 (0) 1823 660256 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Dawn Harrison Profile: The Imperial Cancer Research Fund is dedicated to the prevention, treatment and cure of all forms of cancer, whilst relying almost entirely on voluntary contributions. Volunteers are needed to help in all kinds of administrative and fundraising activities Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Health care/medical. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, computers, fundraising. 1625 year olds placed each year: Too many to count.
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When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on what they would like to do. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil UK Placements: England (throughout); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 209631 INDEPENDENT LIVING ALTERNATIVES Trafalgar House Grenville Place London NW7 3SA UK Tel: + 44 (0) 181 906 9265 Contact: Tracey Jannaway Profile: Independent Living Alternatives is a voluntary organisation managed by people with disabilities. It aims to facilitate freedom in living for people with physical disabilities in the London Boroughs. ILA recruits fulltime volunteers to enable people who require physical support to be independent in the community, to take full control of their own lives. ILA recruits and places voluntary personal 'care' assistants to provide support, such as cooking, cleaning, driving, etc, on a onetoone basis through a philosophy of equality and interdependency. ILA needs fulltime volunteers, who have 4 months to spare, to provide physical support to people with physical disabilities in the London area. In return, volunteers receive £63.50 per week living expenses and free accommodation (no bills). No experience is necessary, as all training is provided to new volunteers. Volunteers receive ondemand support as and when required and are able to participate in the running of the organisation and to attend workshops on volunteering issues. ILA also provides support, advocacy and advice to disabled people and campaigns to raise the awareness of disability issues around independent living. It produces the publications 'A Strategy for Independent Living in London' and 'Independent Living Through Personal Assistance'. Volunteers with an offending background will be accepted depending on circumstances. Total UK projects: 20 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 21 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (physically). Activities can include: Caring (general), counselling, driving, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Alone, but live with others on time off. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on disability. Qualifications required: Driving licence and English. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: No direct costs, but enquire. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation plus £63.50 per week plus expenses. Certification: Reference given. UK placements: England (Essex, Hertfordshire, London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Conducted in ILA London office, can be by phone if necessary. Charity number: 802198 INDEPENDENT LIVING, LEWISHAM SOCIAL SERVICES Lewisham Social Services Louise House Dartmouth Road
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Forest Hill London SE23 3HZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 314 7239 Voicemail/ mobile 0956 880319 (24 hour) Fax: +44 (0) 181 314 3014 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Kenneth Smith Profile: Independent Living enables severely disabled people to hold on to their civil rights. Volunteer helpers help this process by being the arms and legs of the person they are assisting. Each disabled person (ILS user) has 2 or 3 volunteers working directly for him or her. Assistance with bodily functions, i.e. eating, toileting, bathing is usually required but the volunteers can also help to facilitate social activity. Volunteers can find their experience is of value in getting paid work in the caring professions and, importantly, teaches them people are disabled by their environment rather than by their impairment. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted, police checks made anyway. Total UK projects: 6 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (physically), human rights. Activities can include: Caring (general), community work, cooking. 1625 year olds placed each year: 15 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: As part of a team of 2 or 3. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on ability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Must be capable of lifting without harming user or themselves. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, £22 pocket money plus £38 food per week plus £15 per month clothing/ leisure. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but they cannot sponsor visas or work permits if required by UK government. Interviews: Noone is placed without a formal interview. All interviews take place in London. INDIA DEVELOPMENT GROUP (UK) LTD 68 Downlands Road Purley Surrey CR8 4JF UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 668 3161 Fax: +44 (0) 181 660 8541 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Surur Hoda Profile: The India Development Group (IDG) (UK) Ltd aims to alleviate rural poverty in India by trying to enhance personal income through villagebased mini industries, using appropriate and sustainable forms of technology. To this end IDG (UK) Ltd has helped to set up two associate organisations in India: The Appropriate Technology Development Association (ATDA, founded in 1975) is a research and implementation agency; The Schumacher Institute of Appropriate Technology (SIAT, founded in 1988) provides training in equipment, using such technology and other service areas identified from the greatest needs for rural people, such as social forestry, weaving, primary health care etc. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 5 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Health care/medical, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary).
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Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work, first aid, forestry, fundraising, social work, teaching, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Preferably at least Alevel. Specialist/vocational qualifications preferred. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £100 approximately subsistence per month plus air fare to India (return fare approximately £400). Volunteer benefits: Assistance to find cheap, adequate accommodation. Certification: Reference if requested. Overseas placements: Asia (India). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at their office in England. Charity number: 291167 INDIAN VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE (IVCS) 12 Eastleigh Avenue Harrow Middlesex HA2 0UF UK Tel: + 44 (0) 181 864 4740 Contact: General Secretary Profile: This Indian Volunteers for Community Service programme is intended for members of IVCS over the age of 18 who are interested in going to India but want to be more than just tourists. It gives them an opportunity to meet rural Indians and learn about their culture. Under this scheme, project visitors can spend up to 6 months living in a rural development project in India, experiencing life in the local community and participating in rural development work. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 22 Starting months: JanuaryMarch, SeptemberNovember Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, health care/medical, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting (EFL, nursery and primary). Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, development issues, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, library/resource centres, music, newsletter/journalism, research, teaching, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 55 When to apply: 4 months before intended departure date. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and personal expenses, plus membership of £15. Orientation in UK, plus 3 weeks orientation in India £160. Further stays at projects in India £3 a day board and lodging. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: Asia (India). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in London and must attend an orientation day in London. Charity number: 285872 INNER CITIES YOUNG PEOPLE'S PROJECT 15 St Mary's Walk Kennington London SE11 4UA UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 582 7231 Contact: John Goodwin, The Director Profile: Among its activities, the Inner Cities Young People's Project organises volunteers to help with Inner City Play Scheme. These schemes are designed to provide meaningful activities for inner city children during the long summer holiday.
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Total UK projects: 20 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JulyAugust. Time required: 1 week (min.) 5 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, inner city problems, teaching/assisting (primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, community work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 150 When to apply: Generally by 15 June, but as soon as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Sporting skills are often useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and pocket money only. Volunteer benefits: Financial help with travelling available when necessary. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London). INNISFREE VILLAGE 5505 Walnut Level Road Crozet Virginia 22932 USA Tel: 00 1 804 823 5400 Fax: 00 1 804 823 5027 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://monticello.avenue.gen.va.us.innisfree Contact: Lee Walters Profile: Innisfree Village is a lifesharing community with adults who have mental disabilities and the volunteers who come from all over the world to share a year of their lives with them. Community members live in family style houses on a 550 acre farm. The environment is rural and isolated. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), health care/medical, teaching/assisting, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (residential), cooking, driving, gardening/ horticulture, group work, sport, teaching, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 610 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Related experience or college graduates, fluent English, patience, good sense of humour. Health requirements: Chest Xray to prove free from TB. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs return to USA. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging, $160213 per month, medical insurance (not preexisting conditions), 15 days holiday. Certification: Reference on request after one year's voluntary work. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary but there is a 1 month trial period. INSIGHT NEPAL PO Box 6760 Kathmandu Nepal Tel: 00 977 1 418964 Fax: 00 977 1 416144 Contact: Naresh M. Shrestha, Director Profile: Insight Nepal is an institution which was established with a view not only to introduce participants to Nepal's diverse geographical and cultural environment, but also to establish and foster an awareness and understanding of cultural differences through experience. This placement scheme is designed to leave the participant with
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more than photographs. The participant will experience new skills, confidence and perspectives to create a new way of viewing the world by participating in a variety of programmes that are offered. 'Placement for Volunteer Service Work' is one of these programmes. The main objective of this programme is to provide various opportunities to those who are keenly interested in gaining experience in a new and different world by contributing their time and skills to benefit worthwhile community service groups throughout the kingdom. Insight Nepal believes that serving mankind is one of the most worthwhile experiences a person can have. Their other objective is to help those who are looking for an opportunity to reach people and community groups who are in need of their skills. Furthermore, it will provide those who are also interested in experiencing new social and cultural aspects of urban and rural life in Nepal. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: February, April and August. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 16 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Conservation, disabled (physically), environmental causes, health care/medical, teaching/ assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary). Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, community work, computers, counselling, development issues, forestry, fundraising, music, outdoor skills, research, social work, sport, teaching, technical skills, theatre/ drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 45 When to apply: 12 weeks before preorientation training dates. Work alone/with others: Alone or in pairs. Volunteers with disabilities: Few placements only. Qualifications required: Educated to Alevel. Working experience is desirable. Health requirements: Physically fit and immunised against certain diseases. (Please refer to your GP.) Costs to volunteer: US$600 plus visa fee plus US$20 application fee plus fares plus insurance. Volunteer benefits: Half board. accommodation. 1 week language/ cultural training. 1 week village trip. 3day jungle safari. Certification: Yes, it is possible to obtain references from the volunteer's placement. Overseas placements: Asia (Nepal). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. INSTITUT D'HISTOIRE Université du Mans Avenue O. Messiaen Le Mans F72017 France Tel: 00 33 2 43 83 31 64 Fax: 00 33 2 43 83 31 44 Contact: Annie Renoux Profile: Institut d'Histoire needs volunteers to assist on archaeological digs for an 8 hour day, 5½ day week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, heritage. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: April. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Knowledge of French or English. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging provided free. Overseas placements: Europe (France).
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INSTITUTE OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS, THE 19 Lansdowne House Manchester M20 6UJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 161 448 2497 Contact: The Coordinator Profile: The Volunteer Service Programme of the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) is a highly participatory programme for all those interested in volunteering overseas. It offers short courses for the orientation, training and preparation of volunteers, and a small number of placements each year, with local development organisations worldwide, on projects that emphasise community participation and selfhelp initiative. The programme has trained and placed over 250 UK volunteers since 1981. It is now run in the UK, the Netherlands and the USA by network and returned volunteers. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 25 Starting months: JanuaryApril, SeptemberDecember. Time required: 39 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, environmental causes, health care/ medical, human rights, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, campaigning, community work, computers, development issues, driving, forestry, fundraising, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, research, social work, teaching, training, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2025 out of total of 4050. When to apply: Before May each year for September start. Work alone/with others: With host organisations. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on project. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Variable according to placement. Generally £2,000£4,000 total including training, travel, insurance etc. Volunteer benefits: Up to £500 subsidy for under 25s. Certification: Yes, after completed training. Overseas placements: Africa (Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Egypt, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Central America (Barbados, Guatemala, Mexico); North America (Canada, USA); South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Surinam, Venezuela); Asia (Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Russia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Vietnam); Australasia (Australia); Europe (Belgium, BosniaHerzegovina, Croatia, Ukraine). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed at volunteer orientation weekends in the UK. INSTITUTO DA JUVENTUDE Av. da Liberdade 194 1100 Lisboa Portugal Tel: 00 351 315 1955 Fax: 00 351 315 1960 Profile: Instituto da Juventude organises around 37 international workcamps each summer. Volunteers are needed to assist with construction and reconstruction work, protection of the natural environment and the protection and restoration of Portugal's cultural heritage. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: AprilAugust.
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Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Building/ construction, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 740 When to apply: February or March. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Overseas placements: Europe (Portugal). INTERACTION TRUST HMS President (1918) Victoria Embankment London EC4Y OHJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 583 2652 Fax: +44 (0) 171 583 2840 Contact: Charlotte Profile: InterAction Trust is an educational charity which trains inner city and deprived young people in media, computer and office skills. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Inner city problems, young people. Activities can include: Administration, manual work, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Expenses and lunch allowance. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (London). INTERFAITH AND CULTURAL YOUTH EXCHANGE Argyll House la All Saints Passage London SW18 1EP UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 681 0983 Fax: + 44 (0) 181 874 8827 Contact: National Correspondent Profile: ICYE is a Federation of National Committees which has its headquarters in Berlin, Germany. Building bridges of peace, justice and understanding through personal encounters has been their goal throughout the past 40 years, with the programme now reaching over 30 countries around the globe in Africa, AsiaPacific, Europe, Latin America and North America. Every year approximately 600 exchanges aged between 16 and 30 participate in the programme. ICYE aims at breaking down barriers through the bringing together of people from all nationalities, religious beliefs and racial backgrounds. An important part of the exchange year is thus not only the experience gained from living and working in a local family, but also from being part of an international group of exchanges. In special circumstances the minimum time commitment can be 26 weeks. Volunteers with an offending background are considered. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 600 Starting months: July. Time required: 52 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, human rights, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, nursery, primary, secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, caring (day, general and residential), community work,
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development issues, group work, international aid, social work, teaching, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 10 from UK. When to apply: By 31 December. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: In some countries only. Early application required. Bring assistant if required. Qualifications required: Maturity and flexibility. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £2,800£3,150 for preparation, seminars, flight, insurance, board and lodging and pocket money. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone); Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico); North America (Canada, USA); South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia); Asia (India, Japan, Korea—S, Taiwan, Turkey); Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Switzerland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Normally take place in London. Charity number: 1039310 INTERNATIONAL CHINA CONCERN PO Box 70191 Kowloon Central Post Office Kowloon Hong Kong Tel: 00 852 266 25103 Fax: 00 852 266 25738 Email: 101400152@COMPUSERVE. COM Contact: Ramona Bauman, HK Director Profile: International China Concern was started in January 1993 after the Executive Director, Mr David J. Gotts travelled into an orphanage in Southern China to see the conditions that many of China's orphans are living in. At that time it was known that there were few organisations involved in relief work with Chinese orphans and so it was decided that an organisation would be set up to encourage those in the west and those in Asia to support these needy children. Initially the main work of ICC was to organise teams of professional people such as doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists to visit orphanages in China and to be involved in the rehabilitation of handicapped children and also training local workers. This work continues, and international teams travel to the orphanages in China every 2 months. ICC also acts as a channel through which finances, medicines, clothing and rehabilitation equipment can be given to China's orphanages. Much has been done in the Changsha No 1 Welfare Centre by ICC in the last 3 years. ICC has 2 other main areas of focus. The first area is to provide rehabilitation services to the mentally and physically handicapped orphans in China. In January 1997 Oasis House was established as a joint venture with the Changsha No. 1 Welfare Centre in Changsha, Hunan, China. This is a residential rehabilitation, nursing and training centre providing care for 30 of the most needy orphans within the Welfare Centre. ICC is also currently negotiating with the government in Guanzi Province, China to open a residential school and vocational training centre for orphans. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/ medical, holidays for disabled, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting (nursery,
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primary and secondary), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, caring (day, general and residential), computers, development issues, fundraising, group work, music, outdoor skills, religion, social work, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, training, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: 60 of a total of 150. When to apply: Up to 1 month before start date. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but reviewed on a case by case basis. Qualifications required: Christian commitment. Health requirements: ICC requires a health form to be completed with application. Costs to volunteer: Short term (16 days) £550 (excluding flight to Hong Kong). Medium/long term budgets available. Volunteer benefits: All volunteers are expected to be selffinancing. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Asia (China). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Shortterm volunteers are not interviewed. Medium and longterm volunteers are interviewed at the UK office. INTERNATIONAL ECOLOGICAL CAMP 665718 Bratski18 Irkutsk Region Russia Contact: Sergei Malinin Profile: International Ecological Camp organises voluntary service work camps and cultural programmes in Siberia, which give volunteers the opportunity to come to the heart of Russia and learn the legends, ideas and priorities of the Russians; the reality behind the news stories. Free time is spent swimming in nearby lakes, enjoying the campfire and the forest, sightseeing and experiencing local culture. Accommodation is basic but comfortable, and food is either cooked by the group or enjoyed at a local café. Volunteer Leaders needed to lead the work camps must be fluent in Russian, interested in or experienced with the Russian language and culture. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Environmental causes, heritage, teaching/assisting (EFL). Activities can include: Teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 80 volunteers. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Work camp not accessible to wheelchairs. Qualifications required: Voluntary workers none, but leaders need fluent Russian and must be TEFL qualified. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Registration fee between $140$595. All expenses except accommodation. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation. Overseas placements: Asia (Russia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE CENTER 2 Republic Square Riga LV 1010 Latvia Tel: 00 371 7 027476 Fax: 00 371 7 830257 Contact: Ed Geller Profile: International Exchange Centre needs camp leaders/sport instructors to work in children's summer camps on the Baltic Sea, and in other locations looking after children aged 815 years.
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Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JuneAugust. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, music, sport, summer camps, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: 2 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers. Qualifications required: Energetic and friendly. Basic knowledge of local language helpful. Health requirements: Some camps require medical certificate. Costs to volunteer: Application fee $50 plus cost of travel to camp. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and pocket money equal to local counsellors. Overseas placements: Asia (Russia); Europe (Belarus, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE (IVS—N. IRELAND) 122 Great Victoria Street Belfast Co. Antrim BT2 7BG N. Ireland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1232 238147 Fax: +44 (0) 1232 244356 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://www.niweb.com/duet/duetdosk Contact: The Coordinator Profile: The primary object of IVSNI is to afford opportunities by which men and women, in a spirit of friendship, international understanding and voluntary discipline, without regard to their race, religion, creed or politics, are enabled to give to the community, either individually or in groups, effective voluntary service. IVSNI is a membership organisation and that means that their members, participants who have been involved in any or all of the activities, or those who agreed with their aims, dictate the work and the direction that IVSNI takes. Their membership therefore is vital, not only because it lets them know that the work they are involved in is relevant and worthwhile. As a member of IVSNI, volunteers will have the opportunity to have their say in the future of IVSNI. Even if they only sympathise with their aims, and do not wish to participate in activities, the support would be welcome. Please note that work in Croatia and Bosnia are not work camps, but work with refugees. The minimum age for Africa and Asia is 21. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: Approximately 100. Total overseas projects: 400500 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, architecture, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, heritage, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (nursery and primary), unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, campaigning, caring (general), catering, development issues, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, manual work, summer camps, teaching, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 150. When to apply: Before May for work camps. Work alone/with others: Normally in
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an international group. Volunteers with disabilities: Programme varies annually but some projects are suitable. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs; registration fee; membership. Apply to branch in own country. Volunteer benefits: International work camps: board and lodging. Long and medium term: board and lodging plus pocket money. UK placements: N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone). Overseas placements: Africa (Algeria, Ghana, Morocco, Namibia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia); North America (Greenland, USA); Asia (Armenia, Bangladesh, Georgia, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Palestine, Russia, Sri Lanka, Turkey); Australasia (Australia); Europe (Austria, Belgium BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: May be held, depending on the project. If so, in Belfast. Charity number: 48740 INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE (IVS—NORTH) Castlehill House 21 Otley Road Leeds W. Yorkshire LS6 3AA UK Tel: +44 (0) 113 230 4600 Fax: +44 (0) 113 230 4610 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Regional Coordinator Profile: International Voluntary Service works for peace, justice and international understanding through voluntary work. It brings together groups of international volunteers to work on projects of importance to community groups. Volunteers live and work together. Accommodation can be basic and the volunteers live communally, sharing the cooking and household tasks of the camp. In many work camps volunteers are working alongside local volunteers. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 40 Total overseas projects: 700 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 22 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (physically), elderly people, environmental causes, poor/homeless, refugees, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (general), development issues, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, manual work, theatre/drama, visiting/ befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 350 When to apply: As soon as possible, after listing is available early April. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Welcome, but no access for office work. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil, but volunteers with a disability need to inform placement officer when applying. Costs to volunteer: Membership of IVS, placement fee, travel to project and pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Basic accommodation and food supplied. Certification: References on request. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry,
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Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W), Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Morocco, Tunisia); North America (Greenland, St Pierre et Miquelon, USA); Asia (Japan, Lebanon, Palestine, Turkey); Australasia (Australia); Europe (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Volunteers may be required to attend orientation for certain locations. Charity number: 275424 INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE (IVS—SCOTLAND) 7 Upper Bow Edinburgh EH1 2JN Scotland UK Tel: + 44 (0) 131 226 6722 Fax: + 44 (0) 131 226 6723 Contact: Neil Harrower, Scottish Coordinator Profile: IVS is a voluntary organisation that exists to provide opportunities for voluntary work for all people, both in this country and abroad in the belief that this will further international understanding and lead to a more just, and peaceful world. IVS is the British Branch of Service Civil International, a worldwide organisation with groups in over 30 countries. Total UK projects: 45 Total overseas projects: 750 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, poor/homeless, refugees, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, campaigning, caring (day, general and residential), community work, development issues, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, social work, sport, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 400 British. When to apply: April. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Each case treated individually. Qualifications required: Nil, unless specified for special projects. Health requirements: Existing medical conditions may not be covered by insurance. Costs to volunteer: All travel, registration and membership fees of £35£125 per work camp. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and insurance cover supplied, and also various social outings. Certification: Yes if required. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent,
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Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: North America (Canada, Greenland, St Pierre et Miquelon, USA); Asia (Japan, Russia, Turkey); Australasia (Australia); Europe (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTARY SERVICE (IVS—South) Old Hall East Bergholt Nr Colchester C07 6TQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1206 298215 Fax: +44 (0) 1206 299043 Contact: Regional Coordinator Profile: IVS aims to promote peace, justice and international understanding through voluntary work. IVS is the British branch of Service Civil International (SCI), a worldwide organisation with branches in over 30 countries. Their main activity is the organisation of work camps. Work camps help to support communities by bringing volunteers to work on useful projects. At the same time they offer opportunities to meet new people, learn new skills and have fun. Each work camp is different, but what they all have in common is that volunteers live and work together in an international group, learning about their lifestyle and cultures. This experience can have a great impact on people, and influence the rest of their lives. Types of work: the work varies enormously and can include any of the following: campaigning on issues related to the Third World, racism and peace education, working with people with disabilities, children or elderly people in their homes, at day centres or on holiday, ecological and environmental work, women only camps, artistic and cultural camps. Where and when? The length of a work camp can range between 2 and 4 weeks. In return for the work, volunteers receive basic food and accommodation free. The work camp group will normally be made up of between 6 and 20 volunteers from almost as many countries. The volunteers will live and work together sharing the organisation of work and domestic arrangements such as cooking and cleaning. Work camps take place wherever there is a project that can benefit from the assistance of volunteers. Most work camps run between June and September and details of these are provided in the summer work camp listing. Other camps take place throughout the year. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted if referred. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 week (min.) 21 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, inner city problems, poor/homeless, refugees, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, building/construction, campaigning, caring (general), community work, development issues, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, international aid, manual work, outdoor skills, social work, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 300. When to apply: From 1 April. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil
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Costs to volunteer: Dependent on type of work, travel to work camp. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia); North America (Canada, Greenland, St Pierre et Miquelon, USA); Asia (Japan, Russia, Turkey); Australasia (Australia); Europe (Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 275424 INTERNATIONALE BEGEGNUNG IN GEMEINSCHAFTSDIENTSTEN e.V. Schlossserstrasse 28 Stuttgart D71080 Germany Tel: 00 49 711 6491128 Fax: 00 49 711 6409867 Email: IBG
[email protected] Contact: Andrea Kunitsch or Ulrich Henning Profile: Internationale Begegnung in Gemeinschaftsdiensten needs volunteers to attend international youth work camps in Germany. Projects include restoring an old castle, environmental protection, children's playschemes, arts and remedial projects. Each work camp consists of a group of about 15 people aged 1830 from all over the world. Opportunities are available in Africa, the Americas, Asia and many other countries in Europe for nonBritish nationals. The next programme will be sent on receipt of 2 international reply coupons. Besides work camps there are longterm stays up to one year as well. The registration fee is DM250 plus insurance. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, disabled (mentally), environmental causes, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, manual work, social work, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 400. When to apply: AprilJuly. Work alone/with others: Group of 1012 international people. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: DM250 registration fee plus travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and parts of leisure activities. Certification: If requested. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany, Switzerland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. INTERNATIONALE BOUWORDE (International Building Companions) International Secretariat, Compagnons Batisseurs Rue des Carmes 24 B6900 MarchenFamenne Belgium
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Profile: Internationale Bouworde needs volunteers for construction work camps on behalf of the socially, physically and mentally underprivileged. Volunteers work for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 5 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation. Activities can include: Building/ construction. 1625 year olds placed each year: 800 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs and insurance. Volunteer benefits: Board and accommodation. Overseas placements: Europe (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Ukraine). INTERNATIONALER BAUORDEN—DEUTSCHER ZWEIG Postfach 1438 Liebiestr 23 D67551 Worms Germany Tel: 00 49 62 41 31 95 Fax: 00 49 62 41 31 96 Contact: Roswitha Lameli Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 60 Starting months: JuneOctober. Time required: 40 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, holidays for disabled, poor/homeless, refugees, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Building/ construction, manual work, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 120 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to the camp. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: If requested. Overseas placements: Europe (Austria, Belgium, Croatia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Moldavia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovak Republic). INTERNATIONALER BUND e.V. Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr Rathenanplatz 2 60313 Frankfurt am Main Germany Tel: 00 49 69 28 21 71 Fax: 00 49 69 91 39 63 65 Contact: Winfried A. Burkard Profile: Internationaler Bund can offer volunteers work in the Federal Republic of Germany. They can work as volunteers in a hospital, residential home for the aged or a home for handicapped people. Volunteers will assist the staff in all duties which can be performed by nonskilled volunteers: washing the patients, helping them to get dressed and to take their meals, running of errands etc. Like the rest of the staff, volunteers will be required to work 38.5 hours per week, including some weekends. The work may be early or late day shift. After 6 months service they are entitled to two weeks leave. Programmes start in early April and September and candidates can stay for a period of 6 or 12 months. In individual cases, exceptions to this schedule may be agreed upon. During the stay volunteers will be given the opportunity to get to know both the country and its people and to extend their knowledge of the German language. Together with other, particularly German, volunteers they will
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attend day or weekend seminars in order to exchange their experiences and to discuss a number of related subjects. Accommodation will be provided and costs incurred for the renting of a room will be refunded. In addition, all volunteers will receive pocket money each month. The contributions for health, pension, unemployment and accident insurance will be paid by the organiser. When applying please send an application sheet, a handwritten CV, 3 photos, a medical certificate, with copies of a certificate giving evidence of their knowledge of German and a school leaving certificate. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: April and September. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical. Activities can include: Caring (general). 1625 year olds placed each year: 120 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Some knowledge of German. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: DM265 per month plus board and accommodation. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: An interview will be held in Frankfurt or London prior to acceptance. INTERSERVE On Track Programme 325 Kennington Road London SE11 4QH UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 735 8227 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 587 5362 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Dave Taylor Profile: Interserve is an international, interdenominational, evangelical Christian fellowship of about 450 committed Christians who have a desire to share their faith, as well as their skills, in another culture. Interserve's longterm partners work in the countries of Asia, the Gulf, Middle East, and North Africa, undertaking a range of roles. On Track enables shortterm volunteers to assist, or work alongside partners already in place. On Track is a shortterm service programme run by Interserve and has two aims: to encourage an interest in crosscultural Christian service overseas, and to provide an opportunity for Christians to experience living, working, and sharing their faith in a crosscultural environment. Open to those aged 18 years and over, On Track has a variety of programmes including School Leavers, Summer Vacation Programme, Student Electives, New Graduates, and Professional/Skilled Workers. Programmes vary in length from 2 to 12 months and examples of the type of activities undertaken range from teaching, including TEFL, to health, development, administration, engineering and care work. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, each application is assessed on an individual basis. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 200 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 9 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, inner city problems, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL,
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mature, nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, computers, counselling, development issues, first aid, forestry, gardening/horticulture, international aid, marketing/publicity, newsletter/journalism, religion, social work, teaching, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: 5 months prior to intended departure date. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Applicants assessed individually. Due to the nature of overseas travel, volunteers should be fit/healthy/mobile and able to cope on their own. Qualifications required: Depends on the placement. UK residents only. Health requirements: Good health and able to cope with overseas travel and life. Costs to volunteer: Volunteers are responsible for all expenses/costs which vary and include £10 application fee, £50 for weekend training, £50 placement fee, plus £15 per month after the first 3 months. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation will be found, but the cost will be the volunteer's responsibility. Pastoral care. Overseas placements: Africa (Egypt); Asia (Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, India, Jordan, Kirghizstan, Lebanon, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Turkey, Yemen). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: UK residents only accepted. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in London. Charity number: 2789773 INVOLVEMENT CORPS INC. 15515 Sunset Blvd Suite 108 Pacific Palisades CA 90272 USA Tel: 00 1 310 459 1022 Fax: 00 1 310 459 1022 Contact: Ellen Linsley Profile: Involvement Corps Inc. exists to give people the opportunity to participate in volunteer activities related to conservation, environmental research, archaeology, history or social welfare. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Some placements cost £34 per week for accommodation. Administration fee £130, travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Varies. Overseas placements: North America (USA); Asia (India); Australasia (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand); Europe (Germany). INVOLVEMENT VOLUNTEERS—DEUTSCHLAND Naturbadstr. 49 D91056 Erlangen Germany Tel: 00 49 9135 8075 Fax: 00 49 9135 8075 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Marion Mayer, Chairman Profile: Involvement Deutschland is the European office of Involvement Volunteers which is based in Australia. It enables people to participate in voluntary activities related to conservation. An updated task list can be received via email all year through. A CV and detailed questions concerning planned travel route are basis for schedule.
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Volunteers with offending backgrounds are accepted. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 200 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Animal welfare, archaeology, architecture, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, heritage, inner city problems, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/ assisting (EFL, nursery and primary), wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, building/ construction, caring (day, general and residential), community work, development issues, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, social work, summer camps, teaching, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 When to apply: 23 months in advance of departure. Work alone/with others: Both, depending on preference and availability. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes for some placements. Contact IVI Melbourne fax/tel: 00 61 3 646 5504. Qualifications required:Nil for most placements, sometimes special skill is requested by host. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: DM230 initial fee plus A$340 confirmation fee for IVI Australia, plus travel plus A$60. Volunteer benefits: 90 per cent free board and lodging. Others pay A$1050 per week. Certification: Yes, if requested. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana, Kenya, South Africa); North America (USA); Asia (India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Thailand); Australasia (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea); Europe (Austria, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, providing that English is understood. Interviews: Volunteer applicants are not interviewed. Charity number: VR1246 INVOLVEMENT VOLUNTEERS PO Box 218 Port Melbourne Victoria 3207 Australia Tel: 00 61 3 9646 5504 or 9392 Fax: 00 61 3 9646 5504 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Tim B. Cox, The Director Profile: Involvement Volunteers is a registered, not for profit organisation, that creates programmes for suitable, unpaid, individual volunteer placements related to the natural environment and social service within the community. Volunteers participate as individuals or in groups of individuals or in teams around the world, around the calendar. Placements are available in a wide variety of situations, such as National Parks, and bird observatories; private landholdings and flora and fauna reserves; community based social service organisations for the benefit of both young and old as well as physically or medically disadvantaged people. Volunteers are required to speak and understand the English language for safety reasons. Volunteers gain valuable experience arranging their own visas as required; locally purchasing their air tickets and suitable travel insurance with some advice to suit their travel and volunteering programme. Involvement Volunteers meets the volunteers on arrival at Melbourne International airport, provides hostel type accommodation, advice and introduction
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to banking, taxation (for those with working holiday visas) and a mail base for volunteers. The IV Volunteers have access to discounted coach travel, scuba diving courses and snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef, coastal sailing and sail training, sea kayaking and special inland trips. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Hundreds. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Animal welfare, archaeology, architecture, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/ medical, heritage, holidays for disabled, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary), wildlife, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (general and residential), computers, DIY, driving, first aid, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, training, translating, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 600. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Must speak and understand English. Specific qualifications and potential interest are not necessary except in specific cases, such as teaching. Health requirements: As suitable for the site. Costs to volunteer: Application fee £80, programme fee £150, individual placement fee £25, group placement £75£125. Volunteer benefits: Opportunities to travel and explore as individuals or in group or team activities, whilst gaining practical and cultural experience. Certification: Yes, if and when requested. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana, Kenya, South Africa); Central America (Barbados, Dominica); North America (USA); Asia (India, Lebanon, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam); Australasia (Australia, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea); Europe (Estonia, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Only restrictions on nationality are governed by the host country's immigration restrictions. IONA COMMUNITY, THE Iona Abbey Isle of Iona Argyll PA76 6SN Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1681 700404 Fax: +44 (0) 1681 700460 or 603 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Staff Coordinator Profile: The Iona Community is an ecumenical Christian community, founded in 1938 by the late George MacLeod (Very Rev. Lord MacLeod of Fuinary) and committed to seeking new ways of living the Gospel in today's world. The Iona Community therefore requires commitment to community life and to exploring/being open to Christian faith essential. The Iona Community maintains 3 centres on Iona and Mull: Iona Abbey and the MacLeod Centre on Iona, and Camas Adventure Centre on the Ross of Mull. The Islands' work focuses around welcoming guests to join in the common life of work, worship and recreation. There is a 'Resident Group' living and working all year round on Iona, but the Centres can only run with the support of the volunteers from the beginning of March to the end of October. There are up to 35 volunteers here at any one time
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coming for 6 or more weeks at a time. Types of jobs on offer: kitchen assistant, housekeeping assistant, coffee house assistant, general assistant, craft worker, children's worker, abbey guide, guide/ general assistant, driver, shop assistant, office assistant. Posts for Camas Adventure Camp include cook, programme works (outdoors) and general assistant. Volunteers with an offending background accepted. Total UK projects: 3 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MarchOctober. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 14 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting (mature, nursery, primary and secondary), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (general), catering, cooking, driving, first aid, gardening/ horticulture, outdoor skills, religion, summer camps, teaching, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 73 When to apply: Previous autumn. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but not many because of access difficulties. Qualifications required: Drivers must be 25 or more. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All paid by Iona Community. Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses within Britain, board, lodging and weekly allowance. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: Scotland (Strathclyde). Charity number: SCO03794 IRISH WILD BIRD CONSERVANCY Ruttledge House 8 Longford Place Monkstown Co. Dublin Ireland Contact: The Reserves Division Profile: Irish Wild Bird Conservancy undertakes reserve management, species protection and environmental surveys and research in the Republic of Ireland. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Wildlife. Activities can include: Manual work, outdoor skills, research and scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation in caravans or camp sites. Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). IRONBRIDGE GORGE MUSEUM The Wharfage Ironbridge Telford Shropshire TF8 7AW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1952 583003 Fax: + 44 (0) 1952 432204 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Lisa Wood Profile: Ironbridge Gorge Museum requires volunteers to help with a huge variety of activities in all the different sections of the Museum. Most opportunities are with the Blists Hill Open Air Museum. Demonstrators, clad in Victorian style costume, are required to work in exhibits.
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Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, heritage. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, gardening/horticulture, manual work, research, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: January for main season, but all year for general volunteering. Work alone/with others: Normally with others. Qualifications required: Good spoken English. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All expenses. Volunteer benefits: Training, costume and equipment provided, lunch vouchers and free entry to other museums. UK placements: England (Shropshire). Charity number: 503717R ISLANDS SUPPORTED LODGING SCHEME Orchard Studios Unit 53 2 Manor Gardens Holloway Road London N7 6JW UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 263 8488 Fax: +44 (0) 171 263 9599 Contact: Roland Hill Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 25 People and causes: Offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, refugees, teach mature. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, campaigning, caring (general), community work, cooking, counselling, development issues, first aid, fundraising, library/resource centres, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, research, social work, training, translating, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Literacy and numeracy skills. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Food must be paid for by volunteers. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed at the project. itoi INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS LTD One Cottage Road Headingley Leeds LS6 4DD UK Tel: +44 (0) 113 217 9800 Fax: +44 (0) 113 217 9801 Email: info@itoi.com Contact: Janie Moor (TEFL Tutor) Profile: 2hour TEFL courses at venues nationwide. Venture Sri Lanka: A taste of paradise in one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Volunteers will be placed in Columbo, Kandy or Galle and the teaching here is varied. Placements of 3 months in orphanages or well established schools. By far our most popular destination. Venture India: India remains one of our most exciting ventures for our volunteers. With projects in Bangalore, we are able to offer our assistants the most dynamic city in Asia. Teaching here is in wellequipped primary and secondary schools or in poor needy schools. Staying with Indian families for 3 months, teachers get a real taste of Indian life and culture. Venture Russia: Russia is a vast and varied country and is of great interest to
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our volunteers due to its huge social and political change. Teaching here is in high schools in St Petersburg, undoubtedly the most beautiful city in the world, and Murmansk for the more adventurous of our volunteers. Placements are from 16 months. Venture Turkey: Turkey enjoys a rich and interesting history. Teaching in Izmir on the Aegean Sea, teachers are able to enjoy both work and play. These projects are semivoluntary enabling our volunteers to really enjoy their stay in Izmir. Placements are from 13 months. Venture Italy: This is a new venue. Details on request. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 5 Starting months: January, April, July and September. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Teaching/assisting (EFL), young people. Activities can include: Teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 18 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: For 3 months inclusive air fare: Sri Lanka £1,150, Turkey £750, Russia £795. Training £145. Volunteer benefits: Above costs include flight/food and accommodation/support in the country. Certification: Yes, if required. Overseas placements: Asia (India, Russia, Sri Lanka, Turkey); Europe (Italy, Russia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Held in Leeds or at applicant's nearest TEFL course. J JACOB'S WELL Smile Siret Scheme 57 Cherry Garth Beverley E. Yorkshire HU17 0EP UK Tel: +44 (0) 1482 881478 Fax: +44 (0) 1482 865452 Email: 100575,
[email protected] Contact: Agnes Perry, The Secretary Profile: Jacob's Well Appeal is a Christian charity founded in 1982 to send medical aid to Poland. Now, the work in Romania is almost entirely based in the Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Siret which contains some 500 children of all ages. It is understaffed with local women working as carers for the children. Volunteers usually stay with Romanian families. The culture, attitudes and eating patterns are all very different to those in England. Siret is very remote and modern facilities such as telephone, transport, water supply and indoor toilets are scarce and unreliable. The climate is continental with wide temperature swings. Many young people have made a valuable contribution with the children during a gap year before or after university. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 13 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Caring (general). 1625 year olds placed each year: 60 When to apply: At least 6 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers. Qualifications required: Not essential, but physiotherapists, nurses, teachers for
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special needs have priority. Health requirements: Volunteers need to be fit and healthy. Costs to volunteer: £10£15 per week, local family accommodation and travel expenses (approximately £250). Certification: On request. Overseas placements: Europe (Romania). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are mostly held in Beverley, E. Yorkshire or, occasionally, in London. Charity number: 515235 JESUIT VOLUNTEER COMMUNITY: BRITAIN St Wilfrid's Enterprise Centre Royce Road Hulme Manchester M15 5BJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 161 226 6717 Fax: + 44 (0) 161 226 7808 Email: Staffejvc.unet.com Contact: The Administrator Profile: The Jesuit Volunteer Community (JVC): Britain is a registered charity, part of the Trust for Roman Catholic Purposes. It exists to offer young people, aged between 18 and 35, a 1 year development programme. In offering this programme, JVC aims to enable young people to become more reflective, grow in self awareness, develop a greater understanding of the needs of others (particularly those who are marginalised in Britain today) in order to promote Christian values. This aim is achieved through 4 core experiential themes: living in community; working in areas of social need; leading a simple lifestyle; integrating life and faith within a Christian context. During the year volunteers work in placements such as homeless hostels, alcohol and drug dependency units, local community schemes, Citizens Advice Bureaux, Victim Support Schemes, centres of mental and physical disability, centres for victims of Aids. They ask for a commitment to exploring the above four values, for which they supply resources and information, and a series of residential events throughout the year. Volunteers receive support from their programme development workers, who are members of the JVC staff team, and from community partners, usually 2 people per community, who live locally. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. JVC cannot accept anyone with a personal history of alcohol or drug abuse unless he or she has completed rehabilitation or ceased misuse for a minimum of two years. Total UK projects: 4 Total overseas projects: 13 Starting months: August. Time required: 50 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/ex offenders, poor/homeless, refugees, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, campaigning, caring (day and general), community work, computers, development issues, driving, fundraising, group work, library/ research centres, outdoor skills, research, social work, sport, training, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2025 When to apply: MarchJuly. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: JVC cannot accept anyone with a history of problem alchohol or drug abuse unless they have completed rehabilitation or ceased their habit for a minimum of 2 years. Costs to volunteer: Travel to JVC interview, placement interview and orientation at beginning of the year. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, £38.50 per week pocket money and some travel costs. Certification: Yes.
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UK placements: England (Manchester, Merseyside, West Midlands); Scotland (Strathclyde). Overseas placements: Europe (Austria, Belgium, BosniaHerzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Slovak Republic, Spain, Switzerland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: A residential interview takes place in Manchester or Liverpool. Charity number: 230165 JESUIT VOLUNTEER CORPS (USA SOUTHWEST) PO Box 23404 Oakland CA 94623 USA Tel: 00 1 510 653 8564 Profile: Jesuit Volunteer Corps is the largest Catholic lay volunteer programme in the United States. In the Ignatian tradition, the Jesuit Volunteer Corps seeks to promote justice in the service of faith. It provides direct service to the poor and marginalised, seeking to identify and address the root causes of social injustice. Various volunteer placements available, including living and working with Aids sufferers, victims of domestic violence, people recovering from addictions and the poor and homeless. Some placements also in health care and education. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: August. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Caring (general), group work, religion, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 110 When to apply: By 1 March. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Degree or equivalent work experience. Committed Christians. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from California. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging, transportation to and from work site, health insurance plus $75 pocket money per month. Overseas placements: North America (USA). JEUNESSE ET COOPERATION BP 19 Safi 46000 Morocco Tel: 00 212 462 85 45 Fax: 00 212 461 00 03 Contact: Nabil Mouaddin Profile: Jeunesse et Cooperation organises international work camps lasting 3 weeks where the young of the world meet to do voluntary work. The work may be building or repairing a public building, or may be helping to supply water to a rural community or poor quarter. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 3 Starting months: July, August. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, campaigning, cooking, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, social work, sport, summer camps, training, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 40
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When to apply: May. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, they can be integrated within the collective life. Qualifications required: Nil, just willingness and eagerness to be a volunteer. Health requirements: Nil, but noone with serious health conditions. Costs to volunteer: Travel plus 1,000 Dirhanes inscription covers cost of excursions at weekends. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Morocco). JEUNESSE ET RECONSTRUCTION 10 rue de Trevise Paris 9 France Profile: Jeunesse et Reconstruction requires volunteers to work in camps throughout France. Type of work varies from camp to camp, ranging from the construction of community centres to digging drains in wet areas. Volunteers are likely to come from all over the world. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 Activities can include: Building/ construction. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Free board and lodging. Overseas placements: Europe (France). JEWISH CARE Stuart Young House 221 Golders Green Road London NW11 9DQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 922 2000 Fax: + 44 (0) 181 922 2787 Email:
[email protected] Profile: Jewish Care is the Jewish community's largest welfare charity. In total they provide support for over 5,000 elderly, physically disabled, mentally ill and visually impaired people and their families. Volunteer projects for young people include a summer experience programme for sixth formers, a student work placement programme and 'It's Good to Talk', a visiting/befriending scheme. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general), music, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 80 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses reimbursed. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews taken at Head Office in Golders Green. Charity number: 802559 JEWISH LADS' AND GIRLS' BRIGADE Camperdown 3 Beechcroft Road London E18 1LA UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 989 5743/8990
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Fax: +44 (0) 181 518 8832 Contact: Richard Weber Profile: Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade (JLGB) runs local groups and national oneweek summer camps for children aged 1116. Volunteers are needed to help run activities or look after the general welfare of the young people and to organise voluntary service projects and other activities all year. It also organises weekend activities and courses throughout the UK. The JLGB is the only Jewish Operating Authority for the Duke of Edinburgh Award, which it also offers to pupils in Jewish and State schools throughout the UK, as part of its 'Outreach Kiruv Project'. Young people working for the Award, or taking part in any other activities organised by 'Outreach' are not required to join the uniformed JLGB. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, computers, first aid, fundraising, group work, marketing/ publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, social work, sport, summer camps, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil, but references checked. Health requirements: Medical form to be completed. Costs to volunteer: Contribution towards the camps and other activities. Volunteer benefits: Food, accommodation (tent). Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Dorset, Essex, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire); Scotland (Strathclyde); Wales (Glamorgan—S). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in London and in provincial centres. Charity number: 286950 JOHN MUIR TRUST The John Muir Award The Environment Centre Drummond Community High School Green Street Edinburgh EH7 4QP Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 131 557 2135 Fax: +44 (0) 131 557 2135 Email:
[email protected] Contact: David Picken Profile: John Muir, born in 1838 in the small Scottish port of Dunbar, emigrated with his family as a child to the USA. In his adopted homeland he became a founding father of the world conservation movement, and devoted his life to safeguarding the world's landscapes for future generations. Since 1983, the John Muir Trust, guided by Muir's charge to 'do something for wildness and make the mountains glad', has dedicated itself to making Muir's message a reality within the United Kingdom. By acquiring and sensitively managing key wild areas, the Trust sets out to show that the damage inflicted on the world over the centuries can be repaired; that the land can be conserved on a sustainable basis for the human, animal, and plant communities which share it; and the great spiritual qualities of wilderness, of tranquillity and solitude, can be preserved as a legacy for those to come. The John Muir Award encourages young and old to 'Discover, Explore and Conserve' a wild place. There are also courses in leadership for young people. Volunteers with an offending
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background are accepted. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week. Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Forestry, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on level of disability. Learning disability welcomed. Qualifications required: No previous skills, but the ability to work in a group. Health requirements: Some sites are remote, require long walkin, isolated. Costs to volunteer: Approximately £100 for one week's residential. Volunteer benefits: Discovering and exploring wild places and conserving them. Certification: John Muir Award. UK placements: Scotland (Highland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: CR 42964 JOINT ASSISTANCE CENTRE G17/3 DLF Qutab Enclave Phase 1 Gurgaon 122002 Haryana India Tel: 091 11 8 352141 Fax: 091 11 463 2517 Contact: The Convenor Profile: The international volunteer programmes of JAC are intended to provide opportunities for visiting friends from abroad to see India and learn about its people and their concerns while travelling. Programmes run all year around in different parts of the country. An individual schedule is devised for each person or group to meet their needs. Arrangements have to be made at least 30 days in advance of arrival in India in order to plan properly. Volunteers working with children will be placed in one location at a school or a home for children for a period of 3 months or longer. These volunteers should be prepared to learn some basic Hindi language preferably starting before they leave for India. Participation in work camps in Indian villages: these programmes involve work with villagers on such activities as sanitation projects, building construction, plant nurseries and other agricultural work, literacy and women's welfare, health projects including use of local herbal medicine, environmental awareness campaign etc. (14 weeks). Working with children in schools and orphanages (12 weeks minimum). Helping in JAC office in New Delhi doing office work, and research for cultural exchange, disaster preparedness and other programmes. Preparing and attending conferences on development, disasters and environmental issues. Taking part in environmentally oriented tasks in the Himalayan programme. Participation in yoga, meditation and natural health care training programme. Participation in individually designed projects based on special skills involving a longterm commitment in such areas as medicine, journalism and engineering. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting (EFL, nursery, primary and secondary), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration,
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agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day and general), community work, forestry, fundraising, group work, international aid, manual work, marketing/publicity, social work, summer camps, teaching, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: At least 3 months in advance. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Personal faith in God. Health requirements: Vegetarian, no alcohol, tobacco or drugs allowed. Costs to volunteer: £75 per month plus travel, insurance pocket money. Registration fee £15. Volunteer benefits: Above costs include food, accommodation and administration fee. Overseas placements: Asia (India). JOINT STOCK COMPANY MINTA Perkuna al 4 3000 Kaunas Lithuania Tel: 3707 202560 Fax: 3707 208231 Contact: Saulius Zobernis Profile: Joint Stock Company Minta needs the following: teaching assistants to work as group leaders in children's summer camps from 20 June31 August. Wages by arrangement. Work 6 days per week. Previous experience of working with children an advantage. Volunteers to take part in international work camps. Recent projects have included archaeological digs and tree planting. Pocket money of up to £65 per month. Work 5 hours per day, 6 days per week. From 1 June30 September. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: June. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 (20 for teachers). People and causes: Archaeology, children, conservation, teaching/ assisting, teaching (EFL), young people. Activities can include: Building/ construction, forestry, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Up to 500. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Registration and placement fees. Volunteer benefits: Varies. Overseas placements: Europe (Lithuania). JOSSÅSEN LANDSBY N 7550 Hommelvik Norway Tel: 00 47 73 9799900 Fax: 00 47 73 978840 Contact: Birgit Hammer or Thomas Bresges Profile: Jossåsen Landsby is a Camphill Village Community with adults. The purpose of the Trust is to create working communities where people who are mentally and physically handicapped, working together with workshop leaders, volunteers and houseparents, can find satisfaction in purposeful work in the security of a family setting. In this village, 40 km east of Trondheim, about 55 people live in 5 family units. There is a weavery where volunteers can also spin, a book workshop, a doll workshop, a farm with gardening in the summer and work in the forest in the winter. There are also cows, sheep, chickens etc. Like all Camphill Communities Jossåsen functions on voluntary nonsalary basis. Experience has shown that volunteer work is most valuable if one stays long enough to give the opportunity to share activity in the responsibilities of living and working with people who are handicapped. Therefore it is recommended that
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volunteers come to Jossåsen for 1 year or longer. However, exceptions are made for working holidays in the summer and in connection with placements included whilst studying. Bear in mind that the Norwegian climate needs warm clothing for the winter and boots etc. but in the summer it can be warm. The habitual use of drugs and alcohol is not in harmony with life in a Camphill Community. They do not want TV either, because it may have a negative influence on the common activities they try to create together. Life in the Community can provide many lasting rewards for anyone who is willing to approach that life with goodwill, a degree of tolerance and openhearted interest and enthusiasm. People with offending backgrounds may be accepted but the 'issue' must be made clear. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 25 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (day and general), catering, community work, cooking, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, music, sport, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 58 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: None specifically but volunteers must have an interest in anthroposophy. Health requirements: Normal health is enough. Costs to volunteer: Travelling. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and NKr 1,300 per month pocket money. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Norway). JUBILEE OUTREACH YORKSHIRE 4 Jubilee Way Windhill Shipley W. Yorkshire BD18 1QG UK Tel: +44 (0) 1274 531999 Fax: +44 (0) 1274 531396 Contact: Dr Kathy Tedd Profile: Jubilee Outreach Yorkshire (JOY) has been sending urgent supplies and teams of volunteers to help the needy of Romania since the beginning of 1990. From the very beginning it realised the problems of aid going on to the Black Market and so has only used tried and trusted contacts. So, although it has greatly improved the living conditions in many orphanages by renovation, the aim is to support the struggling families, and keep the children of the poorest families with their parents, by providing essential aid through Christian doctors and pastors. While Western European aid pours into the orphanages which the state already subsidises, there is little or no help for the families struggling to stay together. JOY aims to try to stem the flow of children into the orphanages from families unable to cope. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 3 Starting months: March. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Building/ construction, caring (day), DIY, driving, fundraising, international aid, manual work, music, religion, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 20. When to apply: Varies, worth asking any time. Work alone/with others: Always in a team.
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Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability, travel overland in 7ton truck. Generally not suitable. Qualifications required: Drivers need to be 25 with clean licence and truck/van driving experience. For projects, practical building skills ideal. Health requirements: Must have had triple antigen vaccine as a baby and be up to date with tetanus and polio. Costs to volunteer: Minimum £320 for 2 weeks. Volunteer benefits: Above covers travel, board and insurance. Certification: Reference if required. UK placements: England (Yorkshire—W). Overseas placements: Europe (Romania). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the office in Shipley, W. Yorkshire. Charity number: 1004231 JUBILEE PARTNERS Box 68 Comer GA 30629 USA Tel: 00 1 706 783 5131 Fax: 00 1 706 783 5134 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Robbie Buller Profile: Jubilee Partners is a Christian community dedicated to serving poor and oppressed people. The community's work includes several areas of service, resettling refugees, peacemaking, some prison work, fundraising for Nicaraguan amputees and working against the death penalty. Volunteers with an offending background are considered and some accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: January, June and September. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 28 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Children, offenders/ exoffenders, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL). Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, caring (general), driving, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, library/resource centres, manual work, religion, teaching, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: Any time, preferably 6 months prior to start of terms. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but depends on the disability. Qualifications required: Nil. Construction/ maintenance skills welcomed. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Transportation and insurance costs. Volunteer benefits: Board, accommodation and community allowance of $10 per week. Certification: References provided when requested. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. K KARLKÖNIG SCHULE NÜRNBERG Zerzabelshofer Hauptstrasse 37 D90480 Nürnberg Germany Tel: 00 49 911 404877 Fax: 00 49 911 406892 Contact: Axel Stutz Profile: KarlKönig Schule Nürnberg is a Camphill curative day centre for children and young people with beginnings of adult workshops. 1year course for class helpers and shortterm coworkers. Total UK projects: 0
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Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: September. Time required: 46 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day), group work, manual work, social work, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 approximately. When to apply: Spring, early summer. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Understanding of German. Commitment to work with mentally handicapped children. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs, living costs, responsibility for finding flat etc. Volunteer benefits: £200 pocket money per month. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: It would be helpful if volunteers could come to Nürnberg for an interview before starting. KENSINGTON & CHELSEA VOLUNTEER BUREAU Canalside House 383 Ladbroke Grove London W10 5AA UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 960 3722 Fax: +44 (0) 181 960 3750 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://www.vo's.org.uk/vblondon Contact: Fiona Ford Profile: Although Kensington and Chelsea Volunteer Bureau do have some volunteers working with them, most of the people who see them go to work with other organisations. So it does not matter whether volunteers are interested in working with animals, befriending or in catering, they can go to them to find out what voluntary work is available in Kensington and Chelsea: it's as easy as ABC! Their role is to advise volunteers about the kinds of voluntary roles that may be of interest to them; to advise organisations about the ways in which volunteering can enhance their services; and to facilitate voluntary placements that meet the needs of volunteers, organisations and service users. They give advice about volunteering and try to make it work for everyone involved. They have a lot of organisations on their database; and they may have lots of different volunteer vacancies. Each one has differing requirements in terms of minimum time commitment, age limits, start dates, so it's hard to generalise, the range of voluntary work available is immense. What's important is that you explore the best options for you. Start with narrowing down your choices to the roles and the client groups that really appeal to you. Then contact them and find out what's registered as a vacancy in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Go to them if you want to gain work experience, boost your CV, update your skills, try new things and explore different options if you want to meet new people or simply have some fun. It's your choice. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 2 plus. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 15 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, animal welfare, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (nursery and primary). Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming,
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arts/crafts, campaigning, caring (day), catering, community work, computers, cooking, DIY, driving, first aid, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, marketing/publicity, outdoor skills, research, social work, sport, theatre/ drama, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 250. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Some projects are suitable and some are not. Qualifications required: Depends on the role. Driving requires a minimum age of 25. Health requirements: Depends on the role. Costs to volunteer: Volunteers should not be out of pocket through volunteering. Volunteer benefits: Travel, lunch allowance, occasionally telephone calls all reimbursed. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place both at the Volunteer Bureau and at the receiving agency. Charity number: 271308 KENT TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION Tyland Barn Sandling Maidstone Kent ME14 3BD UK Tel: +44 (0) 1622 662012 Fax: +44 (0) 1622 671390 Contact: The Director Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (Kent). KENYA VOLUNTARY DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION PO Box 48902 Nairobi Kenya Tel: 00 254 2 225379 Contact: The Director Profile: Kenya Voluntary Development Association needs volunteers to work on projects in villages aimed at improving amenities in Kenya's rural and needy areas, working alongside members of the local community. The work may involve digging foundations, building, making building blocks, roofing, etc. The location of the office is next to Singer Col., Racecourse Road, Nairobi. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: April, July, August and December. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, poor/ homeless, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 80 When to apply: 8 weeks in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Malaria pills and any other innoculations etc. Costs to volunteer: Registration fee of $260$330. Volunteer benefits: Food and very basic accommodation (classroom). Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Kenya). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions.
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KIBBUTZ REPRESENTATIVES 1a Accommodation Road London NW11 8ED UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 458 9235 Fax: +44 (0) 181 455 7930 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Kibbutz Representatives needs volunteers to work on kibbutzim to help the community as a whole, but also experience the alternative lifestyle. They may be working anywhere, agriculture, industry or services. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, catering, community work, cooking, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3,000 When to apply: 2 months in advance. Work alone/with others: Both, but mainly with others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Volunteers must be physically and mentally healthy, free from chronic conditions. Costs to volunteer: Travel package cost and insurance. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging, leisure facilities, occasional excursions round country plus an allowance. Certification: If requested. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in London or Manchester. Charity number: 294564 KIDS' CLUB NETWORK Bellerive House 3 Muirfield Crescent London E14 9SZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 512 2112 Fax: +44 (0) 171 512 2010 Contact: Anne Longfield Profile: Kids' Club Network provide play and care opportunities for primary school age children before and after school during term time and all day long during school holidays. Children are collected from school at the end of the day by playworkers, escorted safely to the club where they are offered tea and play activities until they are collected by parents. Whilst at the club children are able to enjoy a range of activities including arts and crafts, sports and games, drama, music, books and trips out. Kids' Club Network is the national organisation for outofschool care and can give details of local clubs. Volunteers' records will be checked by the police including for all spent convictions. Total UK projects: 3,400 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (primary). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day and general), community work, fundraising, marketing/publicity, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, most. Qualifications required: Sensitivity, judgement, energy, arts, crafts, sports. Health requirements: Check locally. Costs to volunteer: Out of pocket expenses usually. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian,
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Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Each club interviews its own applicants. Charity number: 288285 KINGS CROSSBRUNSWICK NEIGHBOURHOOD ASSOCIATION Marchmont Community Centre 62 Marchmont Street London WC1N 1AB UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 278 5635 Contact: Linda Saltwell Profile: Kings CrossBrunswick Neighbourhood Association is involved in a volunteer pool called South Camden Volunteers Project. Volunteers with an offending background are not normally accepted, except in exceptional circumstances when a person is known. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Elderly people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, campaigning, driving, gardening/ horticulture, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the office in London. Charity number: 1001872 KOINONIA PARTNERS 1324 Georgia Highway 49 South Americus Georgia 31709 USA Tel: 00 1 912 924 0391 Fax: 00 1 912 924 6504 Email:
[email protected]. Contact: The Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Koinonia Partners is a nonprofit Christian organisation working in the rural south of the USA to attack poverty and racism from every angle. Koinonia attempts to promote selfsufficiency for lowincome neighbourhoods and to fight inequality in this region. Koinonia operates a large farm and bakery under predominantly African American management. All income from the operation is used to fund community organising, youth education, and housing. They are trying to make their neighbourhood a model of a selfsufficient, interracial, empowered community. Volunteers support their fulltime staff in many different areas: the farm, garden, youth programme, office, child development centre, maintenance, bakery and products business. Volunteers also share four weekly study sessions that focus on justice, racism, environmentalism, community, and issues of faith. Koinonia supports volunteers with housing, fresh garden and farm produce, access to field trips, social events, and transportation, and stipends for food and extra costs. Applicants must speak English and volunteers must obtain a tourist visa. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January, February, June and September. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (physically), elderly people, environmental causes, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting,
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young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, building/construction, cooking, development issues, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, religion, summer camps, teaching, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others in different areas of Koinonia. Qualifications required: Willing to explore the Christian faith and life. Health requirements: Good to excellent health. Costs to volunteer: Tourist visa and travel expenses. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and stipend. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. KRISTOFFERTUNET Hans Collins vej 5 N 7053 Ranheim Norway Tel: 00 47 73 901500 Fax: 00 47 73 916885 Contact: Daan Ente Profile: Kristoffertunet is a little Camphill community situated near Trondheim. They try to resocialise drugaddicts after they have been for 18 months on a farm community nearby. Most of their 'patients' are mentally handicapped grownups (8 people). They live together with their children in 3 big houses which were built by the Germans during the Second World War. There is a big garden, some cows, hens and a fjord horse. In wintertime there is a little carpenter's workshop. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, caring (general), cooking, gardening/ horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both, it depends. Volunteers with disabilities: Might be possible. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and pocket money. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Norway). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. L L'ARCHE 10 Briggate Silsden Keighley W. Yorkshire BD20 9JT UK Tel: +44 (0) 1535 656186 Fax: +44 (0) 1535 656426 Email:
[email protected] Contact: John Peet Profile: L'Arche provides residential care for adults with learning disabilities. L'Arche Communities are places where people with and without learning disabilities live and work together in a simple way, to build community in the spirit of Jesus, places which offer a way of life that is not competitive nor dependent on material success and
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intellectual achievement, places that heal rather than divide. Total UK projects: 8 Total overseas projects: 100 plus. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general), community work, cooking, gardening/horticulture, group work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 6070 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and personal expenses. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging (negotiable with community) plus pocket money. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo); North America (Canada, Greenland, St Pierre et Miquelon, USA); Asia (India); Europe (Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia). L'ARCHE MOBILE 151A South Ann Street Mobile Alabama AL 36604 USA Tel: 00 1 334 438 2094 Fax: 00 1 334 438 2094 + 433 5835 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Martin E. O'Malley Profile: L'Arche Mobile needs volunteers annually to live, work and share their lives with people with mental handicap. Duties include sharing with the manual labour of keeping a home together, cooking, cleaning, yardwork, repairs. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people. Activities can include: Caring (general and residential), community work, cooking, DIY, driving, group work, manual work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1012 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but some would find it difficult. Qualifications required: A desire to live in community, speak English. Health requirements: Capable of some lifting work. Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from L'Arche Mobile, medical insurance for 2 months. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Pocket money after 1 month, health insurance after 2 months, if committed to 6 months. Certification: Yes if required. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Interviews: Interviews are conducted on site. L'OUVRETÊTE Les Maurels Pierrerue F04300 France
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Tel: 00 33 4 92 75 10 65 Contact: Remy Garnier Profile: L'Ouvre Tête (or Open Head) is the continuing project to renovate a 16th century farmhouse in the heart of Provence. The project is run by a French/English team. German is also spoken. In 1996 the association received the following categories of people: professionals, builders, electricians, plumbers, carpenters; talented artists: musicians, painters, sculptors (volunteers, no financial participation) selected on portfolio; students and young people 1835. Helpers join in the daytoday activities of L'Ouvre Tête (building, caring for people and animals, horses). In JuneSeptember all have the chance also to go on horse treks and excursions. Mornings are for working, afternoons are free for study and leisure. Evenings for horse riding and social time. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: April, June, July, August and September. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Animal welfare, architecture, conservation, disabled (unspecified), teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Building/ construction, caring (general), catering, cooking, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, religion, social work, sport, teaching, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: At least 1 month before arrival date. Work alone/with others: In a group or paired with professionals (for example carpenter). Volunteers with disabilities: Not for wheelchairs, but other individual requests discussed. Qualifications required: Adapt to group life with foreigners. Particular skills welcome. Health requirements: Must be reasonably fit. Costs to volunteer: FF100 per day for food and accommodation plus travel and insurance costs. Volunteer benefits: Free horse riding when possible. Regular French lessons, excursions, swimming. Certification: Reference on request plus certificate may be awarded on successful completion. Overseas placements: Europe (France). LA RIOBE 53 Avenue Pasteur 93260 Les Lilas France Tel: 00 33 1 48 97 07 83 (79p.m.) Contact: Geneviève Gleyze Profile: La Riobe organises in August an archaeological dig, on a GalloRoman site 72 km east of Paris. The work to be done includes digging, cleaning and restoring the finds and making an inventory on computer of the finds and scientific research. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: August. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology. Activities can include: Manual work, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Adequate French to be understood. Health requirements: Proof of antitetanus injection. Costs to volunteer: FF220 for inscription and insurance and FF55 per day for food. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions.
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LA SABRANENQUE Centre International Rue de la Tour de L'Oume F30290 Saint Victor la Coste France Tel: 00 33 4 66 50 05 05 Fax: 00 33 4 66 50 12 48 Email: sabrananeque wanadoo.fr Contact: Marc Simon Profile: La Sabranenque volunteer restoration projects offer the opportunity to become directly and actively involved in the preservation and reconstruction of monuments dating often to the Middle Ages. Volunteers learn traditional construction techniques onthejob from experienced technicians, experience daily life in Mediterranean villages, and share in a multicultural project with participants coming from a variety of countries and backgrounds. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 3 Starting months: June, July and August. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Architecture, conservation, heritage. Activities can include: Building/ construction. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 for Italy, 20 for France. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Approximately £80 per week for food and accommodation in France. £180 for 3 week project including food and accommodation in Italy. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: On request. Overseas placements: Europe (France, Italy). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. LABO ANTHROPOLOGIE UPR 403 du CNRS Campus de Beaulieu F35042 Rennes Cedex France Tel: 00 33 2 99 28 61 09 Contact: Dr J. L. Monnier Profile: Labo Anthropologie needs volunteers to take part in archaeological digs in the summer. To work from 08.3012.00 and 14.0018.00, 5½ days a week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: MayAugust. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, heritage. 1625 year olds placed each year: 60 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Genuine interest in prehistoric archaeology. No language necessary. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Board. Overseas placements: Europe (France). LAKE DISTRICT ART GALLERY AND MUSEUM TRUST Abbott Hall Art Gallery Kendal Cumbria LA9 5AL UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1539 722464 Fax: +44 (0) 1539 722494 Contact: Edward King Profile: Lake District Art Gallery and Museum Trust needs volunteer research assistants, reception staff, events helpers and coffee shop staff to work in the Kendal Museum, Abbot Hall Art Gallery and the Museum of Lakeland Life and Industry. Hours are from 9a.m.
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to 5p.m. Monday to Friday and weekends in July, August and September. Total UK projects: 3 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: July, August and September. Time required: 1 week (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Heritage. Activities can include: Administration, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Graduates or undergraduates wishing to gain musuem experience. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Accommodation may be available free of charge. UK placements: England (Cumbria). Interviews: Take place in Kendal. LANCASHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST Cuerden Park Wildlife Centre Shady Lane Bamber Bridge Preston Lancashire PR5 6AU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1772 324129 Fax: +44 (0) 1772 628849 Contact: Jean Westby, Administration Officer Profile: Lancashire Wildlife Trust is the leading regional charity committed to the protection and promotion of all native wildlife within the 'old' country of Lancashire. Lancashire's magnificent coastline, fells and river valleys form a region rich in diversity. From the splendour of wading birds, badgers, barn owls and dragonflies to the estuaries, woods, meadows and wetlands where they live, the Trust is working on their behalf. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Community work, forestry, fundraising, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1020 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Possible, dependent on nature of work and severity of disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil, but any medical problems must be disclosed in case some areas of work are unsuitable. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs and subsistence. Certification: Reference if required. UK placements: England (Lancashire, Manchester, Merseyside). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the main office at Bolton or at the larger reserves. Charity number: 229325 LAND USE VOLUNTEERS Horticultural Therapy Resource Centre Geoffrey Udall Building Trunkwell Park, Beech Hill Reading RG7 2AT UK Tel: +44 (0) 1189 886653 Fax: +44 (0) 1189 886653 Contact: John Dowsett Profile: Horticultural Therapy is a charity that helps people with disabilities to enjoy and benefit from gardening, horticulture and agriculture. Its volunteer service, Land Use Volunteers, posts people who have training or experience in horticulture to projects run
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by a variety of other organisations. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on circumstances. Total UK projects: Hundreds. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 40 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, inner city problems, offenders/ exoffenders, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting, unemployed, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, caring (day, general and residential), community work, counselling, development issues, forestry, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, social work, teaching, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1015 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Qualifications and/or experience in horticulture, agriculture, conservation, environment. Driving licence useful. Empathy with people with disabilities. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel cost for interview. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging paid plus initial travel plus pocket money. Certification: If required. UK placements: England (throughout except Cleveland, Cornwall, Cumbria, Durham, Isle of Wight, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Yorkshire—N). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in Coventry, London, Reading or by arrangement. Charity number: 275570 LATIN LINK Short Term Experience Projects (STEP) 325 Kennington Road London SE11 4QE UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 207 5877 Fax: +44 (0) 207 5885 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Simon Walsh Profile: STEP projects aim to give young people the chance to live and work alongside a Latin American church community and help out in a basic building programme. In 1996 it had over 200 STEPers working on 18 different projects, building orphanages, classrooms for local schools and church community centres amongst other things. In 1998 it continued its programme working in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Central America. There are two types of projects. Summer Projects run for 7 weeks from midJuly until early September and usually take place in all the countries mentioned above. Spring Projects run for 4 months from the middle of March until midJuly. On these projects there is the option to stay on for a further 7 weeks and join a summer project in the same country. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1520 Starting months: March, July and August. Time required: 7 weeks (min.) 24 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Aids/HIV, elderly people, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, community work, DIY, group work, international aid, religion, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 180200 When to apply: For Spring: OctoberDecember, Summer: FebruaryMarch.
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Work alone/with others: In teams of 1012. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on ability. Qualifications required: Christian commitment. Spanish or Portuguese is helpful but not essential. Health requirements: Each volunteer must prove medical fitness to Latin Link's consultant. Costs to volunteer: £1,590 for 4 months; £1,295 for 7 weeks. This includes all travel and living expenses. Overseas placements: Central America (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua); South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru). LEARNING FOR LIFE Fenner Brockway House 3739 Great Guildford Street London SE1 OES UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 401 9902 Fax: +44 (0) 171 261 9291 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Helen Poulson, Coordinator Profile: Learning for Life is a UK registered charity committed to strengthening education provision for children, particularly girls, in rural areas of south Asia, by responding to local requests and by working in partnership with local agencies. It was established in 1993 by Sophia Swire and Charlotte Bannister Parker, as a response to their personal exposure to the lack of educational facilities in India and Pakistan. Until early 1996, Learning for Life was run entirely by volunteers, who built up a turnover of over £60,000 and established an excellent reputation for fundraising from events. Through their efforts, nine projects were funded, enabling over 7,000 children to access the education which they might otherwise have been denied. In 1997 LFL achieved major grants from the Department of International Development (DFID) and the National Lottery Charities Board (NLCB) in order to support 75 new schools in Pakistan over the next 5 years. The projects that LFL supports are managed by local communities, in response to local demands. For example, at the National Rural Support Programme, each school is run by a Village Education Committee (VEC) which may be used as a forum for women to meet and discuss other issues such as primary healthcare and family planning. Every child has a right to be educated, but for many in south Asia, particularly girls, access to education is a fundamental problem. In Pakistan, for example, some thirty million children do not attend school. These problems are due in part to the effects of abject poverty, or a lack of provision, such as location, children may have to walk 510 miles to the nearest school, leading to high dropout rates from primary education. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the individual and circumstances. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 57 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL). Activities can include: Administration, development issues, fundraising, international aid, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 5 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With UK coordinator and one Pakistani volunteer. Volunteers with disabilities: Office, yes, teaching unfortunately no. Qualifications required: Teaching: TEFL, degree or experience. Office: Alevels. Health requirements: Must be fit and healthy for teaching. Costs to volunteer: Teaching: volunteers must pay flight, insurance etc. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation.
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Local wage (PRs 5,000 per month). Office: lunch allowance and travel (London zone 6). Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: Asia (India, Pakistan). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in London. Charity number: 297787 LEAVENERS, THE 8 Lennox Road Finsbury Park London N4 3NW UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 272 5630 Fax: +44 (0) 171 272 8405 Contact: Tina Helfrich Profile: The Leaveners projects offer volunteers the chance to give and to gain; they take new responsibility while learning about social rights. Volunteers have experiences of good work that is important, that really needs doing and which the community values. The Leap Youth Theatre runs summer and Christmas residential theatre projects for young people aged between 16 and 23 in Britain. For the residential projects volunteers are needed to work as directors, musical directors, pastoral care/youth workers. Total UK projects: 5 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3550 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. London based only. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel/subsistence for London based projects. No direct costs for Romanian projects. Volunteer benefits: Romanian based placements include travel and board. Certification: Some receive certification, references on request. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: Europe (Romania). LEE ABBEY COMMUNITY Lee Abbey Lynton Devon EX35 6JJ UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1598 752621 Fax: +44 (0) 1598 752619 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Warden Profile: Lee Abbey is a Christian holiday and conference centre run by a community working for the renewal and refreshment of the church. The Community has a branch in London which is a hostel for international students. Other branches are in Knowle West (Bristol), Walsall, Aston (Birmingham) and Blackburn. These communities help in urban priority areas. Volunteers with an offending background for minor offences will be considered. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 156 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, inner city problems, young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, catering, computers, cooking, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, marketing/publicity, outdoor skills, religion, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 25
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When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil, but agricultural or catering experience useful. Health requirements: Good, physically and mentally. Costs to volunteer: Travel expenses to Lee Abbey, no other costs. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus allowance. Certification: Will give references on request. UK placements: England (Avon, Devon, Lancashire, London, West Midlands). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at Lynton, Devon. Charity number: 227322 LEICESTER CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY CENTRE Quebec Road Mablethorpe Lincolnshire LN12 1QX UK Tel: +44 (0) 1507 472444 Fax: +44 (0) 1507 427444 Contact: EagleLanzetta Profile: Leicester Children's Holiday Centre provides summer holidays for groups of 30 girls and 30 boys from socially deprived backgrounds in the Leicester area. The two week camps are held from May through to the end of August each year. They prefer people who are able to work the whole season, or stay at least one month. Volunteers are expected to work a 6 day week on their outdoor programme of activities. They provide a training programme for volunteers based on the NVQ with a certificate. Proof of no convictions is required for all volunteers. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MayAugust. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 16 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children. Activities can include: Caring (general), catering, first aid, music, sport, summer camps, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 17 When to apply: 1 January, with s.a.e. Work alone/with others: As a team. Qualifications required: Spoken and written English, plus a certificate of good conduct if position offered. Health requirements: Must be fit. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Board, accommodation (shared room with one other) and £52 per week. Certification: Yes, reference on request. UK placements: England (Lincolnshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but they must be able to speak English. Interviews: Interviews take place at the centre in Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire. LEICESTERSHIRE & RUTLAND TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION 1 West Street Leicester LE1 6UU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1162 553904 Fax: +44 (0) 1162 541254 Contact: The Director Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (Leicestershire). LEONARD CHESHIRE Leonard Cheshire House 2629 Maunsel Street London SW1P 2QN UK
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Tel: +44 (0) 171 828 1822 Fax: +44 (0) 171 976 5704 Contact: John Hedderman Profile: Leonard Cheshire provides a range of highquality services to people with physical and learning disabilities, people with mental health problems and support for their carers. In the United Kingdom it has more than 80 homes, as well as a range of other services including day services and services for people living in their own homes. In addition there are 200 projects in a further 50 countries throughout the world. Volunteers are required to assist with the daytoday personal care of disabled residents, tasks such as getting up, shaving, bathing, toileting, feeding and going to bed. They may also be asked to help in a wide variety of other ways. Examples include writing letters, taking residents shopping, helping them with hobbies, driving the home's or resident's transport if qualified to do so and accompanying residents on outings or holidays. Total UK projects: 86 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people. Activities can include: Caring (day and general), cooking, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Good spoken English, willing to work hard with understanding and dedication. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging plus £29.50 per week pocket money. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Armagh, Belfast City, Londonderry); Scotland (Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Highland, Lothian); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—S, Gwent). LEPROSY MISSION, THE 80 Windmill Road Brentford Middlesex TW8 OQH UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 569 7292 Fax: +44 (0) 181 569 7808 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Personnel Officer Profile: The Leprosy Mission or TLM is an international Christian charity working in over 30 countries of the developing world. Since its beginnings in 1874, TLM has been seeking to relieve the terrible suffering of people affected by leprosy through treatment, acceptance and prayer. Today leprosy can be cured with multidrug therapy or MDT, and deformities can be prevented with early treatment. The challenge facing TLM is to reach the many untreated sufferers with help, about 600,000 new cases of leprosy develop each year, and to care for people with or at risk of deformity, numbering over 4 million worldwide. TLM's aim is to minister in the name of Jesus Christ to the physical, mental and spiritual needs of leprosy sufferers; to assist in their rehabilitation; and to work towards the eradication of the disease. To this end they work in partnership with churches, governments and other charities around the world, depending on the prayer and finances of their Christian supporters. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, each person is assessed individually. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20
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People and causes: Health care/medical. Activities can include: Community work, religion. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: At least 9 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With trained personnel. Qualifications required: Fourth year medical students and nurses, physios, OTs, chiropodists. Christian commitment. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Travel expenses. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: A letter. Overseas placements: Africa (Niger, Nigeria, Uganda); Asia (India, Nepal, Thailand). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are conducted in Peterborough, Stirling (Scotland), Belfast (N. Ireland). Charity number: 211432 LES DEUX MOULINS Gontard Dauphin 04300 Forcalquier France Profile: Les Deux Moulins needs volunteers to construct new buildings and improve existing amenities at this holiday centre built by and for young people of all nationalities. Although volunteers are unpaid, the work is by no means rigid or exacting. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 Activities can include: Building/ construction. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Part of costs of board and accommodation. Overseas placements: Europe (France). LESOTHO WORKCAMPS ASSOCIATION PO Box 6 Maseru100 Lesotho Contact: Kay Masitha Profile: Lesotho Workcamps Association organises volunteers to take part in voluntary work camps in cooperation with local communities involving manual work including building, installing water supplies, constructing roads, planting trees, soil conservation etc. The camps consist of groups of up to 25 people, mainly students, from Lesotho and abroad. A leader and a work supervisor are appointed on each camp, but decisions are made communally. 8 hours work per day, 5 days per week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January, June, July and December. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Conservation, poor/ homeless. Activities can include: Building/ construction, forestry. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: October and April. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Free food and accommodation. Overseas placements: Africa (Lesotho).
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LINCOLNSHIRE TRUST FOR NATURE CONSERVATION, THE Banovallum House Manor House Street Horncastle Lincolnshire LN5 5HF UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1507 526667 Fax: + 44 (0) 1507 525732 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Dave Bromwich, Roger Parsons or Mary Edwards Profile: The Lincolnshire Trust for Nature Conservation, formed in 1948, is a charity dedicated to safeguarding the countryside and wildlife of the historic county. It is one of a network of Wildlife Trusts that together form the largest voluntary organisation in the UK devoted to all aspects of wildlife protection. The Lincolnshire Trust is the largest voluntary organisation in the country with over 9,500 members. Its junior wing is the Wildlife Watch Club which provides environmental activities for children aged between 8 and 15 years. The activities and policies of the Trust are based on its extensive records of plants and animals and of the wild places in Lincolnshire where they occur. In 1996 this data was used to compile a special report on the state of the county's wildlife habitats and endangered species. The Trust's 105 nature reserves provide the most tangible and bestknown results of its work. They are enjoyed by perhaps half a million people each year. To achieve its objectives the Trust relies heavily on the commitment and support of members. Much of the work is undertaken by volunteers with the support of field staff and a small administrative staff at the headquarters office. Many hundreds of volunteers work for the Trust in activities as diverse as running sales points, managing nature reserves, conducting surveys of plants and animals, fundraising and checking planning lists. Total UK projects: 105 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Computers, driving, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100200 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, if access is possible. Qualifications required: Nil, but any are a bonus. Health requirements: General good health. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Improvement to CV and good preparation for college. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Lincolnshire). LINK OVERSEAS EXCHANGE Ogstoun House Gordonstoun School Elgin Morayshire IV30 2RF Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1343 835910 Fax: +44 (0) 1343 835966 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Andrew Greaves Profile: Link Overseas Exchange was established in 1991 and has since sent over 100 volunteers overseas. This year it expects to send up to 30 volunteers to a range of projects in India and Nepal. Link volunteers primarily help to teach and develop young people's Englishspeaking skills, working at grassroots level in schools or community projects. A particular feature of Link's programme is its unique cultureto
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culture approach and its emphasis on bringing communities together through greater understanding both here in the UK and overseas. Link volunteers will become completely integrated into their host's culture providing them with a unique insight into a different way of life; the benefits to Link volunteers from their time overseas are considerable. Many skills are improved particularly communication skills. Most volunteers gain considerably in maturity and confidence and their experience often gives them greater direction and purpose in later life. As a Link volunteer their time overseas will be both fascinating, challenging and exciting, both whilst working in their placement and during the plentiful opportunities the schedule allows for travelling. All Link volunteers attend a 4day residential preparation course in order to prepare them as fully as possible for the experience ahead, whilst overseas volunteers are supported by a network of Link representatives and they receive a visit by a UKbased Link representative once during their stay. If their programme sounds of interest why not drop them a line, with a s.a.e. for an application form and more information. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 12 Starting months: FebruarySeptember. Time required: 26 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children, elderly people, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, nursery, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day), community work, computers, development issues, music, outdoor skills, sport, teaching, theatre/drama, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 35 When to apply: AugustFebruary. Work alone/with others: In pairs. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Alevel or Scottish highers or degree. Health requirements: Medical advice available about relevant innoculations and malaria prophylactics. Costs to volunteer: £1,500 to include flights, accommodation, insurance, food and UK backup. Volunteer benefits: Visa for 1 year so 6 months for travel if required. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Asia (Georgia, India, Nepal, Pakistan). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are conducted at regular selection days in Scotland for groups of 46 candidates. Charity number: SCO 22028 LISLE FELLOWSHIP, INC., THE 433 West Sterns Road Temperence MI 48182 USA Tel: 00 1 313 847 7126 Fax: 00 1 419 530 7719 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://WWN.LISLE.UTOLEDO.EDU Contact: Mark Kinney Profile: The Lisle Fellowship broadens global awareness and increases appreciation of cultures through programmes which bring together persons of diverse religious, cultural, social, political and racial backgrounds, to interact, and to consider reflectively their experience. While on Field Assignments, small groups go out for several days for varied assignments with sponsoring agencies. Team members often live in homes, camps or dormitories. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 6 Starting months: MarchAugust. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.).
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Minimum age requirement: 18 Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general), community work, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Before 1 April. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Programme fee covers board, lodging and travel relative to programme. Volunteer benefits: Learn about other cultures by actually living and participating in that culture. Overseas placements: Africa (Uganda); Central America (Costa Rica); North America (USA); Asia (India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates); Europe (Poland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. LIVERPOOL CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY ORGANISATION (LCHO) Wellington Road School Wellington Road Dingle Liverpool L8 4TX UK Tel: +44 (0) 151 727 7330 Contact: The Director Profile: LCHO provides residential holidays for Merseyside children who would not normally get a holiday away from home. Volunteers are needed to act as supervisors and will be responsible for a small group of children 24 hours a day. Applicants must be over 18 and fit. Prior to working on the holidays, volunteers must be interviewed and complete a weeklong residential training course run by LCHO. Qualified firstaiders and minibus drivers are also needed. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: July, August. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 6 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, poor/ homeless, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, community work, driving, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: JanuaryMarch. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Must be fit and UK resident. Health requirements: Fit and healthy. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation provided and expenses paid. UK placements: England (Merseyside). LIVERPOOL METHODIST DISTRICT EDUCATION & YOUTH COMMITTEE c/o 7 Rutherford Road Liverpool L18 OHJ UK Contact: Alison Wilkinson, Training Development Officer Profile: Liverpool Methodist District Education and Youth Committee is part of the Methodist Youth Work in Britain and included within the Methodist Youth Service, MAYC (Methodist Association of Youth Clubs). Since its inception in 1945, the 7 guiding principles of MAYC have provided a reference point for all its groups. They are: create a group; grow real people; encourage a sense of belonging; work towards wholeness; go for the best; live for a large map; take your place in the church. The Liverpool Methodist District includes all Methodist churches in Merseyside, the Warrington, Widnes and Ellesmere Port areas of Cheshire, West Lancashire and part of the Borough of Wigan. The majority of
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churches provide activities for young people, which may be uniformed organisations, youth clubs or youth fellowships, run entirely by volunteers. Some churches, usually in areas of special need, have set up community projects and employ professional staff in response to local needs. Most of these projects include services to children and young people. There is usually provision for senior citizens as well. Particular issues are addressed by some of these projects, including racism, substance abuse and the needs of young single parents. National and district structures provide support, advice and training for the local units. There are opportunities for young people to become involved in action projects, sports, youth exchanges, pilgrimages and major events, such as the annual MAYC London Weekend, which attracts up to 10,000 participants each year. Churches are being encouraged to give young people a 'voice' and to allow them to take responsibility alongside adult members. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Checks are required and local project's church council decides. Total UK projects: Approximately 8. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, elderly people, inner city problems, poor/ homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), community work, computers, cooking, fundraising, group work, manual work, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, religion, research, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: Very many. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Some projects are suitable. Qualifications required: Vary according to the job to be done. Health requirements: Nil usually. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: All expenses reimbursed. In some cases accommodation can be arranged. Certification: Yes, can be arranged. UK placements: England (Cheshire, Lancashire, Merseyside). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at location where prospective volunteers will work. LLANELLI CENTRE PROJECT 2 Station Road Llanelli Carmarthenshire SA14 1AB Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1554 771595 Contact: Averill Rees Profile: The Llanelli Centre Project is an independent charityfunded youth organisation which opened in 1989. It aims to meet the needs of young people. It is open seven days a week, usually from 10.00a.m.10.00p.m. and employs four fulltime workers as well as students in training and volunteers. Activities are used as a basis for building up better relationships with young people, and there is a focus on empowerment to help them gain control over their own lives. They run an advocacy and information service with young people dealing with issues such as: homelessness, drugs misuse, alcohol misuse, unplanned pregnancy, contraception, relationship difficulties (peers, parents, school, police etc.) and basic skills training. They are currently developing a motor project with the help of National Lottery funding. Other services provided are opportunities for young people to repay their offences by voluntary special activity orders and community service
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orders. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted subject to police checks. Exceptions are those with offences against children. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, health care/medical, offenders/ exoffenders, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, building/construction, cooking, counselling, DIY, fundraising, group work, music, outdoor skills, social work, sport, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1520 When to apply: As soon as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: References and police clearance. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Certification: Reference. UK placements: Wales (Dyfed). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the Llanelli Centre Project. Charity number: 1002011 LOCH ARTHUR COMMUNITY CAMPHILL Stable Cottage Beeswing Dumfries DG2 8JQ Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 13877 60687 Contact: Lana Chanarin Profile: Work activities in Loch Arthur include farming (crops, dairy, beef and sheep), gardening, estate work, creamery, bakery, weaving workshop and housework. They hope that coworkers joining them are willing and able to participate in any of these activities, depending on where the needs are in the community at the time in question. There are people in Loch Arthur who require help with personal care (bathing, dressing, eating, etc.) and coworkers joining them should be willing to be involved in such care. The cultural activities are influenced by the Christian festivals which are celebrated and which lead through the seasons of the year in a meaningful way. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the nature of the offence. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), teaching/assisting. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (day and residential), catering, cooking, driving, gardening/horticulture, group work, music, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1520 When to apply: All year, apply at least 2 months in advance. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Open mindedness and enthusiasm. Health requirements: Physically and mentally fit to be able to participate fully and assist less able members. Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from the community. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and pocket money. Certification: Written reference if required. UK placements: Scotland (Dumfries/ Galloway). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary although applicants can visit prior to placement. Charity number: 232402
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LONDON CHILDREN'S CAMP The Hollies London Road Kessingland Suffolk NR33 7PQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1502 740255 Contact: Alec Gair Profile: London Children's Camp provides summer camping holidays at the permanent camp site it owns at Kessingland on the Suffolk coast for underprivileged children of mixed sex in the age range of 10 to 13 and of a diversity of ethnic origins and cultures. Volunteers, working as a team, are responsible for the welfare of up to 60 children per camp, a camp normally being 10 to 12 days duration in July or August each summer. There are about 15 volunteers per camp, most have specific responsibility for a group of 5/6 children. A Manager and Deputy Manager, termed 'Organiser and Deputy Organiser' are in overall charge. Volunteers will need to be energetic, innovative, very tolerant, be confident and assertive in the presence of the children, have the patience to listen and the wit to understand, and all this while maintaining a cheery disposition and a beaming smile. Volunteers must be able to function in a nonsexist, nonracist and a generally nonoppressive manner. As the volunteers will have substantial contact and involvement with children careful checks via reference, local Social Services, the Departments of Education/ Social Service and the police are undertaken to ensure their suitability for work with children. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 35 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, music, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3050 When to apply: March. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil but interest in sport/music/art and crafts very helpful. Applicants subject to vetting process via police, social services. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Travel to compulsory training weekend, board/lodging at camp plus small allowance for travel plus pocket money. Certification: Reference is possible. UK placements: England (Suffolk). LONDON CITY MISSION 175 Tower Bridge Road London SE1 2AH UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 407 7585 Fax: +44 (0) 171 603 6711 Contact: John Wensley, The Youth Department Profile: London City Mission has a varied programme of voluntary work within the Greater London and inner city areas which includes Christian community work, open air meetings, doortodoor visits, working with homeless people, running youth camps and children's clubs. Total UK projects: 3 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: August and September. Time required: 52 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, poor/ homeless, young people. Activities can include: Caring (day and general), community work, religion. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: By 10 July. Work alone/with others: With others and fulltime staff. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, in some cases. Qualifications required: Committed Christians with membership of an evangelical church.
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Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Donation (if possible) towards board and lodging. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Pocket money for longterm assignments and travel. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London). LONDON WILDLIFE TRUST Harling House 4751 Great Suffolk Street London SE1 OBS UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 261 0447 Fax: +44 (0) 171 261 0538 Contact: Emma Robertshaw Profile: London Wildlife Trust looks after 57 nature reserves and raises awareness of nature conservation issues in London. The Trust achieves this through: community involvement, they organise over 600 free events every year; land management, workdays on their reserves often appeal to volunteers; effective communication, they provide a popular wildlife information service; education, their education work is targeted at all ages; campaigning, the London Wildlife Trust speaks up for wildlife whenever it is under threat in London. Total UK projects: 6 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Campaigning, gardening/horticulture, group work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Some projects are suitable. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Transport costs. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the site/nature reserve in question. Charity number: 283895 LOS NIÑOS 9765 Marconi Drive Suite 105 San Ysidro CA 92173 USA Tel: 00 1 619 426 9110 Contact: The Office Manager Profile: Los Niños is a charitable organisation founded to provide food, clothing, shelter, education and affection to children in orphanages and poor communities in the Mexican border cities of Tijuana and Mexicali. Volunteers assist by undertaking jobs in education, nutrition, construction, as youth counsellors or in other areas of community development. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 6 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting. Activities can include: Caring (general), counselling, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,200 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Fluent in Spanish. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Programme fee to include board and lodging. Overseas placements: Central America (Mexico); North America (USA).
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LOTHLORIEN (ROKPA TRUST) Corsock Castle Douglas Kirkcudbrightshire DG7 3DR Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1644 440602 Contact: Project Manager Profile: Lothlorien is a supportive community for people with mental health problems which was founded in 1978. It consists of a large log house with 14 bedrooms and communal living areas. It is set in 17 acres of grounds which include organic vegetable gardens, woodland, workshops and outbuildings. In 1989, Rokpa Trust took over the running of Lothlorien. The guiding principles of the community are hospitality, care and respect for the person, and a belief that the potential of the individual can be encouraged through a communal life in which all have a contribution to make. Since 1992 Lothlorien has had government funding to employ a manager, support worker and garden coordinator. They provide a continuity of support to the community which normally consists of between six to eight residents and four volunteers. Lothlorien is a working community, with an emphasis on people participating to the best of their abilities. In the spring and summer the vegetable garden is the major focus. However all year round cooking, domestic chores and house maintenance are all essential to the smooth running of the community. Overall, as well as offering the positive experience that living with a group brings, Lothlorien also affords the opportunity to develop practical life skills which enable people to move on to independent living with confidence. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Building/ construction, caring (residential), gardening/horticulture, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 8 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil, but important to have an interest in the welfare of others. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus £25 per week. Certification: Written reference. UK placements: Scotland (Dumfries/ Galloway). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Only UK volunteers accepted. Interviews: Interviews take place at the project. LOUIS ROUSSEL 52 rue des Forges F21000 Dijon France Contact: M. Roussel Profile: Louis Roussel recruits volunteers to work on an archaeological dig involving a medieval chateau and a GalloRoman site near Dijon in July and August. In addition to digging, the jobs to be done include photographing and sketching the finds, model making and restoration. 8 hours work per day and 5 days per week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, heritage. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Experience in digging, photography, sketching, model
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making or restoration an advantage. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Free accommodation. Overseas placements: Europe (France). LOWER LEA PROJECT The Custom House Three Mill Lane BromleybyBow London E3 3DU UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 983 1121 Fax: +44 (0) 181 983 1689 Contact: Pam Travers Profile: Lower Lea project is an environmental project, a partnership of the London Boroughs of Tower Hamlets and Newham to improve the East London rivers area. The aim is to involve both communities in helping themselves and has been enabled by the London Region. Opportunities for local volunteers to help improve the environment around the valley in Tower Hamlets and Newham are plentiful. Among the sites are: Old Ford Nature Reserve which is a grassy haven in the heart of the East End where they are working with London Wildlife Trust. The site is owned by Thames Water who support the conservation volunteer efforts. To date 17 species of butterflies have been recorded and they plan to increase this number by careful management. It is hoped that one day school children will be able to use this wonderful nature area away from the rush and roar of London's traffic. Now supporting work on the Old Lea Riverbank City Mill River towpath, working closely with Grand Met Community Action Programme Pudding Mill River, working in partnership with the National Rivers Authority and many more. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage, wildlife, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Community work, manual work, outdoor skills, scientific work, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, possibly. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Clean bill of health. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs, subsistence. UK placements: England (London). LUBBOCK LAKE LANDMARK The Museum of Texas Tech. University Box 43191 Lubbock Texas 794063191 USA Tel: 00 1 806 742 1117 (Landmark), 00 1 806 742 2481 Fax: 00 1 806 742 1136 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Dr Eileen Johnson, Director Profile: Lubbock Lake, a 300 plus acre (120 plus hectare) archaeological preserve, is a National Historical Landmark and a State Archaeological Landmark. The multicomponent, geologicallystratified site contains evidence of human occupation from the Clovis through the Historic periods. Extensive archaeological, geological and paleontological work has been conducted at the site since 1972. Excavations during the 1995 summer focused on the later quaternary record of the last 2,000 years. Work will concentrate on the extensive bison kill and butchering area located on the edge of what was a marshy stream.
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Excavations are attempting to delineate the extent of the bone bed and determine details of its depositional history. The bison bone bed most likely dates to the Protohistoric Period (ca. AD 1450 or 1640) or the later part (AD 1200 to 1450) of the Ceramic Period. Unpaid (benevolent) volunteers are needed to work in the field and laboratory. Crew members come for the entire 6week period. Housing in woodenfloored 6person tents with electricity, meals and showers (hot and cold running water) are provided. Crew members are expected to help with daily kichen and camp chores, including cooking duties. The Lubbock Lake Landmark is open to the public on a daily basis, through exhibits in the Interpretative Centre and guided tours of the excavation areas. Volunteers have the opportunity to assist with special programmes and tours for the public. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: June and July. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, heritage. Activities can include: Cooking, manual work, outdoor skills, research, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: Before 15 May. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Fluent English. No experience required, only a willingness to learn and work as a team player. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to Lubbock Lake, international health/accident insurance, local transport, personal costs and supplies. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging in 6person woodenfloored tents, major equipment and field supplies. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. M MAGNET YOUNG ADULT CENTRE 81a Hill Street Newry Co. Down BT34 1DG N. Ireland UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1693 69070 Contact: Colette Ross, Project Worker Profile: Magnet Young Adult Centre is a registered charity group who provide facilities primarily, but not exclusively for 1627 year olds from Newry and the surrounding rural areas in a neutral and nonalcoholic environment. The Centre is managed by a voluntary group of 1625 year olds who represent various youth groups, schools and training schemes along with a team of paid and voluntary staff. Facilities include: social area with coffee bar; rehearsal space for musicians; guitar, bass, drum and keyboard lessons; young women's/girls' groups; photography; drama; Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme; art classes; creative writing; study space; computer and photocopying services, and lots more! Depending on the time of year, the Centre also runs outdoor activities; pottery classes; personal development courses; live music events; festival/street entertainment; workshops on a wide range of issues (e.g. drugs, community relations, sex education); European youth exchanges; and entertainment nights with table quizzes, videos, etc. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16
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People and causes: Unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, community work, computers, fundraising, group work, music, theatre/ drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Interest in the area of work. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Meals, travel and accommodation. UK placements: N. Ireland (Down). Charity number: XO/284/91 MALTA YOUTH HOSTELS ASSOCIATION MYHA Head Office 17 Triq TalBorg Pawla PLA 06 Malta Tel: 00 356 693957 Fax: 00 356 693957 Contact: Workcamp Organiser Profile: The Malta Youth Hostels Association (MHYA) promotes international understanding by providing shelter for needy persons. To keep costs low the MYHA operates an alltheyearround workcamp where dedicated persons offer between three and 10 hours every day in unpaid work which is connected with youth hostels, the MYHA HQ, youth centres and other philanthropic organisations. Please send 3 International Reply Coupons (obtainable from the Post Office) for details and an application form. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Poor/homeless, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, computers, DIY, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, manual work, research, social work, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Up to 5 at once all year. When to apply: 3 plus months before start of workcamp. Work alone/with others: Both, but always with an animateur. Volunteers with disabilities: Generally no, but if disablement is not serious it might be possible. Qualifications required: Nil, but a lot of goodwill and generosity. Health requirements: Physically fit and psychologically secure. Costs to volunteer: Application fee £12 (nonreturnable). Deposit (£25), returnable on successful completion. Volunteer benefits: Free accommodation and breakfast, no remuneration. Certification: After 1 month possible shortlisting for CCIVS/UNESCO certificate (3 awarded annually). Overseas placements: Europe (Malta). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions as long as they understand English. MANCHESTER YOUTH AND COMMUNITY SERVICE 122a124a Sale Road Northern Moor Wythenshawe Manchester M23 OBX UK Tel: +44 (0) 161 945 1032 Contact: Jennie Henry Profile: Manchester Youth and Community Service, MYCS, is an independent, voluntary sector organisation. With offices based in Wythenshawe, MYCS provides a range of services and activities which target teenage girls and young women, women and children in the Wythenshawe areas. First established in 1966 following a major conference the previous year to
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address the needs of young people in relation to the wider communites of Manchester. Initially set up to coordinate and match young people's volunteering interests with community needs (such as environmental projects; practical support for the elderly; schools and hospitals), MYCS has moved on to develop youth and community projects which focus on personal development through education, informal and formal. MYCS's Youth projects are currently made up of: 3 Young Women's groups which meet on a regular, weekly basis during term time; a programme of outdoor activities during the summer break; 'G' Force 2000 (Girls for Community Enterprise), a project to support and develop young enterprise, employment and education, including the training of up to 6 local people as Youth and Community Workers; Community Gap Scheme, a fulltime volunteering scheme to develop youth leadership through volunteering targeted at 1824 year olds and lasting 69 months. Volunteers receive the Rank Volunteer Award and can study towards the Certificate in Foundation Studies in Informal and Community Education, with 60 CATs and now recognised as a professional qualification. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence and designated work. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 500 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, community work, computers, cooking, DIY, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, library/resource centres, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, sport, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 510 When to apply: January. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Must be able to satisfy criminal and health checks. Health requirements: Must be able to satisfy health checks. Costs to volunteer: Daily subsistence and travel to and from office base. Volunteer benefits: Assistance may be given determined by availability of funding. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Manchester). Interviews: Interviews take place at office base. MANIC DEPRESSION FELLOWSHIP 810 High Street KingstonuponThames Surrey KT1 1EY UK Tel: + 44 (0) 181 974 6550 Contact: Michelle Rowett Profile: Manic Depression Fellowship was set up in 1983 to help people with manic depression, their relatives, friends and others who care through the establishment of selfhelp groups; to educate the public and caring professions through the provision of information; and to encourage research for the better treatment of manic depression. Volunteers support the work of the administrative staff in head office; this can involve telephone work, wordprocessing, preparing letters and filing. Volunteers should already have some basic office experience and skills, and be willing to undertake a variety of tasks as part of a team. They should also have an understanding of mental illness. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Administration.
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1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Three months in advance. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Basic office skills and experience. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Travelcard expenses within London reimbursed. UK placements: England (Surrey). MANSFIELD OUTDOOR CENTRE Manor Road Lambourne End Romford Essex RM4 1NB UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 500 3047 Fax: + 44 (0) 141 559 8481 Contact: Sarah Campling Profile: Mansfield Outdoor Centre supports people of all ages and backgrounds, particularly those who are most vulnerable. They encourage everyone to take responsibility for their own physical, spiritual and psychological health so that they can make a full contribution to society and benefit from its rewards. The Outdoor Centre promotes the wellbeing of the people of Newham and other surrounding areas by a wide variety of programmes. The Centre offers a range of training programmes to groups of young people or adults using an outdoor environment and a variety of activities. Safe opportunities for: working as a member of a team, achieving personal goals, gaining selfrespect, taking responsibility for their actions. A working farm: introduction to a variety of animals, handson experience caring for them, fears overcome and confidence gained, environmental awareness widened. Working with special needs: mental health problems (all ages), physical difficulties (especially wheelchairs), emotional and behavioural challenges. Facilities and activities available include: climbing wall, rope courses, swimming pool and access to lake, orienteering in Hainault Forest, canoeing and dinghy sailing, archery and problemsolving exercises. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted provided that the offence is not one which would cause a danger to the young people we work with. Total UK projects: 20 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 6 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, animal welfare, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (mature, primary and secondary), unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, DIY, first aid, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, religion, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 35 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Always with others. Qualifications required: A need to speak English. Health requirements: The work demands that volunteers are fit and healthy. Costs to volunteer: Residential facilities are only available from end of June to beginning of September. Otherwise no costs. Volunteer benefits: £20 per week. Food allowance for summer camp volunteers. Travel costs within England at beginning plus end. Certification: If required. UK placements: England (Essex). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No
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restrictions. Interviews: If possible they invite prospective volunteers to come and see their site and the work they do before volunteers work for them. Charity number: 220085 MARIE CURIE CANCER CURE 28 Belgrave Square London SW1X 8QG UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 235 3325 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 823 2380 Contact: Jean Peel or Gayle Richards Profile: Marie Curie Cancer Care is the only major charity in the UK to provide practical nursing care, throughout the day or overnight, for cancer patients in the comfortable and familiar surroundings of their own homes. Marie Curie Cancer Care has 5,000 nurses across the UK who offer not only expert nursing suport but also respite for the patients' families by giving them the opportunity of a good night's sleep, secure in the knowledge that their loved ones are being cared for by professionals. Marie Curie Cancer Care is also the largest provider of hospice beds, outside the NHS, with 11 Marie Curie hospice centres in the UK dedicated to the specialist care of cancer patients. Last year Marie Curie Cancer Care helped a total of 22,500 people with cancer. Volunteers are needed to work fundraising and in the shops. For fundraising contact Jean Peel at the above London address and telephone number. For working in shops, contacts Gayle Richards at Unit 1, Cheney Moor Industrial Estate, Swindon SN2 2YX. Tel +44 (0) 1793 521772. Fax +44 (0) 1793 430008. Total UK projects: Over 100. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Health care/medical. Activities can include: Administration, fundraising. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Either on their own or with other volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Some projects. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel, meals etc. Volunteer benefits: Experience only. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place either at 17 Grosvenor Crescent, London or the relevant registered office. MARINE CONSERVATION SOCIETY (MCS) 9 Gloucester Road RossonWye Herefordshire HR9 5BU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1989 5660178 Fax: +44 (0) 1989 567815 Contact: Pam Bridgewater Profile: Volunteer opportunities for a minimum of one week only available occasionally for those with marine science qualifications. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.) Minimum age requirement: 20 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies.
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When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Marine science qualifications, at or postuniversity. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All costs includes accommodation. UK placements: England (Cleveland, Cornwall, Cumbria, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Humberside, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, Norfolk, Somerset, Suffolk, Sussex, Tyne & Wear, Yorkshire—N); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—W, Glamorgan—S, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Egypt). MARITIME VOLUNTEER SERVICE 202 Lambeth Road London SE1 7JW UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 928 8100 Fax: +44 (0) 171 401 2537 Contact: The Secretary, MVS HQ Profile: The Maritime Volunteer Service was started when the Royal Naval Auxiliary Service was disbanded in 1994. Many of this 3,000 strong force of unpaid uniformed civilian volunteers were proud of their skills and were loath to see such expertise wasted. The expressed purpose of the MVS was to maintain and foster maritime skills and to pass them on to succeeding generations. Over 1,000 volunteers joined the MVS resulting in the formation of 40 units all around the UK coast. Talks are being held with the DfEE to explore how MVS training for youngsters and 18 plus could be meshed with current DfEE initiatives, and contacts are also being developed with TECs and LECs. A training curriculum is being developed to offer MVS members a progression of practical skills working in conjunction with the National Sea Training Centre at Gravesend. Shore support training includes elements of emergency planning to support maritime authorities, and it is expected that ashore and afloat training in oil spill control and recovery will start shortly. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Environmental causes, unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, catering, cooking, driving, first aid, fundraising, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, sport, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Work in units. Volunteers with disabilities: Shore support only. Qualifications required: Nil, MVS provides qualifications. Health requirements: Medical certificate required for afloat. Costs to volunteer: HQ membership £15 per annum, local £50 approximately subject to unit. Certification: Recognised qualifications: RYA/MSA/VQ. UK placements: England (Avon, Cornwall, Cumbria, Devon, Dorset, Durham, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Humberside, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, Norfolk, Northumberland, Somerset, Suffolk, Sussex—E, Sussex—W, Yorkshire—N); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwynedd).
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Nationalities of volunteers accepted: All volunteers must be British. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed by their local unit. Charity number: 1048454 MARKUS GEMEINSCHAFT Hauptstr. 1 D06577 Hauteroda Thüringen D06577 Germany Tel: 00 49 34673 97201 Fax: 00 49 34673 97201 Contact: Michael Schmundt Profile: The Markus Community (est. 1993) is establishing a residential Camphill community with mentally disabled young people in a village which has suffered during the East Germany Socialist period. This includes, on a still small scale, the creating of new work places in this area of much unemployment, fostering local economic activity, and pioneering ecologically reviving, healthy agriculture, gardening and landscaping on the fast deteriorating soils. The Markus Community is building a biodynamic farm with gardens, processing workshops for organic produce and various crafts. For these and its residential family units, buildings have to be repaired and adapted, fences erected, paths to be laid, hedges planted etc. This is a physical, social and personal challenge because volunteers have to cooperate with and adapt to different people, among them handicapped, in various settings. Individual results have to be achieved, but at the same time other people need to be accompanied, may be guided during work, leisure time and care. Though the community encourages individual initiative, it demands for the sake of its harmonious functioning a certain discipline and care. The work of the Markus Gemeinschaft is part of the Camphill Impulse which started in 1940 in Scotland and has created community settlements all over the world. It is based on the anthroposophy of Rudolf Steiner (186711925) and was founded by Karl König (19021966). Volunteers with an offending background are accepted as long as during their stay they abstain from alcohol, drugs etc. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally), environmental causes, heritage, unemployed. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (residential), catering, cooking, development issues, DIY, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 12. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Social skills and crafts skills if possible. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to and from the community. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and a small pocket money (approximately £3 per week). Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary, but references and application with CV are necessary. Charity number: 124.04.373 MARLBOROUGH BRANDT GROUP 1A London Road Marlborough Wiltshire SN8 1PH UK
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Tel: +44 (0) 1672 514078 Fax: + 44 (0) 1672 514078 Contact: Caroline Jackson Profile: One of the aims of the Marlborough Brandt Group is to increase understanding between different cultures by maintaining a link with a community in a developing country. For the last 12 years there has been a constant flow of people in both directions between Marlborough in Wiltshire and Gunjur, a village of about 6,000 people in the Gambia, West Africa. The Gambia is one of the world's poorest nations, and is a predominantly Muslim country, so the way of life there is very different from our own. Every year at least two Gambians come to Marlborough, usually to do a vocational training course for about ten months. They stay with local families. At the same time between three and five young people, usually in their gap year after taking Alevels, go to Gunjur for a similar length of time to teach in the Middle School, equivalent to Years 7, 8 and 9 in England. They stay in a family compound, and live as a Gambian. Food and accommodation are provided, but the volunteers pay all other expenses themselves, and are recommended to raise about £3,000 for the year including administration, fee and air fare. Volunteers may also want to contribute occasionally to the household in which they live. There is a preliminary briefing in the December before they go, followed by interviews. The successful applicants attend two training weekends, and also have an orientation programme when they arrive in Gunjur. The training is done by returned volunteers, and by older people who have visited Gunjur themselves. Going to Gunjur provides a unique opportunity to experience African life from the inside, in an environment where volunteers have plenty of friends from the day they arrive. Volunteers are profoundly affected by the experience, and many become involved in development issues in later life. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: September. Time required: 42 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Teaching/assisting (secondary), young people. Activities can include: Community work, development issues, gardening/ horticulture, library/resource centres, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 35 When to apply: By 30 November. Work alone/with others: As a group. Volunteers with disabilities: No special provision. Conditions fairly tough but possible depending on disability. Qualifications required: Alevel preferred in at least one of: English, Maths, Science, French, Art. Health requirements: Good general health important as medical facilities limited. Costs to volunteer: Administration fee £200. Air fare plus insurance approximately £800. Total funding recommended about £3,000. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging provided in a family compound in the village. Certification: Reference on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Gambia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but only school leavers from the UK are accepted. Interviews: Interviews are held in Marlborough. Charity number: 1001398 MEDICAL AID FOR PALESTINIANS 33a Islington Park Street London N1 1QB UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 226 4114 Fax: +44 (0) 171 226 0880 Contact: Overseas Postings Officer Profile: Medical Aid for Palestinians
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need qualified and experienced medical volunteers to come and share their skills with Palestinian colleagues. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 22 People and causes: Health care/medical. Activities can include: Development issues, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 25 annually. When to apply: 23 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on project and practicalities. Qualifications required: Medical/nursing qualifications and 2 years experience. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and living allowance plus health insurance and travel plus grant paid in UK. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Egypt); Asia (Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine). MENCAP HOLIDAYS 119 Drake Street Rochdale Greater Manchester OL16 1PZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1706 54111 Fax: + 44 (0) 1706 43179 Contact: The Holidays Officer Profile: Mencap arranges a programme of holidays for people with learning disabilities of all ages in schools, farmhouses, adventure centres and guest houses. The success of these holidays depends upon volunteers who spend a week or two helping each year. Some children are severely and multiply disabled and will need almost constant care. Others who are less handicapped may enjoy adventure or guest house holidays where the accent is placed upon enjoying outdoor activities or the traditional type of seaside holiday. Total UK projects: 74 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: AprilAugust. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: arts/crafts, caring (general), catering, driving, first aid, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 350 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but depends on disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and £25 towards travelling costs. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Avon, Cheshire, Cumbria, Devon, Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Humberside, Kent, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk, Sussex—W, Yorkshire—N); Wales (Powys). METHODIST CHURCH—SOUTHAMPTON DISTRICT, THE Youth Office Meadow View Hanging Langford Salisbury Wiltshire SP3 4NW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1722 790343 Contact: David Morgan, District Youth Officer Total UK projects: 260 plus. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16
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People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Caring (general), catering, community work, computers, counselling, development issues, DIY, group work, newsletter/journalism, religion, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/drama, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, negotiable. Qualifications required: None or some, flexible. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and travel expenses if needed. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Sussex—W, Wiltshire). Charity number: 2074/63 MIDAFRICA MINISTRY Youth Office Partnership House 157 Waterloo Road London SE1 8UU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 261 1370 Fax: +44 (0) 171 401 2910 Email: mid_africa_ministry@ compuserve.com Contact: The Personnel Secretary Profile: MidAfrica Ministry (MAM) works in partnership with the Anglican Church in Rwanda, Burundi, South West Uganda and Eastern Congo. From time to time, the overseas Church requests shortterm assistance or is able to accommodate offers from those who are unable to go overseas for as long as 2 years or who wish to test whether they are being called to Africa longerterm or who are over 65. The minimum period of time for such service is usually 6 months, although 3 months is sufficient for some medical assignments; an academic year is often the requirement for teaching posts. Medicine and teaching are the most common disciplines. Offers of service need to be on a selffunded basis although MAM does have a small discretionary fund and is happy to help those volunteers unable to raise all their funds. Volunteers usually live in difficult or basic conditions which is part of the 'culture shock'. Accommodation, water and electricity supply (if any!), food, health facilities, leisure activities can all be guaranteed to be very different from back home, but so also can the compensations be similarly guaranteed. Volunteers are expected to be involved in the life and worship of the local Anglican Church where they work overseas; there is a requirement of obedience to the local Anglican Church and its decisions. Whilst MAM is not the employer volunteers are expected to follow its advice, requests and decisions. MAM office has a wide range of suitable AV material and literature which is readily available for loan. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on work in which to be involved. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 104 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Health care/medical, teaching/assisting (EFL, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, building/construction, caring (general), catering, community work, computers, library/resource centres, music, religion,
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social work, sport, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, visiting/ befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 1416 of a total of 1520 volunteers. When to apply: All year. For summer camps by 1 March. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on project and location. Most work is rather remote with basic facilities. Qualifications required: Yes. Professional skills required. Health requirements: All volunteers subject to satisfactory medical examination for tropical countries. Costs to volunteer: Air fare £600£1,000; subsistence £100 a month; medical and travel insurance £120 per annum. Volunteer benefits: Nil. Discretionary fund available. Most volunteers are self funded or funded by churches etc. Certification: Reference on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Burundi, Congo, Rwanda, Uganda). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but UK based is generally required. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed, usually in the London office. MILTON KEYNES RESOURCE CENTRE 1 Fletchers Mews Neath Hill Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK14 6HW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1908 660364 Fax: +44 (0) 1908 662212 Contact: Matthew Keen Profile: Milton Keynes Resource Centre is a day training centre covering IT, core skills, art, relaxation, DT and printing and they conform to the Scope Mission Statement: Scope exists to provide support and services for people with cerebral palsy and their families. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted if they are an exception under the Rehabilitation Act 1974. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (physically). Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (day), computers, cooking, gardening/horticulture, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1618 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Most are suitable, although some projects (gardening) may require manual work. Qualifications required: No specific skills are required. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Reasonable travel costs. UK placements: England (Buckinghamshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the Centre. MISSIONS TO SEAMEN, THE St Michael Paternoster Royal College Hill London EC4 2RL UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 248 5202 Fax: +44 (0) 171 248 4761 Contact: The Ministry Secretary Total UK projects: 6 Total overseas projects: 11 Starting months: August and September. Time required: 52 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 21 Activities can include: Administration, caring (general), community work, driving, gardening/horticulture, religion, social work, visiting/befriending.
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1625 year olds placed each year: 18 When to apply: Before end of April. Work alone/with others: In some cases with others. Qualifications required: Committed Christian, clean driving licence. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All costs met by Society. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging, travel costs, insurance plus pocket money. UK placements: England (Durham, Hampshire, Lincolnshire, Merseyside). Overseas placements: Africa (Kenya); Asia (Japan, Singapore); Australasia (New Zealand); Europe (France, Netherlands). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but applicant must be a permanent resident in the UK. Interviews: Interviews take place at the Central Office, London. Charity number: 212432 MONKEY SANCTUARY, THE Looe Cornwall PL13 1NZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1305 262532 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Pamela Stirrat, Volunteer Coordinator Profile: The Monkey Sanctuary is the home of a socially natural colony of Woolly Monkeys. It was established in 1964 and has received worldwide recognition as the first place where this beautiful species of monkey survived and bred outside of its own habitat in the South American rainforests. All of the monkeys in the colony have been born at the Sanctuary and among them are a few who belong to the fourth generation. They form a stable group with natural kinship bonds and a dominance hierarchy based on responsible leadership. Over the course of a year the Sanctuary receives several dozen people for voluntary work, with up to four or five at any one time. Volunteers stay for periods of two to four weeks and in exchange for their help they live in with the Sanctuary team. No qualifications are needed, they hope the volunteers will come because they share their concern for animal welfare, conservation and a need to continue questioning people's attitude to other animals. Volunteers help in various ways, making and serving teas for the visitors, serving in the Sanctuary shop, helping in the car park at peak times, preparing monkey foods (a main volunteer responsibility year round), domestic help, gardening, sweeping paths and public areas. Volunteers with an offending background accepted. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Animal welfare, conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Building/ construction, DIY, gardening/ horticulture, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50100 When to apply: 4 plus months in advance of preferred stay. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Good vision and hearing essential. For safety all workers must be alert and quick. Qualifications required: Nil. Relevant skills welcomed. Interest in animal welfare and conservation essential. Health requirements: Only it if may cause possible problem with safety around the monkeys. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs, personal spending money. Booking fee of £10 (£7.50 students), payable on confirmation of place. Volunteer benefits: Board (vegetarian) and lodging provided.
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Certification: Written reference can be provided if requested. UK placements: England (Cornwall). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but all volunteers must speak and understand a high degree of English. Charity number: 1038022 MONTGOMERY WILDLIFE TRUST Collott House 20 Severn Street Welshpool Powys SY21 7AD Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1938 555654 Fax: +44 (0) 1938 556161 Contact: The Director Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: Wales (Powys). MOST Service Civil International Slovenia Breg 12—PP 279 61000 Ljubljana Slovenia Tel: 00 386 61 125 8076 or 8067 Profile: Most organises 23 international work camps mostly ecologically orientated, although some projects are with Croatian and Bosnian refugees as well as children and handicapped people. Applicants can apply directly to above address or through International Voluntary Service in England. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, refugees. Activities can include: Building/ construction, DIY, gardening/ horticulture, marketing/publicity, religion, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 400 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All expenses except accommodation and food. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and food. Overseas placements: Europe (Slovenia). MOUNT KAILASH SCHOOL CHARITABLE TRUST Pencoose St Erme Truro Cornwall TR4 9BL UK Tel: +44 (0) 1872 520706 or 276726 Fax: + 44 (0) 1872 276726 Contact: Jane OsborneFellows Profile: Mount Kailash School is for the education of poor and needy Tibetan refugees and Nepalese children. At present there are 170 children, 12 classrooms, 25 staff and ever expanding facilities. One of the very important aims and objectives of the school is to preserve the ancient Tibetan and Nepalese cultures where there is an emphasis on drama and dance. Volunteers are desperately needed to help at all levels of everyday life from helping/teaching the children to administration, construction and conservation work. In September 1996 the first 2 students from Mount Kailash school started attending a college of education in the west of England, prior to going to university in the United
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Kingdom. (They both were topscoring in their application tests.) Alternative address: Jane OsborneFellows, White Lodge, Shortlanesend, Truro, Cornwall TR4 9DU. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, health care/medical, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/ assisting (EFL, nursery, primary and secondary), wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (general, and residential), community work, computer, development issues, DIY, driving, first aid, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, scientific work, social work, sport, teaching, technical skills, theatre / drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 28 When to apply: Any time, one month in advance. School year starts midFebruary. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Alevels or general academic ability. Also places for qualified English or science teachers. Health requirements: Good health needed. Costs to volunteer: Travel, insurance, visa, airport tax and general spending money. Volunteer benefits: Board/lodging. Qualified teachers get £30 approximately per month plus board, lodging. Overseas placements: Asia (Nepal). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in Truro. Charity number: 1015291 MOUVEMENT TWIZA BP 77 Rue Chiguer Hamadi No. 23 Hay EsSalam Khemisset 15000 Morocco Tel: 00 212 7 55 73 15 Fax: 00 212 7 55 73 15 Contact: Lahcen Azaddou Profile: Mouvement Twiza organises summer work camps for volunteers to participate in a range of sociocultural activities including work in the slums and in schools and construction work. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 5 Starting months: JulySeptember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Aids/HIV, archaeology, architecture, children, conservation, disabled (physically), environmental causes, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting (EFL and mature), unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, building/construction, campaigning, caring (day), community work, computers, cooking, development issues, first aid, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, manual work, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, social work, summer camps, teaching, training, translating, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 When to apply: April/May. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: None necessary, although any qualifications are welcomed. Health requirements: Healthy. Costs to volunteer: Living allowance. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and food.
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Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Morocco). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary, but an introductory round table meeting aimed at introducing volunteers to each other and the presentation of the organised work occurs. MUSEUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE Lab. de Prehistoire 1 rue Rene Panhard F75013 Paris France Tel: 00 33 1 43 31 62 91 Fax: 00 33 1 43 31 22 79 Contact: Professor Henry de Lumley, Directeur Profile: Museum Nationale D'Histoire Naturelle organises volunteers to take part in archaeological digs in France. To work 8½ hours per day, 6 days per week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: March, April, JuneAugust. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 13 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology. Activities can include: Research, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1080 per site. When to apply: From February. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Students or researchers in prehistory, archaeology or natural science. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Subsistence. Certification: Yes, if requested. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. N NABC—CLUBS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE 371 Kennington Lane London SE11 5QY UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 793 0787 Fax: +44 (0) 171 820 9815 Email: office@nabccyp.org.uk Contact: Euan Eddie Profile: NABCCYP is an association of about 2,000 clubs for young people throughout the UK, which provides informal educational training and leisure time activities for young people aged between 8 and 25. It is one of the largest and most influential parts of the voluntary youth service. Total UK projects: 2,000 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week. Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Children, inner city problems, young people. Activities can include: Group work, outdoor skills, sport, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Some. Qualifications required: Driving licence useful but not essential. Sports qualifications very useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Limited, every attempt would be made to minimise costs. Volunteer benefits: Reasonable expenses, travel, board, lodging etc. Certification: Certificate of participation. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian,
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Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). NANSEN SOCIETY (UK) LTD Redcastle Station MuirofOrd Rossshire IV6 7RX Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1463 871255 Fax: +44 (0) 1463 870258 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Bart Lafere Profile: Nansen Society (UK) Ltd is a nongovernmental organisation and registered charity, motivated in its aims by the humanitarian and adventurous deeds of the explorer Fridtjof Nansen. Much of its work is concerned with helping young people with emotional and behavioural difficulties to gain control over their own lives and contribute more positively to others. They run a youth training project at Redcastle Station and, linked to this, a permaculture project at a farm 6 miles away. Volunteers are required to live and work with youth trainees. Responsibilities may include work on the farm or nature trail; restoration and general maintenance work; or teaching office skills, library skills, car mechanics, domestic work and basic life skills such as reading and writing. There may also be duties related to the general administration of the project and meetings with external bodies. Previous experience is desirable, for example in teaching young people with special needs, outdoor education, farmwork or conservation. Applicants must be able to motivate young people and fit in with the community. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 27 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, holidays for disabled, inner city problems, offenders/ex offenders, teaching/assisting (mature), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), catering, computers, cooking, counselling, DIY, driving, first aid, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, social work, sport, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 4. When to apply: All year, 23 months in advance. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, except physically disabled persons have no access to residential centre. Qualifications required: Good spoken English, clean driving licence preferred, social work qualification. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and insurance costs. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: Yes. UK placements: Scotland (Highland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed in person or on the telephone. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX Middelton House 115123 Pentonville Road London N1 9LZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 833 7136 Fax: +44 (0) 171 833 4371 Contact: Steven Chambers
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Profile: Applicants should contact the Citizens Advice Bureaux via Thompsons Local Directory or local telephone directory for details of nearest bureau. Volunteers with an offending background accepted. Total UK projects: 758 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (secondary), unemployed. Activities can include: Administration, community work, group work, library/ resource centres, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Numeracy and literacy. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Out of pocket expenses. Certification: Yes, on completion. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at the individual bureau. Charity number: 279057 NATIONAL ASTHMA CAMPAIGN AND NATIONAL ECZEMA SOCIETY PEAK Providence House Providence Place London N1 ONT UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 226 2260 x 316 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 704 0740 Contact: Michael Fantom, Holiday Project Manager Profile: Would you like to go windsurfing, canoeing, iceskating and tenpin bowling? Try your hand at jewellery making, Tshirt designing and modelling? Do you have any spare time this summer? Do you enjoy working with children and young people? Have you a sense of humour? The National Eczema Society and the National Asthma Campaign run unique holidays in specialised centres giving children, teenagers and young adults (age 630 years) with asthma and/or eczema the chance to enjoy adventurous and social activities with their peers. For many it is the first time away from home and the holidays give them an opportunity to develop new skills, selfconfidence and experience some independence. All holidays are staffed by volunteers. Staff are drawn from a wide background, some are doctors and nurses, others have personal experience of eczema or asthma, some have a background in sports or childcare, others wish to learn some new skills. Helpers take responsibility for a group of 4 or 5 children who share a room. During the day you will work with another member of staff and a group of youngsters, supporting and encouraging them through a range of activities. Participation is a vital part of the week. Activities are led by qualified instructors who do the teaching but in the evening staff work together to provide a range of social activities. In this way the PEAK provides an understanding environment with sympathetic, approachable staff
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where children, teenagers and young adults alike can relax, have fun and enjoy themselves. The gains and rewards from volunteering for a project like this are tremendous and clearly difficult to explain. PEAK is looking for applicants with maturity combined with a sense of humour and fun, able to supervise and support children and teenagers. Total UK projects: 7 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: March, April, July and August. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, health care/medical, holidays for disabled, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general and residential), group work, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100120 When to apply: September to March/ April. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability. Qualifications required: Ability to get on with others in a group environment and lots of energy! Health requirements: Must be in reasonably good health. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: All travel expenses, board and lodging and training weekend. Certification: References provided on request. UK placements: England (Buckinghamshire, Cumbria, Essex, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Suffolk); Scotland (Lothian). NATIONAL AUTISTIC SOCIETY, THE 276 Willesden Lane London NW2 5RB UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 451 1114 Contact: Julie Shorthouse Profile: The National Autistic Society states that there are limited opportunities for volunteers to work with children with autism on special projects. Most of this work is in special schools. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryFebruary. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), teaching/assisting. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), community work, computers, DIY, driving, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, library/ resource centres, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, social work, teaching, technical skills, training, translating, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on their disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Expenses sometimes reimbursed. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Devon, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, London, Somerset, Suffolk, Surrey, Yorkshire—S). NATIONAL FEDERATION OF 18 PLUS GROUPS 810 Church Street Newent Gloucestershire GL18 1PP UK Tel: +44 (0) 1531 821210
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Profile: The National Federation of 18 Plus Groups is very involved in community work and fundraising. It can challenge a person's leadership and teamworking skills to the very limit. What they want is an active social life, and that is where 18 Plus will help. 18 Plus offers friendship, sports activities, trips and holidays, nightlife and charity and community work. 'Be crazy and outgoing: experience the experience.' Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Time required: Varies. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Animal welfare, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, heritage, holidays for disabled, poor/ homeless, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, arts/crafts, campaigning, community work, computers, counselling, development issues, first aid, fundraising, group work, library/ resource centres, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, sport, summer camps, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 570. When to apply: August. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £20 Certification: Yes. 18 Plus operates an award scheme. UK placements: England (throughout); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—W, Glamorgan—S, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CITY FARMS The Green House Hertford Street Bedminster Bristol BS3 4NA UK Tel: +44 (0) 117 923 1800 Fax: +44 (0) 117 923 1900 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Karen Morris Profile: The National Federation of City Farms (NFCF) was established in 1980 to provide support, advice and information for its members. NFCF have just started to develop a youth programme (1996). There are up to 2,000 young people who volunteer on City Farms and Gardens throughout the UK. The NFCF does not place volunteer directly, but will put people in touch with their nearest City Farm or Garden. City Farms and Gardens are all very different. They vary in size from a quarter acre to 90 acres. Some have extensive community buildings as well as farm buildings, many specialise in rare breeds of animals and poultry, some have riding stables, others are adventure playgrounds with areas for gardens or animals. Young people volunteer in many ways. Activities include helping to run summer playschemes, sporting activities if projects have a sports pitch, help with fundraising, showing animals, animal care, conservation, supporting people with learning difficulties, horticulture. There are many different things happening at City Farms and Gardens which means that there are a variety of ways to become involved as a volunteer. NFCF has contacts with the European Federation of City Farms which supports 880 farms in 9 countries, and if young people are interested they should contact them and they will put them in touch with European contacts. Total UK projects: 65 Total overseas projects: 9
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Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Animal welfare, architecture, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, inner city problems, unemployed, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, community work, computers, forestry, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, marketing/ publicity, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Up to 2,000. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Expenses usually covered. Certification: Possibly NVQ. UK placements: England (Avon, Cambridgeshire, Cleveland, Essex, Hampshire, Humberside, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Tyne and Wear, West Midlands, Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W); N. Ireland (Armagh, Londonderry); Scotland (Lothian, Strathclyde); Wales (Glamorgan—S). Overseas placements: Australasia (Australia); Europe (Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden). NATIONAL FEDERATION OF GATEWAY CLUBS 123 Golden Lane London EC1Y ORT UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 454 0454 Fax: +44 (0) 171 697 5598 Contact: Penny Mendonça Profile: Gateway is a Youth and Community Organisation promoting leisure, recreation and social education opportunities for people who happen to have a mental handicap. It was founded by MENCAP in 1966 and deals with all aspects of leisure. Throughout the country there are over 700 clubs all offering a variety of services to varying age groups. Examples of these are junior clubs, 1425 youth groups and groups for older members. Each club tailors its programme of activities to suit the interests and ability of its members. Clubs offer people a sense of belonging, the opportunity to learn new skills, make choices, take responsibilities but above all to have fun. A Gateway group acts as a bridge into the community giving individuals and groups the confidence to participate in community activities in the same way as any other member of society does. Membership is open to all approved and properly constituted groups. In return affiliated clubs can benefit from a number of services provided through the Federation, including insurance cover for members, volunteers and leaders. Most important of all, the Federation aims to increase public awareness of the needs of people with mental handicap and to ensure that they gain equal entitlement to community facilities. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted but not if it is abuse, sexual, physical, emotional. Total UK projects: 700 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day and general) community work, driving, music, sport, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year:
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Hundreds. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil but references checked. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil, except expenses. Certification: If requested. UK placements: England (throughout except London); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed, generally at the placement site. NATIONAL TRUST, THE Working Holidays PO Box 84 Cirencester Gloucestershire GL7 1ZP UK Tel: +44 (0) 891 517751 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Working Holidays Profile: The National Trust has special projects, not only in general countryside conservtion, but also construction, archaeology, botany, working with a group from another country and short breaks. Total UK projects: 400 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, forestry, manual work, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 2,000 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Enthusiasm only. Health requirements: Physically fit. Costs to volunteer: Approximately £45£53 per week. Travel and pocket money not included. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, all meals. Admission card (1 year) to National Trust properties after 40 hours voluntary work. Certification: No. UK placements: England (throughout except for Avon, Humberside, London, Manchester); N. Ireland (Antrim, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 205846 NATUUR 2000 Bervoetstraat 33 B2000 Antwerpen Belgium Tel: 00 32 3 231 26 04 Fax: 00 32 3 233 64 99 Contact: Julius Smeyers Profile: Natuur 2000 organises nature study and nature conservation activities for young people aged between 8 and 25 including birdwatching camps, management of nature reserves etc. It also runs an environmental information centre for young people. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 10 Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, computers, cooking, driving, library/ resource centres, newsletter/journalism, scientific work, summer camps, work
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camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: Before 15 May. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Experience in Field Biology, Environmental Conservation. Health requirements: Medical papers required. Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from Belgium, participation fee and insurance. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, food. Certification: Yes, if requested. Overseas placements: Europe (Belgium). NAUTICAL TRAINING CORPS 39 Chesham Road Brighton E. Sussex BN22 1NB UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1273 676836 Fax: +44 (0) 1273 625066 Email: NauticalTrainingCorps@bigfoot. con Contact: Grace Nash Profile: Nautical Training Corps trains young people, with and without disabilities, in nautical disciplines including rifle shooting, bands, boatwork, adventure activities and all other aspects of naval life. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), young people. Activities can include: Sport, teaching, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Nautical youth work or business experience. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses. UK placements: England (Hampshire, London, Surrey, Sussex—E, Sussex—W). Charity number: 306084 NEIGE ET MERVEILLES F06430 St Dalmas de Tende France Tel: 00 33 4 93 04 62 40 Fax: 00 33 4 93 04 88 58 Contact: Recruitment Department Profile: Neige et Merveilles need volunteers to take part in international work camps which take place betwen May and September. Work 6 hours per day, 5 days per week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: May Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 24 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (mature, primary and secondary), work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Forestry, group work, manual work, summer camps, teaching, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 4 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Insurance costs approximately £40. Overseas placements: Europe (France). NES AMMIM (Communcal Village in Israel) 49 The Coverdales Barking Essex IG11 7JY UK Tel: + 44 (0) 181 507 3988 Fax: + 44 (0) 181 507 3988 Contact: Peter Jennings
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Profile: Nes Ammim is an international Christian community in Israel's Northwest Galilee. It aims to contribute to the creation of a new relationship between Jews and Christians following centuries of alienation and ignorance. The name Nes Ammim means 'a banner to or for the nations' and is taken from two quotations in the Book of Isaiah (11:10 and 62:10). It recently celebrated its Silver Jubilee as a community after being established in the sixties by a group of Christians who had lived through the horrors of World War II and the Nazi Holocaust in continental Europe. Nes Ammim is the product of a dream, a dream of a radically new and positive relationship between Christians and Jews based upon mutual trust and respect. This excludes any thought of missionary activity directed at the Jewish people. The founders of Nes Ammim believe that such a relationship is not only possible, but absolutely essential. Surrounded by Jewish kibbutzim and Muslim and Druze villages, Nes Ammim is an ecumenical Christian community whose members and volunteers represent a broad spectrum of Protestant tradition. It is a learning, serving, working and worshipping community. Its main commercial business is to grow roses for export. It grows avocados too and shares in the tourist industry with its Guest House and Youth Hostel. It runs an annual work and information programme for young European students and puts very special demands upon its residents who need to be mature 'cardcarrying Christians'. They emphasise the world 'mature' because in the settlement there are Christians from many denominations and any volunteer needs a fairly wide range of biblical scholarship and postReformation church history in Europe. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, DIY, gardening/ horticulture, marketing/publicity, religion, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: 1 year in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Broad Christian theological awareness. Health requirements: Medical and dental certificates needed. Costs to volunteer: Costs of travel to the village in Israel. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and pocket money. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Nes Ammim have no restrictions on nationalities of volunteers, but Israel might. Interviews: Interviews are generally by telephone but, if requested, take place in Barking, Essex. NETWORK DRUGS ADVICE PROJECTS (YOUTH AWARENESS PROGRAMME) Abbey House 361 Barking Road Plaistow London E13 8EE UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 474 2222 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 473 5399 Contact: Danny Avder, Training Officer Profile: Network Drugs Advice Project's (NDAP's) Youth Awareness Programme (YAP) is a specialist comprehensive drugs service for young people. YAP provides: drug education in schools and other settings; counselling for drug users under 25 years of age, with a focus on under 16s; literature, CDs and other drugs information resources for young people; an onsite service for 'raves'; a range of diversionary projects including graffiti and music; outreach work. Volunteers are involved in all aspects of NDAP's work
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except counselling. They are required to undertake extensive training but this is accredited and many go on to paid employment in a related area of work. Volunteers are encouraged to contribute and develop areas of work in which they are interested with the support of project workers. Volunteers with an offending background would be accepted provided that the offences would not make them a risk to work with young people. Total UK projects: 5 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 (max. 24). People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, health care/medical, teaching/ assisting (primary, secondary), young people. Activities can include: Campaigning, community work, first aid, group work, teaching, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes but some of their premises lack suitable physical access for wheelchairs. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Current users of illegal drugs are not accepted. Exusers are encouraged to take part. Costs to volunteer: Nil except travel to work on unauthorised business. Volunteer benefits: Travel and training are paid for by the organisation. Certification: Yes, on successful completion of training. UK placements: England (Dorset, London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed at project offices in each area of activity. NEVE SHALOM/WAHAT ALSALAM Doar Na Shimshon 00761 Israel Tel: 00 972 2 912222 Contact: Volunteer Organiser Profile: Neve Shalom/Wahat alSalam was founded in 1972. It is a cooperative village of Jews and Palestinian Arabs of Israeli citizenship. Members are demonstrating the possibility of coexistence by developing a community based on mutual acceptance, respect and cooperation on a daily basis whilst each individual remains faithful to his/her own cultural, national and religious identity. Limited number of places for volunteers wishing to live and work in the community. Work may involve general maintenance work around the village, looking after children in the kindergarten and nursery or helping out in the community's guest house. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, building/ construction, caring (general), DIY, gardening/ horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: 5 When to apply: 612 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, each application individually assessed. Qualifications required: At least a basic knowledge of English, Arabic or Hebrew. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and insurance. Volunteer benefits: Board, accommodation and approximately £30 per month pocket money. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel).
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NEW ZEALAND WILDERNESS TRUST Box 19300 Hamilton 2001 New Zealand Tel: 00 64 7 855 1187 Fax: 00 64 7 855 1186 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Wendy Barker, International Volunteer Bookings Officer Profile: The New Zealand Wilderness Trust (NZWT) is a nonprofit, nonpolitical organisation which seeks to make a difference to the environment through practical, handson conservation work. Their teams of international volunteers are based in Hamilton, under the supervision of a professional team leader, and stay in their fun and relaxed volunteer house. 5 days a week, volunteers are picked up in a van by a professional team leader and transported to various project sites around the North Island, or sometimes volunteers may spend several nights away at a project site camping or staying in huts. The work that volunteers do is often physically challenging, and volunteers must be fairly fit, but they do not need any special skills, as all training will be given on site by an NZWT team leader. More important than super fitness is the willingness to work to the best of their ability, and to join in with a diverse group of people. Some examples of the kinds of work that volunteers might be doing include tree planting, fencing, weed control, track construction, trapping and beach cleanups. Volunteers need to provide old, warm clothes and strong work shoes, and a sleeping bag and mat. NZWT provide tools, safety gear and camping equipment as necessary. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted but we require notification of any criminal record. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Approximately 5060. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Building/ construction, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 70150. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers, both local and international, and a professional team leader. Volunteers with disabilities: Not wheelchair accessible. Very physical labour. Dependent on nature of disability. Qualifications required: Nil except ability to speak and understand basic English. Health requirements: Must be able to walk long distances and do physical labour. Costs to volunteer: Travel to Hamilton. Subsistence costs $520 per month (food and accommodation). Packages: 1 week $155; 4 weeks $520; extra weeks $120. Negotiable for longterm. Volunteer benefits: Work skills, training, social and recreational activities. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Australasia (New Zealand). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: WN/598653 NICARAGUAUNITED STATES FRIENDSHIP OFFICE 225 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE 3rd Floor Washington DC 20003 USA Tel: 00 1 202 546 0915 Fax:00 1 202 546 0935 Contact: Stephen Poethke
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Profile: NicaraguaUnited States Friendship Office is a support group for other organisations which operate in solidarity with Nicaragua. Its Technical Assistance programme, organised in conjunction with FUNDECI, enables people to do voluntary work in Nicaragua. Volunteers with particular skills will be assigned to a Nicaraguan community or project in those skill areas. Almost all skills are needed. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 Activities can include: Development issues, international aid, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 75 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Any technical skills and none. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Programme fee of $300 plus monthly expenses of $400. Volunteer benefits: Above covers basic expenses plus room and partial board wih Nicaraguan family. Overseas placements: Central America (Nicaragua). NICARAGUA SOLIDARITY CAMPAIGN 129 Seven Sisters Road London N7 7QG UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 272 9619 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 277 5476 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Helen Yuill Profile: The NSC organises work brigades to do environmental work in Nicaragua. There are two brigades per year in summer. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July, August. Time required: 4 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, human rights. Activities can include: Community work, development issues, international aid, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: 3 months before departure. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers and local people. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability. Qualifications required: Fit and adaptable, no specialist skills required. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £1,100 includes air fares, living expenses and transport. Overseas placements: Central America (Nicaragua). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are conducted as near as possible to where applicants live. NICHS 547 Antrim Road Belfast Antrim BT15 3BU N. Ireland UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1232 370373 Fax: +44 (0) 1232 781161 Contact: Paddy Doherty Profile: NICHS is a community relations youth organisation which exists to provide opportunities for young people and to promote understanding and an acceptance of cultural differences between divided and segregated communities in Northern Ireland. The organisation achieves its aims by working with young people, in particular from socially disadvantaged and deprived backgrounds, through various programmes. NICHS was established in 1972 by a group of
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seminarians in Liverpool. Its original objectives were to provide a holiday for young Protestants and Catholics who were directly caught up and lived in the areas worst hit by the extreme violence which was affecting Northern Ireland at that time. Since these early days NICHS has grown and developed to become a professional youth organisation working with approximately 500 young people per year. Volunteers with an offending background are considered on merits and nature of offence. Total UK projects: 10 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: June. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (residential), catering, community work, cooking, driving, first aid, group work, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 100. When to apply: January. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability, centres used by NICHS at present are not wheelchair friendly. Qualifications required: No specific skills or qualifications necessary, experience desirable. Health requirements: Nil but individuals need to be generally fit and active. Costs to volunteer: Nil except travel to Ireland. Volunteer benefits: Volunteers can claim half of all travel to a maximum of £50. Board and lodging provided free. Certification: Reference. UK placements: N. Ireland (Belfast City, Down). Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at various locations throughout the UK. Charity number: XN48644 NORFOLK INDEPENDENT VISITOR SCHEME 30 St Faith's Lane Norwich Norfolk NR1 4HU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1603 764635 Fax: + 44 (0) 1603 764635 Contact: Sarah Beaver Profile: The project is looking for longterm, committed volunteers. In return training is offered on issues such as child protection, childen's behavioural issues and the work of the social services. The work involves around two hours a week visiting a child or young person who is 'looked after' by social services and sees very little of their own parents. The work is multifaceted, it is primarily befriending but this may involve trips out, helping with homework, support in statutory reviews and a number of other activities as agreed in supervision. The project offers a lot of support and guidance but volunteers need a strong sense of responsibility and confidence to deal with children who may be challenging. Informal telephone enquiries are welcomed from anyone who is thinking of getting involved. There are other IV schemes around the country as provision of Independent Visitors is a statutory requirement of the Children Act 1989. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Police checks are made and each case is considered individually. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), young people. Activities can include: Visiting/
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befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 5 out of a total of 20. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: On their own but with regular suport groups/ supervision. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, Equal Opportunities Employer. Qualifications required: Experience working with young people/children in any setting (such as family, volunteering etc). Health requirements: Applicants fill in a medical questionnaire which is checked by the health officer. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel, training/ conference expenses, plus an activity allowance is paid to the volunteer in conjunction with their matched young person. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Norfolk). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: As great a variety of nationalities as possible. Sometimes volunteers and young people will be matched for ethnic and identity reasons. Interviews: Take place in Norwich office or at home. Charity number: 21530 NORFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST 72 Cathedral Close Norwich Norfolk NR1 4DF UK Tel: +44 (0) 1603 625540 Fax: +44 (0) 1603 630593 Contact: The Director Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. NORTHUMBERLAND WILDLIFE TRUST The Garden House St Nicholas Park Jubilee Road Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 3XT UK Tel: +44 (0) 191 284 6884 Fax: +44 (0) 191 284 6794 Contact: David Stewart Profile: Northumberland Wildlife Trust uses approximately 750 active volunteers per year. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 750 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil UK placements: England. (Northumberland). NORWOOD RAVENSWOOD Norwood House Harmony Way (off Victoria Road) Hendon London NW4 4YP UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 203 3030 Contact: Sue Soloway, Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Norwood Ravenswood provides a comprehensive range of professional child care services for Jewish children and their families. They act as the authoritative voice of child care in the Jewish community, offering services which are
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sensitive to religious, cultural, linguistic and racial issues. They seek men and women to work closely with their professional staff, helping families with their daytoday problems, as a vital part of their services. They provide support, monitoring and training. Drive and escort children to and from therapy, help children in schools and nurseries, work at the Norwood Family Centre and Buckets and Spades Lodge, assist parents of children with special needs after school and in the holidays, raise funds, send out appeals, distribute collection boxes, join one of their outings groups. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 6 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), teaching/ assisting (nursery and primary). Activities can include: Caring (day and residential), driving, fundraising, marketing/publicity, summer camps, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: May/June. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Driving licence useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses paid. UK placements: England (Essex, London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at their office. Charity number: 1059050 NOTHELFERGEMEINSCHAFT DER FREUNDE eV (NdF) Fuggerstr. 3 D52351 Düren Germany Tel: 00 49 2421 76569 Fax: 00 49 2421 76468 Contact: Gerhard Flemig Profile: Nothelfergemeinschaft der Freunde eV organises volunteers for spring and summer work camps. The work may involve building, gardening or social work and learning German in one camp. There are between 8 and 25 participants at each work camp. 35 hours per week approximately. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Approximately 10. Starting months: MaySeptember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, disabled (mentally), elderly people, environmental causes, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, caring (general), gardening/horticulture, manual work, social work, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 120 When to apply: March/April. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Spoken English or German, friendly attitude, open mind and willingness to work. Health requirements: Good health and good physical constitution. Costs to volunteer: Return travel fares and pocket money. Participation fee: about DM140. Volunteer benefits: Board, accommodation and sick/liability/ accident insurance. DM50 towards travel on completion. Certification: References if requested. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: It is not possible to interview applicants because of practical reasons.
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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST 310 Sneinton Dale Nottingham NG3 7DN UK Tel: +44 (0) 115 858 8242 Fax: +44 (0) 115 924 3175 Contact: The Director People and causes: Environmental causes, wildlife. UK placements: England (Nottinghamshire). O OASIS TRUST 115 Southwark Bridge Road London SE1 OAX UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 450 9000 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 450 9001 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://www.unet.com/oasis Contact: Becca Gibson Profile: Founded in 1985 by the speaker and communicator Steve Chalke, Oasis has grown to a fulltime staff of some 80 people, operating in 7 countries. Each year over 250 people train with Oasis, either in the UK or at overseas centres such as Bombay, Sao Paolo or Paris. The Trust trains Christians to apply their faith to today's world. Oasis works alongside local churches, resourcing and equipping them to work in their community, provides a wide range of resources, equipment and training courses to help their work. Christianity is a living faith, volunteers do not have to speak about it in hushed, reverent tones. Oasis's work in such areas as TV, radio and the Internet aims to express its beliefs in ways that people can understand. Oasis is committed to the poor and disadvantaged, and its work in major cities such as Bombay, Sao Paolo and London concentrates on helping those in real need. Whether through medical care, education, housing, offering jobs and training, or simply providing food, it aims to show God's love to some of the poorest people in the world. Oasis Trust believes in young people! Its teams of young volunteers work throughout the world, putting their enthusiasm and talents to good use and at the same time learning and growing through responsibility and active involvement. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 2 Starting months: July, September and October. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 43 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, elderly people, health care/medical, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (general), community work, counselling, fundraising, manual work, music, religion, sport, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Between September and end of June. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on the volunteer placement. Qualifications required: Christian commitment. For overseas placements some languages may be required. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Depends on project. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging, pocket money on some projects, travel to overseas placements.
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Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London, Manchester, Tyne and Wear, West Midlands). Overseas placements: Africa (Zimbabwe); South America (Brazil); Asia (India); Europe (France, Germany). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed at various selection/interview weekends mainly in London but also in the West Midlands. Charity number: 1026487 OCEAN YOUTH CLUB The Bus Station South Street Gosport Hampshire PO12 1EP UK Tel: +44 (0) 1705 528421 Fax: +44 (0) 1705 522069 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Administration Manager Profile: Ocean Youth Club (OYC) exists to provide equality of opportunity for all young people and to develop responsibility and knowledge about themselves, others and society. It has three types of opportunity, which may be taken concurrently: office work—assisting one of the busy area managers in the daytoday running of an area; sea staff—working on one of the fleet of 70' yachts, leading a watch of young people, on voyages from 2 days up, all around the UK; support group— volunteers work in the community to raise awareness of OYC, raise money and help find and encourage young people to sail. There is a strict child protection standard, thus some spent convictions would bar some potential volunteers. Total UK projects: 7 ships, 6 offices. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Administration, computers, fundraising, marketing/ publicity, outdoor skills, sport, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil, trained by OYC before starting voluntary work. Health requirements: Fit and healthy. Costs to volunteer: Office assistance: nil. Sea staff: annual fee (£78) making it better value to sail more often. Volunteer benefits: Sailing: qualified to sail in any sea training organisation on completion of their system. Office: office and charity experience. Support group: fundraising and PR skills. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Interviews: There is an application form and assessment procedures for applicants for volunteer sea staff positions. Charity number: 306078 OCKENDEN VENTURE, THE Constitution Hill Woking Surrey GU22 7UU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1483 772012 Fax: +44 (0) 1483 750774 Contact: Mrs Moseley Profile: The Ockenden Venture is a charity registered in 1955, providing support for refugees, displaced people and the disadvantaged both at home and overseas. In the UK this consists of the provision of a reception centre and a
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home for the physically and/or mentally disabled. The reception centre provides accommodation for refugees and their families coming to this country for medical treatment under the government's scheme. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: August and September. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), refugees, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (day and residential), catering, community work, cooking, DIY, driving, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4 at any one time. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on disability. Qualifications required: Fluent English, driving licence useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to Ockenden. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging, insurance plus £30 pocket money per week. 4 weeks holiday per annum. Certification: References can be supplied. UK placements: England (Surrey). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Wherever possible, volunteers are interviewed at Woking Head Office and Centre. Charity number: 10533720 ONETOONE 404 Camden Road London N7 0SJ UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 700 5574 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 700 5574 Contact: The Administrator Profile: OnetoOne is a friendship development scheme for people with learning difficulties. Volunteers are recruited in the role of companion, enabler, friend or advocate to form a bridge between them and their local community and to enable them to gain access to leisure and social activities. Total UK projects: 4 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Cooking, driving, gardening/horticulture, music, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Alone. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil, but prepare to undergo training programme. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Out of pocket expenses. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London, Surrey). ORPHAN AID—ROMANIA 2 The Square Merton Okehampton Devon EX20 3EE UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1805 603623 Contact: John and Tilly Kimber Profile: Orphan Aid—Romania has the sole objective of relieving the suffering of sick and handicapped children in Romania: improving their living standards, bringing love and purpose into their lives and helping to educate the Romanians with Western ways of health, hygiene, care and stimulation. It operates in two orphanages and a hospital. The orphanages have over 200
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babies and children, some of whom have Hepatitis B. There are still some rooms with 14 or so babies who spend all day in the cots, with no stimulation at all. The hospital has antiquated machines, some of which do not work, and very little in the way of drugs and surgical equipment. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/ medical. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (general), cooking, DIY, international aid, manual work, music. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Those with and without qualifications. Paediatricians, qualified nurses, qualified nursery nurses and those without qualifications who are willing to turn their hands to anything, with enthusiasm. Health requirements: Innoculations before leaving. Costs to volunteer: Air fare to Romania plus contribution to food if possible. Groups bring own tents. Volunteer benefits: Living expenses, accommodation. Overseas placements: Europe (Romania). OSTERREICHISCHER BAUORDER Postfach 186 Hornesgasse 3 1031 Wien Austria Tel: 00 43 222 713 52 54 Fax: 00 43 222 713 81 18 Contact: The Secretary Profile: Every year Osterreichischer Bauorder organises around 15 projects in Austria with aims such as building homes and community centres for the handicapped, the poor, the young and the old or constructing sports fields etc. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 15 Starting months: JuneAugust. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 Activities can include: Building/ construction, community work, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 250 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Basic knowledge of German. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and insurance. Overseas placements: Europe (Austria). OXFAM 62 Cotham Hill Bristol BS6 6JX UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1179 734335 Fax: +44 (0) 1179 731449 Contact: Mandi Boyd McLaughlin Profile: Oxfam was founded in 1942 and is now one of the largest agencies working with development issues around the world. Its work overseas has two dimensions: as well as being able to respond to emergencies, Oxfam works with local people in their quest for basic rights, health, education, a decent standard of living, etc. It funds numerous smallscale projects, which are usually the initiative of the local people, real grassroots development. In the UK and Ireland, work is constantly going on in the fields of campaigning and public education, raising awareness of issues with influential people. Most of the money needed to fund all this work is
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raised by volunteers and the famous Oxfam shops provide most of this money, as well as giving the volunteer useful skills and experience in the workplace. As the majority of these shops are run entirely by volunteers, positions of responsibility are shared among volunteers. So opportunities can exist, for the right person, to make a substantial contribution to shop management. Total UK projects: 800 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Animal welfare, children, disabled (physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/medical, human rights, poor/ homeless, refugees. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, development issues, driving, fundraising, marketing/ publicity, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: As many as possible. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, some shops have restricted access. Qualifications required: Generally nil but for training, driving etc. yes. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil, expenses can be reimbursed. Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses can be reimbursed. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Oxfam welcome volunteers of all ethnic backgrounds. Interviews: Volunteer applicants are interviewed at the shop or locally. Charity number: 202918 OXFORD KILBURN CLUB 45 Denmark Road Kilburn London NW6 5BP UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 624 6292 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 624 6292 Email:
[email protected] Contact: J. Douglas, Manager Profile: The Oxford Kilburn Club operates under a charity named the Oxford Boys' Club Trust. It aims to meet the spiritual, physical, social, educational and recreational needs of young people and their families living in the area. The volunteer's job is to assist in all areas of the club. They may be required to do any number of activities from attending club nights, visiting children in their homes, organising small after school clubs for junior children, giving support to children with special needs, participating in club holidays, organising activities and relating to individuals in the 818 years age group. The club is run by Christians and one of its aims is to present the gospel of Jesus Christ to the children in the area. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: September. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 29 People and causes: Children, inner city problems, refugees, teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Administration, community work, cooking, DIY, fundraising, music, religion, social work, summer camps, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 3. When to apply: At least three months
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before starting for fulltime volunteers. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes as long as the volunteer can help with the children. Qualifications required: Enthusiasm, commitment and Christianity. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging, travel costs and pocket money (£25 per week) plus food. Certification: Written reference if requested. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at the Oxford Kilburn Club. Charity number: 306108 P. PACT CENTRE FOR YOUTH LTD The Firehouse 21 Gordon Street Paisley Renfrewshire PA 1 1XD Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 141 849 1149 or +44 (0) 141 884 8199 Fax: +44 (0) 141 849 1149 Contact: David Palmer Profile: PACT is Paisley Action of Churches Together. The youth section has taken over the old fire station and is transforming it into a centre for youth to serve the town of Paisley and the surrounding district. There will be a wide variety of facilities and amenities open to all young people, whatever their background, creed, etc. The centre is served by fulltime and parttime employed and voluntary staff. On the ground floor there is a youth centre with an emphasis on a discotheque/live bands arena, alcoholfree bar and café. The centre will encourage young people in personal (health, fitness and employmentpotential) and social development and focus on training in the arts and performing arts. First floor will have a youth advice centre, a point of first reference for any young person who will be put in touch with the particular resource needs. Also on this floor there will be accommodation for homeless young people. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, disabled (mentally and physically), inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, counselling, fundraising, group work, library/resource centres, music, newsletter/journalism, sport, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 510 When to apply: Any time. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: The centre has ramps, disabled toilets and parking spaces. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel only. Certification: Yes. UK placements: Scotland (Strathclyde). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at The Firehouse. Charity number: SCO24331 PADDINGTON ARTS 32 Woodfield Road London NW6 6LJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 286 2722
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Fax: +44 (0) 171 286 0654 Contact: Steve Shaw, Director Profile: Paddington Arts started in 1983, under the umbrella of the Paddington Farm Trust—a community organisation committed to bridging the gap between city and country life, and now the proud owner of a residential centre and 42 acre farm in Somerset. Trips to the farm have played a key part in their development, not only because of the burst of energy and creativity unleashed by going out of one's usual environment, but because their early trips provided the ideas and experiences for a children's television series, 'Running Loose', which was a popular hit with young people, and helped them set up regular dance and drama workshops in London, which have been running ever since. In 1992 they were able to acquire their own building in the area. This has enabled them to develop other workshops, such as video, scriptwriting, music and design, as well as providing them with much needed office equipment and rehearsal space. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: January, April, May, September and October. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, marketing/policy, newsletter/journalism, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses. Certification: On request. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place at Paddington Arts. Charity number: 298879 PAHKLA TUGIKODU Prillimae Rapla Maakond Eesti 3421 Estonia Contact: The Director Profile: Pahkla Tugikodu is a Camphill landbased rural community with adults. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (general), gardening/horticulture, group work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to Estonia. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Certification: If requested. Overseas placements: Europe (Estonia). PARADISE HOUSE ASSOCIATION LTD Paradise House Painswick Gloucestershire GL6 6TN UK Tel: +44 (0) 1452 813276 Fax: +44 (0) 1452 812969 Contact: Mavis Mandel Profile: Paradise is a Christian community based on the insights and philosophy of Rudolf Steiner. It cares
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for a total of 27 adults with learning disabilities (mental handicaps). Food is largely vegetarian, most of it organically grown. A detailed and comprehensive leaflet is available to enquirers. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: July. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (residential), catering, gardening/horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Varies. Qualifications required: Must speak good English (residents are mentally handicapped). Health requirements: Must be healthy and prepared to help where necessary. Costs to volunteer: Return fare from destination to Paradise House. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and £28 per week. Certification: Written reference. UK placements: England (Gloucestershire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions on nationalities but they are expected to join in the life of a Christian community. Interviews: No interviews, but application forms required plus 2 references. Charity number: 263293 PARTNERSHIP FOR SERVICE LEARNING, THE 815 Second Avenue Suite 315 New York NY 10017 USA Tel: 00 1 212 986 0989 Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, poor/ homeless. Activities can include: Caring (general), community work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: One year's study of relevant language for Mexico, Ecuador and France. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: $3,000 plus insurance, travel expenses and spending money. Volunteer benefits: Above covers board and accommodation, plus support and study expenses. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Central America Jamaica, Mexico); North America (USA); South America (Ecuador); Asia (India, Philippines); Europe (France). PAX CHRISTI 9 Henry Road London N24 2LH UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 800 4612 Fax: +44 (0) 181 802 3223 Contact: Workcamp Organiser Profile: Pax Christi organises volunteers to work in an international team to provide hospitality and support for young people and children at summer camps. Total UK projects: 4 Total overseas projects: 1
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Starting months: July and August. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, community work, cooking, driving, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: From February. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on disability. Qualifications required: References checked. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Own travel costs to either London or Northern Ireland plus £5 registration fee. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. UK placements: England (London); N. Ireland (Belfast City, Tyrone). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. PENNINE CAMPHILL COMMUNITY Boyne Hill Chapelthorpe Wakefield West Yorkshire WF4 3JH UK Tel: +44 (0) 1924 254054 Fax: +44 (0) 1924 240257 Website:
[email protected] Contact: Steven Hopewell Profile: Pennine Camphill Community offers further education and training for young people with learning difficulties or disabilities. Pennine is part of the Camphill Movement founded in 1939 in Scotland by Dr Karl König. Since then over 80 centres in 17 countries have been established providing schooling, further education and working communities for adults. There are approximately 24 coworkers and their families. There is always a strong international element with coworkers coming from many different countries. About half of the coworkers live at the Pennine on a permanent basis and half have come for a year or more to help. They have four houses where the coworkers and students live alongside each other. There are no separate staff rooms apart from your own room. Coworkers and students take their meals together in the houses. Some will have helped with the growing of the produce, cooking the meal or perhaps just laying the tables. Personal preferences and experiences are obviously taken into account when arranging activities but an underlying strength of the coworker group is the wish to help the needs of those they care for. Working in the Pennine is more a way of life and living with and sharing in interests with the student often blurs what is free time and what is work. It is a common wish that they live in a community where each works towards a common aim, to help each other's potential and awaken a sense of responsibility and interest in the world and for each other. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted in special circumstances. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally), teaching/assisting, (mature), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (general), catering, cooking, DIY, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1020 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Not
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generally, but please enquire. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Initial travel to Wakefield. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus £25 per week, with additional holiday money. Certification: On request. UK placements: England (Yorkshire—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed at the Pennine Community, Wakefield. Charity number: 274192 PEOPLE FIRST Instrument House 207215 King's Cross Road London WC1X 9DB UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 713 6400 Fax: +44 (0) 171 833 1880 Contact: Office Coordinator Profile: People First is a self advocacy organisation run for and by people with learning difficulties. At a national level it provides support, information, advice and training on issues relating to people with learning difficulties. The staff and volunteers at People First are currently involved in London based self advocacy projects and a number of campaigns for the rights of people with learning difficulties, for example: Benefits, Fair Justice and the All Party Disablement Group. For more information about People First publications and membership please send an SAE to David Cohen, Chair, People First at the above address. There is a small membership fee. Total UK projects: 120130 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (mentally), poor/homeless, young people. Activities can include: Administration, caring (general), marketing/publicity, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Expenses paid, training. UK placements: England (London). Charity number: 1014898 PGL TRAVEL Alton Court Penyard Lane RossonWye Herefordshire HR9 5NR UK Tel: +44 (0) 1989 764211 Fax: +44 (0) 1989 765451 Contact: Personnel Department Profile: PGL Adventure is a children's activity holiday company, with residential centres in the UK, France and Spain. It caters for school groups and individual youngsters during vacation time. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, each case will be judged on its merits. Total UK projects: 13 Total overseas projects: 12 Starting months: FebruaryOctober. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 32 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Administration, catering, driving, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 3,000 (650 Europe). When to apply: From November. Work alone/with others: With others.
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Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, each case assessed individually. Qualifications required: Varies according to job. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Occasionally, travel to project. Volunteer benefits: Food, accommodation plus approximately £50 per week. Travel is normally provided too. Certification: Training/qualifications gained are certificated. UK placements: England (Devon, Hereford/Worcs, Isle of Wight, Lancashire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Surrey, Sussex—W); Scotland (Tayside); Wales (Powys). Overseas placements: Europe (France, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Applicants will only be accepted from candidates with a legal right to work in the UK (i.e. EU and Commonwealth). PHAB ENGLAND Summit House Wandle Road Croydon Surrey CRO 1DF UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 667 9443 Contact: Philip Lockwood Profile: PHAB England exists to integrate people with and without physical disabilities. It has 300 or so clubs throughout the country who meet on a regular basis. Local volunteers are always welcome. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 5 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (physically), holidays for the disabled, young people. Activities can include: Administration, driving, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Driving licence. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Financial assistance in respect of holidays. Certification: Written reference. UK placements: England (throughout). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are conducted local to the project. Charity number: 283931 PHAB NORTHAMPTON Bushland Road Headlands Northampton Northamptonshire NN3 2HP UK Tel: +44 (0) 1604 405693 Profile: PHAB promotes and encourages people with and without physical disabilities to come together on equal terms, to achieve complete integration within the wider community. PHAB organises: clubs which belong to and are run by disabled and able bodied people; area, divisional and national structures for support, development training and events; training through working in the community in workshops and conferences; special emphasis on work with children and young people, through junior PHAB clubs; residential holidays; links and exchanges with similar groups; and an information service for booklets, films and speakers. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled
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(physically), young people. Activities can include: Administration, driving, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (Northamptonshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed somewhere convenient to the volunteer. PHAB SW PO Box 282 Taunton Somerset TA1 3YX UK Tel: +44 (0) 1823 251004 Profile: PHAB SW promotes and encourages people with and without physical disabilities to come together on equal terms, to achieve complete integration within wider community. PHAB organises: clubs which belong to and are run by disabled and able bodied people; area, divisional, and national structure for support, development, training and events; training through working in the community in workshops and conferences; special emphasis on work with children and young people, through junior PHAB clubs; residential holidays; links and exchanges with similar groups; and an information service for booklets, films and speakers. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (physically), young people. Activities can include: Administration, driving, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed somewhere convenient to the volunteer. PHOENIX YCP LTD 16 Alexander Square Lurgan Craigavon Co. Armagh N. Ireland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1762 325927/327614 Contact: Pearl Snowden Profile: Phoenix YCP organises crosscommunity youth work with children aged between 7 and 13 years, such as indoor/outdoor games, drama, music, art/crafts, environmental work, discussion groups, swimming, day trips, residentials. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, music, sport, summer camps, theatre/ drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 40 When to apply: Between 1 September and 30 April. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Sometimes, depending on disability. Qualifications required: Must have
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previous experience working with children. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel expenses plus £50 for board, lodging and a social programme. UK placements: N. Ireland (Armagh). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: XN 75547 PLENTY INTERNATIONAL PO Box 394 Summertown Tennessee 38483 USA Tel: 00 1 931 964 4864 Fax: 00 1 931 964 4864 Profile: Plenty is a nongovernmental relief and development organisation that works with native peoples from Central and South American and Africa, as well as within the US. Projects can range from community agriculture in S. Dakota to building facilities for ecotourism in Belize. The organisation publishes a quarterly bulletin, with uptodate details of projects and endeavours. It may be subscribed to by sending $10 to the above address. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 Activities can include: Building/ construction, development issues, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, international aid. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All expenses and costs including travel, accommodation, rental etc. Overseas placements: Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, C. African Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equat. Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tomé/Pr., Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Central America (Belize, Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico); North America (USA); South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela). POOLE HOSPITAL NHS TRUST PLAYCLUB Poole Hospital NHS Trust Longfleet Road Poole Dorset BH15 2JB UK Tel: +44 (0) 1202 665511 ext. 2331 Contact: Carol Somers Profile: Poole Hospital NHS Trust Playclub is registered with social services for 30 places. It is open to children aged 514 years and is held MondayFriday, during half terms and school holidays. The aim of the Playclub is to provide a structured day for the children, in a safe environment, and activities include outings, games, cooking, art and crafts. All volunteers will be required to be police and health checked by social services. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on offence. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0
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Starting months: February, March, April, July, August, October and December. Time required: 1 week (min.) 6 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, cooking, first aid, group work, music, outdoor skills, sport, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2 When to apply: 6 weeks before. Work alone/with others: With qualified staff. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on disability. Qualifications required: Previous experience working with children desirable but not essential. Health requirements: Need to be health checked/cleared by social services. Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from Playclub, meals whilst there. Certification: On request. UK placements: England (Dorset). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but if from outside EU, they must have a work permit. Interviews: Take place in the hospital. PRINCE'S TRUST—ACTION, THE 18 Park Square East London NW1 4LH UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 543 1365 Fax: +44 (0) 171 543 1315 Email: SALLYVIC@PRINCESTRUST. ORG.UK Contact: Sally Vicaria Profile: More than 1.5 million young people in the UK are finding life particularly tough, facing problems like poverty, unemployment, discrimination, underachievement, family breakdown, homelessness and personal crisis. The European Programme aims to help them regain selfesteem, confidence, motivation and skills through the development of European projects and grant giving. Go and Help grants enable less confident young people to take the opportunity to go to another European country and take part in voluntary projects run by other notforprofit organisations; this provides a structured experience with the challenge of intercultural learning. Applicants must be aged 1825 and not be in fulltime education. Volunteers with an offending background are encouraged. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, animal welfare, archaeology, architecture, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/medical, heritage, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (nursery), unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (day, general and residential), community work, DIY, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, music, outdoor skills, social work, summer camps, teaching, theatre/ drama, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 100 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Travel and living costs up to a maximum of £350 plus a BA flight. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
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Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: All volunteers must be resident in the UK. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed by a local assessor. Charity number: 1018177 PRINCE'S TRUST VOLUNTEERS, THE 18 Park Square East London NW1 4LH UK Tel: +44 (0) 800 842 842 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 543 1367 Contact: Linda McRoberts Profile: The Prince's Trust Volunteers offers 1625 year olds a unique 12 week personal development programme which incorporates 40 days community work on a wide variety of projects. Participants will also take part in 'team building' residential weeks, involving outdoor activities. There are shorter length programmes to enable those in employment to participate. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 100 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, holidays for disabled, teaching/ assisting (nursery and primary), wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Building/ construction, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, DIY, fundraising, group work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 6,000 plus. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs if unemployed; benefits unaffected. Certification: Prince's Trust Volunteers Certificate and City and Guilds Profile of Achievement. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Normally only volunteers from the UK are placed. Interviews: Take place at the programme location. Charity number: 803234 PRINCESS MARINA CENTRE Chalfont Road Seer Green Nr Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP10 2QR UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1494 874231 Fax: + 44 (0) 1494 871001 Contact: John Inker, Manager Profile: Princess Marina Centre (PMC) is a residential centre which is part of Scope Eastern Region. (Scope exists to provide support and services for people with cerebral palsy and their families.) The ongoing volunteer projects at PMC are designed to support staff already working with individuals to give greater scope for widening opportunities. Volunteers provide escorts to a range of
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social and educational venues, world of work initiatives, therapy classes etc. There are also opportunities for those wishing to use DIY or gardening skills on the large site, and crafts staff/tutors are always short of assistance. People with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (physically). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (residential), DIY, driving, gardening/ horticulture, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 plus. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Driving licence an advantage. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from the centre. Volunteer benefits: Community Service Volunteers receive £23 per week plus full board, students receive £50 per week plus full board. Certification: Written reference. UK placements: England (Buckinghamshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the centre. Charity number: 208231 PRO INTERNATIONAL Bahnhofstrasse 26 A D35037 Marburg/L Germany Tel: 00 49 6421 65277 Fax: 00 49 6421 64407 Contact: Gerd Pause Profile: Following the concept of 'Peace through Friendship' Pro International organises international vacation work camps. On these camps, 10 to 15 volunteers from different countries participate. They work about 5 hours a day on public or social projects and spend their time together. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: March, April, June, July and August. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and approximately £40 to cover administration. Volunteer benefits: Food and accommodation. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany). PROGRAMBELL PRIVATE SCHOOL OF ENGLISH 61701 Poznan ul Fredry 7 pok. 2226 Poland Tel: 00 48 61 536 972 Fax: 00 48 61 530 612 Contact: Kataryna Lisiewicz Profile: ProgramBell Private School of English needs teachers of English to teach groups of 1012 children and teenagers for three hours per day. Supervisors to organise activities and look after children at language camp. Duties include being responsible for the children 24 hours a day. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1012 Starting months: July and August.
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Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 9 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 22 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (EFL), young people. Activities can include: Summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1214 When to apply: By 15 April. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: TEFL preferred and experience of working with children. Health requirements: Health certificate from family doctor required. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Full board and lodging. Wages by arrangement. Certification: References given. Overseas placements: Europe (Poland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are usually interviewed in London. PROJECT 67 LTD 10 Hatton Garden London EC1N 8AH UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 831 7626 Fax: +44 (0) 171 404 5588 Profile: Over the last 29 years, Project 67 has arranged working holidays for over 40,000 travellers to Israel. At its offices in Central London you can view an informative video and meet the teams of experts, or simply phone for advice. On arrival in Israel volunteers are in the safe hands of the Tel Aviv office, which arranges volunteer's placement on kibbutz or moshav, offers additional information and can book onward travel to other countries. A kibbutz is a cooperative village with up to 2,000 permanent residents, where means of production is owned by the community and private property is limited to personal possessions. All income generated by the kibbutz is ploughed back into the community. Work is varied and often includes farming, market gardening, light industry, cooking, cleaning and laundry. Most work takes place in the morning due to the daytime heat. Accommodation generally sleeps 24 persons (single sex). Each kibbutz has a swimming pool, sports facilities and social activities (some may only be seasonal). The minimum period of work is 8 weeks and prices are available on request. A moshav is a farming community where the families work within a cooperative framework, with up to 200 families on each moshav, all members owning their own house and land. Working for a single family, the work tends to be agricultural and is more demanding than kibbutz work, though more money is paid to the volunteer. Hours of work are 8 hours a day, 6 days a week. Accommodation generally sleeps 23 in a room. Age restrictions are 1832 (kibbutz), 2035 (moshav). Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending in the nature/severity of the offence. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Up to 300. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 24 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, caring (general), catering, community work, driving, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, teaching, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 2,000 plus. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes providing disability does not restrict manual labour. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Medical
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questionnaire completed and signed by GP. Costs to volunteer: From £259, covers return flight and registration. Must also have insurance cover. Volunteer benefits: Full board and lodging plus allowance. Certification: References available from placements. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: All nationalities are accepted providing they can obtain a visa for Israel. Interviews: Interviews may be required for moshav work and these take place in our London office. PROJECT TRUST Hebridean Centre Isle of Coll Argyll PA78 6TE Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1879 230 444 Fax: +44 (0) 1879 230 357 Contact: The Director Profile: Project Trust UK sends school leavers overseas as volunteers for twelve months. Since 1987 it has sent almost 3,000 volunteers to 44 different countries. The Trust aims to give young people a better understanding of the world outside Europe through living and working overseas. Volunteers must be in fulltime secondary education at time of application. Projects fall into the following categories: English language assistants, school, colleges and universities; care work, helping in children's homes, with the disabled or homeless; assisting in health and community development projects, in hospitals or with aid organisations; education projects, teaching or assisting in primary and secondary schools; outdoor activity projects, in Outward Bound Schools. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Approximately 95. Starting months: August and September. Time required: 50 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 (19 max.). People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/ medical, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting (EFL). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (general), community work, development issues, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: 18 months before departure date. Work alone/with others: Normally in pairs. Qualifications required: 3 Alevels, 5 highers or equivalent qualifications. Health requirements: Fit and healthy. Costs to volunteer: £3,175: covers travel / selection / training / insurance abroad/subsistence. Volunteer benefits: £25 per month pocket money. Certification: Yes, and references are available on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Botswana, Egypt, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Uganda, Zimbabwe); Central America (Cuba, Honduras); South America (Brazil, Chile, Guyana, Peru); Asia (China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Only UK passport holders are accepted. Interviews: Initially take place in volunteer's local area and then on a 5day selection course on the Isle of Coll. Charity number: 306088 PROYECTO AMBIENTAL TENERIFE Resource Centre 55 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9DL UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 240 6604 Fax: +44 (0) 171 240 5795
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[email protected] Contact: Ed Bentham Profile: In Tenerife the organisation is concerned with whale and dolphin conservation. In Cuba it works with solar energy in community development. It aims to develop Tenerife as a model of responsible whale watching, as a major platform for raising public awareness of cetacean conservation issues, and as an alternative way of life to whale hunting communities. Support is required in the following areas: naturalist guides, research, educational workshops, training workshops, exhibitions, environmental awareness, development of display material, public art, campaigning, conference/meetings, promotion of educational whale watch trips and educational courses. Individuals start in any month between May and October. Groups can start any month of the year. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 10 Starting months: Individuals, MayOctober. Groups JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Animal welfare, children, conservation, environmental causes, heritage, human rights, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, campaigning, community work, computers, development issues, DIY, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, outdoor skills, scientific work, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 500600 When to apply: In the autumn. Work alone/with others: In groups. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on project. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £70 per week covers accommodation, half board and funds the projects. Volunteer benefits: Organisations recommended that might give support. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana); Central America (Costa Rica, Cuba); South America (Brazil); Asia (Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Vietnam); Europe (Spain). Charity number: 38394227 PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION ASSOCIATION Bayford Mews Bayford Street London E8 3SF UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 3570 Fax: +44 (0) 181 986 1334 Contact: Mirella Manni, Deputy Director Profile: The Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA) has pioneered a comprehensive range of rehabilitation and aftercare projects for the mentally ill since the Association was formed at the time of the Mental Health Act. Current projects include day centres, industrial education units, evening groups, group home accommodation, an evening restaurant club, shopwork training experience, and various other activities. PRA evening centres were set up in response to a need for discharge patients to expand their social lives and leisure activities in a relaxed and friendly climate. Social isolation is a frequent consequence of mental illness, and is not conducive to recovery. Meeting with others, sharing experiences, and making plans for the future is an important rehabilitation facility appreciated by those who participate in groups. Those attending the groups have a history of chronic schizophrenia or depressive illness. Hospitals, social services and GPs refer patients and ex patients whom they consider would benefit from this
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support, and there is also a substantial element of self referral. The Association is currently seeking additional volunteers for the teams working in these groups and day centres. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence committed. Total UK projects: 22 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 42 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 23 People and causes: Disabled (mentally), elderly people, holidays for disabled, unemployed. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, campaigning, caring (day and general), catering, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, sport, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3 in this age group, 20 in all. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes but not all projects are suitable for wheelchairs. Qualifications required: Adequate spoken English essential. Alevel or equivalent preferred, not essential. Should be caring, with common sense, stability, stamina and patience. Health requirements: Nil but no contagious diseases. Costs to volunteer: Only travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Inhouse training given. Certification: References if requested, and certification of attendance. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Volunteers are interviewed at head office and references are requested. Charity number: 292944 Q QUAKER INTERNATIONAL SOCIAL PROJECT (QISP) Friends House 173177 Euston Road London NW1 2BJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 663 1042/3 Fax: +44 (0) 171 663 1045 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Bill Chadwick or Marlis Haase Profile: Quakers are a religious movement who believe that religion is the way you live your life. This is manifested in many social and political concerns. Quakers have involved themselves in humanitarian causes, endeavouring to identify the causes of conflict, oppression and inequality. In place of conflict, they try to foster understanding between individuals and nations and a respect for life. You do not have to be a Quaker to be a QISP volunteer, in fact, most volunteers are not. QISP projects are groups of about 815 volunteers from different backgrounds, nationalities, cultures and abilities living and working together on a project (for 14 weeks) which aims to meet a community need. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 20 Total overseas projects: Hundreds. Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, holidays for disabled, inner city problems, offenders/ exoffenders, poor/homeless, unemployed, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), community
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work, cooking, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, social work, theatre/drama, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 250 UK; 150 abroad. When to apply: January for Easter, AprilJune for summer. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, advice given on UK projects and introduction to sympathetic agencies overseas. Qualifications required: Dependent on project. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Registration fee £24£47 for UK projects, £43£72 for projects abroad. Travel plus pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and food. Financial help available for disadvantaged volunteers aged 1825 for UK. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Morocco, South Africa); Central America (Mexico); North America (Canada, Greenland, St Pierre et Miquelon, USA); Asia (Armenia, Japan, Turkey); Europe (Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovak Republic, Spain, Ukraine). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 237698 QUEEN ELIZABETH'S FOUNDATION FOR DISABLED PEOPLE Lulworth Court 25 Chalkwell Esplanade Westcliff on Sea Essex SSO 8JQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1702 431725 Fax: +44 (0) 1702 433165 Contact: Holiday Organiser Profile: Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People runs Lulworth Court as part of a registered charity. It provides holidays and respite care to adults with physical disabilities. It needs volunteers to support the care staff with the physical care of guests—helping them wash, dress, at mealtimes, and for toilet needs. Volunteers also help on trips out to pubs, theatres, picnics, visits to shops, and places of interest. The atmosphere is friendly and informal with everybody working together to provide the guests with an enjoyable relaxing holiday. No experience required but a caring and flexible attitude is necessary. This is very much a working holiday which can prove very rewarding for the volunteer. Excellent food and friendly supportive staff. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted at the discretion of management. Each case considered in total confidence. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryFebruary. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring (day, general and residential). 1625 year olds placed each year: 300 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: In a team. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Good health (physical and mental) essential. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging,
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plus £15 per week. Certification: Duke of Edinburgh Gold and Residential Award recognised placement. UK placements: England (Essex). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but more than 3 of one nationality at the same time is discouraged as it can hinder full integration. Interviews: None necessary, but personal references are required. Charity number: 251051 QUEST OVERSEAS LIMITED 25 Storey's Way Cambridge CB3 ODP UK Tel: +44 (0) 1223 462932 Fax: + 44 (0) 1223 575514 Email: The Director@ quest. overseas. co. uk Contact: Michael Amphlet, Director Profile: Formerly Volunteers Abroad (established 1992), Quest Overseas organises the unique combination of voluntary work projects and leadership training expeditions for teams of up to 12 gap year students. Quest South America—two teams/four months—involves: three week intensive Spanish course in Ecuador (private tutors cater for both beginners and advanced students); six weeks living and working with highly energetic orphans in Peru; six weeks expedition encompassing Peru (including nine days in heart of Amazon jungle), Chile and Bolivia. Students are led by David Gordon who has been leading expeditions in this area for 9 years and knows South America and the do's and don'ts like the back of his hand. Expeditions and leadership training is demanding, challenging, adventurous, instructive and very rewarding. Quest Overseas aim to put together a group of postgraduates and young twenties in 1999. Students need to be responsible, motivated, able to get on well with others, whilst having a good understanding of fun. All students pay their own costs in their entirety. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 6 Starting months: March and September. Time required: 13 weeks (min.) 13 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting (nursery), wildlife. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, community work, forestry, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 90 When to apply: 318 months prior to departure. Early application recommended. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Alevels, confirmed place or deferred entry to university. Health requirements: Volunteers must not suffer from any significant medical problems. Costs to volunteer: Registration fee £20. £2,900£3,300 plus flights, insurance and pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Above covers all costs (including flights) except pocket money. Certification: Reference. Overseas placements: South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: UK nationals only. Interviews: Selection interview in London or Cambridge, followed by team meetings for successful applicants. QUIT Victory House 170 Tottenham Court Road London W1P OHA UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 388 5775
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Profile: Quit is the UK's only charity whose main aim is to offer practical help to people who want to stop smoking. It runs a telephone helpline and offers downto earth advice about stopping smoking for good. Volunteers are required to help with administration and fundraising. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts. Activities can include: Administration, computers, fundraising. 1625 year olds placed each year: 25 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Good administration and wordprocessing skills. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses reimbursed. UK placements: England (London). R RALEIGH INTERNATIONAL Raleigh House 27 Parsons Green Lane London SW64HZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 371 8585 Fax: +44 (0) 171 371 5116 Email:
[email protected] Website: http:www.raleigh.org.uk Contact: Information Officer Profile: Raleigh International is a charity which aims to develop young people through challenging community and environmental projects on expeditions around the world. Projects range from building health posts in the Mayan communities of Belize or school building with Save the Children Fund in Uganda to conservation work in the National Parks of Namibia or glacier studies in southern Chile. Adventurous projects are also undertaken, such as scuba diving on the coral reefs of Belize, trekking above the snow line in Chile, and kayaking on seas or lakes. Applicants attend an assessment weekend where their teamwork skills, adaptability and motivation are put to the test. They are then asked to fundraise £2,995 on behalf of Raleigh. Fundraising support is provided in the form of centrally organised national fundraising events, fundraising training and lots of advice and ideas. Contact our information officer for an information pack. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 10 Starting months: JanuaryOctober. Time required: 10 weeks (min.) 14 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, health care/ medical, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, caring (general), community work, development issues, DIY, fundraising, group work, outdoor skills, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,000 When to apply: All year, but at least 6 months ahead. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, physical. Qualifications required: Understand English, swim 200 metres. Health requirements: Individually assessed. Costs to volunteer: £2,995 (support network to help fundraise). Assessment weekend £20. Volunteer benefits: Development of
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communication, teamwork, leadership and problemsolving skills. Increased self confidence and adaptability. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana, Namibia, Uganda); Central America (Belize); South America (Chile); Asia (Brunei Darussalam, China, Malaysia, Oman). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary but applicants are invited to an assessment weekend. Charity number: 1047653 RATHBONE C.I. 1st Floor, The Excalibur Building 77 Whitworth Street Manchester M1 6EZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 161 236 5358 Fax: +44 (0) 161 236 4539 Contact: Learning Difficulties Helpline Profile: Rathbone C.I. works to improve opportunities for people who have limited access to services, many of whom have moderate learning difficulties and other special needs. Clients are mainly young people and adults trying to achieve independence, either through first time employment or through newly acquired living skills. Rathbone presents opportunity in the form of stepping stones which people can choose at different stages in their lives to suit their individual needs. Broadly speaking the spectrum of services offered is: vocational education, work experience, employment preparation/independent living services, vocational training, employment search. Support services include: family support and a Learning Difficulties Helpline which offers advice and information to parents and professionals on all aspects of special needs education. Total UK projects: Approximately 100. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, caring (general and residential), community work, computers, counselling, fundraising, group work, marketing/publicity, teaching, training, visiting / befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, details on application. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cleveland, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Shropshire, Surrey, Tyne and Wear, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W); Scotland (Central, Fife, Highland, Lothian, Strathclyde, Tayside); Wales (Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Gwent). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at various locations. Charity number: 287120 REFUGEE COUNCIL, THE 3 Bondway London SW8 1SJ UK Tel: + 44 (0) 820 3000 Fax: +44 (0) 820 8905 Contact: Philippa Stonebridge, Volunteer Coordinator
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Profile: The Refugee Council is a charity which gives practical support to refugees and promotes their rights in Britain and abroad. It acts as a representative for many different agencies and organisations involved in refugee issues. Its members and associate members include international development agencies, refugee service providers, regional refugee organisations, as well as a large number of local refugee community groups. The practical help given includes: advice and information to individual refugees and to other advisers, support to refugee community organisations, and training for jobs. The Refugee Council plays a central role in representing refugees' interests to governments and policymakers, and provides a forum for organisations involved with refugees to meet and formulate policy and advocacy on refugee issues. The work of the Refugee Council is currently delivered through 3 divisions whose respective directors report to the Refugee Council's Chief Executive: the operations group; the communications group; the support services group. Total UK projects: 5 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Human rights, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL). Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, cooking, driving, research, teaching, translating, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As soon as possible. Work alone/with others: Varies. Volunteers with disabilities: At some placements. Qualifications required: Some desirable but none essential. Health requirements: Varies according to placement. Costs to volunteer: Travel and subsistence. UK placements: England (London). RELIEF FUND FOR ROMANIA PO Box 2122 London W1A 2ZX UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 437 6978 Fax: +44 (0) 171 494 1740 Contact: Edward Parry Profile: Almost all volunteers are needed in UK charity shops, very few are sent to Romania. The minimum age depends on maturity assessed at interview. Volunteers with an offending background are considered. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, poor/ homeless. Activities can include: International aid. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: Europe (Romania). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at charity shops—usually South East England. Charity number: 1046737 RENAISSANCE MARITIME TRUST c/o Bristol & West 24 The Quay Bideford N. Devon EX29 2EZ UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1237 425566 Fax: + 44 (0) 1237 478965 Contact: J. A. Bell
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Profile: The Renaissance Maritime Charitable Trust is a company with charitable status that was set up in 1989 to build a cargo carrying sailing ship to achieve the following objectives. (1) To provide young people, and in particularly the disadvantaged, with a six month programme of challenging, workbased training within the context of a long and purposeful sea voyage. (2) To provide economic sea transport for International Aid Agencies sending relief supplies and appropriate selfhelp technologies to developing countries,and to subsidise this with normal commercial cargoes. (3) To use the profits generated to further these objectives. Consumer societies no longer provide 'rite of passage' into adulthood for their young. Divorced from creative, physical work, increasing numbers live vicariously, cut off from the old value systems that their grandparents knew. For them, life is reduced to obtaining the money to buy the latest product that is being marketed through the media. Lacking any other values, many give way to their angry, frustrated energies by engaging in crime. They are not afraid of physical hardship—their fear is ennui— boredom, lack of meaning and purpose. After lengthy consultations, the Trust has produced a tough, morally and physically challenging six month programme of work based training (NVQs) set in the context of a three month seas voyage. Each year 120 young people (aged 16 plus) will be placed at the cutting edge of one of the great moral issues of the day the relief of poverty and hunger. In the process they will learn selfdiscipline, teamwork, respect for others and achieve a level of self esteem and selfworth. The programme is open to all young people but particularly to those coming from 'institutionalised' care backgrounds (who may receive little support from their local authority guardians when they leave at age sixteen). No restrictions on volunteers with offending backgrounds. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 5 weeks (min.) 24 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Environmental causes, inner city problems, offenders/ exoffenders, poor/homeless, refugees, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Caring (general), counselling, development issues, outdoor skills, social work, sport, technical skills, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Outdoor pursuits, particularly waterbased skills. Health requirements: Must be physically fit. Costs to volunteer: Will need to complete the 6 month programme of training, in the majority of cases. Volunteer benefits: After above programme of training, all will be provided. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Devon). Overseas placements: Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Equat. Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Reunion, Saint Helena, Sao Tomé/Pr., Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zaire); South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela); Europe (Albania, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Yugoslavia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 1016921
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RICHARD CAVE MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS HOME Servite Convent Leuchie North Berwick E. Lothian EH39 5NT Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1620 892864 Contact: Sister Frances Mary Profile: The Richard Cave Multiple Sclerosis Home is run by the Order of Servite Sisters as a holiday home for sufferers of multiple sclerosis of all ages. Volunteers assist with health care, take patients for walks, write postcards for them and accompany them on special outings, take them on shopping trips and organise games for them. Volunteers have their own rooms and a sitting room and small kitchen in the building. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), health care/medical. Activities can include: Administration, caring (general). 1625 year olds placed each year: 25 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nursing qualifications useful but certainly not essential. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to North Berwick. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus £35 pocket money per week. Certification: Reference. UK placements: Scotland (Lothian). Charity number: SCO 16433 RICHMOND FELLOWSHIP 8 Addison Road London W14 8DL UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 603 6373 Contact: Personnel Department Profile: The Richmond Fellowship has worked in the field of mental health since 1959. It runs more than 50 communitybased projects in the UK working with people of all ages. The projects include intensive rehabilitation programmes, supported housing projects, group homes and workshops for people with mental health problems, schizophrenia, addiction and emotional problems. Work in the projects focuses on helping residents to regain personal stability, the ability to make good relationships and to find and keep a job. The Fellowship also runs its own colleges and provides a comprehensive range of training options for its own staff and for people involved in mental health and human relations work. Volunteers are needed to work within some of the projects, supervised by project staff, assisting the residents and helping in the daytoday running of the house. Some volunteers also become involved in activities such as gardening, cooking, art, music, drama and sport. Total UK projects: 50 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day), community work, cooking, gardening/horticulture, group work, music, sport, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Board and lodging. Volunteer benefits: Reasonable expenses reimbursed. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry,
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Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). RICHMOND FELLOWSHIP INTERNATIONAL Clyde House 109 Strawberry Vale Twickenham TW1 4SJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 744 9585 Fax: + 44 (0) 181 891 0500 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Liz Robinson Profile: The Richmond Fellowship International was founded in 1981, and exists to improve the conditions of the mentally ill overseas, mainly in developing countries. It is the largest international voluntary organisation working in the field of mental health. There are now over 30 affiliates of Richmond Fellowship International, implementing mental health programmes, using the Fellowship's model. In addition to halfway houses and day centres aimed at psychiatric rehabilitation, there are projects for drug addicts, adolescents and street children, over 50 per cent of them in the developing world. Project funding is obtained mainly from EU and DFJD cofunded schemes. Richmond Fellowship International has 6 or 7 staff at UK headquarters as well as a small number of overseas personnel. There are only a few vacancies and candidates need to be stable, flexible, intelligent, capable and good with people. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 100 plus. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 208 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 22 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, disabled (mentally), poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting, young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, building/ construction, caring (general and residential), community work, computers, cooking, counselling, driving, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, social work, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 510 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Only secretarial work. Qualifications required: Good English. Social workers, psychologists, nurses, teachers, plus people with expertise in building, agriculture, outdoor skills, fundraising and secretarial work. Languages an advantage. Health requirements: Good health necessary. Costs to volunteer: Travel to UK interview and return air fare if abroad. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus £30 per week (in Third World countries, £15 per week). Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana, Zimbabwe); Central America (Barbados, Costa Rica, Grenada, Jamaica, Mexico, Trinidad/Tobago); North America (USA); South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay); Asia (Bangladesh, India, Israel, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines); Europe (Hungary). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in London. Charity number: 283294
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RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION Avenue R National Agricultural Centre Kenilworth Warwickshire CV8 2LY UK Tel: +44 (0) 1203 696510 Fax: +44 (0) 1203 696532 Contact: Val David Profile: Voluntary work may be available at the centres around Britain in the counties indicated though accommodation is limited. There are also about 16 holidays per year from 47 days in duration which would need volunteers. Positions are quickly filled so apply early. Total UK projects: 15 holidays, 12 centres. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), young people. Activities can include: Caring (day and general), outdoor skills, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Experience with disabled and horses. First aid etc. an advantage. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs only (but not to and from the venue). Accommodation (except Clwyd and Derbyshire) and sometimes contribution to board. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging on holidays. UK placements: England (Avon, Berkshire, Derbyshire, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hereford/Worcs, Kent, Surrey, Warwickshire, Yorkshire—W); Scotland (Strathclyde); Wales (Clwyd). RIGHT HAND TRUST Gelligason Llanfair Caereinion Powys SY21 9HE Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1938 810215 Fax: +44 (0) 1938 810215 Email: 1066012271 @compuserve.com Contact: Mark Wright Profile: The Right Hand Trust offers placements in Africa and the Caribbean as guests of the local Anglican Church. The purpose of the placements is for the young people to have a crosscultural experience in a Christian context. Activities are usually centred on teaching at a Mission School but there is also scope for a range of other community involvements. The young people live in simple housing and have a lifestyle as near to that of the host community as possible. Young people are accepted from every Christian denomination and no particular level of commitment is expected though communicant status in a home church is welcomed. Training in the UK includes a few days induction, a placement weekend, a short TEFL course and a week's crosscultural training; this is followed by a short acclimatisation course on arrival in the New Year. The Trust publishes a newssheet (The Bush Telegraph) written by the young people (and not edited). Enquirers sending an A4 SAE get a copy with the application form etc. The view of the majority of those who have participated in the project is that they have had a lifeenriching, perhaps life changing experience that they will value for a long time. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 8 Starting months: January. Time required: 32 weeks (min.) 50 weeks (max.).
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Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, health care/medical, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, community work, DIY, library/resource centres, music, religion, social work, sport, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: Before 1 July. Work alone/with others: In pairs. Qualifications required: Alevel or vocational training (lowtech). Christian commitment. Health requirements: No known medical problems. Full range of preventative injections. Costs to volunteer: Approximately £2,300 for flights/accommodation/ insurance/training etc. plus cost of food (£1£2 per day). Certification: Written reference available if requested. Overseas placements: Africa (Gambia, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Swaziland, Uganda, Zimbabwe); Central America (Grenada, St Vincent). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in various locations but mainly in Powys. Charity number: 1014934 RITCHIE RUSSELL HOUSE YOUNG DISABLED UNIT The Churchill Hospital Headington Oxford OX3 7LJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 225482 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 225484 Contact: Voluntary Services Organiser Profile: The Ritchie Russell House Young Disabled Unit cares for disabled people aged between 16 and 65. Ritchie Russell House is a purposebuilt unit in the grounds of the Churchill Hospital. It is for the care and welfare of physically disabled people and those with a degenerative illness. The aims of the unit are to encourage selfsufficiency and to foster interests among the clients, to forge links between them, their relatives and friends, volunteers, community workers and other clients to work together for social interaction and lifeenhancing activities, so as to improve their opportunities and welfare. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Disabled (physically), health care/medical, holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring (day and general), computers, cooking, fundraising, gardening/horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 10. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Excellent communication skills, initiative, sensitivity to caring needs. Health requirements: Usually none but medical details must be submitted. Costs to volunteer: Find own accommodation and possible contribution if carers go on holiday. Volunteer benefits: Rewarding and satisfying. Certification: Written reference if requested. UK placements: England (Oxfordshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at Ritchie Russell House, Oxford. Charity number: 278109
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ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF BIRDS The Lodge Sandy Bedfordshire SG19 2DL UK Tel: +44 (0) 1767 680551 Fax: + 44 (0) 1767 692365 Contact: Voluntary Wardening Administrator Profile: RSPB volunteers interested in natural history and ornithology are needed for a variety of conservationrelated tasks on bird reserves throughout the UK. Total UK projects: 26 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 400 When to apply: All year, write for a pack. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, in some reserves. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Food and pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation Certification: Yes, for specific requests. UK placements: England (throughout except Cumbria, Dorset, Humberside, Kent, Lancashire, Norfolk, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Yorkshire—W); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Lothian, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent). S SALMON YOUTH CENTRE, THE 43 Old Jamaica Road Bermondsey London SE164TE UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 237 3788 Fax: +44 (0) 1070 252 0285 Contact: Pete Devlin, Senior Youth Worker Profile: The Salmon Youth Centre exists to meet the physical, social, intellectual, emotional and spiritual needs of the young people of Bermondsey. It hopes that the young people will recognise and respond to the Christian faith, which is the basis of all the work, and which it believes is the ultimate answer to their needs. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 11 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Administration, community work, marketing/publicity, religion, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 15 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others, in teams. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Fulltime volunteers are given board, lodging and some travel costs. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the Centre. Charity number: 278979
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SALVATION ARMY 101 Queen Victoria Street London EC4P 4EP UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 236 5222 Fax: +44 (0) 171 236 6272 Contact: Irene Lovely Profile: There is no voluntary work at the Salvation Army Headquarters and prospective volunteers should contact their local hostel or branch through the telephone directory. The Salvation Army has its own officers and trained resettlement workers, so volunteers would only be involved in doing the mundane tasks. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, refugees. Activities can include: Administration, catering, cooking, religion, social work, technical skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Varies. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. SAMARITANS, THE 10 The Grove Slough Berkshire SL1 1QP UK Tel: +44 (0) 1753 532713 Fax: +44 (0) 1753 819004 Contact: Justin Irwin Profile: The Samaritans provides confidential emotional support to anyone who is in despair or suicidal, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year throughout the UK and the Republic of Ireland. Most contacts are by telephone but people can talk face to face or correspond by letter or email. The 20,000 people who provide this service are all volunteers and each of the 204 branches are independent charities, responsible for raising revenue and capital costs. The Samaritans depends on public donations for over 90 per cent of its income. Funds are raised in the branches from public collections, events, companies and charitable trusts. A growing number of branches run charity shops. The Samaritans takes volunteers from all walks of life and is nonjudgemental. Contact your local Samaritan branch for an application form. Total UK projects: 204 branches. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 Activities can include: Administration, fundraising. 1625 year olds placed each year: Unlimited. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Over 17 years old. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Minimum costs may be paid.
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Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (throughout). Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 219432 SAMASEVAYA National Secretariat Anuradhapura Road Talawa Sri Lanka Tel: 00 94 25 6266 Fax: 00 94 25 6266 Contact: Samson Jayasinghe, National Secretary Profile: Samasevaya works for peace through development; believes in the concept of settling disputes and conflicts by mutual understanding—it tolerates views of all parties involved; believes that all humanity are one brotherhood of man—it is against all types of injustice, hatred and violence, whether it be national, communal, racial, religious or political; believes in the concept of self reliance and in the total development of the individual. All individuals must collectively make decisions, plan, act and execute on a just basis. Samasevaya helps the poorest in their best interests, in the humblest form, to attain goals both social and economic. It believes in the rights of women and that all men and women have a very important role in the translation of the social economic position of women. It provides loans, making them socially mobilised, and also provides them with scientific knowledge of agriculture and other incomegenerating activities. It also takes an active interest in the environment on the basis that the environment has to be bequeathed to future generations intact. Present activities include educational programme on self reliance; educational programme on national harmony; Samasevaya children's foundation; educational programme on the environment; upliftment of women. The work camps provide the opportunity for young people of various nationalities and communities to live together for a short period. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 17 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 48 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, human rights, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, primary and secondary), unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, community work, development issues, first aid, forestry, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, scientific work, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes for workcamps programme. Qualifications required: Usually nil. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Everything except accommodation. Volunteer benefits: Free accommodation. Certification: Yes if required. Overseas placements: Asia (Sri Lanka). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: S 371 SCOPE—London & South East Region Shackleton Square Priestley Way Crawley W. Sussex RH10 2GZ UK
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Contact: The Director Profile: Scope exists to provide support and services for people with cerebral palsy and their families. Cerebral palsy (CP) is damage to parts of the brain which results in physical impairment affecting movement. It is not a disease or an illness, but most commonly the result of failure of a part of the brain to develop, either before birth or in early childhood. Scope originally started in 1952 as The National Spastics Society. It is about opening doors, enabling people with CP to gain access to the opportunities that everyone needs to make the best use of their abilities. Education services provide training and support for children and adults with CP, and also for parents and helpers. Living options services provide accommodation, personal support, training, opportunities for further education, personal development and advocacy for adults with CP and other physical and learning disabilities. Scope runs residential and small group homes, supported independent living schemes and day and respite services. It is also involved in a supported employment programme which not only provides information for people with CP but also employs people through the scheme. Scope also has 2 national sources of information and there is a freephone Cerebral Palsy Helpline that is open 7 days a week. There is also a library and information unit, which responds to both telephone and written enquiries. There are 35 local affiliated groups in this area, some of whom provide services and support groups. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted for some work. Total UK projects: Many. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryOctober. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 15 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, caring (day and residential), catering, community work, computers, driving, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, library / resource centres, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Hundreds. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both, but usually with others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, when possible. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil, unless it affects the individual's ability to perform the agreed tasks. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Out of pocket expenses—normally 30p per mile for own car, and bus or rail fares. Lunch allowance. Certification: Reference if requested. UK placements: England (Kent, London, Surrey, Sussex—E, Sussex—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the project location. SCOPE—Midlands Region Shapland House Clews Road Oakenshaw Redditch B98 7ST UK Tel: +44 (0) 1527 550909 Fax: +44 (0) 1527 550808 See Profile and details for SCOPE—London & South East Region. UK placements: England (Derbyshire, Hereford/Worcs, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, West Midlands). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions.
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Interviews: Interviews take place at the project location. SCOPE The North Region 8 Brindley Way 41 Business Park North Wakefield WF2 0XJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1924 828980 Fax: +44 (0) 1924 829037 See Profile and details for SCOPE—London and SouthEast Region. UK placements: England (Cheshire, Cleveland, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire, Manchester, Merseyside, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W). SCOPE—West Region Pamwell House 160 Pennywell Road Easton Bristol BS5 OTX UK Tel: +44 (0) 117 941 4424 Fax: +44 (0) 117 941 4024 Contact: J. Hathway, Regional Administrator See Profile and details for SCOPE—London & South East Region. UK placements: England (Avon, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the project location. Charity number: 208231 SCOTQUEST—YMCA SCOTLAND 11 Rutland Street Edinburgh EH1 2AE Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 131 228 1464 Fax: +44 (0) 131 228 5462 Contact: Nick Landsdell Profile: Scotquest is an innovative project which provides opportunities for outdoor adventure and the creative arts for young people at risk. A mobile expedition unit provides flexibility together with use of YMCA Scotland's outdoor unit at Bonskeid House, Pitlochry and is available to all agencies working with people in the 'at risk' category. Outdoor adventure and the creative arts are used to enable the learning, growth and personal development of the young people. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, community work, development issues, music, outdoor skills, sport, theatre/ drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on disability. Qualifications required: Nil, outdoor qualifications useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel and all expenses. UK placements: Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Strathclyde, Tayside). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place in Edinburgh. Charity number: 32970 SCOTTISH CHURCHES WORLD EXCHANGE 121 George Street Edinburgh
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EH2 4YN Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 131 225 8115 Fax: +44 (0) 131 225 8528 Contact: The Rev. Robert S. Anderson, Director Profile: Scottish Churches World Exchange (SCWE) sends 40 volunteers each year to work in the developing world and assists congregations and groups planning their own shortterm visits or exchanges. Placements are arranged through partner churches and agencies of the Church of Scotland, the Catholic Church, the Scottish Episcopal Church and the United Reformed Church. Volunteers of all denominations, experiences and ages are taken. Volunteers have worked in Guatemala, El Salvador, Romania, Palestine, Israel, Pakistan, India, South Africa, Kenya, Malawi, Thailand and Lebanon. They work in health, education, development, church/ community and administration according to their skills and experiences. SCWE provides training before departure, support while the volunteers are overseas and runs a programme for returned volunteers. Preparation courses are held twice a year. Volunteers are expected to raise money for the World Exchange Fund. This pays for travel/insurance, preparation courses before departure, debriefing weekend upon return and contributes to costs while the volunteer is overseas. (Other overseas costs are borne by the host organisation overseas.) SCWE hopes that in all their placements there is something of value for the volunteers themselves, for the host and for the Scottish churches. The time as a volunteer should be a time of growth in terms of both maturity and faith. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 50 Starting months: January and JulySeptember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 100 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, human rights, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/ assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, building/construction, caring (general), community work, computers, cooking, driving, forestry, fundraising, international aid, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, religion, social work, teaching, technical skills, translating, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 40 When to apply: By end of February. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Member of Scottish church or United Reformed church, UK. Health requirements: Have to pass medical, but will depend on location. Costs to volunteer: Raising £2,000 towards cost. Volunteer benefits: Food, accommodation, travel and pocket money. Training and resettlement programme, with a small resettlement grant. Certification: Only if requested. Overseas placements: Africa (Kenya, Malawi, South Africa); Central America (El Salvador, Guatemala); Asia (India, Israel, Lebanon, Pakistan, Palestine, Thailand); Europe (Romania). Charity number: SCO20905 SCOTTISH CONSERVATION PROJECTS Ballalan House 24 Allan Park Stirling FK8 2QG Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1786 479697 Fax: +44 (0) 1786 465359 Email:
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Profile: Scottish Conservation Projects is an operational division of The British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (BTCV) and involves people in improving the quality of the environment through practical conservation. Volunteers carry out work such as drystone dyking, footpath construction, vegetation clearance and tree planting. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on circumstances. Total UK projects: Approximately 40. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MarchOctober. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology, architecture, conservation, environmental causes, heritage, wildlife, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, forestry, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, manual work, marketing/publicity, outdoor skills, technical skills, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 300 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others usually. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on work and site. Contact BTCV for advice. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Reasonable health. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, food, insurance and training. UK placements: Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: SCO14077 SCOTTISH WILDLIFE TRUST Cramond House Kirk Cramond Cramond Glebe Road Edinburgh EH4 6NS UK Tel: + 44 (0) 131 312 7765 Fax: + 44 (0) 131 312 8705 Contact: Jo Hobbett, Education Development Officer Profile: Scottish Wildlife Trust is Scotland's leading voluntary body for nature conservation which works to protect, enhance and promote enjoyment of all aspects of our natural heritage. One important area of the work is environmental training in which there is a long and successful history. The Trust is an approved SCOTVEC centre and involved in the development and implementation of new qualifications for working in environmental conservation. It owns and manages over 100 wildlife reserves from the Borders to Orkney and protects 7,000 wildlife sites. It owns large areas of public greenspace in Cumbernauld and Irvine enjoyed by local people and benefiting wildlife. Among the major campaigns is the Peat Project which has already led to more gardeners choosing peatfree alternatives which saves peat bogs. Volunteers are also needed for such projects as environmental education projects and writing management plans for reserves. Volunteers with offending backgrounds may be acepted but checks would be made when working with children. Total UK projects: Many. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting (mature, nursery, primary and secondary), wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, campaigning, computers,
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development issues, driving, fundraising, group work, library/resource centres, manual work, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, teaching, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but depending on type of disability and location of project. Qualifications required: Driving licence sometimes required. Other skills depend on type of project. Health requirements: Dependent on the project. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel. On some projects training courses are paid for. Certification: Yes. UK placements: Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are usually conducted, depending on the project. Charity number: SC 005792 SCOUT ASSOCIATION, THE BadenPowell House Queen's Gate London SW7 5JS UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 584 7030 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 590 5103 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Community Development Department Profile: The aim of The Scout Association is to promote the development of young people in achieving their full physical, intellectual, social, and spiritual potentials, as individuals, as responsible citizens and as members of their local, national and international communities. The method of achieving the aim of The Scout Association is by providing an enjoyable and attractive scheme of progressive training, based on the Scout Promise and Law, guided by adult leadership. The Scout Association is the country's largest coeducational youth movement, with over 640,000 voluntary members in the UK. A major priority of The Scout Association's aim and method is youth achievement. Children and young people take part in the progressive training scheme from 620 years. From 18 years young people can become leaders, who enable an attractive range of activities for young people and run by young people. Youth involvement also influences the decisionmaking process of The Scout Association, as more young people join committees which form policies affecting the future of The Scout Association in the UK. A core part of the progressive training scheme in the UK is community development, with young people donating their time to help others. This is an integral part of all progressive awards of The Scout Association. On an international level, scouts are encouraged to learn more about the world environment. More than 13,000 scouts travel abroad each year, and many complete development projects whilst overseas. These are often run in partnership with Scout Associations from different countries. All projects are planned by young people, under the guidance of leaders. Decisions on travel, accommodation, finance, etc. are taken by young people. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted—each case is assessed individually. Total UK projects: 10,000 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, inner
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city problems, unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, arts/crafts, catering, community work, computers, cooking, development issues, driving, first aid, fundraising, group work, international aid, marketing/ publicity, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, religion, sport, summer camps, theatre/drama, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 30,000 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on local circumstances and facilities arrangements can be made. Qualifications required: Volunteer opportunities only for Scouts. Health requirements: Good health appropriate to activity/role undertaken. Costs to volunteer: This depends on level/degree of involvement and activities involved in. Volunteer benefits: Arrangements can be made to pay costs. Certification: Can be arranged. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clywd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Namibia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe); Central America (Anguilla, Antigua/ Barbuda, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Dominica, St KittsNevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad/Tobago, Turks/Caicos Isles); South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Falkland Islands); Asia (Armenia, Georgia, India, Japan, Mongolia, Nepal, Palestine, Russia, Sri Lanka, Turkey); Australasia (Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu); Europe (Albania, Belarus, BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place locally. Charity number: 306101 SCRIPTURE UNION HOLIDAYS 207209 Queensway Bletchley Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK2 2EB UK Tel: +44 (0) 1908 856000 Fax: +44 (0) 1908 856111 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Holidays Administrator Profile: Scripture Union needs activity holiday voluntary instructors required to work throughout the summer to help organise Christian activity holidays for young people and carry out residential work. Volunteers work on sites for up to 10 days in Britain and overseas. You will work with, befriend and take responsibility for a small group of young people or children, present the Gospel in varying ways—stories, drama, games etc.—take part in teaching, outdoor activities, arts and crafts, sports and special interests with the children and young people, join in daily prayer and worship within a team, work hard with others on the team, prepare material to use with the children and young people, have fun and much, more more. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on offence. Total UK projects: 107 Total overseas projects: 2 Starting months: MaySeptember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks. (max.).
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Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled, teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, arts/crafts, catering, computers, cooking, counselling, first aid, group work, music, outdoor skills, religion, sport, summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 5,000 When to apply: All year. Summer deadline is 1 July. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Possibly. Qualifications required: Christian plus qualifications in outdoor activities, sports, first aid, life saving, disabled. Health requirements: Good general health. Costs to volunteer: Contribution of £25£160 depending on location (some grants available if 1825 years). Volunteer benefits: Youth work training provided, working in a Christian team environment. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hereford/ Worcs, Hertfordshire, Kent, Merseyside, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, SussexW, Tyne and Wear, Wiltshire, Yorkshire—N); Wales (Glamorgan—W, Powys). Overseas placements: Europe (Switzerland, Ukraine). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but volunteers must be fluent in English. Charity number: 213422 SEA CADET CORPS 202 Lambeth Road London SE1 7JF UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 928 8978 Fax: +44 (0) 171 928 8914 Contact: Administration Department Profile: Young people with relevant qualifications may be needed to instruct for Sea Cadet Corps. Prospective volunteers should contact their local branch. Total UK projects: 400 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Outdoor skills, sport. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Instructor level qualifications RYA, mountaineering, diving, engineering or similar. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Overseas placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). SEDEPAC Apartado Postal 27054 06760 Mexico DF Mexico Tel: 00 52 5 584 3985 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Roberto Garcia Profile: Sedepac is a Mexican nongovernment organisation which needs volunteers to work in remote rural villages in Mexico improving and constructing schools or other community facilities and to help with agricultural projects. In turn, the volunteer learns about local culture, women's issues, local politics and indigenous life in
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Mexico. All Sedepac placements are in indigenous areas. Participants fly to Mexico City, arriving on or before 30 June. Orientation takes place in Zilitia, a 10hour bus ride from Mexico City and the programme ends in midAugust. Each year Sedepac accepts approximately 10 Europeans/British, 15 North Americans and 15 youths from Mexico and other Latin American countries. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JuneAugust. Time required: 7 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, heritage, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting (mature, nursery, primary and secondary), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, community work, cooking, development issues, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, manual work, music, outdoor skills, social work, sport, teaching, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 40 in total, 15 from Europe. When to apply: Before 1 April. Work alone/with others: In groups of 1012. Volunteers with disabilities: Accommodation can be provided but the atmosphere is rural and rugged. Qualifications required: Fluent spoken Spanish. Health requirements: Necessary innoculations, otherwise none. Costs to volunteer: All travel expenses plus approximately US$400 to cover board, lodging, insurance plus orientation. Volunteer benefits: Limited scholarships available some years. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Central America (Mexico). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but volunteers must speak fluent Spanish. Application form must be filled out in Spanish, which is then evaluated. SEEABILITY 5666 Highlands Road Leatherhead Surrey KT22 8NR UK Tel: +44 (0) 1372 373086 Fax: +44 (0) 1372 370143 Contact: Volunteer Services Coordinator Profile: Seeability is the trading name of the Royal School for the Blind. Volunteers are needed to help realise the potential of people who are blind and have other disabilities. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the nature of the offence, each application is judged individually. Total UK projects: 6 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, holidays for disabled, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (day and general), computers, DIY, driving, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, library/resource centres, marketing/ publicity, music, sport, theatre/drama, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: As many as possible. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, but depends on disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Generally good health. Volunteers must inform
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Seeability of any ill health. Costs to volunteer: Costs of travel between home and Seeability. Volunteer benefits: Out of pocket expenses, plus lunch where appropriate. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Devon, Hampshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex—E). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, although aural and/or written English should be good. Interviews: Interviews take place at the Leatherhead campus. Charity number: 255913 SENSE The National Deafblind and Rubella Association 1113 Clifton Terrace London N4 3SR UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 272 7774 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 272 6012 Contact: Gemma Blackie, Voluntary Officer Profile: Sense holidays are for people of varying ages, from the very young to around the late 30s who have a sensory impairment and other difficulties. This means people who are: deafblind (hearing and visually impaired); visually impaired with one or more additional disabilities; hearing impaired with one or more additional disability. Additional disabilities may include, for example, a learning disability or cerebral palsy. A number of Sense holidaymakers use wheelchairs or may need help with mobility. Sense has organised holidays since 1984. The aim is simply for holidaymakers to have fun in a supportive environment, while at the same time gaining new experiences and meeting new people. Importantly, the holidays also give parents and carers a chance to have a well earned break. Holidays generally last for about a week and take place through the summer months, mostly during the school break. Every holiday is managed by one (or more) experienced, skilled holiday leaders, backed up by a team of volunteers. The ratio of volunteers to holidaymakers is generally at least one to one and usually more. As a group everyone is on holiday together although Sense holidays may not be as relaxing as holidays you may have experienced in the past! Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July and August. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring (day, general and residential), outdoor skills, summer camps). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Before April. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Cash for personal needs. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, food and transport. UK placements: England (Cornwall, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Lancashire, Norfolk, Somerset, Suffolk, Sussex—E, Tyne and Wear, Warwickshire, Yorkshire—N); N. Ireland (Fermanagh); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed). Overseas placements: Europe (France). SENSE SCOTLAND 15 Newark Drive Pollockshields Glasgow G41 4QB Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 141 424 3222 Fax: +44 (0) 141 424 1390 Email:
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Profile: Sense Scotland is part of Sense, the National Deafblind and Rubella Association. It provides a number of direct services to people who, at birth or from an early age, have impairments to either sight or hearing, or both whether or not they have other disabilities. The services provided include respite, day care, holidays, group homes, information and support for families. Volunteers enable Sense Scotland to provide clients with services such as playdays and holidays. They can also provide support to staff at the respite unit, or help out in one of the shops or on a collecting day. Volunteers also help during the summer playscheme, which runs Monday to Friday during the school holidays. Playdays are oneafternoon activity sessions where volunteers help with painting, baking, music playing or visits to the park. The holidays are 7 or 8 day breaks where volunteers are paired with a client, who they befriend for that week, assisting with care needs of bathing, dressing and feeding, as well as other activities, such as visits to the zoo, swimming, canoeing etc. Total UK projects: 9 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (physically), holidays for disabled, young people. Activities can include: Fundraising, group work, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 35. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With other volunteers and staff. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses. Holiday volunteers receive accommodation, food etc. Certification: No formal certificate. UK placements: Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the premises. Charity number: SCO22097 SERMATHANG PROJECT c/o A. J. Lunch 8 Milton Court Milton Manor Northampton Northamptonshire NN73AX UK Tel: +44 (0) 1604 858617 or 858225 Fax: +44 (0) 1604 858323 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Anthony J. Lunch Profile: Perched 2,700 metres up in the Himalayas, Sermathang is 70 miles from Kathmandu. It is a day's bus ride to the end of the road and then a 15 mile climb through some of the most beautiful trekking scenery in the region. Sermathang is a traditional mountain village with about 80 houses. Farming is the main occupation. The only electricity is via a generator and water is collected from springs. There is a mobile phone in the village for urgent calls. Yangrima School was set up in 1987 by the village community to improve the children's education without having to leave the village. Volunteers started going to Yangrima in 1989 when the school was in a small rundown building. It has now been rebuilt on a hilltop ridge a short walk from the village, with 10 classrooms, a library, staff room and basic sports facilities. There are now over 140 pupils from 4 to 17 years old. There is an active support group of exvolunteers, parents and trekkers. Volunteers are needed to teach subjects such as English, geography, maths and
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science, and to run sport and other activities. Volunteers will be fulltime members of staff with a normal teaching load. This is unpaid but the rewards are enormous. The older children's English is good and all the children are eager to learn. There are currently six Nepalese teachers. Volunteers live in the village, either with a family or in a rented house. Most of the children live with their families locally or in the board house, so it is easy to become involved with the community. Being part of a different culture, with its own religions and festivals, has been a great experience for past volunteers. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: February and October. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 20 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (EFL, primary and secondary), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Community work, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: In pairs. Qualifications required: Alevels or a degree. Health requirements: Innoculations. Costs to volunteer: £1,000, approximately £450 travel, subsistence £6£100 per week. Registration video £25. Help with fundraising for Nepalese teacher salaries—£500. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Asia (Nepal). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in Kent, London, Northampton, Manchester or Scotland. SERVICE ARCHEOLOGIQUE D'ARRAS 80 rue Méaulens Prolongée Arras 62000 France Tel: 00 33 3 21 50 86 32 Fax: 00 33 3 21 50 50 00 Contact: Alain Jacques Profile: Service Archeologique d'Arras carries out archaeological research on the sanctuary of Attis and the Byzantine barracks of the ancient town of Nemetacum. Volunteers help with the excavations, and with the washing and cataloguing of the archaeological finds. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology. Activities can include: Group work, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Antitetanus vaccination essential and no health problems. Costs to volunteer: Registration fee of FF50. All expenses and pocket money. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (France). SERVICE ARCHEOLOGIQUE DE DOUAI 191 Rue St Albin 59500 Douai France Tel: 00 33 3 27 71 38 90 Fax: 00 33 3 27 71 38 93 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Director Profile: Service Archeologique de Douai conducts archaeological excavations in the medieval town of Douai. Volunteers are needed to assist with the excavations and drawing of maps. Volunteers with an offending background accepted.
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Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July and August. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 8 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Technical skills, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 150 When to apply: 15 June. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Spoken English or French. Health requirements: Innoculation against tetanus. Costs to volunteer: Registration fee of FF150, all expenses including pocket money, except accommodation. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation. Certification: On request. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary. SERVICE D'ARCHEOLOGIE DU CONSEIL GENERAL DE VAUCLUSE Hotel Department, BP 318 F84021 Avignon Cedex France Tel: 00 33 4 90 86 33 33 Contact: MichelEdouart Bellet Profile: Service d'Archeologie du Conseil General de Vaucluse needs volunteers to participate in excavations on various sites with the aim of protecting, researching and documenting archaeological sites throughout Vaucluse. Recent excavations have included the prehistoric and medieval sites and the GalloRoman towns of VaisonlaRomaine, Cavaillon, Orange, Apt and Avignon. Volunteers should be prepared to do hard physical work: 40 hours per week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: March, April, June, July and August. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, heritage. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Fluent French essential and some archaeological experience desirable. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, food and insurance. Overseas placements: Europe (France). SERVICE PROTESTANTE DE LA JEUNESSE—ANNEE DIACONALE Rue de Champ de Mars 5 1050 Brussels Belgium Tel: 00 32 2 513 2401 Contact: M. LadrièreAbrassart Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: September. Time required: 42 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, teaching/assisting (nursery). Activities can include: Caring (general and residential), teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Basic knowledge of French essential. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: BF500 application fee; insurance and travel costs. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging, laundry plus BF4,000 per month. Overseas placements: Europe (Belgium). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No
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restrictions. SERVICE REGIONAL DE L'ARCHEOLOGIE 6 rue de la Manufacture F45000 Orleans France Tel: 00 33 2 38 53 91 38 or 00 33 2 38 78 85 43 Profile: Service Regional de l'Archeologie requires diggers and draughtsmen to work on an archaeological dig in Orleans or in one of the other digs in Central France. It is an 8 hour day and 5 day week. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: August. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, heritage. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: April. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Relevant archaeological experience and knowledge of French desirable. Health requirements: Antitetanus vaccination. Costs to volunteer: Registration fee FF100. Volunteer benefits: Free board and lodging. Overseas placements: Europe (France). SERVICES FOR OPEN LEARNING North Devon Professional Centre Vicarage Street Barnstaple Devon EX32 7HB UK Tel: +44 (0) 1271 327319 Fax: +44 (0) 1271 376650 Email:
[email protected] Contact: G. Yeo Profile: Services for Open Learning (SOL) was set up in 1991, as a nonprofit organisation by its present Director, Grenville Yeo. The need to support teachers in countries where the demand for English has suddenly mushroomed following the political changes of 1989/90, and where resources were limited, was the driving force behind SOL. It began offering courses in England at much lower prices than commercial schools, and to work in close harmony with schools and their needs. SOL was operating in 6 countries during 1997 and 1998. Each has its own incountry coordinator, who is a qualified teacher of English. They are the link between the main office in Barnstaple, and the teachers taking groups to England. Since 1992 SOL has recruited qualified nativespeaking teachers for schools in the indicated countries. This ensures that SOL's help reaches a great many more students than can afford to travel to England. In 1997/98 around 60 such teachers were placed, including some in higher education. Coordinators maintain contact with these teachers and their schools throughout the year. A few exchanges between teachers of English and teachers in Britain during the summer holidays can usually be set up. Unfortunately, the demand far outstrips the supply of British teachers, who are busy and have very short holidays. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 70 Starting months: September. Time required: 42 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, primary and secondary). Activities can include: Teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: Any time but main recruiting is in March for September. Work alone/with others: Alone. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability. Qualifications required: Degree or teaching certificate and TEFL
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qualification or experience. Health requirements: Good health essential. Costs to volunteer: Return travel to destination country only. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and local salary. In Romania free health care cover too. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (BosniaHerzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Slovak Republic). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Volunteers must be native English speakers. Interviews: Interviews take place in Britain. Charity number: 1019182 SHAD—Haringey 33 Winkfield Road London N22 5RP UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 365 8528 Fax: +44 (0) 181 365 8528 Contact: Gisela Iveson Profile: SHAD is Support and Housing Assistance for People with Disabilities. SHAD Haringey was set up by disabled people in the early 1980s. It is a registered charity, whose aim is to enable physically disabled individuals to live independently in their own homes in the community, by providing them with a team of 24 volunteers who work on a rota basis assisting with personal care, housework, social activities etc. SHAD aims to provide volunteers with a friendly supportive environment and a valuable work experience. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted, subject to relevant references. Total UK projects: 15 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Disabled (physically). Activities can include: Caring (general and residential), community work, social work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 45 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Alone, but live with other volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Volunteers must be able to lift other people. Qualifications required: Nil, but positive and flexible attitude. Health requirements: Volunteers must be able to lift. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: £55 per week allowance, plus fares, accommodation. Certification: Written reference. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Only EU volunteers accepted. Interviews: Interviews take place in London. Charity number: 1012142 SHAD—Wandsworth 5 Bedford Hill Balham London SW129ET UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 675 6095 Fax: +44 (0) 181 673 2118 Contact: Volunteer Development Officer Profile: SHAD is Support and Housing Assistance for People with Disabilities. Much of the success of SHAD is a result of its ability to recruit fulltime volunteers. Volunteers come from all over Britain and Europe. Overseas volunteers from other countries are welcome providing they are able to meet their own travel expenses to this country. Volunteers are an essential part of the SHAD set up and it has enjoyed a very positive working relationship with them over the years: they are people who are responsive, sensitive, vibrant and giving. It is hoped that volunteers will gain a new perspective on disability, the possibility of personal/professional development and the opportunity of a
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busy social life in London. Volunteers usually work with a SHAD member on a 24 hour rota. They 'live out' in their own flat with other volunteers and 'sleep over' during their shift. A volunteer's job is to act as a physical facilitator to a disabled person. They provide physical assistance, enabling a person to get on with their life in a way which suits them. They act on the direction of the disabled person they are working for and are not expected to initiate actions or decisions themselves. It is SHAD's belief that a disabled person should have control over the decisions which affect every aspect of their lives. Volunteers do not act as care workers, but are recruited so the disabled person can 'borrow their arms and legs' along with their time and energy, to enable them to lead a full life. SHAD receives committed response from many volunteers every year. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (physically). Activities can include: Caring (general), community work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 90 When to apply: 2 months before starting or immediate start. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, if able to lift. Qualifications required: Clean driving licence and good English language. Some nondriving placements. Health requirements: Physically fit. Costs to volunteer: Overseas volunteers pay travel expenses to UK. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, plus £55 per week plus expenses. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed at SHAD's office. Charity number: 1001264 SHAFTESBURY SOCIETY 1620 Kingston Road South Wimbledon London SW19 8BY UK Tel: + 44 (0) 181 239 5555 Fax: +44 (0) 181 239 5580 Contact: Personnel Department Profile: The Shaftesbury Society exists to enable people in great need to achieve security, selfworth and significance. It provides care and education services for people with a physical and/or learning disability. This includes residential care, respite and domiciliary care services. The Society runs three nonmaintained schools and two colleges for pupils and students with disabilities. It also supports people who are disadvantaged and/or on a low income, by helping churches respond to local community needs. Services include Shaftesbury's Community Worker Scheme, day care services for older people, affordable furniture, and services for people who are longterm unemployed or homeless. In these way, Shaftesbury is working every day to help individuals to reach their full potential, make more of their own choices, and live more independent lives. Now one of the country's leading Christian charities, Shaftesbury works in some 100 centres across the country with more than 1,300 staff and volunteers supporting over 2,000 people with disabilities, and hundreds of others in need each year. As a charity, the Society relies on voluntary donations to sustain and expand the work. Total UK projects: 90 plus. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled
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(mentally and physically), elderly people, holidays for disabled, poor/homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), cooking, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, music, outdoor skills, sport, technical skills, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100150 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Maybe, volunteer would have to contact the unit/school directly to find out. Qualifications required: Varies. Health requirements: Depends on type of work. Some units will involve assistance in lifting. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses, board and lodging etc., depending on type of unit, i.e. whether or not it's residential. Certification: Yes on request. UK placements: England (Dorset, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hereford/Worcs), Hertfordshire, Kent, Lincolnshire, London, Northamptonshire, Surrey, Sussex—E, Sussex—W, Wiltshire, Yorkshire—W). SHARE HOLIDAY VILLAGE Smiths Strand Lisnaskea Fermanagh BT92 OEQ N. Ireland UK Tel: + 44 (0) 13567 22122 Fax: +44 (0) 13567 21893 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Nigel McKinney, Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Share Holiday Village operates a residential outdoor activity centre on the shores of Upper Lough Erne for the integration of ablebodied and disabled people. The centre offers a wide range of outdoor sports holidays and courses. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JuneOctober. Time required: 1 week (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, holidays for disabled, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Administration, arts and crafts, caring (day, general and residential), catering, cooking, gardening/horticulture, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, theatre/ drama, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: JanuaryMay. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Nil except travel to Share. Volunteer benefits: £10 per week for travel. Food and accommodation provided. Travel expenses within Ireland reimbursed. Certification: Yes, written reference. UK placements: N. Ireland (Fermanagh). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: NI 112023 SHATIL Capacity Building Center for Social Change Organizations POB 53393 Jerusalem Israel 91533 Tel: 00 972 2 6723597 Fax: 00 972 2 6735149 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Brenda NeedleShimOni, Volunteer, Coordinator Profile: Shatil, the New Israel Fund's CapacityBuilding Center for Social Change Organizations, coordinates a volunteer placement project that matches volunteers and interns with
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organisations working to strengthen democracy and promote social justice by safeguarding civil and human rights, promoting JewishArab coexistence, advancing the status of women, fostering tolerance and religious pluralism, bridging social and economic gaps, assisting citizen efforts to protect the environment, and increasing government accountability. Volunteers placed by Shatil work side by side with Israeli activists, learn to apply professional skills, and gain firsthand knowledge of the complexities and challenges facing Israeli society. For summer camps volunteers are needed for 24 weeks but at all other times volunteers are needed for a minimum of 12 weeks. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 60 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, health care/medical, human rights, inner city problems, teaching/assisting (EFL, primary and secondary). Activities can include: Administration, caring (general), community work, computers, development issues, fundraising, library/resource centres, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, research, scientific work, social work, summer camps, teaching, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: 160 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both, but usually on their own. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends upon the task and upon the disability. Qualifications required: Strong English writing and oral communications skills, good intercultural communications skills, plus basic/fluent Hebrew and Arabic; research or teaching skills a bonus. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Subsistence and travel to Israel. Volunteer benefits: Possibly board and lodging particularly in rural areas. If a volunteer is fluent in Hebrew or Arabic and willing to volunteer long term (6 months plus), subsistence stipends are available. Certification: Yes if requested. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Prospective volunteers are interviewed on arrival in Israel. SHEFFIELD WILDLIFE TRUST Wood Lane House 52 Wood Lane S. Yorkshire S6 5HE UK Tel: +44 (0) 114 231 0120 Fax: +44 (0) 114 231 0120 Contact: The Director Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (Yorkshire—S). SHEILING COMMUNITY, THE Horton Road Ashley Ringwood Dorset BH245 2EB UK Tel: +44 (0) 1425 477488 Fax: +44 (0) 1425 479536 Contact: Sian Hornby Profile: The Sheiling Community embraces around 250 adults and children, some of whom have special needs. It occupies a 50 acre rural estate and a 100 acres mixed organic farm
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which supplies much of the food. Young volunteers, 'coworkers', children 'trainees' and 'companions' live together in small family houses and share daily life in the realms of education, training, work, social and cultural activities. The philosophy that forms the basis of both the educational work and the striving for 'social renewal through community living' is inspired by Rudolf Steiner (18611925), whose teachings open up an understanding of the spiritual nature of man in the world. The cultural life includes the celebration of Christian festivals. Volunteers are asked simply to come with an open mind and willingness to participate in a therapeutic lifestyle. Further information and literature is available on request. Total UK projects: 35 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally), teaching/assisting (mature, primary and secondary). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (general and residential), gardening/horticulture, group work, music, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 30. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: In a community with others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on the disability as most work is physically demanding. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Yes, questionnaire provided. Costs to volunteer: Initial travel to project. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, food and pocket money of £22 per week paid. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Dorset). SHELTER 88 Old Street London EC1V 9HU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 253 0202 Fax: +44 (0) 171 505 2164 Contact: Human Resources Department Profile: Shelter is an organisation which campaigns on behalf of the homeless. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Poor/homeless. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, fundraising, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses and lunch costs reimbursed. UK placements: England (throughout, except Kent); Scotland (Borders, Central Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles). SHROPSHIRE WILIDLIFE TRUST 156 Frankwell Shrewsbury Shropshire SY3 8LG UK Tel: +44 (0) 1743 241691 Fax: +44 (0) 1743 366671 Contact: The Director People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. UK placements: England (Shropshire). SIERRA CLUB 730 Polk Street San Francisco
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CA 94109 USA Tel: +44 (0) 1 415 923 5527 Contact: The Publicity Manager Profile: Sierra Club subsidises trips which combine wilderness outings with conservation projects. Volunteers camp out while helping to build and repair trails and restore damaged wilderness areas. All trips incorporate some days free from work. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: AprilOctober. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,000 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £125 plus travel. Overseas placements: North America (USA); Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland). SIGN (Anastasia Society) 13 Station Road Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire HP9 1YP UK Tel: +44 (0) 1494 680308 Fax: +44 (0) 1494 680432 Contact: Steve Powell, Chief Executive Profile: Sign aims to offer a range of support to deaf people who have experienced mental health difficulties and who are striving to live independently. The Society offers longterm supportive accommodation and continuing care in the community. The first day care facility opened in the autumn of 1995 and is based on the Clubhouse principle whereby people join as members (as opposed to 'clients' or 'patients'), and are needed as contributors to a programme that cannot function without their input. Sign believes that to achieve a high quality of service it is essential that the language and culture of deaf people should be recognised, respected and understood. It has therefore developed mental health training programmes specifically for deaf people whose preferred language is British Sign Language, thereby promoting better opportunities for deaf people to work in services offering care and support to deaf clients. Each housing project has a befriender programme which provides worthwhile voluntary work, with training and monitoring for a large number of deaf and hearing people who have the communication skills necessary. Total UK projects: 4 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), health care/medical. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, caring (day and residential), community work, cooking, DIY, driving, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, marketing/publicity, social work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Generally with a deaf resident. Volunteers with disabilities: Deaf people (who share the same sign language as the residents) are welcome. Qualifications required: For projects the ability to communicate with deaf people. For Head Office, nil. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Volunteers would be
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expected to pay own travel and subsistence costs. Volunteer benefits: Valuable work experience in field of mental health and deafness. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Buckinghamshire, London, Manchester, Yorkshire—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at the location where the volunteer wishes to work. Charity number: 1011056 SILATUR Emek Ishani (Gokdelen) Kat: 11, No: 1109 Ankara Turkey Tel: 00 90 312 418 13 26 Profile: Silatur organises voluntary work camps in Turkey lasting three weeks. Volunteers are also invited to help in Silatur's office for periods of three weeks, all year round. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, community work, gardening/horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 75. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Food and occasionally help towards travel expenses. No registration fee. Overseas placements: Asia (Turkey). SIMON COMMUNITY, THE PO Box 1187 London NW5 4HW UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 485 6639 Contact: Community Leaders Profile: The Simon Community is a small registered charity living and working with the homeless and rootless in London. Volunteers are involved in the running of the shelter and residential houses, as well as the office. A genuine desire to help homeless people and some understanding of the problems of the homeless is essential. Although volunteers have to commit themselves to a minimum of 3 months, it is preferred if they can commit themselves for longer. Volunteer applicants attend a 48 hours session where people from all the projects answer informal questions about their experience, reasons for wanting to come etc. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Each application is judged individually. Total UK projects: 5 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 13 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, disabled (mentally), elderly people, poor/homeless. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, caring (general and residential), cooking, driving, fundraising, group work, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2035 at any one time. When to apply: 1 month in advance. Work alone/with others: Mostly with others. Volunteers with disabilities: Disabilities will be assessed upon application. Qualifications required: Excellent command of English. Driving licence useful. Health requirements: Nil
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Costs to volunteer: Travel to 48 hour interview and to London when accepted. Volunteer benefits: Expenses, basic accommodation, food and £25 per week pocket money. Also 2 weeks holiday with allowance, every 3 months. Certification: Reference given on request. UK placements: England (Kent, London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but volunteers from outside the United Kingdom must be a minimum of 20 years old. Charity number: 293938 SIOUX INDIAN YMCAs Box 218 Dupree South Dakota 57623 USA Contact: The Director Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JuneAugust. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 Activities can include: Arts/crafts, community work, counselling, first aid, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Previous camp experience. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and personal expenses. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Overseas placements: North America (USA). SKYLIGHT CIRCUS IN EDUCATION Broadwater Centre Smith Street Rochdale OL16 1HE UK Tel: +44 (0) 1706 650676 Fax: +44 (0) 1706 713638 Contact: Sue Alger Profile: Skylight Circus in Education is a school for circus arts, a centre for excellence providing circus arts training, a community arts resource, a provider of community animateur training and a circus training performance company. It is a registered charity. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, manual work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil UK placements: England (Yorkshire—N). SOCIETY OF VOLUNTARY ASSOCIATES (SOVA) 350 Kennington Road London SE11 4LD UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 793 0404 Fax: +44 (0) 171 735 4410 Contact: Keith MacKett Profile: SOVA is a national charity that believes that everybody is touched by crime. It specialises in training volunteers from local communities to work with offenders, their families and young people in trouble. It also promotes voluntary action in the penal field by recruiting, training and deploying volunteers to work alongside
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the primary statutory and voluntary agencies serving the criminal justice system. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted providing a time period of 2 years has elapsed since the offence. Acceptance also depends on the seriousness of the crime. Total UK projects: 23 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Inner city problems, offenders / exoffenders, teaching/ assisting (mature), young people. Activities can include: Counselling, driving, group work, teaching, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Some projects are suitable. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: All expenses paid. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Derbyshire, Hampshire, Humberside, Kent, Lincolnshire, London, Manchester, Surrey, Yorkshire—S); Wales (Clywd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews usually take place at the office where the project is based. Charity number: 269040 SØLBORG N 3520 Jevnaker Norway Tel: 00 47 3213 2480 Fax: 00 47 3213 2020 Contact: Karen Nesteim Profile: Sølborg is part of the worldwide Camphill Village organisation. It includes 50 people—coworkers and their families and mentally handicapped adults, living together in 5 family houses of about 10 people each. Each house has also 1 or 2 volunteer coworkers who have usually come for 1 year's experience, from many different lands. They work together in the houses, on the land with biodynamic agriculture and horticulture and in craft workshops—wood workshop, weavery, bakery. Free time is occupied with a wide variety of social activities—folkdancing, drama, lectures, concerts, games, choir and coworker meetings. Sølborg expects volunteers to learn Norwegian and to join in with all aspects of life, which are based upon the philosophy of Dr Rudolf Steiner. The use of drugs and alcohol is not permitted and will lead to dismissal if this rule is breached. For those who stay 1 year, 3 weeks paid holiday is included. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Disabled (mentally), environmental causes. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, caring (general and residential), catering, cooking, forestry, gardening/ horticulture, group work, outdoor skills, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 6 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Willingness to learn Norwegian. Health requirements: Good physical and mental health. TB innoculated. Costs to volunteer: Return fare. Volunteer benefits: Food, lodging, medical insurance and tax, NKr1400 in pocket money per month. Certification: Written reference. Overseas placements: Europe (Norway). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions.
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Interviews: Interviews take place in Norway. SOMERSET WILDLIFE TRUST Fyne Court Broomfield Bridgwater Somerset TA5 2EQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1823 451587 Fax: +44 (0) 1823 451671 Contact: The Director Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Overseas placements: England (Somerset). SONS OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE Westminster House 25 Lower Teddington Road Hampton Wick KingstonuponThames Surrey KT1 4HB UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 977 5130 Fax: +44 (0) 181 977 0105 Contact: Debbie O'Brien Profile: The Sons of Divine Providence is a Catholic charity providing care and accommodation for elderly people and people with learning disabilities. It welcomes all people to make use of their services and is happy to work with anybody who is in sympathy with its aims and ethos. Total UK projects: 10 Total overseas projects: 18 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (mentally), elderly people, young people. Activities can include: Caring (day, general and residential), cooking, driving, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, religion, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Unlimited. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With paid staff and volunteers. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Negotiable. Certification: If required. UK placements: England (Lancashire, London, Norfolk, Surrey). Overseas placements: Africa (Ivory Coast, Kenya); Central America (Mexico); North America (USA); South America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Venezuela); Asia (Jordan, Philippines); Europe (France, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland). Charity number: 220608 SOUTHEAST ASIAN OUTREACH 90 Windmill Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1LH UK Tel: +44 (0) 1474 534101 Fax: +44 (0) 1474 323461 Email:
[email protected] Contact: John Heard, Executive Director Profile: Southeast Asian Outreach (SAO) is an interdenominational Christian mission and development agency, active solely in Cambodia. It was originally established to raise prayer and support for the Cambodian Church and nation. Its object is to promote the Christian faith and relieve poverty and distress. This is currently being accomplished through fish farming and craft
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businesses, with other practical projects being planned. Discreet churchrelated ministries are undertaken where this is appropriate and acceptable. All members and volunteers must have active commitment to the Christian faith and are commissioned to join by their home churches. Because of the nature of the work, members and volunteers usually need relevant skills and experience. Cambodia is a very poor developing country, only very slowly recovering from the ravages of the Khmer Rouge 'Killing Fields' of the 1970s when about 2 million people, a quarter of the population, died. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 2 or 3 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 23 People and causes: Children, disabled (physically), health care/medical, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting (EFL), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, community work, computers, development issues, DIY, driving, manual work, music, outdoor skills, religion, social work, sport, teaching, technical skills, training, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1 or 2 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil, but the more qualifications the better. Health requirements: Robust health. Costs to volunteer: All costs are met by volunteers. Volunteer benefits: There is a pooled support system. Certification: Yes on request. Overseas placements: Asia (Cambodia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Preliminary exploratory interviews take place in Gravesend. Further interviews are normally in London. Charity number: 293382 SOUTHERN AFRICA RESOURCE CENTRE (SARC) 6 West Street Old Market Bristol BS2 0BH UK Tel: +44 (0) 117 941 1442 Contact: The Secretary Profile: SARC was set up in 1989 to educate the public of the Southwest of England in the fields of art, culture, history and current affairs of southern Africa; and to manage and develop Bristol's link with Beira, a port on the coast of Mozambique. Opportunities exist for selffunded volunteers to participate in medical, architectural, administrative and possibly teaching placements in Beira. In Bristol there are also opportunities for volunteers to help with educational, cultural, commercial and social projects, administrative work, campaigning, press and public relations, and production of materials, Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Architecture, health care/medical, teaching/assisting. Activities can include: Administration, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: For Beira, knowledge of Portuguese is useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: All costs including travel, insurance, board and accommodation. UK placements: England (Avon).
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Overseas placements: Africa (Mozambique). SPRINGBOARD YOUTH INFORMATION SHOP Foothold Youth Enterprise Agency Lord Arthur Rank Centre Trostre Park Llanelli Dyfed SA14 9RA Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1554 749161 Fax: +44 (0) 1554 756700 Contact: Jill Methley Profile: Springboard provides a starting point from which young people can gain personal confidence, social competence and general life skills, and experience success and a sense of achievement. These skills will be developed through a range of challenging opportunities which will enable young people to bring about change for themselves, improve the quality of their lives and the lives of the communities in which they live. The overarching principle is to equip young people with skills which will assist them to compete efficiently in the employment market. The aims of Springboard will be achieved through the following objectives: the organisation of a programme of individual and group activities and challenges which will be undertaken on a contract basis; participation in projects designed to bring about change in the local community; opportunities to gain measurable skills which contribute towards recognised qualifications; engaging in enterprising employmentrelated activities in partnership with new businesses created in Foothold. Projects under discussion include: clearing, planning and planting a series of different types of garden in a large wasteland behind the main Foothold building; a mobile rural enterprise project; a disability project involving enterprise; a youth information shop in conjunction with WYA (Welsh Youth Agency); a detached youth work project housed in Llanelli, possibly in conjunction with the youth information shop (using the same premises), Intereg project with an unemployment project in Wexford, Ireland. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, disabled (physically), environmental causes, holidays for disabled, inner city problems, unemployed, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, community work, development issues, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 plus. When to apply: Any time. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs. Certification: Yes. UK placements: Wales (Dyfed). Overseas placements: Europe (Ireland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in Llanelli. ST ANDREW'S EVANGELICAL MISSION 126 Ealing Road Brentford Middlesex TW8 OLD UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 840 9066 Fax: +44 (0) 181 840 9066 Contact: Ray Spencer Profile: St Andrew's Evangelical Mission
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runs an orphanage in Peru which has a British support group based in Middlesex. Volunteers are urgently needed as physiotherapists, speech therapists, multiskilled DIY persons or builders, opticians, dentists, nursing staff trained in care of mentally and physically handicapped children and animal farmers (pigs, poultry, sheep, goats and cows). Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 2 Starting months: JanuaryFebruary. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Animal welfare, children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/medical, teaching/assisting (nursery and primary). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), DIY, gardening/horticulture, manual work, social work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1 plus. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With adult supervision. Qualifications required: Must speak Spanish and love children. No vegetarians/special diets. Health requirements: Must be in good general health. Costs to volunteer: Air fares to and from Peru and own spending money. Volunteer benefits: Only board and lodging provided. Overseas placements: South America (Peru). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions provided they can speak Spanish if working with children. Farm workers can be Englishonly speakers. Charity number: 290252 ST DAVID'S (AFRICA) TRUST St David's House Rectory Road Crickhowell Powys NP8 1DW Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1873 810665 Fax: +44 (0) 1873 810665 Email:
[email protected] Website: http://www.gibnet.gi/~stdavids Contact: David Denison, Director Profile: St David's (Africa) Trust is an educational trust which organises residential visits to Africa (Morocco and Ghana) for students either before or after their university studies. The visits include language tuition and volunteer work with handicapped, orphaned and blind children, as well as animal welfare work in Morocco. Students are encouraged to demonstrate their own team initiative in helping to develop projects with the donation funds which they will have raised. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 8 Starting months: January and September. Time required: 14 weeks (min.) 28 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Animal welfare, children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/medical, teaching/assisting (EFL, nursery and primary). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, caring (residential), community work, development issues, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: At least 6 months before. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Preferably Alevels, but at least GCSE French for Morocco. Ability to swim 100m. Health requirements: Good health for insurance requirements. Advice provided on health protection. Costs to volunteer: £1,250 for 3 months, £2,500 for six months. Registration fee £25.
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Volunteer benefits: Above includes travel, health/personal goods insurance, French/Arabic language lessons and board/lodging. Certification: By request, e.g. Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana and Morocco). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Only restrictions are that passports must be acceptable for visa purposes in host country. Interviews: Interviews take place in London and possibly South Wales. Charity number: 90 (Gib.) ST GEORGE'S ISLAND CRAFT CENTRE Looe Cornwall PL13 2AB UK Tel: +44 (0) 1836 522919 Contact: The Volunteer Coordinator Profile: The private island of St George's lies a mile off the Cornish coast and comprises 22 acres, is 1 mile in circumference and rises to 150 feet at its highest point. The present owners have opened the island to day visitors in a nonprofit project in which the landing fees and income generated are poured back into the island's conservation and to provide uncommercialised visitor facilities. The island's conservation projects are encouraged by the National Trust and the British Trust for Conservation Volunteers in the form of voluntary working holidays which last 1 or 2 weeks from April to October. Volunteers live in shared, selfcatering cottages for which there is a charge of £15 per person per week to cover Calor gas and electricity. Volunteers carry out tasks according to their enthusiasms and skills: gardening, general DIY, decorating, wood and track clearing, fencing, log cutting, general conservation and arts and crafts. Volunteers will also be required to meet and assist day visitors. As post is only delivered to and collected from the island once a week, please allow at least 2 to 3 weeks for a reply to enquiries. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: AprilOctober. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, DIY, forestry, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Fit and healthy. Costs to volunteer: £15 per week for accommodation. UK placements: England (Cornwall). ST JOHN AMBULANCE 1 Grosvenor Crescent London SW1X 7EF UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 235 5231 Fax: +44 (0) 171 235 0796 Contact: James Hilder (Youth Services Manager) Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (physically), elderly people, health care/medical, teaching/assisting (primary), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, caring (day and general), community work, driving, first aid, outdoor skills, summer camps, teaching, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year.
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Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). ST JUDE'S RANCH FOR CHILDREN PO Box 61695 Boulder City Nevada 89006 USA Tel: +44 (0) 702 294 7100 Fax: +44 (0) 702 294 7171 Contact: Teresa Hein, Educational Coordinator Profile: St Jude's Ranch for Children is a nonprofit, nonsectarian residential childcare facility founded in 1967. It serves boys and girls, 618 (admitted only before they reach 14) who are neglected, abused or homeless, or who have had difficulty functioning satisfactorily while living at home. The Ranch does not accept the physically or mentally handicapped or severely emotionally disturbed. Children live in cottages of 6 where they are supervised by 'cottage parents' and attend the local public schools. The director of 24 years, Fr Herbert A. Ward, is an Episcopal priest and conducts services according to the Episcopal tradition. The Ranch is financially supported in part by Episcopalians, and through special grants and many generous donors. St Jude's needs summer volunteers with lifesaving certification to assist with their swimming and recreation programme (including camping, arts and crafts, music and dramatics). Other fulltime positions may be available for volunteers with specific education and/ or experience dealing with emotionally disturbed or behaviourally disordered children. Volunteers must be mature, responsible and take strong initiative. They are expected to act at all times as role models in behaviour, manners, speech and values. No alcohol, drugs, heavy metal music, or inappropriate posters are permitted. Attendance at religious services is required. Service students are considered part of the staff, and are expected to accept the judgement and follow directions of the professional staff as to what is an appropriate response to children, their problems and behaviour. Orientation, weekly staff meetings, and opportunities for daily discussion with supervisors guide the students in their work. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, conservation, teaching/assisting (primary and secondary), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (residential), computers, counselling, gardening/ horticulture, outdoor skills, religion, social work, teaching, visiting/ befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 610 When to apply: March for summer, otherwise at least 2 months prior to start. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Alevel, driving licence, language ability. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Travel to the ranch. Volunteer benefits: Food and lodging provided plus $100 pocket money per month. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: North America (USA).
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Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed by phone. ST PIERS St Piers Lane Lingfield Surrey RH7 6PW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1342 832243 Fax: +44 (0) 1342 834639 Contact: Sue Warburton, Director of Corporate Services Profile: St Piers is a nonmaintained residential special school for children and young adults who have learning difficulties, epilepsy and other neurological disorders. It is situated on the Surrey, Sussex and Kent borders just 30 miles from Brighton and 20 miles from London. St Piers has built up a worldwide reputation for the excellence of its educational care and medical facilities. Working at St Piers provides an ideal opportunity for practical experience of living with, and caring for children and young adults with various disabilities, in an environment offering support and education. Training is given in appropriate areas and all volunteers are encouraged to participate each half term in inservice training days with the other members of staff. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: January, April and September. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/ medical, teaching/assisting (primary and secondary). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, caring (general and residential), computers, cooking, gardening/horticulture, music, outdoor skills, sport. 1625 year olds placed each year: 14 When to apply: All year, but mainly termtime only. Work alone/with others: With trained staff. Volunteers with disabilities: Most residential houses have stairs, so it depends on the disability. Qualifications required: Maturity of approach, students can be very demanding. Health requirements: Reasonable fitness required. Manual lifting would be part of the job in some areas. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel to and from project each term/half term. Board and lodging. £23 per week pocket money. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Surrey). Charity number: 311877 STAFFORDSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST Coutts House Sandon Staffordshire ST18 ODN UK Tel: +44 (0) 1889 508534 Fax: +44 (0) 1889 508422 Contact: The Director Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (Staffordshire). STALLCOMBE HOUSE Sanctuary Lane Woodbury Nr Exeter Devon EX5 1EX UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1385 32373 Contact: The Principal
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Profile: Stallcombe is a working farm community for adults with mental disabilities. There is a relaxed atmosphere and an emphasis on people going out to work or taking an active part in their life decisions. The residents live in 4 separate houses and they are encouraged to make it their home. There is a mixed agerange in the staff and the community is glad to have volunteers who bring with them youth and new experiences. Currently there are volunteers from Japan and Australia. Stallcombe likes to think of itself as a therapeutic community, who cares for the land, the environment, and the staff and residents. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, caring (day, general and residential), gardening/horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4 When to apply: 612 months in advance. Work alone/with others: As part of a team. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability, not much wheelchair access. Qualifications required: Driving is an advantage, but not essential. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from Stallcombe. Volunteer benefits: Board/lodging plus pocket money of £25 per week, plus 2 days holiday for each month worked. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (Devon). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 283877 STRATHSPEY RAILWAY COMPANY LTD Aviemore (Speyside) Station Dalfaler Road Aviemore PH22 1PY Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1479 810725 Fax: +44 (0) 1479 811022 Contact: L. M. Grant, Commercial Manager Profile: Volunteers are needed to help run a small private railway in Scotland. Tasks include guard, ticket inspector, booking clerk, and also railway maintenance (including track, locomotoives and rolling stock). Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryFebruary. Time required: 1 week (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Heritage. Activities can include: Administration, bulding/construction, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil, training given on the job. Health requirements: A reasonable degree of fitness is required for some jobs. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Very basic accommodation in a sleeping car at Boat of Garter is provided for £2 per night. UK placements: Scotland (Highland). STUDENT CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION INC. PO Box 550 New Hampshire 3603 USA Tel: 00 1 603 543 1700
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Fax: 00 1 603 543 1828 Contact: Programme Director in Recruitment Profile: The Student Conservation Association Inc. offer internships for students and adults to work in national parks, forests and wildlife refuges. The High School (HS) programme enables students between 16 and 18 to work on labourintensive projects such as trail construction and ecological restoration in groups of 6 to 10 students. In the Resource Assistant (RA) programme older students and adults work in a professional capacity alongside other staff in resource management agencies. Placements are for 4 or 5 weeks during the summer of the HS programme or for 1012 weeks at any time of the year in the RA programme. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Animal welfare, archaeology, conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Administration, manual work, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,500 When to apply: 23 months in advance. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to USA and part travel costs within US. $20 application fee. Volunteer benefits: $50$100 per week for food. Accommodation provided. Overseas placements: Central America (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); North America (USA). STUDENTS' PARTNERSHIP WORLDWIDE 17 Dean's Yard London SW1P3PB UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 222 0138 Fax: +44 (0) 171 963 1006 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Jim Cogan, the Director Profile: Students' Partnership Worldwide (SPW) is a youthfocused charity which was established in 1986 and which arranges a variety of programmes for those interested in work on development and environmental problems in rural areas of the developing world. Volunteers from Britain, Africa and Asia work for between 4 and 9 months on educational schoolsbased or environmental communitybased programmes in India, Namibia, Nepal, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda or Zimbabwe. In 1998 over 500 young people aged between 18 and 25 participated in SPW programmes. SPW also cooperates in organising field work and modular degree courses with a number of British and Third World universities. For example, under its auspices the geography departments of Liverpool and Dar es Salaam universities run a joint summer module in Tanzania. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 6 Starting months: JanuaryApril, July, September and November. Time required: 16 weeks (min.) 48 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Caring (general), community work, development issues, sport, teaching, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 300 When to apply: Early application advised. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, where practicable. Qualifications required: Good Alevel grades. Health requirements: Nil
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Costs to volunteer: £1,800£2,300 Volunteer benefits: Selfcatering accommodation plus subsistence allowance. Overseas placements: Africa (Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe); Asia (India, Nepal). Charity number: 292492 SUDAN VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME 34 Estelle Road London NW3 2JY UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 485 8619 Contact: David Wolton Profile: Sudan Volunteer Programme (SVP) works with undergraduates who are native English speakers (regional or national accents are not a problem) and are prepared to give their summer vacation to our urgent causes. Most will have experience of work or travel abroad and some will have experience of teaching English; TEFL certificates and Arabic are helpful but are not required. Volunteers with offending backgrounds may be accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: July. Time required: 7 weeks (min.) 8 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (EFL, mature and secondary). Activities can include: Sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 which is 90 per cent of total number. When to apply: January, February, March. Work alone/with others: Mainly in pairs. Qualifications required: Undergraduates or graduates. Native English speakers, travel experience. Health requirements: Medical check and vaccinations required. Costs to volunteer: About £600 which includes £450 air fare to Sudan and UK travel expenses for interview and preproject briefing. Volunteer benefits: Free lodging, pocket money, medical and accident insurance. Certification: If requested. Overseas placements: Africa (Sudan). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in London. Charity number: 1062155 SUE RYDER FOUNDATION Cavendish Sudbury Suffolk CO10 8AY UK Tel: +44 (0) 1787 280252 Contact: Kevin B. Wilkinson Profile: The Sue Ryder Foundation is a living memorial to all those millions who gave their lives during two world wars in defence of human values, and to the countless others who are suffering and dying today as a result of persecution. It is a Christian based international foundation which is devoted to the relief of suffering on the widest scale. It seeks to render personal service to those in need and to give affection to those who are unloved, regardless of age, race or creed, as part of the family of man. There are over 20 Sue Ryder Homes in England and Scotland, caring for the sick and the disabled; certain of the homes provide specific care for those with cancer or Huntington's Disease. The Foundation runs a retreat house at Walsingham in Norfolk and has over 500 shops countrywide. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Disabled (physically), elderly people.
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Activities can include: Administration, caring (general and residential), catering, DIY, driving, gardening/horticulture. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 50. When to apply: All year, but apply early for summer. Work alone/with others: Normally with others. Qualifications required: Nil, but previous relevant experience an advantage. Health requirements: Doctor's certificate required. Costs to volunteer: Travel to and from service. Volunteer benefits: Free board and lodging and pocket money. Certification: When requested. UK placements: England (Norfolk, Suffolk, Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—S). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: There are some restrictions, please enquire. Interviews: If applicants are interviewed it will take place in their home area. Charity number: 1052076 SUFFOLK WILDLIFE TRUST Brooke House The Green Ashbocking Ipswich Suffolk IP6 9JY UK Tel: +44 (0) 1473 890089 Fax: +44 (0) 1473 890165 Contact: Christine Luxton Profile: Suffolk Wildlife Trust aims to conserve wildlife and wildlife habitats in the county. It does this through: education of young people and adults; managing 57 nature reserves; influencing decisionmakers; working with communities, other groups and individual volunteers; raising public awareness about issues affecting wildlife. The help of volunteers is needed in all aspects of the work, from stuffing envelopes to tending the sheep flock. For people wishing to undertake a minimum of 1 week's work there is the opportunity to carry out vital practical work on important wildlife sites. Accommodation is not provided but they may be able to identify or provide a camping site. Nor is transport provided except for the two midweek teams which visit Trust reserves to undertake vital management work. There may be opportunities for groups to carry out coppicing in ancient woodlands, during the winter months by arrangement. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted on projects supervised by staff and individuals. Total UK projects: 600 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryApril, JulyDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, wildlife, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, manual work, outdoor skills, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Must understand English. Health requirements: Must have uptodate tetanus protection and be fit for physical work. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs. Certification: Reference if requested. UK placements: England (Suffolk). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but volunteers must understand English. Interviews: Interviews take place by telephone. Charity number: 262777 SUNSEED TRUST, THE PO Box 2000 Cambridge
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CB4 3UJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 721530 Email: www.sunseed.clara.net Contact: Tim or Mary Eiloart Profile: The Sunseed Trust has three aims: to find ways to help people living in poverty on degraded land (mainly desert fringes); to live an ecological lifestyle; to raise concern and action about these matters. In the simple, residential, research centre in Spain, which has the driest, sunniest climate in Europe, it germinates, grows and plants dryland trees; grows organic food and crops with very little water; recycles its own wastes to nourish trees; develops new solar cookers and stills etc; cooks, educates, fundraises, maintains its own buildings and a Moorish irrigation line; publicises itself and enjoys life. The work is done by volunteers, from raw beginners to experts, under the guidance of skilled voluntary staff. Up to 35 people live on the project at a time. The Trust also runs a Solar Family, aiming to become selfsufficient in water and energy (implementing Sunseed's innovations). The Trust welcomes volunteers, parttime for 1 week plus, or fulltime (at slightly less cost) for 5 weeks plus. In the UK, volunteers help with publicity, fundraising, development and IT. Families are also welcome. Sunseed also helps charities in East Africa. In orphanages, for example, youths learn to solar cook. What you learn in Spain, you can then teach in Africa. (Minimum 6 months.) Send £1 for a booklet, £5 for full information on longerterm breaks. Volunteers with an offending background are acceptable in small numbers if individually suitable. Total UK projects: 15 Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting (secondary), work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, building/ construction, catering, computers, cooking, development issues, DIY, forestry, gardening/horticulture, marketing/publicity, research, technical skills, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: 100200 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes but wheelchair users would need to bring a helper. Qualifications required: Enthusiasm. Health requirements: Any problems must be advised in advance. Costs to volunteer: Travel and subsistence. £49£66 per week (includes travel insurance but not travel). Volunteer benefits: Full board plus lodging and a small expense allowance, training, challenge, convivial community, advice re undergraduate grants. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Cambridgeshire, London). Overseas placements: Africa (Kenya, Zimbabwe); Europe (Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Longer term applicants are interviewed in the UK. Charity number: 292511 SURREY WILDLIFE TRUST School Lane Pirbright Woking Surrey GU24 0JN UK Tel: +44 (0) 1483 488055 Fax: +44 (0) 1483 486505 Contact: The Director Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 People and causes: Conservation,
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environmental causes, wildlife. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (Surrey). SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL 1115 Emerald Street London WC1N 3QL UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 242 1441 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 242 1771 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Clara Braggio Profile: Survival International is a worldwide organisation supporting tribal peoples. It stands for their right to decide their own future and helps them protect their lives, lands, and human rights. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Human rights. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, fundraising, library/ resource centres, marketing/publicity, research, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1015 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Applications welcome for individual assessment. No wheelchair access. Qualifications required: Computer literacy useful but not essential. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses within Greater London. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in London. Charity number: 267444 SWALLOWS IN DENMARK Østerbrogade 49 DK2100 Copenhagen Ø Denmark Tel: 00 45 35 26 17 47 Fax: 00 45 31 38 17 46 Contact: Per Markmoller Profile: Swallows in Denmark is a nonprofit volunteer organisation. Its aim is to support grassroots level movements in developing countries and to provide enlightenment on development solidarity. Swallows has income generating activities and the income is then donated to social grassroots level movements in Bangladesh and India. The organisation is also supported by the Danish agency for development, Danida, and is a member of the Emmaus International Community founded by Abbé Pierre. The camp provides the opportunity for a number of people from different countries to get together. About 20 international participants are selected from all over the world and the official language of the camp is English. The main purpose of the camp is to organise a secondhand market, which is its special summer incomegenerating activity. The work involves collecting, sorting and selling various items such as paper, books, clothes, furniture, electronic items and household things. The participants are organised in different daytoday teams. Monday to Saturday are working days, Saturday being the day of the fleamarket. Sunday is a day off and there is one afternoon off during the week. During the camp there are many opportunities to explore Copenhagen where there are many free or very cheap activities during the summer. In the evenings there are social activities at the camp. Total UK projects: 0
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Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: June and July. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Poor/homeless, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, DIY, driving, fundraising, group work, international aid, manual work, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 30 When to apply: Before 1 May. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Knowledge of English preferred. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel and pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and food provided. Overseas placements: Asia (Bangladesh, India); Europe (Denmark). SWAYTHLING DETACHED YOUTH WORK PROJECT The Methodist Church 284 Burgess Road Swaythling Southampton Hampshire SO163BE UK Tel: +44 (0) 1703 554936 Contact: The Project Manager Profile: The Swaythling Youth Project was established in 1979. It arose from the recognition by members of the Methodist Church, led by the Minister, that a number of local young people were in need of help, advice and support. The aim of the project is to work with young people aged between 16 and 25 years in the Swaythling area. The work takes place in the streets, in cafés, pubs and in young people's homes. The workers offer a confidential service providing support, information, advice, or just a listening ear. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Community work, counselling, group work, outdoor skills, summer camps, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: No disabled access to office base. Qualifications required: Youth work experience preferred, driving licence useful, patience and staying power. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel, subsistence, accommodation. Volunteer benefits: Out of pocket expenses. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Hampshire). SYLVIAKOTI Kyläkatu 140 15700 Lahti Finland Tel: 00 358 3 8831 30 Fax: 00 358 3 8831 315 Email: sylviakoti@pp. Kolumbus.fi Contact: Eric Kaufmann Profile: SylviaKoti is a Camphill community for and with developmentally disabled children and youngsters. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: August. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), teaching/ assisting (nursery, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring
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(day, general and residential), cooking, gardening/horticulture, group work, social work, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: By 31 March. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: It would be useful to learn Finnish. Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Travel. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging and around £100 monthly pocket money. Certification: Yes, on request. Overseas placements: Europe (Finland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed by letter only. SYNDICAT MIXTE MONTAIGUROCHESERVIERE 35 Avenue VilleboisMareuil B. P. 44 Montaigu Cedex 85607 France Tel: 00 33 2 51 46 45 45 Fax: 00 33 2 51 46 45 40 Contact: Julie Legree Profile: The Syndicat Mixte MontaiguRocheserviere has been taken over by local government. The English teaching section of the Syndicat Mixte plays an active role in 16 different villages in the Montaigu/Rocheserviere area. Three teaching posts are available; 2 in primary schools with pupils between 9 and 11. Each teacher is allocated 8 different schools and approximately 400 pupils. The third post, working as an assistant in the Montaigu Collège or Lycée, involves teaching pupils from 1521 for 20 hours. No work in French school holidays or at weekends. It is an extremely good training for a future teaching career. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: September. Time required: 32 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Teaching/assisting (EFL, primary and secondary). Activities can include: Teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3 When to apply: April. Work alone/with others: Alone. Qualifications required: Alevel French, driving licence, maturity, independence plus a love of children. Health requirements: E111 needed. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to and from UK plus insurance (third party). Volunteer benefits: Salary of FF1,800 per month, free board and lodging with locals. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed in July in the UK. T TADWORTH COURT CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL HOLIDAY PROJECT Tadworth Court Tadworth Surrey KT20 5RU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1737 357171 Fax: +44 (0) 1737 373848 Contact: Rachel Turner, Volunteers Organiser Profile: The Tadworth Court Children's Hospital Holiday Project provides a programme of extra social activities for mentally and physically disabled children attending Tadworth Court for respite care. At any one time there are up to 20 children on the unit aged up to 19 years. Help is needed to provide care, feeding, bathing and changing the children,
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organising play and activities and generally befriending them. Volunteers are needed mainly in the summer but there are occasional voluntary positions open for a minimum of six months which start at any time of the year. Trained staff are available to assist at all times. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 8 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general), music. 1625 year olds placed each year: 15 plus. When to apply: Before end April if applying for summer. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Preferably some experience with children with very severe special needs. Health requirements: No eczema or open wounds and noone with a bad back should apply. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, a meal allowance of £6 per day. Certification: Reference. UK placements: England (Surrey). TAMBOPATA JUNGLE LODGE PO Box 454 Cusco Peru Tel: 00 51 84 225 701 Fax: 00 51 84 238 911 Profile: Tambopata Jungle Lodge needs nature guides to lead nature walks for tourists and accompany them during their stay at a jungle lodge in the rainforest of southern Peru within the TambopataCandamo. Working hours required may be any time between 4 a.m. and 8 p.m. as the tour programme dictates. Those taken can either work 20 days per month and get around £100 per month or work for just 10 days per month and get the other 20 days free for research etc. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 13 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Forestry, gardening/horticulture, research, scientific work, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nature studies qualification, students and scientists. English and Spanish speakers. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to Lima. Volunteer benefits: Room, board, £100 and return air travel between Lima or Cusco and Puerto Maldonado. Overseas placements: South America (Peru). TANGENTS 810 Lauriston Street West Port Edinburgh EH3 4DJ Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 131 229 1950 Fax: + 44 (0) 131 229 1992 Contact: Una Murray, Development Worker or Fiona Livingstone, Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Tangents develops national networks of peer training and empowerment advocacy, information and action. Tangents is run by 1625 year olds for 1025 year olds, encouraging and supporting young people to plan and organise activities for themselves. They are always on the
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lookout for new volunteers from all walks of life aged between 1625 with any skills to contribute. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted, depending on charges or convictions. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, disabled (mentally and physically), health care/medical, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, campaigning, community work, computers, development issues, fundraising, group work, library/resource centres, music, research, social work, sport, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, with easy access shop front. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel and lunch and training. UK placements: Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place in the office or somewhere suitable for disabled volunteers. Charity number: SCO23737 TASK BRASIL PO Box 4901 London SE16 3PP UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 394 1177 Fax: +44 (0) 171 231 5056 Contact: Ligia Da Silva or Elaine Waller or Denia Profile: Task Brasil is a British based charity. The office in Sao Paulo, Brazil runs the network of shelters for the 800,000 street children, most of whom have been either orphaned or abandoned. They are frequently rounded up and murdered by the police and death squads in a process of 'social cleansing'. Deprived of any alternative, these children 'escape' to the streets where they 'settle in' and attempt to carry on with their lives. Through the London office, all administration and fundraising is carried out. The aim of Task Brasil nationally is: to create media awareness; to encourage interested parties to be project sponsors and donors; to recruit volunteers; to organise all fundraising events; to establish links in other British cities; to establish regular transport for donated items to Brazil; to coordinate the projects in Brazil. In Brazil itself the aim is: to establish the Brazilian office and shelters as a permanent home for those children with no families and as a day care centre for those with poor families; to provide psychological and medical assistance and food for the children; to promote family planning awareness for both the children and their families; to arrange an educational structure and sporting activities for the children; to set up training schemes for older children; to provide alternatives to combat drug and sexual abuse among the children; to maintain a training programme for those directly involved with the children; to heighten public awareness; to organise covenants and fundraising. Task Brasil is concerned with: the needs of children living and working on Brazil's streets; encouraging family ties; training and educating the children in useful and beneficial skills; giving the children an awareness and a sense of pride in their own cultural roots; helping the children
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enter the mainstream of society and to learn the value of life; making the children aware of family planning and diseases, e.g. Aids; helping to change attitudes of the Brazilian authorities towards the street children. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 2 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, health care/medical, human rights, offenders/exoffenders, teaching/ assisting (EFL, nursery and primary), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, arts/crafts, campaigning, caring (day, general and residential), computers, driving, fundraising, group work, library/resource centres, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, research, social work, technical skills, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Administration, fundraising, PR all useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Fares or petrol. Certification: References supplied. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: South America (Brazil). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in SE London. Charity number: 1030929 TEACHING ABROAD Gerrard House Rustington W. Sussex BN16 1AW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1903 859911 Fax: +44 (0) 1903 785779 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Dr Peter Slowe Profile: The aim of Teaching Abroad is to help people in developing countries and Eastern Europe learn English. Speaking English is a vital skill all over the world, but there are not enough people to teach it. Yet there are many students and graduates in Britain and Ireland who would like to spend some time abroad doing a useful job in an interesting part of the world. Therefore Teaching Abroad recruits people who like to travel and teach. Teaching Abroad makes sure that you have good backup wherever you go. They have competent staff in all three countries where they work. This means volunteers will have no worries, no worries about accommodation or meals; no worries about needing expensive TEFL qualifications; no worries about not being a qualified teacher; no worries about local travel, exchanging money, confirming air tickets. The money you pay Teaching Abroad is for setting you up in a job with adequate supervision, making sure you have good food and accommodation and being there to help. No other organisation has the experience, over 2,000 teachers in five years, or the ability to provide this kind of service to you and to the people who want to learn English. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 38 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Conservation, health care/medical, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary), wildlife. Activities can include: Summer camps, teaching.
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1625 year olds placed each year: 600 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Always a local community of volunteers but they are usually one per school. Qualifications required: Gap year, graduates or undergraduates, native speakers. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Prices without travel are as follows: Ukraine £745; Russia £795; India £995; Ghana £1,195; Mexico £1,195; China £1,195; Brazil £1,195. All prices are for up to 3 months, after which there is a charge of £50£95 per month for up to a maximum of 12 months. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging with local family. Certification: Yes on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana); Central America (Mexico); South America (Brazil); Asia (China, India, Russia); Europe (Ukraine). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are not usually interviewed. TEAR FUND 100 Church Road Teddington Middlesex TW11 8QE UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 977 9144 Fax: +44 (0) 181 943 3594 Email:
[email protected] Contact: STOP Unit Profile: The purpose of Tear Fund is to serve Jesus Christ by enabling those who share evangelical Christian beliefs to bring good news to the poor: proclaiming and demonstrating the gospel for the whole person through the support of Christian belief and development; working through a worldwide network of evangelical Christian partners; encouraging partnership in prayer and support from Christians in Britain and Ireland; seeking at all times to be obedient to biblical teaching. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, the main criterion being that they are committed Christians and members of a local church. Total UK projects: 9 Total overseas projects: 13 Starting months: July and December. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 7 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, conservation, human rights, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (primary and secondary), work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (general), community work, development issues, DIY, group work, social work, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 195. When to apply: January and July. Work alone/with others: In teams. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on degree of disability for overseas. Qualifications required: Christian. Unskilled welcome but preference to skilled or experienced. UK residents. Health requirements: Candidates need to pass a medical check. Costs to volunteer: Overseas £1,100 approximately plus personal spending money; UK £75. Volunteer benefits: Orientation, travel, accommodation, food, insurance but not personal spending money. UK placements: England (Avon, London, Manchester, Merseyside, Yorkshire—W); N. Ireland (Belfast City); Scotland (Strathclyde). Overseas placements: Africa (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe); Central America (Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica); South America (Bolivia,
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Brazil, Chile); Asia (India, Lebanon, Philippines, Thailand); Europe (Portugal). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: UK residents only. Interviews: Take place at regional selection venues. Charity number: 265464 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.) Nieuwe Binnenweg 176 3015 BJ Rotterdam The Netherlands Tel: 00 31 10 436 1044 Fax: 00 31 10 436 1751 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Director Profile: TEJO needs volunteers to join work camps in various European countries arranged by TEJO, the World Organisation of Young Esperantists. All camps include Esperanto lessons for beginners. TEJO's principal objectives are to serve the interests of young speakers of Esperanto throughout the world, and to spread the use and practical application of the international language in youth circles. It is concerned with presentday youth problems, especially those requiring international understanding and cooperation. It is completely neutral in regard to nationality, race, sex, religion and politics with the exception of cases in which human rights are violated. The organisation has 39 national sections in all parts of the world. TEJO and its national sections organise frequent meetings, conferences, seminars and congresses. A number of young activists from all over the world serve every year for short periods in order to acquire organisational experience. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 24 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 5 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Archaeology, architecture, conservation, heritage, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, gardening/horticulture, group work, outdoor skills, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 50100 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Basic knowledge of Esperanto or interest in learning Esperanto. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs, sometimes a small registration fee. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S. Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Asia (Russia, Turkey); Europe (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City, Yugoslavia). TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY—YAVNEHYAM PROJECT Department of Classics 69978 Ramat Aviv Tel Aviv Israel Tel: 00 972 3 6409938
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[email protected] Contact: Professor Moshe Fischer Profile: Tel Aviv University needs volunteers to take part in archaeological excavations at the ancient port of Yavneh Yam. Volunteers are recruited for twoweek periods in July and August; it is possible to stay for more than one period. Previous archaeolgical experience is an advantage but not essential. Groups of volunteers are particularly welcome. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JuneAugust. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 8 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology. Activities can include: Research, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4050 When to apply: March. Work alone/with others: With others in groups of 45 people. Qualifications required: Not important. Health requirements: Normal good health. Insurance necessary, will be checked on arrival! Costs to volunteer: Food and accommodation (approximately US$300 per week). Volunteer benefits: Evening courses and trips with emphasis on archaeology and history of Israel. Certification: Certification of participation at archaeological excavation in the Holy Land and if necessary backup letter. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary. TEL DOR EXCAVATION PROJECT Institute of Archaeology Hebrew University Mt Scopus Jerusalem Israel 30815 Tel: 00 972 2 5882403 Fax: 00 972 2 5825548 Attn Tel Dor Contact: Dr Ilan Sharon Profile: Tel Dor was a major Canaanite, Phoenician, Hellenistic and Roman port and trading emporium on the Carmel coast. The Centre of Nautical and Regional Archaeology at Dor (CONRAD), housed in an historic glassfactory, on the grounds of Kibbutz Nasholim, is home of the Tel Dor excavation project and museum. Volunteers are needed during season (JulyAugust) for excavation. Restoration, conservation, exhibit preparation and maintenance, analysis of the finds, and conservation work on the building go on yearround. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Archaeology, architecture, heritage, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Administration, computers, outdoor skills, research, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 22 When to apply: All year until 31 May. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, depending on disability. Qualifications required: Hebrew or English. Health requirements: Volunteers must hold health and personal possessions (theft and damage) insurance for Israel. Costs to volunteer: All costs including accommodation, food, insurance. Certification: Participation certificates are issued at end of stay. University credits may be obtained from participating institutions (usually entailing additional demands, such as attending fieldschool lectures, etc. and also extra fees). Overseas placements: Asia (Israel).
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Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. TERRENCE HIGGINS TRUST, THE 5254 Grays Inn Road London WC1X 8JU UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 831 0330 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 816 4561 Contact: Volunteer Coordinator Profile: The Terrence Higgins Trust (THT) is the UK's largest Aids charity and continues to expand to meet the many demands which Aids and HIV infection present. Direct services are provided in Greater London and information and expertise is shared throughout the UK and Europe. THT provides help, advice, information and support not only to people with Aids and HIV infection, but also to anyone concerned about this health crisis. There are about 1,400 people working with THT as volunteers and their work is supplemented by about 65 paid staff. Staff and volunteers work in partnership—some of the staff provide direct help to people with HIV and Aids while others provide support and resources to volunteers and THT as a whole. THT is managed by a volunteer Board of Trustees, who are elected annually by both volunteer and staff members. All volunteers are asked to attend an initial induction day before starting work, with regular information updates to follow. Most volunteer groups also provide extra training, both before you start working and on a regular basis afterwards. The aims of the Trust are to: provide quality services consistent with the diverse needs of the service users, and to make appropriate referrals to other agencies; promote an understanding of HIV and Aids by collecting and disseminating accurate medical and social information; campaign and advocate on issues relating to HIV and Aids; provide training and consultancy services, and to develop and promote models of good and innovative practice; ensure sufficient financial and human resources for THT and to establish a continuing process of evaluation, review and forward planning. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted. Volunteers are asked to self disclose certain unspent convictions. Total UK projects: Number varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, health care/medical. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, caring (general), DIY, driving, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, library/resource centres, newsletter/journalism, training, translating, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,300 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Must be resident in London as accommodation not provided. Volunteer benefits: Travel and lunch expenses and insurance. Certification: No but references provided on request. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place in London. Charity number: 288527 THISTLE CAMPS The National Trust for Scotland 5 Charlotte Square Edinburgh EH2 4DU Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 131 243 9423 Fax: +44 (0) 131 243 9444
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Contact: Julia Downes Profile: Thistle Camps are open to volunteers over 16 years of age. They provide opportunities for you to see new places, meet new people and contribute to the conservation of Scotland's wild places. All volunteers are expected to work a 95 day and help out with domestic duties when not on site. A day off is programmed to visit nearby places of interest. Volunteers must be prepared for physically demanding tasks and bad weather. Total UK projects: 42 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: MarchNovember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, environmental causes, heritage, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, summer camps, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: JanuarySeptember. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Willingness to work hard and mix in. Health requirements: Should be reasonably fit. Antitetanus innoculation recommended. Costs to volunteer: Travel to pickup point in Scotland. 1998 camp costs £35 (£22 unwaged). Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and food provided. UK placements: Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: SCO07410 TIBET SOCIETY & TIBET RELIEF FUND OF THE UK 114115 Tottenham Court Road London W1P 9HL UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 383 7533 Fax: +44 (0) 171 383 7563 Email: members@tibetsociety.org.uk Contact: Patrick Nash, Director Profile: The Tibet Society and Tibet Relief Fund help raise awareness of the plight of Tibet in the UK and to raise funds and distribute them to refugee settlement camps in countries outside Tibet, e.g. India and Nepal to which many Tibetans have fled. The Tibet Society is a membership organisation with a quarterly journal. Membership is £15 (students £7.50). In July 1996 the Tibet Society cohosted a visit to Britain by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted subject to interview and references. Total UK projects: 5 plus. Total overseas projects: 20 plus. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, human rights, refugees. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, campaigning, computers, development issues, forestry, international aid, library/resource centres, newsletter/ journalism, religion. 1625 year olds placed each year: 3 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Some may be disabled. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Overseas travel restrictions. Costs to volunteer: Variable UK/ overseas.
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Volunteer benefits: Some funding possible. Travel costs in UK. Certification: References issued. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Essex, Kent, London, Surrey, Sussex—E, Sussex—W). Overseas placements: Asia (India, Nepal). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed in our offices in London. Charity number: 228535 TIME FOR GOD SCHEME, THE 2 Chester House Pages Lane London N10 1PR UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 883 1504 Fax: + 44 (0) 181 365 2471 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Roger Taylor Profile: The Time for God Scheme (TFG) offers 912 month volunteer placements for Christian young people aged 1825. Opportunities include working with churches and community projects, the elderly, mentally ill, exoffenders, disabled children and homeless. Volunteers are supported by field staff. Additional information: The TFG programme established over 30 years ago operates by matching young people to church and community projects working with a variety of client groups in numerous settings throughout the UK and more recently abroad. TFG helps young people develop new skills, take a year out from education, serve God in a new way, explore a vocation or simply try something new. TFG provides 3 residential training conferences for all volunteers with opportunities for worship, Bible study, reflection and training as well as a monthly spiritual development programme. Pastoral support and placement visits by field officers ensure the volunteer is well supported. Total UK projects: 100 plus. Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January and September. Time required: 40 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (nursery), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, caring (day, general and residential), community work, computers, cooking, counselling, group work, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, outdoor skills, religion, social work, sport, teaching, theatre/drama, training, visiting / befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 When to apply: 28 months in advance. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Limited. Qualifications required: Committed Christians or honestly exploring Christian faith. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Home church contributes £500 towards training costs. Volunteer benefits: Organisation pays for daytoday living costs plus £23 per week. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: North America (USA); Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden). Charity number: 206163
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TOC H 1 Forest Close Wendover Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP22 6BT UK Tel: +44 (0) 1296 623911 Fax: +44 (0) 1296 696137 Contact: Mike R. Lyddiard, Director Profile: Toc H was conceived in 1915 just behind the front lines in Flanders where it ran a house for all ranks for rest and recreation where, in the midst of all the horror and futility of the trenches, men discovered friendships which crossed the normal barriers of rank and class. And they discovered peace, hope and God. At the end of the Great War the international Toc H movement sprang up, open to men and women from all walks of life and committed to the same principles experienced in Talbot House: friendship, to love widely, service, to build bravely, fairmindedness, to think fairly and the Kingdom of God, to witness humbly. Throughout the Second World War Toc H was active across the world in providing the creature comforts and friendships for service men and women. Over the last 80 years Toc H has brought together thousands of people. All discover extraordinary friendships; work together serving their community; welcome, listen and learn from those with very different opinions; and, through the challenge of testing the Christian way by trying it, discover a faith to live by. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 90 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, inner city problems, poor/homeless, unemployed. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (day, general and residential), community work, counselling, fundraising, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, religion, summer camps, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 plus. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others in a group of usually 812 persons of mixed ages. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, dependent on project. Enquire before submitting application. Qualifications required: No, EU nationals preferred. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Registration fee according to length of project: 13 nights £5, 48 nights £10. 9 plus nights £15. Volunteer benefits: Travel bursary for low waged/unemployed. Board and lodging. Certification: Under consideration. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Cheshire, Cleveland, Derbyshire, Devon, Durham, Essex, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Humberside, London, Norfolk, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Tyne and Wear, West Midlands, Wiltshire, Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—W); Scotland (Strathclyde); Wales (Glamorgan—W, Gwynedd). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but EU member countries are favoured. Interviews: None necessary, they operate a 'first come, first served' policy—sight unseen but references required for work with children. Charity number: 211042 TOPS DAY NURSERIES 104 & 106 Herbert Avenue Parkstone
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[email protected]. Contact: Maria Thomas Profile: Tops Day Nurseries (TOPS) provides a childcare service to the community, offering 56 places for children aged 6 weeks to 8 years. Volunteers can help with: playing with the children, reading stories 1:1; inside and outside, helping with swimming and/or tumble tots, and trips further afield, e.g. farms, monkey world, helping to provide a clean, tidy, safe environment including preparation for and clearing up after meals, help with photocopying, filing, children's work. They have lots of pets (birds, rabbits, guinea pigs, hamsters, fish) on site that need handling and care too. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Animal welfare, children, teaching/assisting (nursery). Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (day), community work, computers, cooking, first aid, fundraising, group work, music, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Police check and social services forms completed before starting volunteer work. GBH/ABH/ child abuse will disallow. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil UK placements: England (Dorset). TRAILBLAZERS, WALES c/o Scope, Brunel House 5 Ynys Bridge Court Gwaelod y Garth Cardiff CF4 8SS UK Tel: +44 (0) 1222 813913 Fax: +44 (0) 1222 813866 Contact: Rhian Connick/Neil Taylor Profile: Trailblazers is a club which offers membership to children with physical disabilities between 9 and 14 years throughout Wales. As a member each child will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities which might otherwise be inaccessible to them. Membership will be offered to those children who find it difficult to become involved in integrated outofschool activities for a variety of reasons, including physical, emotional, sensory and perceptual difficulties. Trailblazers is supported by young adult volunteers who wish to contribute their time and skills to enhance their own development. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted sometimes, depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: AprilOctober. Time required: 1 week (min.) 9 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), group work, music, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 45. When to apply: Any time. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, they can befriend the children and act as role models. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil
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Volunteer benefits: All out of pocket expenses are covered. Certification: Yes. UK placements: Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary. TRAVEL ACTIVE PROGRAMMES PO Box 107 5800 AC Venray The Netherlands Tel: 00 31 478 551 900 Fax: 00 31 478 551 911 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Saskia Zondag Profile: Travel Active Programmes needs camp counsellors to work either directly with children on summer camps in America or to work in the kitchens etc. To work 810 hours per day, 6 days per week. Work and Travel Europe: working on a farm in Norway or Switzerland, working on an Israeli kibbutz, restoration projects in France etc. Work and Travel Australia: conservation programme. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the situation and the programme. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 30 Starting months: June. Time required: 9 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, unemployed, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts / crafts, building/construction, catering, gardening/horticulture, manual work, marketing/publicity, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,000 plus. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on the programme. Qualifications required: Must be citizens of the EU. Health requirements: Depends on the programme. Costs to volunteer: £195 approximately towards air fare, insurance, board and lodging. Volunteer benefits: £95£290 for 910 weeks' work. Overseas placements: North America (Canada, USA); Asia (Israel); Australasia (Australia); Europe (Finland, France, Norway, Switzerland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Volunteers must be citizens of the European Union. TREK AID 2 Somerset Cottages Stoke Village Plymouth Devon PL3 4AZ UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1752 567617 Fax: +44 (0) 1752 567617 Contact: Richard Ravensdale (Chairman, Trustees Board) Profile: Trek Aid needs volunteers to offer smallscale, friendly direct aid to Tibetan refugee communities in Nepal and India. It would help them as a small charity if potential volunteers would make initial contact by sending a reply paid envelope, a full CV, a covering letter which tells them about their relevant past experiences of Third World travel, skills, aims and interests and why they want to help Tibetan refugees. A character reference. An employment reference for the skill area they want to share with refugees. Please note that a basic criteria in selecting volunteers is that they should show a commitment to the aims of the charity by fundraising in
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UK to gain their place. 100 per cent of funds donated go in direct aid to refugees, their administrative costs are shared by the charity officers and committee members and their printing is sponsored. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 70 Starting months: JanuaryMay, OctoberDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 16 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/ medical, heritage, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, nursery and primary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts / crafts, building/ construction, caring (residential), community work, computers, counselling, development issues, DIY, first aid, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, manual work, music, outdoor skills, religion, social work, sport, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: A few. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Varies. Volunteers with disabilities: Encouraged but rough travel involved. Qualifications required: Doctors, nurses, teachers, horticulturalists, builders, tailors, dentists, etc. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Between £600 and £1,200 including air ticket, living allowance and project task fund. This varies £150£800 (3 months in Nepal). Volunteer benefits: All costs must be officially fundraised by selected volunteer. Certification: If requested. Overseas placements: Asia (India, Nepal). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants for volunteer projects are selected on the quality of their written proposal and references. Later they attend project planning and travel advisory weekends, with slide programmes and video to introduce them to travel in India and Nepal, life in the refugee communities, Tibetan culture and the volunteer work. Charity number: 1025577 TREKFORCE EXPEDITIONS 134 Buckingham Palace Road London SW1W 9SA UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 824 8890 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 824 8892 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Georgina Hebblethwaite Profile: Trekforce Expeditions need volunteers to join expeditions undertaking scientific and conservation work in the rainforests of Indonesia and Belize and community work in Kenya. Teamwork and learning to be in close proximity as well as learning to adapt to a different environment are important elements of a Trekforce Expedition. Costs include all expenses, international flight, training, board and accommodation, medical insurance. Volunteers have the chance to work on very worthwhile projects in fascinating parts of the world and to develop fundraising skills. Volunteers with an offending background accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 9 Starting months: February, March, July, August, October and December. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Animal welfare, conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting, (EFL), wildlife.
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Activities can include: Building/ construction, community work, fundraising, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, scientific work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 150 plus. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: In expedition of usually about 20 people. Volunteers with disabilities: Each case considered with safety as a priority. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Yes. Costs to volunteer: £2,350 plus flights for 6 weeks. £3,500 plus flights for 5 months (Belize only). Overseas placements: Africa (Kenya); Central America (Belize); Asia (Indonesia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions providing that they speak English. Interviews: Introduction days are run in North London monthly and once or twice a year in Loughborough and Edinburgh. Charity number: 1005452 TRELOAR TRUST Upper Froyle Alton Hampshire GU34 4LA UK Tel: +44 (0) 1420 526400 Contact: Elizabeth Neal Profile: The Treloar Trust supports Lord Mayor Treloar School, a nonmaintained residential special school for 130 young people aged 816, and Lord Mayor Treloar National Specialist College providing further education for 170 residential students aged 1625. On both sites the students have a wide range of physical disabilities including cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spina bifida, epilepsy, haemophilia, various forms of ataxia, heart conditions and the results of serious accidents. Many students have associated specific or moderate learning difficulties. Students at the School follow a curriculum based on the National Curriculum with a wide range of GCSEs available in Years 10 and 11 and individually constructed programmes for those who are not able to do GCSEs. In the College some students take Alevels in conjunction with the local tertiary college; others follow prevocational, vocational or ACCESS programmes according to their individual abilities. Treloar Volunteers are required in several departments of the School and College to assist the professional staff with their duties associated with caring for the students. A period of work of one academic year is preferred but one or two terms could be acceptable. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: September. Time required: 44 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, disabled (physically), health care/medical, teaching/assisting (primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Caring (general and residential), sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2025 When to apply: March. Work alone/with others: With other permanent staff. Volunteers with disabilities: Physical disabilities are possible but volunteers are expected to give physical help including handling clients. Qualifications required: Enthusiasm and commitment. Health requirements: Need to be fit and strong. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: £35 per week pocket money. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Hampshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but it is essential that volunteers have a working knowledge of English. Interviews: Take place at Alton.
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TRIFORM CAMPHILL COMMUNITY 20 Triform Road Hudson NY 12534 USA Tel: 00 1 518 851 9320 Fax: 00 1 518 851 2864 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Tim Paholak Profile: Triform Camphill Community is an intentional therapeutic community of 45 people, about half of whom are young adults with disabilities. Located on beautiful farmland in upstate New York, Triform offers a unique opportunity to live and work full time with handicapped young people: full participation in all aspects of community life; experience in curative education and social therapy; work with handicapped young adults in gardening, farming, weaving, artistic and cultural activities, household management, courses and workshops, outings; opportunities to travel to nearby places of interest. Volunteers live in a house, usually with a family, 1 or 2 other volunteers and 4 to 6 young adults with disabilities. You will have your own bedroom and be able to have some time in the day for yourself, as well as one day off per week. You will be one of a number of international and American volunteers who come for shortterm stays, e.g. 12 months, as well as the longterm volunteers who either live here for some years or who regard Triform as their permanent home. Triform welcomes any questions you may have. It recognises the great contribution made by shortterm volunteers, who bring vibrancy, energy and questions. They appreciate the interest and willingness to participate, and encourage people's application. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted—individually specific—no blanket policy. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: June and August. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, arts/crafts, building/ construction, caring (general), catering, driving, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, social work, teaching, theatre/drama, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 710 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Applications from individuals with disabilities welcome, each case individually assessed. Qualifications required: Nil, no minimum education or skills requirement necessary. Health requirements: Must provide own medical insurance for first 6 months. Costs to volunteer: All travel costs. Volunteer benefits: US$100 pocket money per month plus $20 on phone bills. After one year $400 vacation money. Certification: Yes, on completion of contracted time. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: If they need to interview an applicant the interview would take place in Britain. TRINITY YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE 265 Burrage Road Plumstead London SE18 7JW UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 317 7940 Fax: +44 (0) 181 855 2732 Contact: Louise Winstanley, Senior Youth Worker Total UK projects: 1
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Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Children, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting (nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, community work, computers, counselling, development issues, fundraising, group work, library/ resource centres, music, newsletter/ journalism, research, social work, sport. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (London). U ULSTER WILDLIFE TRUST 3 New Line Crossgar Co. Down BT30 9EP N. Ireland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1396 830282 Fax: +44 (0) 1396 830888 Contact: The Director Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone). ULTIMATE CHALLENGE Black Arrow House 2 Chandos Road London NW10 6NF UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 961 1122 Fax: +44 (0) 961 1551 Email: welcome@worldchallenge.co.uk Contact: Katherine O'Driscoll Profile: Ultimate Challenge is a 4 week expedition for groups of individuals who may not necessarily have known each other beforehand. It is organised by World Challenge Expeditions who are specialists in developmental youth expeditions and placements. As with the expeditions they organise for school and college groups, voluntary project work is an integral part of the experience. Presently there are 4 destinations available: Belize, Zimbabwe, Pakistan and the Indian Himalayas, although these may change and grow in number. The project work ranges from conservation work in Belize to manual community work in Pakistan; from working in a local village in the foothills of the Himalayas to working in an orphanage in Zimbabwe. The aim of Ultimate Challenge is to bring likeminded individuals together in a challenging environment to learn organisational and teamwork skills and to take part in worthwhile project work. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 4 Starting months: July and August. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, poor/homeless, young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work, manual work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 30
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When to apply: December before departure. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on location and disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: All students are asked to disclose preexisting conditions. Costs to volunteer: £1,195 Certification: Reference on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Zimbabwe); Central America (Belize); Asia (India, Pakistan). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: There may be restrictions on the nationality of volunteers for visa purpose. Interviews: Take place in various UK locations. UNION REMPART (Pour la Rehabilitation et L'Entretien des Monuments et du Patrimoine Artistique) 1 rue des Guillemites 75004 Paris France Tel: 00 33 1 42 71 96 55 Fax: 00 33 1 42 71 73 00 Profile: Union Rempart needs volunteers to help restore and preserve various castles, fortresses, churches, chapels, abbeys, monasteries, farms, ancient villages, GalloRoman amphitheatres and underground passages on the 140 sites organised by Rempart each year during holidays. Work includes masonry, woodwork, carpentry, interior decorating, restoration and clearance work. Opportunities for swimming, tennis, riding, water sports, cycling, climbing, rambling, exploring the region, crafts, music, cinema and taking part in local festivities. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 130 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 13 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, heritage, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Building/ construction, gardening/ horticulture, manual work, sport, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 4,000 When to apply: By the end of April. Work alone/with others: Work in groups. Qualifications required: Some knowledge of French but no experience in restoration needed. Health requirements: Antitetanus injection. Costs to volunteer: Approximately £4£5 per day covers board and accommodation. Overseas placements: Europe (France). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants should phone each camp director for interview before applying. UNIPAL (Universities' Educational Trust for Palestinians) c/o C.M.E.I.S. South Road Durham DH1 3TG UK Tel: +44 (0) 191 386 7124 Fax: + 44 (0) 191 386 7124 Contact: Peter Williams Profile: UNIPAL sends volunteers to take part in shortterm projects during July and August in the Israelioccupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, as well as with Palestinian communities elsewhere. There are also opportunities for longterm work for a minimum period of 6 months. Most projects involve teaching English, but there are also possibilities of other work of an educational kind, from occupational therapy to helping building a school. A university degree and TEFL qualification are essential for the longterm work. Shortterm volunteers must be at least 20 years old
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and longterm volunteers at least 22. Shortterm volunteers are provided with food and accommodation, but must pay their own air fares and insurance. Longterm volunteers have their air fares paid and receive an allowance. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 3 Starting months: July. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (EFL, mature and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Summer camps, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 2030 When to apply: Before the end of March. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Short term: Alevels. Long term: TEFL qualifications and experience preferred. Health requirements: Immunisations required. Costs to volunteer: Short term: £250 for flight and £50 insurance. Long term: None. Volunteer benefits: Short term: board and food provided: Long term: flights, insurance, food, board all paid for. Certification: Not normally, but available on request. Overseas placements: Asia (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants should send a stamped selfaddressed envelope to the above address before the end of February. Interviews are held before the Easter vacation in Durham and London. There are briefings in June for those selected. Charity number: 325007 UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION (WALES) International Youth Service The Temple of Peace Cathays Park Cardiff CF1 3AP Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1222 223088 Fax: +44 (0) 1222 665557 Contact: The International Officer Profile: United Nations Association International Youth Service (UNAIYS) recruits international volunteers for community projects in Wales and sends UKbased volunteers to similar projects overseas. The aims of UNAIYS is to work for the ideals of global peace and social justice set down in the United Nations Charter, but specifically: to promote international understanding through the medium of voluntary service; to assist in community development by acting as a means to stimulate new ideas and projects; to encourage the concept of voluntary service as a force in the common search for peace, equality and social justice; to provide opportunities for the people of Wales to understand international issues through direct contact with people from other countries. International Volunteer Projects are organised throughout the world all year round, but the majority are concentrated during the summer. They provide the opportunity for international discovery, not through tourism, but work with local people and volunteers from other countries. They offer an educational experience, volunteers learn from each other, the local community and (perhaps most of all) themselves. Work involved varies from one area to the next but generally is unskilled work which would not be done without voluntary effort, so does not replace paid labour. Total UK projects: 25 Total overseas projects: 1,500 plus. Starting months: AprilAugust. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology,
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architecture, children, conservation, disabled (physically), elderly people, environmental causes, heritage, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, building/construction, community work, cooking, development issues, forestry, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, music, outdoor skills, research, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/drama, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 300 When to apply: AprilJune. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Enquiries welcome and encouraged. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: E111 usually required. Costs to volunteer: £75£90 registration fee plus travel costs which vary according to country, plus pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Free board and lodging. Certification: Not as such but a reference/certificate can often be provided. UK placements: Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Botswana, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Central America (Costa Rica, Dominica, Martinique, Mexico); North America (Canada, Greenland, USA); South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Chile); Asia (Armenia, Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, Russia, Thailand, Turkey); Australasia (Australia); Europe (Albania, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland). Charity number: 700760 UNITY NORWOOD RAVENSWOOD 25 Bourne Court Southend Road Woodford Green Essex IG8 8HD UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 550 6114 Fax: +44 (0) 181 551 3951 Contact: Raina Gee Profile: Unity Norwood Ravenswood is a play and youth service for children and young people of mixed abilities aged between 5 and 18. Their aim is to provide integrated activities through their weekly clubs, holiday schemes and residential holidays, whilst maintaining a safe and stimulating environment. They offer a balanced programme to meet individual needs which may include integration into mainstream provisions. Unity has four age groups: 58, 811, 1114 and 1418 year olds. Volunteers can be involved in the care of a young person and/or planning and running the activity at one of the clubs. There are programmed day schemes during all school holidays, and a holiday in the UK for the 811 and 1118 year olds, during the summer holiday. There is always a new experience for a Unity member to enjoy. Training is provided to all volunteers. These sessions include emergency first aid, lifting and handling people, programming skills, child centred care, etc. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending on the offence. Total UK projects: 4 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16
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People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally and physically), young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day and general), cooking, music. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, buildings are accessible. They will assess suitability on an individual basis. Qualifications required: Willingness to work with children and young people and ability to communicate. Health requirements: Some. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Approved travel, board and lodging (residential), plus out of pocket expenses. Certification: Yes, Ravenswood certificates. Reference if applied for. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Volunteers must be EU residents. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed at local offices in Redbridge or Hendon. Charity number: 1059050 UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP (UCCF) 38 De Montfort Street Leicester LE1 7GP UK Tel: +44 (0) 116 255 1700 Fax: +44 (0) 116 255 5672 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Nigel Pollock Profile: UCCF needs volunteers to take part in evangelical teams, help with camps, community activities and churchbased work. All activities have Christian teachings and evangelical aims as their basis. UCCF needs oneyear volunteers to support the work of Christian Unions in universities and colleges. All activities have an evangelical Christian basis. Total UK projects: 50 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: September. Time required: 48 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Group work, religion, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: 31 March at the latest. Work alone/with others: Mostly alone. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, if mobile. Qualifications required: Committed Christians with degree. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £3,000£5,000 per annum. Volunteer benefits: 3 weeks' residential training. UK placements: England (throughout), N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Charity number: 273458 UNIVERSITY RESEARCH EXPEDITIONS PROGRAM (UREP) University of California 2223 Fulton Street Desk M31 Berkeley CA 947207050 USA Tel: 00 1 510 642 6586 Fax: 00 1 510 642 6791 Email:
[email protected] Website: www.mip.berkeley.edu\rep Contact: The Secretary Profile: UREP provides opportunities for people to participate in scientific discoveries by acting as field assistants on a University research expedition. Research topics offered in a large number of countries include animal behaviour, archaeology and anthropology.
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Total UK projects: 23 Total overseas projects: 1820 Starting months: FebruarySeptember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Animal welfare, archaeology, conservation, environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 200 plus. When to apply: 15 March. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Varies. Health requirements: Varies. Costs to volunteer: Equal share of project's costs (£350£800) plus travel to site. Volunteer benefits: Above covers all equipment including meals and accommodation. Overseas placements: North America (USA). UPPER NENE ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY Toad Hall 86 Main Road Hackleton Northampton NN7 2AD UK Tel: +44 (0) 1604 870312 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Mrs D. E. FriendshipTaylor Profile: The Upper Nene Archaeological Society oversees the excavation of a RomanoBritish villa and underlying Iron Age settlement. Volunteers are required to help with trowelling and a variety of excavation and postexcavation procedures. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: August. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Archaeology. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 25. When to apply: FebruaryJuly. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Difficult for people with limited mobility. Qualifications required: English speaking. Health requirements: Reasonably fit. Not suitable for severe asthmatics or anyone with severe respiratory problems. Costs to volunteer: Specified contribution towards everyday excavation expenses. Volunteer benefits: Basic campsite. UK placements: England (Northamptonshire). Charity number: 286966 USDA FOREST SERVICE Pacific Northwest Region PO Box 96090 Room 1010 RPE/HRP Washington DC USA Tel: 00 1 703 235 8855 Contact: Drinda Lombardi Profile: The USDA Forest Service maintains 19 national forests in Oregon and Washington. Volunteers are needed to maintain trails, campgrounds, wildlife and timber. They are also required to help with recreation, range activities, office work, interpretation and the visitor information services. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: Administration, forestry, manual work, outdoor skills, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes.
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Qualifications required: English speaking. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel, accommodation for shortterm volunteers. Volunteer benefits: Food, incidental expenses remibursed. Accommodation for longterm volunteers. Overseas placements: North America (USA). USPG & THE METHODIST CHURCH—EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE PROGRAMME The United College of the Ascension Weoley Park Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 6RD UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 472 1667 Fax: +44 (0) 121 472 4320 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Root Groups International Development Officer Profile: The USPG and The Methodist Church—The Experience Exchange Programme enables people over 18 to work alongside local people in churchbased projects such as schools, community development programmes and hostels for six months to a year. No specific skills are required although applicants should be flexible, adaptable and open to new ideas. Those with specific skills can be placed accordingly. Placements are constantly being reviewed and new ones set up. Through living in another culture participants experience new challenges and opportunities and discover much about themselves. Participants are strongly encouraged to share what they learn from their experience on their return. The Experience Exchange Programme is one of two volunteer programmes run jointly by The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG) and the Methodist Church. Both USPG and the Methodist Church are involved in supporting the mission of the church worldwide through the exchange of people, prayer, resources and ideas. Volunteers with an offending background would be considered but there are no guarantees. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January, February and AugustDecember. Time required: 27 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, disabled (physically), elderly people, health care/medical, human rights, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/ assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, caring (general), community work, computers, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, international aid, manual work, music, newsletter/journalism, religion, social work, sport, teaching, technical skills, translating, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 1520. When to apply: Before middle of June for September start. Work alone/with others: Usually individual placements but working with others locally. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, if at all possible. Qualifications required: Christian commitment, flexibility and an ability to learn from a new experience. Health requirements: Health clearance to ensure individual can endure the climate of the placement. Costs to volunteer: Varies, usually £2,000£2,500. Certification: Written reference on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Botswana, Egypt, Ghana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Central
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America (Barbados, Belize, St KittsNevis, St Vincent, Trinidad/Tobago); South America (Brazil, Chile, Guyana, Uruguay); Asia (Bangladesh, India, Israel, Japan, Korea—N, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Sri Lanka). Interviews: Take place in London and exploration weekends in Birmingham. Charity number: 234518 USPG & THE METHODIST CHURCH—ROOT GROUPS INTERNATIONAL The United College of the Ascension Weoley Park Road Selly Oak Birmingham B29 6RD UK Tel: +44 (0) 121 472 1667 Fax: + 44 (0) 121 472 4320 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Root Groups International Development Officer Profile: USPG and The Methodist Church—Root Groups International are for people aged 1830 who are looking for a challenge as they try to discover how Christianity should affect their lifestyle and attitudes. Participants from all parts of the world church live together in community. They live and work alongside local communities, often in areas of high unemployment. The groups work in partnership with a local church exploring a way of mission that is practical and challenging. Activities vary widely according to personality and placement: they often include elements of youth work, befriending the lonely and disadvantaged, workshop and Bible study, and volunteering at local community centres. In all their work, Root Groups are building relationships with their local community and developing links between church and community. Root Groups International is one of two Short Term Experience Programmes run jointly by The United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel (USPG) and the Methodist Church. USPG is a mission agency of the Anglican Church. Both USPG and the Methodist Church are involved in supporting the mission of the church worldwide through the exchange of people, prayer, resources and ideas. Volunteers with an offending background would be considered but there are no guarantees. Total UK projects: 34 per annum. Total overseas projects: 12 per annum. Starting months: September and October. Time required: 45 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, human rights, inner city problems, poor/ homeless, teaching/assisting (nursery), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, campaigning, caring (day and general), community work, group work, music, religion, social work, sport, teaching, theatre/drama, training, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 12. When to apply: Before end of June for September start. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes if at all possible. Qualifications required: Christian commitment and a willingness to try anything once. Health requirements: In good health. Costs to volunteer: Root Groups are selfsupporting and members staying in the UK work parttime to fund the group. Those joining an overseas group would be required to raise £2,500 through trust funds etc. Certification: Written reference on request. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian,
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Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Interviews: Interviews and exploration weekends take place in Birmingham. Charity number: 234518 V VADHU Dogra Estate Ganiadeoli Ranikhet 263645 India Tel: 00 91 5966 2506 Contact: Narendra Rautela, Secretary Profile: Vadhu stands for Voluntary Organisation for the Development of the Hills of Uttarakahnd, a nongovernmental, nonprofit group aimed at creating a model of sustainable mountain development in the Ghatgar watershed area, near Ranikhet in the Himalayan foothills, 4,0006,700 feet above sea level. This includes an agricultural programme; establishing measures to improve soil and moisture conservation; horticulture, vegetable and fodder production; energy conservation; and appropriate technology for villages. Volunteers with relevant skills are required to assist in various activities related to watershed management, and in the administration of the project. There are also opportunities for unskilled volunteers to work in plant nurseries, planting seedlings and levelling the land. Volunteers must be prepared to work hard and learn from others. They should have a belief in basic human values and be ready to experience a different culture and respect it. Those wishing to take up skilled positions must have relevant experience in various aspects of watershed management. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, development issues, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 24 When to apply: At least 6 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes but must be able to manage in hilly terrain. Qualifications required: 4 qualified and skilled and 20 unskilled volunteers needed per year. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £70 per month skilled, £80 per month unskilled volunteers. Travel and insurance. Volunteer benefits: Food and accommodation. Overseas placements: Asia (India). VALLEY AND VALE ARTS PROJECT Blaengarw Workmen's Hall Blaengarw Mid Glamorgan CF32 8AW Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1656 871911 or 729246 Contact: Tracy McCoy Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 0 Time required: 1 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil
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Costs to volunteer: Varies. VENTURE SCOTLAND Bonnington Mill 72 Newhaven Road Edinburgh EH6 5QG Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 131 553 5333 Fax: + 44 (0) 131 553 5333 Contact: Rob Bushby Profile: Venture Scotland volunteers take groups of 1625 year olds on residential weekends and weeks, who would not normally get the opportunity to go away on this type of break, e.g. the unemployed or homeless. They focus on personal and social development through working together on various outdoor and conservation activities e.g. raft building. There are no gap year placements. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted providing it does not compromise the 'working with young adults' aspect. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: January. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Conservation, inner city problems, poor/homeless, young people. Activities can include: Administration, cooking, driving, first aid, fundraising, group work, outdoor skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Induction JanuaryMarch. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Applicants from Scotland only. First aid, outdoor and lifesaving qualifications helpful. Health requirements: Reasonable for working outdoors. Costs to volunteer: £15 membership fee. Volunteer benefits: Food, accommodaton and travel costs. UK placements: Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyfe, Tayside, Western Isles). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Applicants from Scotland only. Interviews: Take place at volunteer's place of work or at the Edinburgh office. VEREINIGUNG JUNGER FREIWILLIGER eV (VJF) Muggelstrasse 22a Berlin 10247 Germany Tel: 00 49 30 588 38 14 Profile: VJF organises international work camps, most of which are social or ecological projects, but there are also special programmes which focus on issues such as the history of Jewish people in Germany. In most cases volunteers have to do easy manual work on the camps. VJF places 500 international volunteers a year and 500 German volunteers. Please apply through Concordia, International Voluntary Service or Quaker International Social Projects. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: MaySeptember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Application fee of DM200 plus travel expenses. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation. Overseas placements: Europe (Germany).
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VIDARÅSEN LANDSBY N 3240 Andebu Norway Tel: 00 47 3344 41 00 (9.00a.m.3.00p.m.) Fax: 00 47 3344 01 91 Contact: The Director Profile: Vidaråsen Landsby is a Camphill Village community. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Disabled (mentally). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Overseas placements: Europe (Norway). VILLAGE CAMPS INC. CH1260 Nyon Switzerland Tel: 00 41 22 990 9405 Fax: 00 41 22 990 9494 Email: PERSONNEL@village camps.com Contact: Rupert Saunders Profile: Village Camps Inc. need volunteers to work 12 hours a day in summer and winter holidays camps. Experience in working with young people, sports and organisational ability are also necessary. Must have a desire to live and work with young people of various nationalities. Special training with certification in skiing, canoeing, rockclimbing, teaching, sailing, archery, swimming, football, arts/crafts, outdoor pursuits. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 10 Starting months: February, JuneAugust. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting (EFL, nursery, primary and secondary), wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, driving, international aid, music, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, research, sport, summer camps, teaching, theatre/ drama, training, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: 40 (summer), 65 (winter). When to apply: February (summer camps), October (winter camps). Work alone/with others: With others in a community of 40. Must get along with others. Qualifications required: Good sports (parallel skiers: winter) speak English, know French/Spanish/Italian/German. Health requirements: Must be in good health. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Pocket money plus food, accommodation, ski pass in winter and accident insurance. Certification: Yes if requested. UK placements: England (Sussex—E, Sussex—W). Overseas placements: Europe (Austria, France, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interview by phone. VILLAGE EDUCATIONAL PROJECT (KILIMANJARO) Mint Cottage Prospect Road Sevenoaks Kent TN13 3UA UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1732 459799 Contact: Katy Allen
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Profile: Village Education Project (Kilimanjaro) was set up as a UK registered charity in 1994. Its work concentrates on rural primary education in the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. Funds are raised to renovate government school buildings, provide books, both English and Kiswahili, and to sponsor inservice teacher training. The gap year student project is one of the charity's more recent projects, and is operating with the full support and cooperation of the local teachers, district education officials and the ministry of education. Students help to teach English as a foreign language in village primary schools. A predeparture two week training course is given in Sevenoaks, Kent introducing students to the books they will be using, theory and methodology of TEFL, and basic Kiswahili. Katy Allen, the Project Leader, lived in Kilimanjaro for three years and now visits the region for at least four months each year, and is there to meet the gap year students and help them to settle in to their village and their schools. After a three week 'find your feet' period in the classroom, the Project Leader observes the gap year students' lessons, and gives advice and guidance. Students are encouraged to provide extra curricular activities such as sport, art and music for their pupils. Students accompany primary pupils on school outings to a National Park and to the coast. Students share their own village house, and their life in the village involves lots of walking each day up and down the lush countryside of Kilimanjaro's slopes. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: January. Time required: 32 weeks (min.) 48 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Teaching/assisting (EFL). Activities can include: Arts/crafts, sport, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 6, increasing annually. When to apply: September (18 months ahead of departure date). Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Clear speech. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: £1,450 (subject to change) fee plus insurance and subsistence. Volunteer benefits: Return air ticket, village accommodation in Kilimanjaro. Certification: Perhaps, if requested. Overseas placements: Africa (Tanzania). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions, but British passport holders preferred. Interviews: Take place in Sevenoaks, Kent. Charity number: 1041672 VILLAGES YOUTH PROJECT, THE 37 Bridlington Street Hunmanby N. Yorkshire UK Tel: +44 (0) 1723 891521 Contact: Dee Heim, Project Worker Profile: The Villages Youth Project operates in Hunmanby, Muston, Reighton, Speeton, Wold Newton and surrounding villages. It is a youth work project initiated by local churches and local people of Hunmanby and those in surrounding villages. This project began in 1989. The project was developed to meet the needs and help address the real problems facing young people in rural areas such as unemployment and homelessness, isolation and boredom. During the last five years the project volunteers have converted a double decker bus for use as a youth centre to work with the young people in the villages. They have come across young people who have problems relating to drugs, alcohol, gambling, homelessness, health issues, teenage pregnancies and juvenile offending. As well as providing recreational facilities on the bus, there has been liaison with police, courts and
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other organisations to help support young people in the various difficulties for meeting the needs of young people. What are its aims? The overall objective of the Villages Youth Project: to provide facilities for meeting the needs of young people aged 1125 in Hunmanby, Muston, Reighton, Speeton, Wold Newton and the surrounding area. To offer support and assistance to young people to enable them to make informed choices in the areas of education, health, training, independence and recreation so that their conditions of life may be improved and they may develop their physical, mental and spiritual capacities so as to grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, counselling, development issues, driving, fundraising, group work, outdoor skills, religion, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 8 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: All applications warmly welcomed. Some access issues need addressing. Qualifications required: Any relative to working with young people. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel costs. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Yorkshire—N). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at project office. VINCENTIAN SERVICE CORPS 7800 Natural Bridge Road St Louis Missouri 63121 USA Tel: 00 1 314 382 2800 ext 291 Fax: 00 1 314 382 8392 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The Director Profile: The Vincentian Services Corps/ Central is part of the national Vincentian Service Corps. The other two offices are in Los Angeles, CA and Jamaica, New York. They invite men and women, 20 years and older to serve the poor for one year. The VSC Central is sponsored by the Daughters of Charity of the Midwest and all placements from their office are in the central area of the United States. Their volunteers (members) serve in many aspects of social work, health care, education and parish ministry. They offer two oneyear programmes each year. Applications must be made at least three months ahead. The programme provides housing, food, a small stipend, transportation, medical insurance and 3 renewal weekends during the year. There is a week of orientation at the beginning of the programme introducing the member to the charisma of the Vincentian family, to service, community living, cultural diversity and living gospel values. Applications are available upon request. It is with this application that they can learn the applicant's background, interests, education, family history, medical history and experiences. They ask for 5 personal references that they follow up for their recommendation regarding the applicant's ability to work in the programme. Evaluations are conducted twice a year with input from the member and from the work supervisor. They strive to place members in community settings whenever possible or preferred. Proximity to Daughters of Charity or Vincentian Priests are always
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a part of the assignment to ensure their inclusion in the Vincentian family. Because of the difficulty of getting a visa into the USA, they ask applicants from outside the USA to pursue the visa as soon as possible. All applicants must speak very good English because they will be in positions of leadership or role models for those they serve. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: January and August. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, children, disabled (physically), elderly people, health care/ medical, human rights, inner city problems, poor/homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary), young people. Activities can include: Building/ construction, caring (general and residential), community work, computers, fundraising, religion, social work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: At least 3 months in advance. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Fluent English, Spanish useful. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Fares to St Louis. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation plus $100 per month plus $100 per month for food plus health insurance. Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions except that volunteers must be fluent in English. Interviews: By telephone. VISIONS IN ACTION 2710 Ontario Road NW Washington DC 20009 USA Tel: 00 1 202 625 7402 Fax: 00 1 202 625 2353 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Shaun Skelton Profile: Visions in Action is an international notforprofit organisation founded in 1988 out of the conviction that much can be learned from and contributed to the developing world, by working as part of a community of volunteers committed to achieving social and economic justice. Visions in Action coordinates volunteers with nonprofit development organisations. Volunteers are matched according to their skills, interest and experience to one of any number of overseas nonprofit organisations operating in both rural and urban settings. They work in such diverse fields as business management, law, health care, environmental concerns, journalism, youth and children's programmes, scientific research, women's issues, housing, agriculture, building and manual trades, democratisation, human rights and social justice. Visions in Action volunteers interact on a daily basis with host country nationals and development professionals. They work within the local culture while participating as members of the international development community. Visions in Action's Mission Statement: Participants in the Visions in Actions programme support the following precepts: grassroots approach development occurs best when they are as close as possible to the standard of living of those they are trying to assist. Therefore a modest, low overhead, grassroots approach is taken in all that Visions does. Voluntarism: there is much that can be done in the spirit of true voluntarism, giving of oneself and making personal sacrifices for the betterment of others, expecting nothing in return. Community development occurs best in a community of inspired, informed individuals, living together and
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supporting one another throughout the volunteer experience. Selfreliance: participants are selfreliant, mirroring the same type of selfreliance that those in developing countries are trying to achieve. Social justice: all of our efforts are directed at achieving social or economic justice for those in the developing world. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Numerous. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, animal welfare, archaeology, architecture, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/medical, heritage, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, refugees, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary), unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, caring (general), community work, development issues, international aid, newsletter/journalism, research, social work, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 When to apply: At least 90 days before departure. Work alone/with others: Work for local nonprofit organisations (not with other volunteers). Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on the disability. Certain physical disabilities would present no problems. Qualifications required: University degree or equivalent work experience for all programmes except 6 month South Africa programme. Health requirements: Must be in good health. Costs to volunteer: Travel plus programme fees which average US$3,800 for one year. Volunteer benefits: Housing, monthly stipend, medical insurance and training in development and the local language. Certification: Written reference. Overseas placements: Africa (Burkina Faso, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe); Central America (Mexico). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: By telephone. Charity number: 521589622 VOLUNTARY SERVICE BELFAST (VSB) 7072 Lisburn Road Belfast Antrim BT9 6AF N. Ireland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1232 200850 Fax: +44 (0) 1232 200860 Contact: Jim Woods Profile: The Voluntary Service Belfast (VSB) Volunteer Centre is concerned with promoting, supporting and developing voluntary activity within the Greater Belfast community. It provides the link between people interested in voluntary work, and organisations or individuals who can benefit from the services provided by the volunteers. Volunteering is about becoming involved in the community to benefit others, by doing something because you want to. Volunteers do not have to possess special skills or experience, but it helps to be patient, tolerant, understanding and reliable. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted but generally placed where they can be closely supervised, at least to begin with, also it depends on the nature of the offence. They are unlikely to recruit sex offenders for any type of placement. Total UK projects: 5 Total overseas projects: 2 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 50 weeks (max.).
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Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, poor/homeless, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (general), community work, counselling, DIY, driving, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, manual work, marketing/publicity, research, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 300 plus. When to apply: One month prior to starting. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, if sufficient time for forward planning. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: No specific requirements. Costs to volunteer: Accommodation. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs up to £3 per day. Lunch allowance of £1.50 per day. Certification: Yes. UK placements: N. Ireland (Antrim, Belfast City, Down). Overseas placements: Asia (India, Israel); Europe (Germany, Romania). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Take place in their head office in Lisburn Road. Charity number: XN48736 VOLUNTARY SERVICE OVERSEAS 317 Putney Bridge Road London SW15 2PN UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 780 2266 Fax: +44 (0) 181 780 1326 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Atha Murphy Profile: Voluntary Service Overseas (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 1,750 volunteers work in 57 countries. Posts are overseas for two years (some new 6months posts) and volunteers must be aged 2070, qualified and experienced in a trade or profession, without dependent children, have unrestricted access to the UK and be willing to work for a modest living allowance. It is important to think seriously about the implications of volunteering before applying. Volunteers are highly motivated, flexible and adaptable individuals who have made a commitment to VSO and their employer overseas. They may be living in circumstances that are a good deal less comfortable than the UK and away from family and friends. It won't be easy, but it will be the experience of a lifetime. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1,800 Starting months: January, February, April, May and September. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 104 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), environmental causes, health care/medical, inner city problems, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, primary and secondary), wildlife. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building construction, catering, community work, computers, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, library/resource centres, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/ journalism, social work, sport, teaching, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 50 (short term). When to apply: All year, only on standard application form.
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Work alone/with others: Either. Volunteers with disabilities: Applications welcome. Nature of disability and skills determines overseas placements. Qualifications required: Professional qualification plus usually 2 years work experience. Health requirements: Yes. Costs to volunteer: Negligible. Volunteer benefits: Modest living allowance plus accommodation. Certification: Yes, reference. Overseas placements: Africa (Gambia, Ghana, GuineaBissau, Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Central America (Anguilla, Antigua/Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St KittsNevis, St Lucia, St Vincent); South America (Guyana); Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam); Australasia (Fiji, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu); Europe (Albania, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Certain restrictions on nationalities of volunteers. Interviews: Take place in London, Manchester, Glasgow, Netherlands, Canada. Charity number: 313757 VOLUNTARY WORKCAMPS ASSOCIATION OF GHANA PO Box 1540 Accra Ghana Tel: 00 233 21 663486 Fax: 00 233 21 665960 Contact: Francis Atta Donkor, General Secretary Profile: Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana organises workcamps in the rural areas of Ghana for international volunteers. Campers work about seven hours a day, mostly unskilled manual digging, clearing bush, mixing cement or building. The projects are mostly roads, schools, street drains, latrines, hospitals or clinics, social centres, bridges etc. in villages and small towns which villagers themselves are carrying out through voluntary communal labour. In some camps there is a programme of educational work for the girls among the village women. The function of the camps is not to do the work for the people but to help them to help themselves by working with them. In selecting and arranging the projects the Association cooperates closely with some government departments. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1220 Starting months: January, JuneDecember. Time required: 3 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, disabled (physically), environmental causes, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work, forestry, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, social work, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,500 When to apply: February. Work alone/with others: With others, 2550 per camp. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, with, social interaction. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Inscription fee of approximately £120 and travel. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation, administration expenses and food at campsite. Certification: Yes on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana).
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VOLUNTARY WORKCAMPS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA PO Box 2189 Lagos Nigeria Tel: 00 234 1 951290 or 821568 Fax: 00 234 1 2663294 Email:
[email protected] Contact: The SecretaryGeneral Profile: Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria organises workcamps centred around community projects for youths of different cultural backgrounds and nationalities throughout Nigeria. Between 120 and 150 volunteers per year participate in the workcamps; the work is mainly skilled and unskilled manual labour. This includes bricklaying, carpentry, sports, games, excursions, debates and discussions. They also undertake short and medium term programmes in the year. Applicants of any nationality are welcome, but a knowledge of English is required. Volunteers must also be physically fit. The usual length of placement is between one and two months (i.e. July to September). Applications forms are available at US$20 for volunteers to receive brochure and placement for the camps. Only applications received with the fee before the month of May will be considered. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Number varies. Starting months: July, August. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 8 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Environmental causes, health care/medical, poor/ homeless, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Building/ construction, community work, DIY, sport, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 120150 When to apply: Before May. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Knowledge of English. Health requirements: Physically fit. Costs to volunteer: US$20 for application form. $200 registration fee plus travel and upkeep. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging. Overseas placements: Africa (Nigeria). W. WAR ON WANT 3739 Great Guildford Street London SE1 OES UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 620 1111 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 261 9291 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Ken Hulme Profile: War on Want (WOW) was established over 40 years ago. It is a membership organisation working with project partners overseas. It does not administer relief aid but financial support for longterm development programmes. It also believes in the need to raise awareness here in Britain about the causes of world poverty. This is essential in order to promote the fundamental changes in international policies that are needed before a permanent improvement in the lives of the world's poor can be made. As with all charities, volunteers are used extensively at War on Want. They are required only at our London office, primarily for administrative support. However, there are occasional campaignbased tasks, e.g. attending conferences, representing WOW at NGO meetings etc. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Approximately 19. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.).
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Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Human rights, inner city problems, young people. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, computers, development issues, fundraising, international aid. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Possible if properly qualified. Qualifications required: Excellent English, Alevels or computer skills or willingness to learn quickly. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: £2.50 for lunch and travel costs. Certification: Yes written reference. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: South America (Brazil). WARWICKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF YOUTH CLUBS Arno House 63 Willes Road Leamington Spa Warwickshire CV31 1BN UK Tel: +44 (0) 1926 450156 Fax: +44 (0) 1926 313328 Email: works.youthclubs.uk@ukonline. co.uk Contact: William Clemmey Profile: Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs is an Association of 135 youth clubs working with 10,885 young people and 1,132 youth workers in Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull. It was established as a charity in 1954 to meet the needs of youth organisations working with young people up to the age of 25. It also works directly with young people, regardless of race, creed, sex or disability. It is affiliated to Young Warwickshire and to Youth Clubs UK. The support the Association offers includes: helping to set up new groups; providing a comprehensive insurance package for clubs; arranging events and activities to enhance their programmes; support and training for youth workers, some of whom are paid part time but the majority of whom are volunteers; a newsletter six times a year to keep clubs up to date with what is on offer; help with fundraising ideas including running an annual golf tournament. The Sports Mobile and Arts Mobile enable youngsters to take part in games and activities in village and church halls. Drama, dance, video and photography workshops are being developed as part of our arts development programme. The events and competitions programme includes: netball, pool, ice skating, dance, craft, fiveaside football, unihoc and a health and fitness day. Young people are also involved in international youth work. In the summer of 1998 the Association was involved in a quadrilateral youth exchange with Russia, Denmark and Belarus. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, computers, driving, fundraising, group work, marketing/ publicity, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 5060 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: No, unfortunately an inaccessible building at present. Qualifications required: Nil. Driving licence, IT skills, coaching awards, arts background all desirable. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Subsistence only. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs. Certification: Yes.
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UK placements: England (Warwickshire, West Midlands). Charity number: 1056035 WARWICKSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST Brandon Marsh Nature Centre Brandon Lane Coventry Warwickshire CV3 3GW UK Tel: +44 (0) 1203 302912 Fax: + 44 (0) 1203 639556 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Andy Tasker, The Director Profile: Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is the leading local environmental charity, dedicated to protecting wildlife and natural habitats throughout Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull. It is one of 47 independent trusts forming The Wildlife Trusts, the largest body in the UK concerned with all aspects of nature conservation. The Trust manages over 50 nature reserves totalling over 2,000 acres, including woodlands, meadows and wetlands. Practical work on these reserves is carried out by a network of local volunteers. The Trust also works to protect wildlife by campaigning on nature conservation issues, by liaising with other organisations, individuals and community groups, and by promoting a greater awareness of conservation to the general public. The Trust promotes wildlife education in schools, colleges and local communities through talks, exhibitions and guided walks. The Trust's junior membership is part of the national environment club—Wildlife Watch—which provides projects for members and affiliated schools, so involving them directly with environmental issues. The Trust's flagship Nature Centre at Brandon Marsh just outside Coventry was opened by Sir David Attenborough in 1992. Its 200 acres of pools and wetlands are now visited by over 25,000 people each year, including over 5,000 children on organised educational activities. The centre is open every day from 95 (105 at weekends). In addition to income from membership, the Trust raises funds by sponsorship, grants, donations and legacies. The Trust is organised through a Council of Trustees elected from its members, who provide the overall direction for the development of the Trust. On a daytoday basis conservation work is carried out by a staff of fourteen, based at The Trust offices at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted but not for work with children. Total UK projects: Approximately 50. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, catering, community work, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, manual work, marketing/ publicity, newsletter/journalism, research, teaching, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Practical work obviously limiting. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel. Certification: If required. UK placements: England (Warwickshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre. Charity number: 209200 WATERWAY RECOVERY GROUP—CANAL CAMPS 114 Regent's Park Road London
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NW1 8UQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 586 2556 or 2510 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 722 7213 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Enquiries Officer Profile: In helping to restore one of Britain's derelict canals, volunteers will have the opportunity to do a hundred and one things that they have never done before and earn themselves a place in canal restoration history! Volunteers will meet all sorts of new people, have a lively social life in the evenings and could find themselves doing any, if not all of the following: restoring industrial archaeology, demolishing old brickwork structures; bricklaying and pouring concrete; driving a dumper truck; clearing a lock chamber of 'orrible black slimy silt; helping to run a major national waterways festival; cooking for 20 hungry volunteers; clearing vegetation and felling trees. For a worthwhile and funfilled week with about 20 or so likeminded people, all anyone needs is to be reasonably fit, over 17, and able to cope with the basic facilities of village hall accommodation. All applicants are treated equally with no special qualifications or restrictions. Total UK projects: 50 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Archaeology, conservation, environmental causes, work camps (seasonal) Activities can include: Building/ construction, forestry, manual work, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 400 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Reasonable fitness. Costs to volunteer: £35 per week towards food and accommodation. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation in village halls or similar. Certification: Written reference if requested. UK placements: England (Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Devon, Essex, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hereford/ Worcs, Humberside, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, London, Manchester, Mersyside, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk, Surrey, Sussex— W, Warwickshire, West Midlands, Wiltshire, Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W); N. Ireland (Armagh); Scotland (Central, Strathclyde); Wales (Clwyd, Glamorgan—Mid, Gwent, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 212342 WEC INTERNATIONAL Bulstrode Gerrards Cross Buckinghamshire SL9 8SZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1753 884631 Fax: +44 (0) 1753 882470 Contact: Billy Glover, Candidates Secretary. Profile: WEC International seeks to evangelise the remaining unevangelised areas of the world in the shortest possible time. As well as spreading the Gospel, volunteers give practical help with community development projects. Small numbers of volunteers are needed to help fulltime WEC volunteers in over 50 countries. Unskilled volunteers or students can give service during the summer to help with building work, looking after children and other practical work. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: Approximately 50. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 52 weeks (min.) 99 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21
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People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, health care/medical, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/ assisting (EFL, primary and secondary), young people. Activities can include: Administration, agriculture/farming, building/ construction, catering, community work, computers, counselling, DIY, driving, gardening/horticulture, manual work, religion, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 18 When to apply: At least 4 months in advance. Work alone/with others: With others in a team. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Evangelical Christians. Teachers, maintenance/ mechanical and general help/medical doctors, nurses, obstetricians, midwives, secretaries. Health requirements: Government regulations. Costs to volunteer: All costs but supported by church funds. Certification: Reference if requested. UK placements: England (Buckinghamshire, London); Scotland (Strathclyde). Overseas placements: Africa (Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo, Equat. Guinea, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Senegal, South Africa, Zaire); Central America (Mexico); South America (Colombia, Venezuela); Asia (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Lebanon, Nepal, Pakistan, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Yemen); Australasia (Fiji); Europe (Bulgaria, France, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at WEC HQ, Gerrards Cross. Charity number: 237005 WELSHPOOL AND LLANFAIR LIGHT RAILWAY The Station Llanfair Caereinion Welshpool Powys SY21 OSF Wales UK Tel: +44 (0) 1938 810441 Contact: David Moseley Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, forestry, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Restricted. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Fit, healthy, no medication which may affect work ability. Costs to volunteer: Travel, board, lodging and pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Subsidised accommodation, no pocket money. UK placements: Wales (Gwynedd, Powys). WEST MOORS OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB 113 Heathfield Road West Moors Ferndown Dorset BH22 DE UK Tel: +44 (0) 1202 876269 Contact: Anne WhittleLord
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Profile: West Moors Out of School Club is held at the Community Centre, Bond Avenue, West Moors. This is situated opposite the Recreation Ground. It provides activities for children aged 5 to 13 years of age, in a safe, happy environment, supervised by professional, experienced and caring staff at a minimum ratio of 1 adult to 8 children. Social services regulations are adhered to and registration has been obtained, together with membership of Kids Clubs Network. The varied programme includes arts, crafts, sports, recreational and educational activities. A quiet area will be set aside where children can complete homework, read or rest and a television and video are available, if necessary, to watch suitably monitored programmes for relaxation or educational purposes. Sports and active games will be arranged outside supervised by the appropriate number of staff. They also have two play parks nearby and a yard attached to the building. In bad weather conditions, suitable games will be arranged indoors under close supervision. Regular outings will be arranged during school holiday time. The Club sessions start at 3.00p.m. in term time and 8.30a.m. in the school holidays, ending at 6.00p.m. for both types of session; however, shorter sessions will be available upon request. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general), sport. 1625 year olds placed each year: 6 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others at all times. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes if capable of supervising children. Qualifications required: Communication skills and an ability to relate to children aged 5 to 13 years. Health requirements: Nil other than social services recommendations. Costs to volunteer: Nil but any travel costs to and from work. Certification: Written reference or assessment if required. UK placements: England (Dorset). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed in Ferndown, Dorset. WEST YORKSHIRE YOUTH ASSOCIATION Investing in Success Project Kettlethorpe Youth Centre Standbridge Lane Kettlethorpe WF2 7NW UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1924 256686 Fax: +44 (0) 1924 256686 Contact: Helen Thompson Profile: The West Yorkshire Youth Association has always had the needs and welfare of young people central to the activities and organisation, since its inception in 1907. In the 1990s it is a dynamic organisation running 9 projects. It is looking to continue that development beyond the year 2000 as it builds on its work to meet the needs of many young people, within cities, rural communities and on a countywide basis. The Association works to provide opportunities and support for young people into training and employment, housing, the arts, involvement into the community, sports and outdoor pursuits and the running of a residential centre open to all young people. In order that it can convert ideas and needs into reality it works with communities, local authorities and Trusts to continue to meet more of the needs and develop the aspirations of young people across West Yorkshire. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted depending
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on the role and the offence. Total UK projects: 9 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, outdoor skills, sport. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, on some projects. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Depends on budgets of individual projects. Certification: Reference on request. UK placements: England (Yorkshire—W). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed at the base/office of the particular project. Charity number: 519883 WESTON SPIRIT, THE 2 Roscoe Place Bold Street Liverpool Merseyside L1 4HF UK Tel: +44 (0) 151 709 6620 Fax: +44 (0) 151 707 0577 Email: ben@westonspirit.org.uk Contact: Ben Harrison, Chief Executive Profile: The Weston Spirit (TWS) works in the inner city areas of Britain offering young people, who may experience feelings of isolation and hopelessness, a real alternative to problems such as unemployment, drugs, alcohol abuse, homelessness and abuse, amongst other things. Its aim is to encourage young people aged 1618 years from major British cities to reassess their attitude and their role within the communities in which they live. Programme path: recruitment—talks are carried out in youth training centres, schools, youth clubs, through outreach workers and word of mouth, as well as referrals from the social, careers and probation services. Any young person aged between 1618 years and living within commuting distance of a city centre base is eligible for the programme. Intro day: interested individuals attend a day of activities which include team building, discussions and icebreaking exercises before participating in a residential course. Residential experience: a weeklong intensive course towards the development of team building values, community involvement and interpersonal skills. This is the foundation of The Weston Spirit membership. Membership: continued development in their home area through a positive programme of activities run from a city base. These include educational, training and employment opportunities, group work and social awareness, enterprise skills and project work, counselling and community involvement. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted, depending on offence. Total UK projects: 4 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Inner city problems, poor/homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, community work, cooking, counselling, driving, fundraising, group work, library/research centres, marketing/ publicity. 1625 year olds placed each year: 240 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Current limited access will be made fully accessible.
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Qualifications required: No special qualifications. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Cost of weekly visits to dropin centres. Volunteer benefits: Most expenses are paid by TWS. Certification: City and Guilds Profile of Achievement available to both members and volunteers. UK placements: England (Merseyside, Tyne and Wear); Wales (Glamorgan—S). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 327937 THE WILDERNESS TRUST The Oast House Hankham Nr Pevensey E. Sussex BN24 5AP UK Tel: +44 (0) 1323 461730 Fax: +44 (0) 1323 461730 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Chris Blessington, Director Profile: The Wilderness Trust does not employ volunteers as such. It does provide opportunities for young people and adults to take part in wilderness journeys in this country, South Africa, Canada and very shortly in Italy. These are journeys of self discovery as well as insights into the ecology and wildlife of the wilderness areas in which they travel. The journeys are selffinancing. In South Africa the leadership is provided by the Wilderness Leadership School which employs fully qualified field officers and guides to conduct the journeys into the wilderness areas. In Wales, Canada and soon in Italy, the journeys are conducted by guides selected for their experience and qualifications. A programme of journey dates is available on request. Special journeys can be arranged to suit schools, colleges, universities and other organisations as well as special physical needs. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryNovember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Development issues, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: 4050 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Special trails may be organised for special needs parties. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Reasonably fit, able to carry a rucksack and walk up to 10 miles a day. Costs to volunteer: Trail costs including accommodation available on request. Certification: Yes. UK placements: Wales (Clwyd). Overseas placements: Africa (South Africa). Charity number: 1005826 WILDFOWL AND WETLANDS TRUST (W & WT) Slimbridge Gloucestershire GL2 7BT UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1453 890333 Fax: +44 (0) 1453 890827 Contact: Volunteer Coordinator Profile: Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust is a registered charity whose aim is to preserve and protect wetlands through programmes of scientific study, education and the operation of eight visitor centres around the UK. Volunteers are needed at the visitor centres to help with a variety of practical conservation tasks including grounds maintenance (planting, weeding, trimming etc.), and also as visitor centre staff working on the information desk, helping with school parties, envelope stuffing. There is also the opportunity to
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learn a lot about the unique environments of the wetlands themselves. Total UK projects: 8 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryFebruary. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, gardening/horticulture, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil UK placements: England (Cambridgeshire, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Sussex—W, Tyne and Wear); N. Ireland (Down); Scotland (Dumfries/ Galloway); Wales (Dyfed). WILDLIFE TRUST—W. WALES, THE 7 Market Street Haverfordwest Pembrokeshire SA61 1NF Wales UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1437 765462 Fax: +44 (0) 1437 717163 Contact: J. Glennerster Profile: Dyfed Wildlife Trust manages Skomer Island which is a National Nature Reserve. The island is internationally famous for its seabird colonies. Volunteers help with a wide variety of tasks, including the repair and maintenance of buildings, hides and footpaths, and at appropriate times may help with scientific work, bird surveys and generally contribute to the island's records. Help will also be needed to meet the boats which bring day visitors to the island, collecting landing fees and patrolling the reserve. The Trust is very keen to have help from good birdwatchers during the last week of May and the first two weeks of June as during this time a great deal of seabird census work is carried out. Total UK projects: Number varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: April. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes. Activities can include: DIY, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, scientific work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 46 When to apply: Previous autumn/ winter. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil, interest in natural history an advantage. Health requirements: Good general health. Costs to volunteer: Travel to mainland departure point for Skomer, food and pocket money. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and travel from mainland to Skomer. Certification: Yes, if requested. UK placements: Wales (Dyfed). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 227996 WILDLIFE TRUST FOR BEDS., CAMBS. & NORTHANTS., THE 3B Langford Arch London Road Sawston Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB24EE UK Tel: +44 (0) 1223 712400 Fax: +44 (0) 1223 712412 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Sue Bashford, Publicity Officer Profile: The Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire is a voluntary organisation totally committed to
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protecting the local countryside and its inhabitants. The Trust's concern is for wildlife of all types, rare and common, ranging from orchids to otters, barn owls to badgers, securing their survival for future generations. This vitally important work will ensure the existence of our precious countryside and the many endangered species currently under threat. The Wildlife Trust is part of a nationwide network of local Trusts dedicated to all aspects of wildlife protection. It is because of this dedication that the Wildlife Trusts collectively manage 2,000 nature reserves which include some of the most important sites for wildlife in the UK. Its effectiveness comes from working in partnership with local communities with the common purpose of conserving the countryside. In Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire the Trust manages nearly 130 nature reserves, screens planning applications and fights to save sites where there is a threat to the survival of wildlife. The Trust can boast 12,000 members throughout its three counties. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted for certain jobs but not those working with children. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, forestry, manual work, marketing/ publicity, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 10. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil. Training/ advice given where necessary. Health requirements: Depends on task, general good health preferred. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs and lunch box. Certification: Yes if appropriate. UK placements: England (Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are not interviewed. Charity number: 11000412 WILDLIFE TRUST FOR BRISTOL, BATH & AVON, THE The Wildlife Centre 32 Jacob's Wells Road Bristol BS8 1DR UK Tel: +44 (0) 117 926 8018 Fax: +44 (0) 117 929 7273 Contact: The Director Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. UK placements: England (Avon). WILTSHIRE WILDLIFE TRUST 18/19 High Street Devizes Wiltshire SN10 1AT UK Tel: +44 (0) 1380 725670 Fax: +44 (0) 1380 729017 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Dr Gary Mantle Profile: The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is the largest voluntary organisation in the county concerned with nature conservation. The Trust manages over 40 nature reserves including woodland, chalk downland, water meadows and streams. With experts and skilled staff,
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the Trust is the charity best able to protect Wiltshire's wildlife. Although much of the work depends on the financial support of over 10,000 members, just as important is the enormous contribution of time given by volunteers. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, fundraising, marketing/ publicity, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel to work. Volunteer benefits: All expenses reimbursed. UK placements: England (Wiltshire). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews are sometimes conducted at the Devizes office. Charity number: 266202 WINANT CLAYTON VOLUNTEER ASSOCIATION Davenant Centre 179 Whitechapel Road London El 1DU UK Tel: + 44 (0) 171 375 0547 Fax: +44 (0) 171 377 2437 Contact: Heather Turpin Profile: Winant Clayton Volunteers travel as a group to New York City in late June to undertake 2 months community/social work, followed by 3 weeks travel. Placements are with different groups; the homeless, elderly, children, HIV/Aids, mental health etc. The work is challenging, fulltime and often in extreme heat. Volunteers are supervised and given support by our US Board, which, like the UK Committee, is made up of returned volunteers. It is a reciprocal scheme, with a similar group of US volunteers coming to work each summer in the East End of London. Ability to be flexible and openminded is more important than qualifications. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, minor offences to be cleared with the US Embassy. Total UK projects: 13 Total overseas projects: 12 Starting months: June, July, August and September. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Aids/HIV, children, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, health care/medical, inner city problems, poor/homeless, young people. Activities can include: Caring (day), community work, counselling, social work. 1625 year olds placed each year: 20 When to apply: Before end of January. Work alone/with others: Both alone and with others. Volunteers with disabilities: Depending on degree and nature of disability. Qualifications required: UK passport holders, experience of voluntary work and/or social community work desirable. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Air fare, insurance, visa and travel expenses (3 weeks). Volunteer benefits: Food, accommodation and pocket money while on placement. UK placements: England (London). Overseas placements: North America (USA). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: Applicant volunteers must be from the UK or Ireland.
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Interviews: Interviews take place in London during February. Charity number: 296101 WINGED FELLOWSHIP TRUST Angel House 2032 Pentonville Road London N1 9XD UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 833 2594 Fax: +44 (0) 171 278 0370 Contact: Elizabeth Clucas Profile: The Winged Fellowship provides respite for carers and quality holidays for people with severe physical disabilities. It would not be able to cope without the much appreciated help from volunteers. Total UK projects: 5 Total overseas projects: Approximately 10. Starting months: FebruaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 2 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children, disabled (mentally, physically), elderly people, holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, caring (general, residential), fundraising, sport. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 6,000. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Reasonably fit. Costs to volunteer: Pocket money only. Volunteer benefits: Free board and lodging. Travel expenses refunded. Certification: Written reference provided as and when required. UK placements: England (Essex, Hampshire, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, Surrey). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: The Trust does not assist volunteers to obtain visas to enter Britain. Volunteers must be able to speak and understand spoken English. Interviews: Interviews do not take place. If a volunteer is found to be unsuitable they will be asked to leave. References are required. Charity number: 295072 WOMANKIND WORLDWIDE 3 Albion Place Galena Road London W6 5LB UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 563 8607 Fax: +44 (0) 181 563 8611 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Shirin Haidari Profile: Womankind Worldwide is a development agency set up in 1989 to assist women in developing countries in their efforts to overcome poverty and ill health, to gain access to education and training, to eliminate violence and to take greater control of their lives. Its vision is of a society, just, equitable and peaceful, in which women are equal partners in determining the values, direction and governance of society at all levels both national and international, for the benefit of all. The guiding principles are: listen to women's own needs; respect their knowledge and experience; take a broad view of development and be imaginative and responsive in support; encourage women to use all their skills and develop those skills; work in partnership with women; cooperate with organisations with similar aims; support a wide range of women's projects; collaborate with men working towards women's advancement. All volunteering places are in our London office and there are no opportunities to volunteer abroad. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 12 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Human rights, inner city problems, young people. Activities can include: Administration, development issues, fundraising, library/
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resource centres, marketing/publicity, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: 45 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Spanish/ Portuguese desirable. Computer skills, writing skills, database if possible. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses (up to London area Zone IV) and £3 lunch. Certification: Reference if required. UK placements: England (London). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but volunteers must speak English. Interviews: Interviews are conducted at the office. Charity number: 328206 WOMEN ENVIRONMENTAL NETWORK 87 Worship Street London EC2A 2BE UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 247 3327 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 247 4740 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Helen Lynn Profile: Women Environmental Network (WEN) is a unique, vital and innovative campaigning organisation, which represents women and campaigns on issues which link women, environment and health. 1998 is WEN's 10th anniversary and it can look back with pride and enthusiasm on what WEN volunteers, staff, local groups and its supporters have achieved over the last 10 years. WEN has continually looked at issues to do with environment and health, especially women's health. It is largely a voluntary run organisation with 4 paid staff members. Putting Breast Cancer on the Map is a National Lottery funded project which involves individuals and communities drawing a map of their own locality, highlighting any breast cancer incidence and local sources of environmental pollution which they think has adversely influenced the incidence rate in the area. Food Transport Campaign continues to combat the growing problem of industrialised production, by offering information about local food, local farmers' markets and local food projects. WEN offers workshops, training and an action pack to groups interested in promoting local food. Waste Prevention Campaign initiated the Waste Minimisation Bill, which now has Government support. WEN informs councils and individuals on alternatives to wasteful products and packaging, and is involved with a waste prevention project at Spitalfields Market. Biotechnology Campaign calls for a moratorium on genetically modified crops and products. WEN wants to ensure that the critical issues of genetic engineering, currently being played out by large corporations and scientists, are pushed up the political and public agenda. Total UK projects: 4 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 6 weeks (min.) 520 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 15 People and causes: Environmental causes. Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, group work, newsletter/ journalism, research. 1625 year olds placed each year: 6 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Depends on disability, the office has a lift but is not very disabledfriendly. Qualifications required: Good written English, adaptability. Other specific skills are required at times. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: £3 for cost of lunch and £3£4 travel per day if total of 6 hours are worked.
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Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (London). WOMEN'S ROYAL VOLUNTARY SERVICES Milton Hill House Milton Hill Abingdon Oxfordshire OX13 6AF UK Tel: +44 (0) 1235 442955 Contact: Carol Hodson Profile: Members of the Women's Royal Voluntary Service in partnership with the public and private sectors are committed to being the premier providers of volunteer assistance to those in need of care within their local community. Total UK projects: 5,000 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, disabled (unspecified), elderly people, holidays for disabled, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless. Activities can include: Administration, caring (day and residential), driving, social work, visiting/befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes, some. Qualifications required: Varied. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Little or nothing. Volunteer benefits: Travel costs. UK placements: England (throughout); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). WOODLAND TRUST, THE Autumn Park Dysart Road Grantham Lincolnshire NG31 6LL UK Tel: +44 (0) 1476 581136 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Cherrill Deans Profile: The Woodland Trust is Britain's largest conservation organisation concerned solely with the acquisition and management of woodland. The Trust protects Britain's heritage of native and broad leaved trees by acquiring existing woodland and open land on which to plant trees for the future, and by managing those woods in perpetuity. This ownership ensures that the woods are open to all for quiet, informal recreation and they remain integral parts of familiar landscapes providing habitats for wildlife benefit. Opportunities for woodland conservation include tree planting, path and weed clearance and working as a volunteer warden. Volunteers are also required to help with local fundraising campaigns, act as speakers to inform the public about Woodland Trust and develop new ways to raise funds in order to purchase threatened woodland. Total UK projects: Approximately 800. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 199 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, wildlife. Activities can include: Forestry, fundraising, manual work, outdoor skills. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies, When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both, depending on experience. Volunteers with disabilities: For
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fundraising or help at events. Otherwise dependent on disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Accident and public liability insurance provided. Travel expenses depending on project. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan— W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Charity number: 294344 WOODLARKS CAMP SITE TRUST Woodlarks Camp Site Tilford Road Farnham Surrey GU10 3RN UK Tel: +44 (0) 1252 716279 Contact: Mrs Sue Lewis—Honorary Secretary Profile: Over the summer the Woodlarks Camp Site offers the opportunity for physically handicapped children and adults to have a camping holiday on a wooded camp site. Facilities include a heated outdoor swimming pool, a trampoline, and archery. The camp site is run entirely by voluntary help. Volunteers are normally taken on for the duration of one camp, lasting one week, but some stay for more than one camp. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: May. Time required: 1 week. Minimum age requirement: 12 People and causes: Children, disabled (physically), holidays for disabled. Activities can include: Caring (residential), summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 500 When to apply: JanuaryApril. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Sometimes. Qualifications required: Nil Costs to volunteer: Unable to specify. UK placements: England (Surrey). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Camp leaders may wish to interview prospective volunteers at the site. Charity number: 306148 WORLD ASSEMBLY OF YOUTH (WAY) Ved Ballahøj 4 e Bronshøj Copenhagen DK 2700 Denmark Tel: 00 45 3160 7770 Fax: 00 45 3160 5797 Email: wayouth centrum.dk Contact: Heikki Pakarinen, Secretary General Profile: World Assembly of Youth (WAY) recognises the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as the basis of its action and services and works for the promotion of youth and youth organisations in programme areas such as: democracy, environment, human rights, population, health, drugs, community development, and leadership training. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 10 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 20 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Administration, computers, development issues, group work, library/resource centres, newsletter/journalism, training, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year: 23 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both.
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Qualifications required: Fluent English, Spanish or French. Health requirements: Good health essential. Travelling in the tropics is required. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Accommodation and DKK3,000 per month. Travel costs to Denmark reimbursed. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: Europe (Denmark). WORLD CHALLENGE EXPEDITIONS Black Arrow House 2 Chandos Road London NW10 6NF UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 961 1122 Fax: +44 (0) 181 986 1551 Email: welcome@worldchallenge.co.uk Contact: Katherine O'Driscoll Profile: World Challenge Expeditions is a specialist in development youth expeditions. The main scheme is based within schools and provides the organisation, administration and backup for group expeditions to over 40 developing countries. Volunteer project work is an integral part of each 4 week expedition and World Challenge Expeditions offer a wide range of projects which have been excellently researched through their network of incountry contacts. For example, the project work can range from community work with orphans in Belize or Venezuela to conservation work planting trees in Tibet or Ecuador; from teaching in Uganda or Guyana to wildlife projects with turtles in Costa Rica. The emphasis of responsibility is moved to the students so they gain valuable insight into the physical and mental skills required to work as an equal part of a team and the project work offers an excellent opportunity to do this and give something back to the country they are visiting. All this within the safety net of World Challenge Expeditions. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Approximately 50. Starting months: July. Time required: 4 weeks (min.) 4 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, inner city problems, poor/homeless, teaching/assisting (secondary), wildlife, young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work, forestry, fundraising, manual work, social work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1,800 When to apply: As early as possible. Work alone/with others: With others, the volunteers are school groups. Volunteers with disabilities: Dependent on location and disability. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: All students are asked to disclose preexisting conditions. Costs to volunteer: Depending on destination, prices from £1,200 including insurance, travel, training, security and backup. Volunteer benefits: Nil Certification: Reference on request. Overseas placements: Africa (Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Morocco, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe); Central America (Belize, Costa Rica); South America (Bolivia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela); Asia (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan, Yemen). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: There may be restrictions on nationalities of volunteers for visa purposes. Interviews: Volunteers are only interviewed by their own teachers at their own school. WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES YOUTH TEAM 150 Route de Ferney 1211 Geneva 2 Switzerland
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Tel: 00 1 41 22 79 16 212 Fax: 00 1 41 22 791 0361 Email: ce@wwccoe.org Contact: Freddy Knutsen Profile: The World Council of Churches Youth Team has a programme called Ecumenical Youth Action which sponsors work camps. Volunteers from all nationalities and faiths share in work and live in a local community. Theological discussions and manual work such as agriculture and construction take place. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: AprilNovember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 3 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, poor/homeless, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work, development issues, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, religion, social work, summer camps, technical skills, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 85 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Costs to volunteer: Travel, insurance and all other expenses and US$35 participation fee. Overseas placements: Africa (Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, C. African Republic, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equat. Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, GuineaBissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tomé/Pr., Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zaire, Zambia, Zimbabwe); Central America (Anguilla, Antigua/Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Dominica, El Salvador, Grenada, Guadaloupe, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, St KittsNevis, St Lucia, St Vincent, Trinidad Tobago, Turks/ Caicos Isles, Virgin Islands); South America (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Uruguay, Venezuela); Asia (Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalem, Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, China, East Timor, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Korea—N, Korea—S, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Macao, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen); Europe (Cyprus). WORLD VISION UK World Vision House 599 Avebury Boulevard Central Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire MK9 3PG UK Tel: +44 (0) 1908 841000 Fax: +44 (0) 1908 841014 Contact: Nick Priggis Profile: The Student Challenge is aimed at students between 19 and 28 years of age and takes place for five weeks over the summer vacation. It seeks to help students experience life in a developing country, learn about culture, issues and people. Due to World Vision's network
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of offices throughout the world and many years of development expertise, World Vision is able to offer a unique student experience to both the Middle East and Africa. World Vision is working among Palestinian people for justice and peace. As the peace process flounders World Vision is seeking to draw people together in order to bring about reconciliation. After a oneweek orientation in Jerusalem the volunteer's work placement will take place in a Palestinian community. It will involve working with children in a nearby refugee camp and helping to develop Bethlehem Bible College. Volunteers may be asked to do a number of other tasks. They do not have to be expert, just flexible and keen. Malawi is recognised as being the world's fifth poorest country. World Vision is working to help alleviate crippling poverty in both a rural and urban setting and to bring freedom to those bound by poverty. Volunteers will receive one week's orientation in Blantyre, Malawi's capital. There they will meet development specialists, politicians, church leaders and human rights experts. They will then begin a fourweek placement in local villages where they will help build classrooms with the rest of the community and work with children from that community. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 13 Starting months: JuneSeptember. Time required: 5 weeks. Minimum age requirement: 19 People and causes: Children, conservation, health care/medical, human rights, poor/homeless, refugees. Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, community work, computers, development issues, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, international aid, technical skills, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others in a team. Qualifications required: Experience in areas of interest (academic and experience). Health requirements: Full medical prior to posting. Costs to volunteer: Usually covered by World Vision. Volunteer benefits: Organisation caters for daytoday living costs. Certification: Reference on completion. Overseas placements: Africa (Malawi); Asia (Israel, Palestine). Charity number: 285908 WORLDTEACH Harvard Institute for International Development 14 Story Street Cambridge Massachusetts 02138 USA Tel: 00 1 617 495 5527 Fax: 00 1 617 495 1599 Email:
[email protected]. Website: www.worldteach.org Contact: Director of Recruiting Profile: Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, WorldTeach is a nonprofit organisation which sends volunteers overseas to teach English. Working in educational settings ranging from primary schools to adult education centres, WorldTeach volunteers teach English as a foreign language and, in some cases, maths and science. Outside traditional school settings, volunteers develop curriculum and provide contextualised English training for guides working in national parks and reserves in Mexico and Honduras. There are yearlong opportunities in Costa Rica, Ecuador and Namibia, sixmonth programmes in China, Mexico and Honduras. There is also a summer programme for undergraduate students in Shanghai, China. Total UK projects: 0
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Total overseas projects: 7 Starting months: January, April, June, August, September, October, December. Time required: 7 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Environmental causes, teaching/assisting (EFL, mature, nursery, primary and secondary). Activities can include: Teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 1,500. When to apply: Any time but approximately 4 months in advance, rolling admissions. Work alone/with others: Summer, with others; nature guide training, with others; others, individual placements. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Bachelors degree (except summer programme), TEFL course or 25 hours teaching English experience. Health requirements: Health examination. Costs to volunteer: From $4,800 including air fare from US, insurance, training and support. Volunteer benefits: Accommodation with family or in dormitory and small salary. Certification: Certificate of Completion issued to each volunteer. Overseas placements: Africa (Namibia); Central America (Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico); South America (Ecuador); Asia (China). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. English fluency required. Interviews: Interviews are in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, for candidates who do not live near Cambridge, with individuals who have experience in the region. WWOOF (Canada) RR2 S. 18, C.9 Nelson British Columbia VIL 5P5 Canada Tel: 00 1 250 354 4417 Contact: John Vanden Heuvel Profile: WWOOF (Willing Workers on Organic Farms) is a very popular and successful programme in which hundreds of UK young people have participated. It has been a wonderful way to meet Canadians, live with a family (total integration!), see Canada and pick up valuable life skills and experiences. Volunteers can choose from 250 farms and homesteads. Please send 3 international postal coupons (available from the post office) with application. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 250 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Animal welfare, children, conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting (EFL, primary, secondary). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, building/construction, forestry, gardening/horticulture, manual work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 500. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Only a willingness to try to the best of one's ability. Health requirements: Provide own medical insurance. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs, registration $25, city/host lodging. Meals while travelling. Approximately £200 per 1, 2, 3 months. Volunteer benefits: Board, lodging and a wonderful experience. Certification: Yes. Overseas placements: North America (Canada). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions as long as volunteers can easily obtain tourist visas.
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WWOOF/FIOH PO Box 154 Trade Fair Site Accra Ghana Tel: 00 233 21 766825 Fax: 00 233 21 766825 Contact: Ebenezer NorteyMensah (Coordinator) Profile: WWOOF/FIOH is affiliated to WWOOF. Voluntary farm workers to work on both organic and traditional farms. Work includes weeding with a hoe or cutlass and harvesting of food and cash crops including maize, cassava, oranges, cocoa etc. Volunteers are also needed to teach English, French, science, music and mathematics, mostly in primary and secondary schools. Placements throughout the year. Volunteers with skills in bicycle repairs and maintenance are invited to work in a bicycle repair workshop. The workshop trains apprentices to repair bicycles. Street children are trained here and are assisted with tools and some funds to set up wayside bicycle repair works. All volunteers are offered the security of arriving to prearranged work and a family. This allows them to integrate more easily, without the stress of having to find a position. Summer, Christmas and Easter work camps are available. NB Applicants to send 2 International Reply Coupons (IRCs) available at Post Offices, for enquiries and programme details and each time they write. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 7 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Conservation, teaching/assisting, work camps (seasonal). Activities can include: Agriculture/ farming, community work, development issues, social work, summer camps, teaching, training, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: As many as possible. When to apply: One month in advance. Work alone/with others: With others usually. Qualifications required: Nil, but volunteers with teaching, organic farm or bicycle repair experience especially welcome. Health requirements: Yellow Fever vaccination. Costs to volunteer: Programme fee: $25$600 depending on choice. Board: £20 per week. Volunteer benefits: Pocket money for teaching and bicycle repair. Accommodation free usually. Certification: Written reference, certificates also available. Overseas placements: Africa (Ghana, Togo). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: G.717 Y YMCA YMCA England 640 Forest Road London E17 3DZ UK Tel: +44 (0) 181 520 5599 Fax: +44 (0) 181 509 3190 Contact: David Pendle, Human Resources Department Profile: YMCA volunteering opportunities are based in autonomous local units. The range of work in the UK includes accommodation for the homeless, sport, recreation and fitness, outdoor education, working with children and young people, specialist services for the disadvantaged and
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vulnerable in society. More than 120 countries have YMCA programmes. By contacting YMCA England it is possible to obtain the name and address of those countries likely to invite volunteers from the UK. Languages are not always required. The YMCA is a Christian organisation, open to all, irrespective of gender, race or faith but would require all volunteers to, at least, be in sympathy with the Christian basis of the Movement. Volunteers with an offending background are sometimes accepted. Total UK projects: 250 Total overseas projects: 120 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, children, disabled (mentally and physically), offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, young people. Activities can include: Community work, counselling, development issues, fundraising, group work, sport, summer camps. 1625 year olds placed each year: 60 plus. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes in some cases. Qualifications required: None (some countries request another language as well as English). Health requirements: Good health. Costs to volunteer: Nil (some overseas opportunities may require volunteer to pay for travel). Volunteer benefits: Personal development and training, accommodation, pocket money (varies). Certification: Reference, achievement certificates, sometimes opportunity for NVQ etc. UK placements: England (throughout except Isle of Wight, Wiltshire); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews normally take place on site. Charity number: 212810 YORKSHIRE DALES FIELD CENTRE, THE The Square House Church Street Giggleswick Settle N. Yorkshire BD24 OBE UK Tel: +44 (0) 1729 824180 Fax: +44 (0) 1729 824180 Contact: Peter Fish Profile: Individual requests considered in advance only. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, teaching/assisting (primary, secondary). Activities can include: Catering, DIY, outdoor skills, research, scientific work, teaching. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: Negotiated. Work alone/with others: Alone. Qualifications required: Environmental qualifications. Health requirements: Must be medically fit. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Negotiated. UK placements: England (Yorkshire—N, Yorkshire—S, Yorkshire—W).
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YOUNG DISABLED ON HOLIDAY Flat 4, 62 Stuart Park Corstorphine Edinburgh EH12 8YE Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 131 339 8866 Contact: Alison Walker Profile: The Young Disabled on Holiday organisation runs a wide range of interesting holidays in the UK and abroad purely for the young with an age limit for both disabled and helpers of 1835. In addition to holidays at fixed locations there are boating and camping trips. Activities on the holidays include discotheques, swimming, horseriding, wheelchair sports, barbecues and banquets. Please send SAE for information. Total UK projects: 2 Total overseas projects: 3 Starting months: January, MaySeptember, December. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Disabled (physically), holidays for disabled, young people. Activities can include: Caring (general). 1625 year olds placed each year: 80100 When to apply: From January onwards. Work alone/with others: With others. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: 50 per cent of holiday abroad or in UK. Volunteer benefits: As above. Certification: On request. UK placements: England (throughout); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: North America (USA); Asia (Turkey); Europe (France, Ireland, Netherlands, Spain). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: None necessary, send CV and complete application. Charity number: 200644 YOUTH ACCOMMODATION CENTRES INTERNATIONAL 188 St Lucia Street Valetta VLT 06 Malta Email:
[email protected] Contact: Manwel Cutajar, Secretary Profile: Interested persons are asked to send three international reply coupons for programme and an application form. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: JanuaryNovember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 8 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Fundraising, newsletter/journalism. 1625 year olds placed each year: 10 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Alone. Qualifications required: Enthusiasm, initiative. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Deposit and postage expenses plus travel costs to Malta. Volunteer benefits: Lodging. Overseas placements: Europe (Malta). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. YOUTH ACTION Youth House Carlton Street Hebden Bridge W. Yorkshire HX7 8ER UK Tel: +44 (0) 1422 842308 Contact: Lorraine Longbottom Profile: Youth Action aims to create
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dynamic groups of young people who can be a driving force for inspired action and leadership in the community. This involves young people in voluntary community action and activity responding to local community needs. We aim to offer an accredited training package of personal development. The project works with the 1421 age group from a crosssection of social backgrounds. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 21 People and causes: Young people. Activities can include: Arts/crafts, campaigning, community work, computers, fundraising, group work, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, theatre/drama. 1625 year olds placed each year: 1 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With an adult worker. Qualifications required: Motivation, leadership qualities and commitment. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: All costs paid by project. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Yorkshire—W). YOUTH ACTION FOR PEACE Methold House North Street Worthing BN11 1DU UK Tel: +44 (0) 1903 528619 Fax: +44 (0) 1903 528611 Contact: Teresa GarciaRoberts Profile: Summer projects: The international branches of Youth Action for Peace coordinate hundreds of projects each year, mainly within Europe. The variety of work undertaken on these projects is enormous, ranging from conservation in rural France, restoration of historic buildings in Italy, to social work in London and disarmament action in Germany. The projects allow you to serve in an area of need, whilst working in a community atmosphere with other volunteers and local people. There is also a great opportunity to get to know a particular region and its culture. The majority of projects last 2 to 4 weeks with 10 to 20 participants. They are normally held in the months from June to September, but a few projects happen in the spring too. Knowing a foreign language is not essential. Longterm projects: The aim of this scheme is to give volunteers the chance to gain a deeper understanding of a local community, through working with an organisation active in the social/cultural field. They will discover the region, together with its social and economic problems. In exchange they will help on a project by participating in its management, by building up its infrastructure and by organising local action, plus all other necessary jobs that are required. The usual length of stay is 6 months, but this can sometimes be extended. For details of longterm projects, please write for a form and return it with your CV. Details of when you are available and an idea of your knowledge of any foreign languages would also be useful. Please note that numbers are limited and these placements are usually only available in European countries. Volunteers with an offending background are accepted. Total UK projects: 9 Total overseas projects: 200 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 26 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 17 People and causes: Children, conservation, heritage, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, refugees, work camps (seasonal), young people.
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Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, caring (general), community work, cooking, development issues, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, religion, summer camps, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Hundreds. When to apply: In April, send £1 worth stamps for project list. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Reasonable English. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Travel costs plus £45 per project administration fee. Volunteer benefits: Summer projects: food and accommodation. Longterm projects: £20 per week approximately plus travel and board and lodging. UK placements: England (throughout); N. Ireland (Antrim, Armagh, Belfast City, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Tyrone); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Overseas placements: Africa (Egypt, Tunisia); South America (Peru); Asia (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Turkey); Europe (Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, BosniaHerzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldavia, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City, Yugoslavia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. YOUTH AT RISK Bovingdon Marlow Common Buckinghamshire SL7 2QR UK Tel: +44 (0) 1628 481814 Fax: +44 (0) 1628 890628 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Val Morgan, Business Manager Profile: Youth at Risk has a vision of: a society which provides 'tough love'; young people taking responsibility for their own lives—young people with a worthwhile future. The Youth at Risk programme is for young people aged 1525 who are: involved in crime; addicted to alcohol or drugs; poorly educated and unemployed; the victims of physical, emotional or sexual abuse; i.e. the most damaged and difficult in a community. The programme is conducted in partnership with a Local Authority or Probation Service and builds on the skills of youth and social workers, police and probation officers and demonstrates some of the best available approaches. It trains 6080 volunteers, who give onetoone support and takes 12 months for recruitment, development and delivery. The aims of the organisation are to make a profound impact on communities by providing training which (a) enhances communication skills; (b) promotes positive action beyond selfimposed limitations; (c) generates networks of supportive relationships. The aim is to have the young participants take responsibility for their lives. Essential elements of the programme, which provide additional benefits for the community are: many volunteers are recruited and trained to provide support; agency professionals have effective new approaches demonstrated to them; a fellowship is deliberately created. The programmes are intended to make a lasting difference to the attitudes and behaviours of all concerned. Volunteers with an offending
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background may be accepted depending on their offence. Total UK projects: 68 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 40 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/homeless, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Community work, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Telephone calls, travel to and from local events. Volunteer benefits: Volunteers receive 80100 hours of training. Certification: No. UK placements: England (Buckinghamshire, Hampshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire, London, Merseyside, Nottinghamshire, West Midlands, Yorkshire—W); N. Ireland (Belfast City). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place at local offices. Charity number: 1041855 YOUTH CLUBS UK Kirby House 2024 Kirby Street London EC1N 8TS UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 242 4045 Fax: +44 (0) 171 242 4125 Contact: John Bateman—Chief Executive Profile: Youth Clubs UK is a national registered charity and promotes opportunities for young people to develop skills and interests which will help them to become fulfilled adults and effective citizens. It is the largest nonuniformed youth organisation in the United Kingdom, supporting a network that reaches more than 700,000 young people in clubs and projects and includes about 45,000 youth workers with another 30,000 volunteers. It initiates a range of projects that young people enjoy, promoting sports and outdoor activities, art, drama and dance, health education, action to improve the environment, community work and international exchanges, to name but a few. The organisation also works with particular disadvantaged groups, such as homeless young people or those involved with car crime, drugs, alcohol or solvents. The key aim of all the work is to give young people, whatever their starting point, the skills and information they need to make constructive decisions, and plan and manage their own activities and projects. Volunteers with an offending background accepted. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 1 Starting months: March and April. Time required: 2 weeks (min.) 12 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, conservation, environmental causes, holidays for disabled, unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Administration, community work, driving, gardening/ horticulture, group work, manual work, outdoor skills, sport, summer camps, theatre/drama, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: 3040 When to apply: January. Work alone/with others: Groups. Volunteers with disabilities: Occasionally. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Some needs for the Russian project. Nil for UK. Costs to volunteer: Travel costs to Russia
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and to Avon Tyrrell. Volunteer benefits: Volunteer Training Programme available which has national accreditation. Certification: Yes. UK placements: England (Avon, London). Overseas placements: Asia (Russia). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Charity number: 306066 YOUTH CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament) 162 Holloway Road London N7 8DQ UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 607 3616 or 170 700 2393 Fax: + 44 (0) 171 700 2357 Email:
[email protected] Contact: Marilyn or Jenn Profile: Youth CND accepts volunteers for anything from 1 week to 1 year. There is a variety of mostly office based work. In summer, there is also campaigning, stall holding and bar work to be done at festivals. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Environmental causes Activities can include: Administration, campaigning, computers, fundraising, group work, marketing/publicity, newsletter/journalism. 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Difficulties with access. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Travel expenses and lunch. UK placements: England (Cumbria, London, Manchester, Tyne and Wear, Yorkshire—W). YOUTH EXCHANGE CENTRE The British Council 10 Spring Gardens London SW1A 2BN UK Tel: +44 (0) 171 389 4030 Fax: +44 (0) 171 389 4033 Contact: Sarah Nicholas, Exchanges Officer Profile: The Youth Exchange Centre is the British national agency for the European Voluntary Service Scheme (EVS) which is open to all young people, with no qualification requirement. There are a very wide range of tasks and positive measures that enable disadvantaged young people to have access to the programme. Although volunteers will have a choice of placement and type of work, they must be prepared to work in any one of the fields available. They will meet volunteers from other European countries and will have a rewarding experience doing something useful for other communities. Volunteers will learn new skills which make them more attractive to future employers whilst helping them to develop as people. Volunteers will be living in another country for quite a long time, will learn about their customs and make useful contacts for the future, even at European level. They will have an active part in discussing their role, place and responsibilities in the host project and will receive support before, during and after the period of voluntary service. They will be given preparatory training before they leave including language coaching and preparation for the new culture in which they will be living. At the inservice training event during the course of their assignment they will have the chance to meet other EVS volunteers in their country and to discuss and
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reflect upon their experience. Whether they are the only volunteers at their assignment or working with a group of volunteers, they will always be part of a team. As well as a job supervisor, they will have a personal supervisor unconnected with their project who they can turn to for personal support if needed. Total UK projects: 0 Total overseas projects: Varies. Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 26 weeks (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, Aids/HIV, animal welfare, archaeology, architecture, children, conservation, disabled (mentally and physically), elderly people, environmental causes, health care/medical, heritage, holidays for disabled, human rights, inner city problems, offenders/exoffenders, poor/ homeless, refugees, unemployed, wildlife, work camps (seasonal), young people. Activities can include: Accountancy, administration, agriculture/farming, arts/crafts, building/construction, campaigning, caring (day, general and residential), catering, community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, first aid, forestry, fundraising, gardening/ horticulture, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, manual work, marketing/publicity, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, religion, research, scientific work, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, translating, visiting/befriending, work camps (seasonal). 1625 year olds placed each year: Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Any special health requirements for a specific project would be notified to prospective volunteer. Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Board and lodging plus pocket money approximately £20 per week. Travel money and special equipment. Certification: Yes—European approved certificate. Overseas placements: Europe (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden). YOUTH HOSTELS ASSOCIATION (ENGLAND AND WALES) Trevelyan House 8 St Stephen's Hill St Albans Hertfordshire AL1 2DY UK Tel: + 44 (0) 1727 855215 Contact: Sarah Stewart, National Volunteer Coordinator Profile: 1625 year olds can volunteer for activities such as hostel and grounds maintenance. Alternatively there are opportunities for countryside work, fundraising, publicity and promotion, professional services. All skills and interests are welcomed. For more information contact Sarah Stewart at the above address for a Volunteering for YHA information pack. Total UK projects: Varies. Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 14 People and causes: Conservation, environmental causes, heritage. Activities can include: Administration, building/construction, catering, computers, DIY, forestry, fundraising, gardening/horticulture, group work, manual work, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, outdoor skills, translating. 1625 year olds placed each year:
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Number varies. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: Both. Qualifications required: All skills and interests welcomed. Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Varies. Volunteer benefits: Some expenses reimbursed. Opportunity to self develop through new challenges. UK placements: England (throughout); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions but volunteers must be resident in the UK when applying for work. Interviews: Teleinterviews conducted by volunteer coordinators. Must complete a volunteer registration form. Charity number: 301657 YOUTH ROUTE 70 Douglas Primary School Ayr Road Douglas South Lanarkshire ML11 OQA Scotland UK Tel: +44 (0) 1555 851166 Contact: Paul Smith Profile: Volunteers with offending backgrounds may not be accepted. Total UK projects: 1 Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 18 People and causes: Children, teaching/ assisting (secondary), unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, community work, computers, cooking, counselling, development issues, DIY, driving, first aid, fundraising, group work, music, newsletter/journalism, outdoor skills, research, social work, sport, summer camps, teaching, technical skills, theatre/drama, training, visiting/ befriending. 1625 year olds placed each year: 5 When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: It varies but mostly with others. Volunteers with disabilities: Difficult but we may be able to accommodate. Qualifications required: Nil Health requirements: Nil Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Food and accommodation when working away from project and travel costs. Certification: Yes. UK placements: Scotland (Strathclyde). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Interviews take place and arrangements can be made to suit the volunteer. Charity number: SC 020206 YWCA OF GREAT BRITAIN Clarendon House 52 Cornmarket Street Oxford OX1 3EJ UK Tel: +44 (0) 1865 304200 Fax: + 44 (0) 1865 204805 Contact: Gill Tishler—Chief Executive Profile: YWCA of GB works for social justice and equality for young women. Volunteering opportunities within the YWCA vary each year depending on priorities and programmes; it is best to contact Youth and Community Department at Headquarters, Oxford. An added benefit to volunteers is that specific training may be available. For opportunities in Scotland, contact YWCA of GB, Scottish National Council, 7 Randolph Crescent, Edinburgh EH3 7TH. Volunteers with an offending background may be accepted, depending on the offence; e.g. child offenders not accepted. Total UK projects: 120
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Total overseas projects: 0 Starting months: JanuaryDecember. Time required: 1 week (min.) 52 weeks (max.). Minimum age requirement: 16 People and causes: Addicts/exaddicts, conservation, environmental causes, health care/medical, human rights, inner city problems, poor/homeless, refugees, unemployed, young people. Activities can include: Administration, arts/crafts, campaigning, caring (general), community work, computers, counselling, development issues, driving, first aid, fundraising, group work, international aid, library/resource centres, marketing/publicity, newsletter/ journalism, religion, sport, summer camps, theatre/drama, training. 1625 year olds placed each year: Approximately 150. When to apply: All year. Work alone/with others: With others. Volunteers with disabilities: Yes. Qualifications required: None, understanding issues affecting women desirable. Health requirements: None in general. Costs to volunteer: Nil Volunteer benefits: Experience in working with young women in participative environment. Certification: YWCA certificate of experience, possibly NVQ or other external certification. UK placements: England (throughout); Scotland (Borders, Central, Dumfries/ Galloway, Fife, Grampian, Highland, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Strathclyde, Tayside, Western Isles); Wales (Clwyd, Dyfed, Glamorgan—Mid, Glamorgan—S, Glamorgan—W, Gwent, Gwynedd, Powys). Nationalities of volunteers accepted: No restrictions. Interviews: Applicants are interviewed at their nearest centre in the UK. Charity number: 249895
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Index by People and Causes A Addicts/Exaddicts ADDACTION, 67 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Americamp, 17 Annee Diaconale, 1920 ATD Fourth World, 312 Barnado's, 368 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Careforce, 912 Centre 63, 956 Cheshire and Wirral Federation of Youth Clubs, 1023 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Church Mission Society, 11213 Church of England Youth Service, 114 Community Service Volunteers, 1217 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 Devon Youth Association, 148 Diakonala Aret, 149 Dorset Expeditionary Society, 1534 Edinburgh Cyrenians, 160 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Fairbridge, 168 Glasgow Simon Community, 189 Great Georges Project, 1967 Hope UK, 21819 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 Interserve, 2389 Iona Community, 2412 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Jesuit Volunteer Corps, 246 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Kristoffertunet, 257 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Llanelli Centre Project, 2712 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 Network Drugs Advice Projects, 299300 PACT Centre for Youth, 311 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quit, 3278 Richmond Fellowship, 3323 Salvation Army, 337 Scotquest, 340 Simon Community, 3589 Tangents, 3767 Task Brasil, 3778 Tear Fund, 37980 Terrence Higgins Trust, 382 Time For God Scheme, 384 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3989 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 WEC International, 41112 YMCA, 4278 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 YWCA, 4356 Aids/HIV ACET, 2 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Annee Diaconale, 1920 ATD Fourth World, 312 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Barnado's, 369 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Cambridge Aids Action, 68 Careforce, 912 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Community Service Volunteers, 1217 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 Devon Youth Association, 148 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 European Voluntary Service, 1656 German Red Cross Voluntary Social Year, 1867 Goal, 1934 Human Service Alliance, 21920 Humana People to People, 2201 Interserve, 2389 Iona Community, 2412 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Jesuit Volunteer Corps, 246 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Latin Link, 2623 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 Prince's Trust, 31920 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Shatil, 3545 Tangents, 3767 Terrence Higgins Trust, 382 Time For God Scheme, 384 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Winant Clayton Volunteer Association, 41819 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Animal Welfare Americamp, 17 American Farm School, 17 Bardou Restoration Project, 356 Beannachar (Camphill), 41 Brecknock Wildlife Trust, 53 Cat Survival Trust, 934 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Earthwatch, 1589 Edinburgh Cyrenians, 160 Europe Conservation Italy, 164 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Frontier, 1789 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Ifjusagi Iroda/WWOOF, 221 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 L'OuvreTete, 2589 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Monkey Sanctuary, 2889 National Federation of 18 Plus Groups, 2945 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Oxfam, 30910 Prince's Trust, 31920 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 St Andrew's Evangelical Mission, 3634 St David's (Africa) Trust, 3645 Student Conservation Association, 3689
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Tops Day Nurseries, 3856 Trekforce Expeditions, 3889 University Research Expeditions Program, 3956 Visions in Action, 4045 WWOOF, 426 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Archaeology. Archaeology Abroad, 223 ArcheoloJ, 23 Association de Recherches et Etudes d'Histoire Rurale, 26 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Atej/Turismo Estudantil, 32 Belarussian Association of International Youth Work, 423 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 BSES Expeditions, 58 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Centre de Reserches Archeologiques, 96 Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, 978 Chantiers d'Etudes Medievales, 1001 Chantiers de Jeunes Provence, 101 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Club de Vieux Manoir, 118 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Deya Archaeological Museum & Research Centre, 1489 Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1545 Earthwatch, 1589 Ein Yael Living Museum, 161 Eli Shenhav: JNF, 1612 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, 1745 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Gruppi Archeologici d'Italia, 201 GSM, 2012 Haifa University, Dept of Archaeology, 2067 Institut d'Histoire, 227 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Involvement Corps, 239 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Jeunesse et Cooperation, 2467 Joint Stock Company Minta, 250 La Riobe, 259 Labo Anthropologie, 260 Louis Roussel, 2756 Lubbock Lake Landmark, 2767 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 291 Prince's Trust, 31920 Scottish Conservation Projects, 3412 Service Archeologique d'Arras, 349 Service Archeologique du Douai, 34950 Service D'Archeologie du Conseil General de Vaucluse, 350 Service Regional de l'Archeologie, 351 Student Conservation Association, 3689 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Tel Aviv University, 3801 Tel Dor Excavation Project, 3812 Thistle Camps, 3823 Tibet Society & Tibet Relief Fund, 3834 Union Rempart, 392 United Nations Association, 3934 University Research Expeditions Program, 3956 Upper Nene Archaeological Society, 396 Visions in Action, 4045 Waterway Recovery Group, 41011 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Architecture Alpes de Lumiere, 16 Association le Mat, 28 Bardou Restoration Project, 356 Belarussian Association of International Youth Work, 423 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Chantiers d'Etudes Medievales, 1001 Chantiers de Jeunes Provence, 101 Chantiers Histoire et Architecture Medievales, 1012 Chantiers Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Club de Vieux Manoir, 118 Collège Lycée Cévenol International, 119 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation, 12930 Earthwatch, 1589 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 GSM, 2012 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 L'OuvreTete, 2589 La Sabranenque, 260 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Prince's Trust, 31920 Scottish Conservation Project, 3412 Southern Africa Resource Centre, 3623 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Tel Dor Excavation Project, 3812 United Nations Association, 3934 Visions in Action, 4045 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 C Children Acorn Children's Hospice, 23 Across Trust, 3 Action Partners, 56 Adventure Foundation of Pakistan, 78 Adventure Service Challenge Scheme, 89 AFASIC, 9 AfPiC, 910 Africa & Asia Venture, 1011 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Americamp, 17 Annee Diaconale, 1920 Apena, 212 Arbeitskreis Freiwillige Soziale Dienste der Jugend, 22 Ashiana Community Service Project, 25 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256
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Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Association for BrainDamaged Children and Young Adults, 278 ATD Fourth World, 312 BAND, 334 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Baptist Union of Great Britain, 35 Barnado's, 369 Beaufort Community Centre, 42 Belarussian Association of International Youth Work, 423 Belgian Evangelical Mission, 42 Bendrigg Trust, 434 Benedictine Lay Volunteers, 445 Bharat Sevak Samaj, 456 Birmingham PHAB Camps, 467 Birmingham Young Volunteers, 478 Boys Hope Ireland, 4950 Boys Hope/Girls Hope, 50 Boys' Brigade, The, 501 BREAK, 523 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 BritainVietnam Friendship Society, 556 British Red Cross, 567 BSES Expeditions, 58 BUNAC, 656 Camp America, 6870 Camp Beaumont, 701 Camp Counselors, 712 Campaigners, 72 Camphill Community Ballytobin, 734 Camphill Farm Community & Camphill School, 78 Camphill Gemeenschap Christophorus, 79 Camphill Heimsonderschule Föhrenbühl, 79 Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, 812 Camphill Special Schools, 83 Camphill Village UK, 89 Care and Relief for the Young, 91 Careforce, 912 Casa Guatemala, 93 Central Council of Physical Recreation, 95 Centre 63, 956 Centro de Atencion Infantil 'Piia Palmera', 989 CHALCS, 99100 Children on the Edge, 1034 Children's Community Holidays, 104 Children's Country Holidays Fund, 1045 Children's Express UK, 1056 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christian Outreach, 1078 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Chrysalis Youth Project, 111 Church Mission Society, 11214 Church of England Youth Service, 114 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Cities in Schools, 11617 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Community Action Projects, 11920 Community Partners' Association, 1201 Community Service Volunteers, 1217 Community Service Volunteers Education, 1278 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Corrymeela Community, 1345 Cotswold Community, 1356 Council for Education in World Citizenship, 136 Covenanters, 1378 Crime Concern, 1389 Crusaders, 13941 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 DCF Premier Workshops Trust, 1445 Daycare Trust, 1456 Derbyshire International Youth Camp, 1467 Diakonala Aret, 149 Diakoni Aret, 14950 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 Do Drop In Community Project, 152 Dorset Expeditionary Society, 1534 Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society, 1601 Endeavour Training, 1623 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Evangelische Kirche In Osterreich, 146 Fair Glade Trust, 1678 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Flysheet Camps Scotland, 171 Focus, 1712 Food For The Hungry, 173 Forest School Camps, 174 French Encounters, 175 Friedensdorf International, 1756 Friends of Birzeit University, 1767 Frontiers Foundation, 17980 FYD (Friends of Young Deaf People), 1823 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 German Red Cross Voluntary Social Year, 1867 Glen River YMCA National Centre, 18990 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Global Volunteers, 192 Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, 1923 Goal, 1934 Goodwill Children's Homes, 1945 Great Georges Project, 1967 Greenhill YMCA National Centre, 1978 Groundwork, 1989 Habitat For Humanity, 206 Headway National Head Injuries Association, 2089 Heimsonderschule und Hof Brachenreuthe, 21112 HELP, 21213 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 Hope UK, 21819 Human Service Alliance, 21920 Humana People to People, 2201 Indian Volunteers for Community Service, 225 Inner Cities Young People's Project, 2256 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International China Concern, 2301 International Exchange Center, 2312 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Iona Community, 2412 Ironbridge Gorge Museum, 2423 Jacob's Well, 2445 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2445 Jesuit Volunteer Corps, 246 Jeunesse et Cooperation, 2467
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Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade, 2478 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 Joint Stock Company Minta, 250 Jubilee Outreach Yorkshire, 2512 Jubilee Partners, 252 KarlKönig Schule Nürnberg, 2523 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Kids' Clubs Network, 2556 Koinonia Partners, 2567 Learning for Life, 2634 Leaveners, 264 Lee Abbey Community, 2645 Leicester Children's Holiday Centre, 265 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Liverpool Children's Holiday Organisation, 270 Liverpool Methodist District Education & Youth Committee, 2701 Llanelli Centre Project, 2712 London Children's Camp, 273 London City Mission, 2734 Los Niños, 274 Manchester Youth and Community Service, 2789 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Mencap's Holidays, 285 Methodist Church, 2856 Most, 289 Mount Kailash School, 28990 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 NABC, 2912 Nansen Society, 292 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 National Asthma Campaign and National Eczema Society, 2934 National Autistic Society, 294 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 National Federation of Gateway Clubs, 2967 Nautical Training Corps, 298 Neige et Merveilles, 298 Network Drugs Advice Projects, 299300 Neve Shalom/Wahat AlSalam, 300 NICHS, 3023 Norfolk Independent Visitor Scheme, 3034 Norwood Ravenswood, 3045 Oasis Trust, 3067 Orphan Aid, 3089 Oxfam, 30910 Oxford Kilburn Club, 31011 PACT Centre for Youth, 311 Paddington Arts, 31112 Pax Christi, 3134 PGL Travel, 31516 PHAB, 31617 Phoenix YCP Ltd, 31718 Poole Hospital NHS Trust Playclub, 31819 Prince's Trust, 31920 ProgramBell Private School of English, 3212 Project Trust, 323 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Quest Overseas, 327 Rathbone, C.I., 329 Relief Fund for Romania, 330 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Riding for the Disabled, 334 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Salmon Youth Centre, 336 Samasevaya, 338 Scope, 33840 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scottish Wildlife Trust, 3423 Scout Association, 3434 Scripture Union Holidays, 3445 Sedepac, 3456 Sense, 3478 Sermathang Project, 3489 Service Protestante de la Jeunesse, 3501 Shaftesbury Society, 3534 Shatil, 3545 Sheiling Community, 3556 Southeast Asian Outreach, 3612 St Andrew's Evangelical Mission, 3634 St David's (Africa) Trust, 3645 St Jude's Ranch for Children, 3667 St Piers, 367 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 Sudan Volunteer Programme, 370 Swaythling Detached Youth Work Project, 374 SylviaKoti, 3745 Tadworth Court Children's Hospital Holiday Project, 3756 Task Brasil, 3778 Tear Fund, 37980 Time For God Scheme, 384 Toc H, 385 Tops Day Nurseries, 3856 Trailblazers, Wales, 3867 Travel Active Programme, 387 Trek Aid, 3878 Treloar Trust, 389 Trinity Youth & Community Centre, 3901 Ultimate Challenge, 3912 UNIPAL (Universities' Educational Trust for Palestinians), 3923 United Nations Association, 3934 Unity Norwood Ravenswood, 3945 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3979 Village Camps, 401 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana, 407 Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs, 40910 WEC International, 41112 West Moors Out of School Club, 41213 Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, 41718 Winant Clayton Volunteer Association, 41819 Winged Fellowship Trust, 419 Women's Royal Voluntary Service, 421 Woodlarks Camp Site Trust, 422 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Vision UK, 4245 WWOOF, 426 YMCA, 4278 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Clubs UK, 4323 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Youth Route 70, 435 Conservation Adventure Foundation of Pakistan, 78 Alford & District Civic Trust, 16 Alpes de Lumiere, 16 American Hiking Society Volunteer Programme, 18 Artemis Cloudforest Preserve, 245 Ashiana Community Service Project, 25 Association Le Mat, 28 Association 'Les Compagnons du Cap', 289 Association of Volunteers in Protected Areas, 29 Astrid Trust, 301 Atej/Turismo Estudantil, 32 Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, 323 Bardou Restoration Project, 356
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BBONT The Wildlife Trust for Berks, Bucks & Oxon, 401 Bharat Sevak Samaj, 456 Birmingham & Black Country Urban Wildlife Trust, 46 BoxAid SSS, 489 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 Brecknock Wildlife Trust, 53 Brit Valley Project, 55 BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 5865 Camphill Community Thomastown, 75 Cat Survival Trust, 934 Cathedral Camps, 94 Central Council of Physical Recreation, 95 Centre de Reserches Archeologiques, 96 Chantiers de Jeunes Provence, 101 Chantiers Histoire et Architecture Medievales, 1012 Cheshire Wildlife Trust, 103 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Chrysalis Youth Project, 111 Church Mission Society, 11314 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Cleveland Wildlife Trust, 11718 Club de Vieux Manoir, 118 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Colorado Trail Foundation, 119 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation, 12930 Conservation Volunteers, 1301 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Coral Cay Conservation, 1323 Cornwall Wildlife Trust, 133 Cumbria Wildlife Trust, 1434 Derbyshire International Youth Camp, 1467 Devon Wildlife Trust, 1478 Deya Archaeological Museum & Research Centre, 1489 Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1545 Dorset Wildlife Trust, 155 Durham Wildlife Trust, 158 Earthwatch, 1589 East Sussex Voluntary Rangers, 15960 Ein Yael Living Museum, 161 Enfants et Amis de Beauchastel, 163 Etudes et Chantiers, 1634 Europe Conservation Italy, 164 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Evergreen Trust, 1667 Fairbridge, 168 Ffestiniog Railway Company, 170 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Food for the Hungry, 173 Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, 1745 Friends of Birzeit University, 1767 Friends of the Ionian, 1778 Frontier, 1789 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 Fundación Golondrinas, 1812 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Genesis II Cloudforest Preserve, 186 Glamorgan Wildlife Trust, 1889 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Global Volunteers, 192 Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, 1923 Grail, 195 Greenpeace, 198 Groundwork, 1989 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Gruppo Voluntari della Svizzera Italiana, 201 GSM, 2012 Gwent Wildlife Trust, 2056 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, 207 HELP, 21213 Herefordshire Nature Trust, 21415 Hertfordshire & Middlesex Wildlife Trust, 216 Humana People to People, 2201 Ifjusagi Iroda/WWOOF, 221 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 IJGD (Internationale Jugendgemeinschaft Sdienste), 222 Insight Nepal, 2267 Instituto da Juventude, 2289 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationale Begegnung in Gemeinschaftsdiensten, 236 Internationale Bouworde, 2367 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Corps, 239 Involvement Volunteer, 23941 Jeunesse et Cooperation, 2467 John Muir Trust, 2489 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 Joint Stock Company Minta, 250 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2535 Kent Trust for Nature Conservation, 254 Kenya Voluntary Development Association, 254 Koinonia Partners, 2567 L'OuvreTete, 2589 La Sabranenque, 260 Lancashire Wildlife Trust, 261 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Leicestershire & Rutland Trust for Nature Conservation, 265 Lesotho Workcamps Association, 267 Lincolnshire Trust for Nature Conservation, 268 London Wildlife Trust, 274 Louis Roussell, 2756 Lower Lea Project, 276 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Monkey Sanctuary, 2889 Montgomery Wildlife Trust, 289 Most, 289 Mount Kailash School, 28990 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 Nansen Society, 292 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 National Trust, 297 Natuur 2000, 2978 New Zealand Wilderness Trust, 301 Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign, 302 Northumberland Wildlife Trust, 304 Nothelfergemeinschaft der Freunde, 306 Partnership for Service Learning, 313 Prince's Trust, 31920 Pro International, 321 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Quest Overseas, 327 Raleigh International 3289 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 336 Samasevaya, 338 Scottish Conservation Projects, 3412
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Scottish Wildlife Trust, 3423 Scout Association, 3434 Sedepac, 3456 Service d'Archeologie du Conseil General de Vaucluse, 350 Service Regional de l'Archeologie, 351 Shatil, 3545 Sheffield Wildlife Trust, 355 Shropshire Wildlife Trust, 356 Sierra Club, 3567 Somerset Wildlife Trust, 361 Springboard Youth Information Shop, 363 St George's Island Craft Centre, 365 St Jude's Ranch for Children, 3667 Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, 367 Student Conservation Association, 3689 Suffolk Wildlife Trust, 371 Sunseed Trust, 3712 Surrey Wildlife Trust, 3723 Teaching Abroad, 3789 Tear Fund, 37980 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Thistle Camps, 3823 Tibet Society & Tibet Relief Fund, 3834 Toc H, 385 Travel Active Programmes, 387 Trek Aid, 3878 Trekforce Expeditions, 3889 Ulster Wildlife Trust, 391 Ultimate Challenge, 3912 Union Rempart, 392 United Nations Association, 3934 University Research Expeditions Program, 3956 USDA Forest Service, 3967 Vadhu, 399 Venture Scotland, 400 Vereinigung Junger Freiwilliger, 400 Village Camps, 401 Villages Youth Project, 4023 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana, 407 Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, 410 Waterway Recovery Group, 41011 Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway, 412 Wilderness Trust, 415 Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, 41516 Wildlife Trust, 41617 Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, 41718 Woodland Trust, 4212 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 World Vision UK, 4245 WWOOF, 426 WWOOF/FIOH, 427 Yorkshire Dales Field Centre, 428 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Clubs UK, 4323 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Youth Hostels Association, 4345 YWCA, 4356 D Disabled (mentally) Abbots Langley Skills Development Centre, 12 Acorn Children's Hospice, 23 Across Trust, 3 Adventure Service Challenge Scheme, 89 AFASIC, 9 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Americamp, 17 Annee Diaconale, 1920 Arbeitskreis Freiwillige Soziale Dienste der Jugend, 22 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Association des Chantier de Jeunes, 267 Association for BrainDamaged Children and Young Adults, 278 Atej/Turismo Estudantil, 32 Barnado's, 367, 389 Beannachar (Camphill), 41 Bendrigg Trust, 434 Birmingham PHAB Camps, 467 BREAK, 523 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Brit Valley Project, 55 British Red Cross, 567 BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 64 BUNAC, 656 Camden & Westminster Citizen Advocacy, 68 Camp America, 6870 Camp Counselors, 712 Campaigners, 72 Camphill Community, 725 Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Hausenhof, 756 Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Hermannsberg, 767 Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Sellen, 778 Camphill Farm Community & Camphill School, 78 Camphill Gemeenschap Christophorus, 79 Camphill Heimsonderschule Föhrenbühl, 79 Camphill in Poland, 7980 Camphill Lebensgemeinschaft Königsmühle, 801 Camphill Liebenfels, 81 Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, 812 Camphill Soltane, 823 Camphill Special Schools, 83 Camphill Village, 837, 8990 Camphill Village Trust, 879 CARE, 901 Careforce, 912 Central Council of Physical Recreation, 95 Centro de Atencion Infantil 'Piña Palmera', 989 Cheshire and Wirral Federation of Youth Clubs, 1023 Children on the Edge, 1034 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Chrysalis Youth Project, 111 Church Mission Society, 11214 Church of England Youth Service, 114 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Community Action Projects, 11920 Community Music Wales, 120 Community Service Volunteers, 1217 Companheiros Construtores, 128 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Cresset House Camphill Village, 138 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 DCF Premier Workshops Trust, 1445 Devon Youth Association, 148 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 Disablement Information and
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Advice Lines, 151 Dorset Expeditionary Society, 1534 Duke of Edinburgh's Award Arts Project, 1578 Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society, 1601 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Evangelische Kirche in Osterreich, 166 Family Investment, 1689 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Focus, 1712 Foreningen Staffansgaarden, 1734 Forest School Camps, 174 Friedensdorf International, 1756 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 German Red Cross Voluntary Social Year, 1867 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Goal, 1934 Grangemockler Camphill Community, 1956 Hampton House, 2078 Headway National Head Injuries Association, 2089 Heimschule Bruckfelden, 211 Heimsonderschule un Hof Brachenreuthe, 21112 Hertfordshire Association for the Disabled, 21516 Hogganvik Landsby, 216 Home Farm Trust, 217 Human Service Alliance, 21920 Innisfree Village, 226 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International China Concern, 2301 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationale Begegnung in Gemeinschaftsdientsten, 236 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Internationaler Bund, 2378 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Iona Community, 2412 Jacob's Well, 2445 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Jeunesse et Cooperation, 2467 Jewish Care, 247 Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade, 2478 Jossåsen Landsby, 2501 Jubilee Outreach Yorkshire, 2512 KarlKönig Schule Nürnberg, 2523 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Kristoffertunet, 257 L'Arche, 2578 L'Arche Mobile, 258 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Leonard Cheshire, 2656 Loch Arthur Community, 272 Lothlorien, 275 Manic Depression Fellowship, 27980 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Markus Gemeinschaft, 283 Mencap's Holidays, 285 Methodist Church, 2856 Most, 289 Nansen Society, 292 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 National Autistic Society, 294 National Federation of 18 Plus Groups, 2945 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 National Federation of Gateway Clubs, 2967 Nautical Training Corps, 298 Norfolk Independent Visitor Scheme, 3034 Norwood Ravenswood, 3045 Nothelfergemeinschaft der Freunde, 305 Ockenden Venture, 3078 OnetoOne, 308 Orphan Aid, 3089 PACT Centre for Youth, 311 Paddington Arts, 31112 Pahkla Tugikodu, 312 Paradise House Association, 3123 Penine Camphill Community, 31415 People First, 315 Prince's Trust, 31920 Project Trust, 323 Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, 3245 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Rathbone C.I., 329 Richard Cave Multiple Sclerosis Home, 332 Richmond Fellowship, 3323 Riding for the Disabled, 334 Scope, 33840 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scout Association, 3434 Scripture Union Holidays, 3445 Seeability, 3467 Sense, 347 Service Protestante de la Jeunesse, 3501 Shaftesbury Society, 3534 Share Holiday Village, 354 Shatil, 3545 Sheiling Community, 3556 Sign, 3578 Simon Community, 3589 Skylight Circus in Education, 359 Sølborg, 3601 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 St Andrew's Evangelical Mission, 3634 St David's (Africa) Trust, 3645 St Piers, 367 Stallcombe House, 3678 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 SylviaKoti, 3745 Tadworth Court Children's Hospital Holiday Project, 3756 Tangents, 3767 Time For God Scheme, 384 Toc H, 385 Trek Aid, 3878 Triform Camphill Community, 390 Unity Norwood Ravenswood, 3945 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3989 Vidaråsen Landsby, 401 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Winant Clayton Volunteer Association, 41819 Winged Fellowship Trust, 419 YMCA, 4278 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Disabled (physically). Abbots Langley Skills Development Centre, 12 Acorn Children's Hospice, 23 Across Trust, 3 Adventure Service Challenge Scheme, 89 AFASIC, 9 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Americamp, 17 Annee Diaconale, 1920 Arbeitskreis Freiwillige Soziale Dienste der Jugend, 22 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Association des Chantiers de
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Jeunes, 267 Association for BrainDamaged Children and Young Adults, 278 Associations des Paralyses de France, 2930 Atej/Turismo Estudantil, 32 Barnado's, 369 Beannachar (Camphill), 41 Belarussian Association of International Youth Work, 423 Bendrigg Trust, 434 Birmingham PHAB Camps, 467 BREAK, 523 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Brit Valley Project, 55 British Red Cross, 567 BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 64 BUNAC, 656 Camden & Westminster Citizen Advocacy, 68 Camp America, 6870 Camp Counselors, 712 Campaigners, 72 Camphill Community, 725 Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Hausenhof, 756 Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Sellen, 778 Camphill Heimsonderschule Föhrenbühl, 79 Camphill Lebensgemeinschaft Königsmühle, 801 Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, 812 Camphill Village, 834, 8790 Careforce, 912 Central Council of Physical Recreation, 95 Centro de Atencion Infantil 'Piña Palmera', 989 Cheshire and Wirral Federation of Youth Clubs, 1023 Children on the Edge, 1034 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Chrysalis Youth Project, 111 Church Mission Society, 11213, 11314 Church of England Youth Service, 114 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Community Music Wales, 120 Community Service Volunteers, 1217 Companheiros Construtores, 128 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Cresset House Camphill Village, 138 Crypt Foundation, 141 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 DCF Premier Workshops Trust, 1445 Daneford Trust, 145 Deafblind UK, 146 Devon Youth Association, 148 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 Disablement Information and Advice Lines, 151 Disaway Trust, 1512 Dorset Association for the Disabled, 1523 Dorset County Association for the Blind, 153 Dorset Expeditionary Society, 1534 Duke of Edinburgh's Award Arts Society, 1578 Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society, 1601 European Voluntary Services, 1656 Family Investment, 1689 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Focus, 1712 Forest School Camps, 174 Friedensdorf International, 1756 FYD (Friends of Young Deaf People), 1823 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 German Red Cross Voluntary Social Year, 1867 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Goal, 1934 Hampton House, 2078 Headway National Head Injuries Association, 2089 Help the Handicapped Holiday Fund, 214 Hertfordshire Association for the Disabled, 21516 Holidays for the Disabled, 21617 Human Service Alliance, 21920 Independent Living Alternatives, 223 Independent Living, Lewisham Social Services, 2234 Innisfree Village, 226 Insight Nepal, 2267 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International China Concern, 2301 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Internationaler Bund, 2378 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Iona Community, 2412 Jacob's Well, 2445 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Jeunesse et Cooperation, 2467 Jewish Care, 247 Jossåsen Landsby, 2501 Jubilee Outreach Yorkshire, 2512 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Koinonia Partners, 2567 L'Arche Mobile, 258 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Leonard Cheshire, 2656 Loch Arthur Community, 272 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Mencap's Holidays, 285 Methodist Church, 2856 Milton Keynes Resource Centre, 287 Most, 289 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 Nansen Society, 292 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 National Federation of 18 Plus Groups, 2945 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Nautical Training Corps, 298 Norfolk Independent Visitor Scheme, 3034 Norwood Ravenswood, 3045 Ockenden Venture, 3078 Orphan Aid, 3089 Oxfam, 30910 PACT Centre for Youth, 311 Paddington Arts, 31112 PHAB, 31617 Prince's Trust, 31920 Princess Marina Centre, 3201 Project Trust, 323 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People, 3267 Rathbone C. I., 329 Richard Cave Multiple Sclerosis Home, 332 Riding for the Disabled, 334
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Ritchie Russell House Young Disabled Unit, 335 Scope, 33840 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scout Association, 3434 Scripture Union Holidays, 3445 Seeability, 3467 Sense, 3478 Service Protestante de la Jeunesse, 3501 SHAD, 3523 Shaftesbury Society, 3534 Share Holiday Village, 354 Shatil, 3545 Sign, 3578 Skylight Circus in Education, 359 Southeast Asian Outreach, 3612 Springboard Youth Information Shop, 363 St Andrew's Evangelical Mission, 3634 St David's (Africa) Trust, 3645 St John Ambulance, 3656 St Piers, 367 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 Sue Ryder Foundation, 3701 SylviaKoti, 3745 Tadworth Court Children's Hospital Holiday Project, 3756 Tangents, 3767 Time For God Scheme, 384 Toc H, 385 Trailblazers, Wales, 3867 Trek Aid, 3878 Treloar Trust, 389 Triform Camphill Community, 390 United Nations Association, 3934 Unity Norwood Ravenswood, 3945 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3979 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana, 407 Winant Clayton Volunteer Association, 41819 Winged Fellowship Trust, 419 Woodlarks Camp Site Trust, 422 YMCA, 4278 Young Disabled on Holiday, 429 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Disabled (unspecified) Baptist Union of Great Britain, 35 L'OuvreTete, 2589 Women's Royal Voluntary Service, 421 E Elderly People 1990 Trust, 1 Across Trust, 3 Action Partners, 56 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Age Concern England, 1314 AgeLink, 14 Americamp, 17 Annee Diaconale, 1920 Arbeitskreis Freiwillige Soziale Dienste der Jugend, 22 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Association of Greater London Older Women, 29 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Baptist Union of Great Britain, 35 Beaufort Community Centre, 42 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 British Red Cross, 567 Careforce, 912 Central Council of Physical Recreation, 95 Cheshire and Wirral Federation of Youth Clubs, 1023 Children on the Edge, 1034 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Chritian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Army Task Force, 111112 Church Mission Society, 11214 Church of England Youth Service, 114 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Community Service Volunteers, 1217 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Corrymeela Community, 1345 Deafblind UK, 146 Derbyshire International Youth Group, 1467 Diakonala Aret, 149 Diakoni Aret, 14950 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 Duke of Edinburgh's Award Arts Project, 1578 Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society, 1601 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Evangelische Kirche in Osterreich, 166 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Focus, 1712 Food for the Hungry, 173 Friends Weekend Workcamp Program, 178 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 German Red Cross Voluntary Social Year, 1867 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Help the Aged, 21314 Human Service Alliance, 21920 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Internationaler Bund, 2378 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Iona Community, 2412 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Jeunesse et Cooperation, 2467 Jewish Care, 247 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 Jossåsen Landsby, 2501 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Kings CrossBrunswick Neighbourhood Association, 256 Koinonia Partners, 2567 L'Arche Mobile, 258 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Latin Link, 2623 Leonard Cheshire, 2656 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Liverpool Methodist District Education & Youth Committee, 2701 Most, 289 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 National Federation of 18 Plus Groups, 2945 Nothelfergemeinschaft der Freunde, 305
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Oasis Trust, 3067 Oxfam, 30910 Prince's Trust, 31920 Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, 3245 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Seeability, 3467 Service Protestante de la Jeunesse, 3501 Shaftesbury Society, 3534 Share Holiday Village, 354 Simon Community, 3589 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 St John Ambulance, 3656 Sue Ryder Foundation, 3701 Tibet Society & Tibet Relief Fund, 3834 Time For God Scheme, 384 Toc H, 385 Trek Aid, 3878 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3979 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 Winant Clayton Volunteer Association, 41819 Winged Fellowship Trust, 419 Women's Royal Voluntary Service, 421 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Environmental causes Adventure Foundation of Pakistan, 78 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Alpes de Lumiere, 16 Americamp, 17 American Hiking Society Volunteer Programme, 18 Artemis Cloudforest Preserve, 245 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 289 Association Le Mat, 28 Association 'Les Compagnons du Cap', 289 Association of Volunteers in Protected Areas, 29 Astrid Trust, 301 Atej/Turismo Estudantil, 32 Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, 323 Bardou Restoration Project, 356 BBONT The Wildlife Trust for Berks, Bucks & Oxon, 401 Belarussian Association of International Youth Work, 423 Bharat Sevak Samaj, 456 Birmingham & Black Country Urban Wildlife Trust, 46 BoxAid SSS, 489 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 Brecknock Wildlife Trust, 53 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Brit Valley Project, 55 BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 5865 BUSCA, 667 Camphill Community Thomastown, 75 Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Sellen, 778 Camphill in Poland, 7980 Cat Survival Trust, 934 Centre de Reserches Archeologiques, 96 Centre for Alternative Technology, 967 Chantiers d'Etudes Medievales, 1001 Chantiers de Jeunes Provence, 101 Cheshire Wildlife Trust, 103 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Chrysalis Youth Project, 111 Church Mission Society, 11213 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Cleveland Wildlife Trust, 11718 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Collège Lycée Cévenol International, 119 Colorado Trail Foundation, 119 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conservation Volunteers, 1301 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Coral Cay Conservation Ltd, 1323 Cornwall Wildlife Trust, 133 Council for Education in World Citizenship, 136 Cresset House Camphill Village, 138 Crime Concern, 1389 Crusaders, 13941 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 Cumbria Wildlife Trust, 1434 Deya Archaeological Museum & Research Centre, 1489 Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1545 Dorset Wildlife Trust, 155 Duke of Edinburgh Award Arts Project, 1578 Durham Wildlife Trust, 158 Earthwatch, 1589 East Sussex Voluntary Rangers, 15960 Etudes et Chantiers, 1634 Europe Conservation Italy, 164 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Evergreen Trust, 1667 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Flysheet Camps Scotland, 171 Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, 1745 Friends of Birzeit University, 1767 Friends of the Ionian, 1778 Frontier, 1789 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 Fundación Golondrinas, 1812 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Genctur, 185 Genesis II Cloudforest Preserve, 186 Glamorgan Wildlife Trust, 1889 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Global Volunteers, 192 Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, 1923 Grail, 195 Greenpeace, 198 Groundwork, 1989 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Gruppo Voluntari della Svizzera Italiana, 201 GSM, 2012 Gwent Wildlife Trust, 2056 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, 207 HELP, 21213 Herefordshire Nature Trust, 21415 Hertfordshire & Middlesex Wildlife Trust, 216 Humana People to People, 2201 Ifjusagi Iroda/WWOOF, 221 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 IJGD (Internationale
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Jugendgemeinschaft Sdienste), 222 Insight Nepal, 2267 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Instituto da Juventude, 2289 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Ecological Camp, 231 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationale Begegnung in Gemeinschaftsdientsten, 236 Involvement Corps, 239 Involvement Volunteers, 23940 Jeunesse et Cooperation, 2467 John Muir Trust, 2489 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Kent Trust for Nature Conservation, 254 Koinonia Partners, 2567 Lancashire Wildlife Trust, 261 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Leicestershire & Rutland Trust for Nature Conservation, 265 Lincolnshire Trust for Nature Conservation, 268 London Wildlife Trust, 274 Lower Lea Project, 276 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Maritime Volunteer Service, 2823 Markus Gemeinschaft, 283 Methodist Church, 2856 Monkey Sanctuary, 2889 Montgomery Wildlife Trust, 289 Most, 289 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 Nansen Society, 292 National Federation of 18 Plus Groups, 2945 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 National Trust, 297 Natuur 2000, 2978 New Zealand Wilderness Trust, 301 Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign, 302 Northumberland Wildlife Trust, 304 Nothelfergemeinschaft der Freunde, 305 Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, 306 Oxfam, 30910 Prince's Trust, 31920 Pro International, 321 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Quest Overseas, 327 Raleigh International, 3289 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 336 Samasevaya, 338 Scottish Conservation Projects, 3412 Scottish Wildlife Trust, 3423 Scout Association, 3434 Sedepac, 3456 Shatil, 3545 Sheffield Wildlife Trust, 355 Shropshire Wildlife Trust, 356 Sierra Club, 3567 Silatur, 358 Sølborg, 3601 Somerset Wildlife Trust, 361 Springboard Youth Information Shop, 363 St George's Island Craft Centre, 365 Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, 367 Student Conservation Association, 3689 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 Sunseed Trust, 3712 Surrey Wildlife Trust, 3723 Tambopata Jungle Lodge, 376 Thistle Camps, 3823 Tibet Society & Tibet Relief Fund, 3834 Toc H, 385 Travel Active Programmes, 387 Trek Aid, 3878 Trekforce Expeditions, 3889 Triform Camphill Community, 390 Ulster Wildlife Trust, 391 Ultimate Challenge, 3912 United Nations Association, 3934 University Research Expeditions Program, 3956 USDA Forest Service, 3967 Vadhu, 399 Vereinigung Junger Freiwilliger, 400 Village Campus, 401 Villages Youth Project, 4023 Vision in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana, 407 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria, 408 Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, 410 Waterway Recovery Group, 41011 Wilderness Trust, 415 Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, 41516 Wildlife Trust, 41617 Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, 41718 Women Environmental Network, 4201 Woodland Trust, 4212 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 WorldTeach, 4256 WWOOF, 426 Yorkshire Dales Field Centre, 428 Youth Clubs UK, 4323 Youth CND (Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament), 433 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Youth Hostels Association, 4345 YWCA, 4356 H Health care/medical ACET, 2 Acorn Children's Hospice, 23 Across Trust, 3 Action Against Hunger, 35 Action Health, 5 Action Partners, 56 Africa & Asia Venture, 1011 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Americamp, 17 Annee Diaconale, 20 Arbeitskreis Freiwillige Soziale Dienste der Jugend, 22 Ashiana Community Service Project, 25 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 ATD Fourth World, 312 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Benedictine Lay Volunteers, 445 Bharat Sevak Samaj, 456 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Bristol Link with Nicaragua, 545 British Red Cross, 567 BUNAC, 656 BUSCA, 667 Calcutta Rescue, 67 Cambridge Aids Action, 68 Camden & Westminster Citizen Advocacy, 68 Camp Beaumont, 701 Camp Counselors, 712 Casa Guatemala, 93 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Centre 63, 956 Centro de Atencion Infantil 'Piia
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Palmera', 989 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Chantiers Sociaux Marocains, 102 Children on the Edge, 1034 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christian Outreach, 1078 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Community Partner's Association, 1201 Community Service Volunteers, 1267 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society, 1601 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Focus, 1723 Food for the Hungry, 173 Friedensdorf International, 1756 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 German Red Cross Voluntary Social Year, 1867 Glasgow Simon Community, 189 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Global Volunteers, 192 Goal, 1934 HCJB, 208 Health Volunteers Overseas, 21011 Hope UK, 21819 Human Service Alliance, 21920 Humana People to People, 2201 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 Imperial Cancer Research Fund, 2223 India Development Group, 2245 Indian Volunteers for Community Service, 225 Innisfree Village, 226 Insight Nephal, 2267 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International China Concern, 2301 Internationaler Bund, 2378 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Leprosy Mission, 2667 Llanelli Centre Project, 2712 Marie Curie Cancer Cure, 281 Medical Aid for Palestinians, 2845 MidAfrica Ministry, 2867 Mount Kailash School, 28990 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 National Asthma Campaign and National Eczema Society, 2934 Network Drugs Advice projects, 299300 Oasis Trust, 3067 Orphan Aid, 3089 Oxfam, 30910 Prince's Trust, 31920 Project Trust, 323 Raleigh International, 3289 Richard Cave Multiple Sclerosis Home, 332 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Ritchie Russell House Young Disabled Unit, 335 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Service Protestante de la Jeunesse, 3501 Shatil, 3545 Sign, 3578 Southeast Asian Outreach, 3612 Southern Africa Resource Centre, 3623 St Andrew's Evangelical Mission, 3634 St David's (Africa) Trust, 3645 St John Ambulance, 3656 St Piers, 367 Tangents, 3767 Task Brasil, 3778 Teaching Abroad, 3789 Terrence Higgins Trust, 382 Tibet Society & Tibet Relief Fund, 3834 Time For God Scheme, 384 Trek Aid, 3878 Treloar Trust, 389 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria, 408 WEC International, 41112 Winant Clayton Volunteer Association, 41819 World Vision UK, 4245 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 YWCA, 4356 Heritage. Aklowa, 15 Alford & District Civic Trust, 16 Alpes de Lumiere, 16 Archaeology Abroad, 223 Association de Recherches et Etudes d'Histoire Rurale, 26 Association Le Mat, 28 Association 'Les Compagnons du Cap', 289 Atej/Turismo Estudantil, 32 Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, 323 Bardou Restoration Project, 356 Berrington Hall, 45 BTCV, 5961, 634 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Centre de Reserches Archeologiques, 96 Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, 978 Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, 978 Chantiers d'Etudes Medievales, 1001 Chantiers de Jeunes Provence, 101 Chantiers Histoire et Architecture Medievales, 1012 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 109110 Club de Vieux Manoir, 118 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Colorado Trail Foundation, 119 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation, 12930 Conservation Volunteers Ireland, 130 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Deya Archaeological Museum & Research Centre, 1489 Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1545 East Sussex Voluntary Rangers,
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15960 Ein Yael Living Museum, 161 Enfants et Amis de Beauchastel, 163 Etudes et Chantiers, 1634 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Ffestinoig Railway Company, 170 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, 1923 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Institute d'Histoire, 227 Instituto da Juventude, 2289 International Ecological Camp, 231 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Ironbridge Gorge Museum, 2423 John Muir Trust, 2489 La Sabranenque, 260 Labo Anthropologie, 260 Lake District Art Gallery & Museum Trust, 2601 Louis Roussel, 2756 Lower Lea Project, 276 Lubbock Lake Landmark, 2767 Markus Gemeinschaft, 283 National Federation of 18 Plus Groups, 2945 Prince's Trust, 31920 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Scottish Conservation Projects, 3412 Sedepac, 3456 Service d'Archeologie du Conseil General de Vaucluse, 350 Service Regional de l'Archeologie, 351 Silatur, 358 St George's Island Craft Centre, 365 Strathspey Railway Company, 368 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Tel Dor Excavation Project, 3812 Thistle Camps, 3823 Trek Aid, 3878 Union Rempart, 392 United Nations Association, 3934 University Research Expeditions Program, 3956 Visions in Action, 4045 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Youth Hostels Association, 4345 Holidays for disabled Acorn Children's Hospice, 23 Across Trust, 3 Adventure Foundation of Pakistan, 78 AFASIC, 9 Americamp, 17 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Associations des Paralyses de France, 2930 Baptist Union of Great Britain, 35 Bendrigg Trust, 434 Birmingham PHAB Camps, 467 BREAK, 523 British Red Cross, 567 Camp Counselors, 712 Camphill Community Thomastown, 75 Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Sellen, 778 Camphill in Poland, 7980 Camphill Liebenfels, 81 Camphill Village Kimberton Hills, 856 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Community Service Volunteers, 1267 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Crusaders, 13941 DCF Premier Workshops Trust, 1445 Deafblind UK, 146 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 Disablement Information and Advice Lines, 151 Disaway Trust, 1512 Dorset Association for the Disabled, 1523 Dorset County Association for the Blind, 153 Dorset Expeditionary Society, 1534 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Family Investment, 1689 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Focus, 1712 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Help the Handicapped Holiday Fund, 214 Hertfordshire Association for the Disabled, 21516 Holidays for the Disabled, 21617 International China Concern, 2301 International Voluntary Service, 2325 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Involvement Volunteers, 2401 Iona Community, 2412 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Mencap's Holiday, 285 Methodist Church, 2856 Nansen Society, 292 National Asthma Campaign and National Eczema Society, 2934 National Federation of 18 Plus Groups, 2945 PHAB, 316 Prince's Trust, 31920 Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, 3245 Quaker International Society Project, 3256 Queen Elizabeth's Foundation for Disabled People, 3267 Ritchie Russell House Young Disabled Unit, 335 Scripture Union Holidays, 3445 Seeability, 3467 Sense, 3478 Shaftesbury Society, 3534 Share Holiday Village, 354 Springboard Youth Information Shop, 363 Trailblazers, Wales, 3867 Visions in Action, 4045 Winged Fellowship Trust, 419 Women's Royal Voluntary Services, 421 Woodlarks Camp Site Trust, 422 Young Disabled on Holiday, 429 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Clubs UK, 4323 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Human rights 1990 Trust, 1 Action Against Hunger, 35 Adept in Coventry Limited, 7 AfPiC, 910 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Amnesty International, 1819 Ashiana Community Service Project, 25
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Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 ATD Fourth World, 312 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Belarussian Association of International Youth Work, 423 Betselem, 45 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 British Youth Council, 578 Camden & Westminster Citizen Advocacy, 68 Centro de Atencion Infantil 'Piia Palmera', 989 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Council for Education in World Citizenship, 136 Cuba Solidarity Campaign, 1412 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 Devon Youth Association, 148 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 Friends of Birzeit University, 1767 Global Volunteers, 192 Goal, 1934 Grail, 195 Guatemala Accompaniment Group, 2023 Human Rights Watch, 219 Independent Living, Lewisham Social Services, 2234 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2325 Iona Community, 2412 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Methodist Church, 2856 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign, 302 Oxfam, 30910 Prince' Trust, 31920 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Refugee Council, 32930 Samasevaya, 338 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Shatil, 3545 Survival International, 373 Task Brasil, 3778 Tear Fund, 37980 Tibet Society & Tibet Relief Fund, 3834 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3979 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 War on Want, 4089 Womankind Worldwide, 41920 World Vision UK, 4245 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 YWCA, 4356 I Inner city problems 1990 Trust, 1 Adept in Coventry Limited, 7 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Americamp, 17 Ashiana Community Service Project, 25 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 ATD Fourth World, 312 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Baptist Union of Great Britain, 35 Barnado's, 368 Bendrigg Trust, 434 Boys Hope/Girls Hope, 50 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 British Youth Council, 578 BTCV, 645 Camp America, 6870 Camp Counselors, 712 Careforce, 912 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Centre 63, 956 CHALCS, 99100 Cheshire and Wirral Federation of Youth Clubs, 1023 Children's Express UK, 1056 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11214 Church of England Youth Service, 11415 Community Music Wales, 120 Community Service Volunteers, 1217 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation, 12930 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Crime Concern, 1389 Devon Youth Association, 148 Diakoni Aret, 14950 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 Drive for Youth, 1567 Duke of Edinburgh's Award Arts Project, 1578 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Fairbridge, 168 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Friends of Israel Educational Trust, 177 Friends Weekend Workcamp Program, 178 Great Georges Project, 1967 Groundwork, 1989 Hope UK, 21819 Inner Cities Young People's Project, 2256 InterAction Trust, 229 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23940 lona Community, 2412 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Jesuit Volunteer Corps, 246 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Lee Abbey Community, 2645 Liverpool Methodist District Education & Youth Committee, 2701 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Methodist Church, 2856 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 NABC Clubs for Young People, 2912 Nansen Society, 292 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureau, 2923 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Oasis Trust, 3067 Oxford Kilburn Club, 31011 PACT Centre for Youth, 311 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Rathbone C.I., 329 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Salvation Army, 337
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Scotquest, 340 Scout Association, 3434 Shatil, 3545 Society of Voluntary Associates, 35960 Springboard Youth Information Shop, 363 Swaythling Detached Youth Work Project, 374 Tear Fund, 37980 Time For God Scheme, 384 Toc H, 385 Trinity Youth & Community Centre, 3901 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3989 Venture Scotland, 400 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 War on Want, 4089 WEC International, 41112 Weston Spirit, 41415 Winant Clayton Volunteer Association, 41819 Womankind Worldwide, 41920 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth at Risk, 4312 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 YWCA, 4356 O Offenders/exoffenders ADDACTION, 67 Adventure Service Challenge Scheme, 89 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Alderson Hospitality House, 1516 Annee Diaconale, 1920 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 ATD Fourth World, 312 Barnado's, 369 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Careforce, 912 Central Council of Physical Recreation, 95 Cheshire and Wirral Federation of Youth Clubs, 1023 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Army Task Force, 11112 Community Music Wales, 120 Community Service Volunteers, 1217 Crime Concern, 1389 Devon Youth Association, 148 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 Edinburgh Cyrenians, 160 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Fairbridge, 168 Great Georges project, 1967 Hope UK, 21819 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Iona Community, 2412 Islands Supported Lodging Scheme, 243 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Jesuit Volunteer Corps, 246 Jubilee Partners, 252 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Llanelli Centre Project, 2712 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Nansen Society, 292 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 PACT Centre for Youth, 311 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Rathbone C.I., 329 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Salvation Army, 337 Scotquest, 340 Society of Voluntary Associates, 35960 Swaythling Detached Youth Work Project, 374 Tangents, 3767 Task Brasil, 3778 Time For God Scheme, 384 Trinity Youth & Community Centre, 3901 Visions in Action, 4045 Women's Royal Voluntary Service, 421 YMCA, 4278 Youth at Risk, 4312 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 P. Poor/homeless Action Against Hunger, 35 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Americamp, 17 Annee Diaconale, 1920 Annunciation House, 21 Ashiana Community Service Project, 25 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Astrid Trust, 301 ATD Fourth World, 312 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Baptist Union of Great Britain, 35 Barnado's, 369 Bharat Sevak Samaj, 456 Bondway Night Shelter, 48 Boys Hope/Girls Hope, 50 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Bristol Link with Nicaragua, 545 BUSCA, 667 Camp Counselors, 712 Care and Help for the Young, 91 Careforce, 912 Casa Guatemala, 93 Centre 63, 956 Chantiers Sociaux Marocains, 102 Cheshire and Wirral Federation of Youth Clubs, 1023 Children on the Edge, 1034 Children's Country Holidays Fund, 1045 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 109110 Church Army Task Force, 11112 Church Mission Society, 11214 Church of England Youth Service, 114 CIT, 116 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Community Action Projects, 11920 Community Partners' Association, 1201 Community Service Volunteers, 1217 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Council for Education in World Citizenship, 136 Crisis, 139 Crusaders, 13941 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 Daneford Trust, 145 Devon Youth Association, 148 Diakoni Aret, 14950 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 Drive for Youth, 1567 Duke of Edinburgh's Award Arts Project, 1578 Edinburgh Cyrenians, 160 Endeavour Training, 1623 European Voluntary Service,
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1656 Evergreen Trust, 1667 Fairbridge, 168 Farm Africa, 169 Focus, 1712 Food for the Hungry, 173 Friends of Birzeit University, 1767 Frontiers Foundation, 17980 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 Future in Our Hands Movement, 182 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Glasgow Simon Community, 189 Global Volunteers, 192 Goal, 1934 Great Georges project, 1967 Habitat for Humanity, 206 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 Humana People to People, 2201 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 India Development Group, 2245 Indian Volunteers for Community Service, 225 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International China Concern, 2301 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23940 Iona Community, 2412 Islands Supported Lodging Scheme, 243 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Jesuit Volunteer Corps, 246 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 Jubilee Partners, 252 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Kenya Voluntary Development Association, 254 Koinonia Partners, 2567 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Latin Link, 2623 Lesotho Workcamps Association, 267 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Liverpool Children's Holiday Organisation, 270 Liverpool Methodist District Education & Youth Committee, 2701 Llanelli Centre Project, 2712 London City Mission, 2734 Los Niños, 274 Malta Youth Hostels Association, 278 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Methodist Church, 2856 Mount Kailash School, 28990 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 National Federation of 18 Plus Groups, 2945 Oasis Trust, 3067 Oxfam, 30910 Partnership for Service Learning, 313 People First, 315 Prince's Trust, 31920 Project Trust, 323 Proyecto Amiental Tenerife, 3234 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Rathbone, C. I., 329 Refugee Council, 32930 Relief Fund for Romania, 330 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Salvation Army, 337 Samasevaya, 338 Scotquest, 340 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Sedepac, 3456 Shaftesbury Society, 3534 Shelter, 356 Simon Community, 3589 Southeast Asian Outreach, 3612 Swallows in Denmark, 3734 Swaythling Detached Youth Work Project, 374 Tangents, 3767 Tear Fund, 37980 Time For God Scheme, 384 Toc H, 385 Trek Aid, 3878 Trinity Youth & Community Centre, 3901 Ultimate Challenge, 3912 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3979 Vadhu, 399 Venture Scotland, 400 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria, 408 WEC International, 41112 Weston Spirit, 41415 Winant Clayton Volunteer Association, 41819 Women's Royal Voluntary Service, 421 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 World Vision UK, 4245 YMCA, 4278 Youth at Risk, 4312 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 YWCA, 4356 R Refugees 1900 Trust, 1 Action Against Hunger, 35 AfPiC, 910 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Annee Diaconale, 1920 Annunciation House, 21 Barnado's 367 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Children on the Edge, 1034 Christian Outreach, 1078 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11214 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Concordia (YSV) Ltd, 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Council for Education in World Citizenship, 136 Croatian Refugee Camps, 139 Diakoni Aret, 14950 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Friends of Birzeit University, 1767 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 German Red Cross Voluntary Social Year, 1867 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Goal, 1934 Guatemala Accompaniment Group, 2023 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 Humana People to People, 2201 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Services, 2326 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Interserve, 2389
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Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Islands Supported Lodging Scheme, 243 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Jubilee Partners, 252 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Latin Link, 2623 Learning for Life, 2634 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Methodist Church, 2856 Most, 289 Mount Kailash School, 28990 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 Ockenden Venture, 3078 Oxfam, 30910 Oxford Kilburn Club, 31011 Prince's Trust, 31920 Refugee Council, 32930 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Salvation Army, 337 Samasevaya, 338 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Tibet Society & Tibet Relief Fund, 3834 Trek Aid, 3878 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 World Vision UK, 4245 Youth action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 YWCA, 4356 T Teaching/assisting AFASIC, 9 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Baptist Union of Great Britain, 35 Barnado's, 367 Beannachar (Camphill), 41 Boys Hope/Girls Hope, 50 Brecknock Wildlife Trust, 53 British Red Cross, 567 BTCV, 5960 BUNAC, 656 BUSCA, 667 Calcutta Rescue, 67 Camp America, 6870 Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, 812 Camphill Special Schools, 83 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Chantiers Sociaux Marocains, 102 Church of England Youth Service, 114 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Coral Cay Conservation, 1323 Cresset House Camphill Village, 138 Crusaders, 13941 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, 1745 French Encounters, 175 Frontier, 1789 Frontiers Foundation, 17980 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Goodwill Children's Homes, 1945 Great Georges Project, 1967 Innisfree Village, 226 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Jesuit Volunteer Corps, 246 Koinonia Partners, 2567 L'OuvreTete, 2589 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Llanelli Centre Project, 2712 Loch Arthur Community, 272 Los Niños, 274 National Autistic Society, 294 Oasis Trust, 3067 Oxford Kilburn Club, 31011 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Southern Africa Resource Centre, 3623 United Nations Association, 3934 Vadhu, 399 WWOOF/FIOH, 427 Teaching/Assisting (EFL) AfPiC, 910 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Africa Inland Mission, 12 AngloPolish Academic Association, 19 Artemis Cloudforest Preserve, 245 Ashiana Community Service Project, 25 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Bharat Sevak Samaj, 456 Boys Hope Ireland, 4950 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Bristol Link with Nicaragua, 545 BritishVietnam Friendship Society, 556 BSES Expeditions, 58 Camp Beaumont, 701 Camphill in Poland, 7980 Casa Guatemala, 93 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11214 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Community Partners' Association 1201 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Evergreen Trust, 1667 Friends of Israel Educational Trust, 177 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Global Volunteers, 192 HELP, 21213 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 Indian Volunteers for Community Service, 225 Insight Nepal, 2267 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Ecological Camp, 231 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 itoi International Projects, 2434 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 Joint Stock Company Minta, 250 Jubilee Partners, 252 Learning for Life, 2634 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 MidAfrica Ministry, 2867 Mount Kailash School, 28990 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 ProgramBell Private School of English, 3212 Project Trust, 323 Rathbone C.I., 329 Refugee Council, 32930 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Samasevaya, 338
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Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Sermathang Project, 3489 Services for Open Learning, 3512 Shatil, 3545 Southeast Asian Outreach, 3612 St David's (Africa) Trust, 3645 Sudan Volunteer Programme, 370 Syndicat Mixte MontaiguRocheserviere, 375 Task Brasil, 3778 Teaching Abroad, 3789 Trek Aid, 3878 Trekforce Expeditions, 3889 UNIPAL (Universities' Educational Trust for Palestinians), 3923 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Village Camps, 401 Village Educational Project, 4012 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 Worldteach, 4256 WWOOF, 426 Teaching/assisting (mature). Action Partners, 56 AngloPolish Academic Association, 19 Barnado's, 378 Boys Hope Ireland, 4950 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Bristol Link with Nicaragua, 545 BritainVietnam Friendship Society, 556 BSES Expeditions, 58 Camphill Community Dunshane, 745 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Community Service Volunteers, 1234 FYD (Friends Young Deaf People), 1823 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Global Volunteers, 192 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 Insight Nepal, 2267 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 2401 Iona Community, 2412 Islands Supported Lodging Scheme, 243 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 Nansen Society, 292 Neige et Merveilles, 298 Penine Camphill Community, 31415 Rathbone C.I., 329 Samasevaya, 338 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scottish Wildlife Trust, 3423 Sedepac, 3456 Services for Open Learning, 3512 Sheiling Community, 3556 Society of Voluntary Associates, 35960 Sudan Volunteer Programme, 370 Teaching Abroad, 3789 Trek Aid, 3878 UNIPAL (Universities' Educational Trust for Palestinians), 3923 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Worldteach, 4255 Teaching/assisting (nursery) Action Partners, 56 ATD Fourth World, 312 Benedictine lay Volunteers, 445 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Bristol Link with Nicaragua, 545 Camp Beaumont, 701 Camp Counselors, 712 Camphill Farm Community & Camphill School, 78 Camphill Heimsonderschule Föhrenbühl, 79 Careforce, 912 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Central Council of Physical Recreation, 95 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Community Partners' Association, 1201 Community Service Volunteers, 1234 Corrymeela Community, 1345 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 Diakoni Aret, 14950 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Habitat for Humanity, 206 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 Humana People to People, 2201 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 India Development Group, 2245 Indian Volunteers for Community Service, 225 Insight Nepal, 2267 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International China Concern, 2301 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Iona Community, 2412 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 KarlKönig Schule Nürnberg, 2523 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 2534 Latin Link, 2623 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Methodist Church, 2856 Mount Kailash School, 28990 Norwood Ravenswood, 3045 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quest Overseas, 327 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scottish Wildlife Trust, 3423 Scripture Union Holidays, 3445 Sedepac, 3456 Service Protestante de la Jeunesse, 3501 Skylight Circus in Education, 359 St Andrew's Evangelical Mission, 3634 St David's (Africa) Trust, 3645 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 SylviaKoti, 3745 Task Brasil, 3778 Teaching Abroad, 3789
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Time For God Scheme, 384 Tops Day Nurseries, 3856 Trek Aid, 3878 Trinity Youth & Community Centre, 3901 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3979 Village Camps, 401 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Worldteach, 4256 Teaching/assisting (primary) Action Partners, 56 Adventure Service Challenge Scheme, 89 Africa & Asia Venture, 1011 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Artemis Cloudforest Preserve, 245 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Benedictine Lay Volunteers, 445 Boys Hope Ireland, 4950 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Bristol Link with Nicaragua, 545 Camp Beaumont, 701 Camp Counselors, 712 Camphill Farm Community & Camphill School, 78 Careforce, 912 Central Council of Physical Recreation, 95 Centro de Atencion Infantil 'Piia Palmera', 989 CHALCS, 99100 Children on the Edge, 1034 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Cities in Schools, 11617 Community Partners' Association, 1201 Community Service Volunteers, 1234 Community Service Volunteers Education, 1278 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Corrymeela Community, 1345 Cotswold Community, 1356 Council for Education in World Citizenship, 136 Covenanters, 1378 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 Daneford Trust, 145 Duke of Edinburgh's Award Arts Project, 1578 Friends of Israel Educational Trust, 177 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Genctur, 185 Global Volunteers, 192 Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, 1923 Goal, 1934 Greenhill YMCA National Centre, 1978 Habitat for Humanity, 206 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 Hope UK, 21819 Humana People to People, 2201 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 India Development Group, 2245 Indian Volunteers for Community Service, 225 Inner Cities Young People's Project, 2256 Insight Nepal, 2267 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International China Concern, 2301 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Iona Community, 2412 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 KarlKönig Schule Nürnberg, 2523 Kensington & Chelsea Volunteer Bureau, 25354 Kids' Club Network, 2556 Latin Link, 2623 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Methodist Church, 2856 MidAfrica Ministry, 2867 Mount Kailash School, 28990 Neige et Merveilles, 298 Network Drugs Advice Projects, 299300 Norwood Ravenswood, 3045 Prince's Trust, 31920 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Samasevaya, 338 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scottish Wildlife Trust, 3423 Scripture Union Holidays, 3445 Sedepac, 3456 Sermathang Project, 3489 Services for Open Learning, 3512 Shatil, 3545 Sheiling Community, 3556 Skylight Circus in Education, 359 St Andrew's Evangelical Mission, 3634 St David's (Africa) Trust, 3645 St John Ambulance, 3656 St Jude's Ranch for Children, 3667 St Piers, 367 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 SylviaKoti, 3745 Syndicat Mixte MontaiguRocheserviere, 375 Task Brasil, 3778 Teaching Abroad, 3789 Tear Fund, 37980 Trek Aid, 3878 Treloar Trust, 389 Trinity Youth & Community Centre, 3901 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Village Camps, 401 Village Educational Project, 401 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 Worldteach, 4256 WWOOF, 426 Yorkshire Dales Field Centre, 428 Teaching/assisting (secondary) Action Partners, 56 Adventure Service Challenge Scheme, 89 Africa & Asia Venture, 1011 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 African Inland Mission, 12 AngloPolish Academic Association, 19 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Boys Hope Ireland, 4950 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Bristol Link with Nicaragua, 545 BritainVietnam Friendship Society, 556 BSES Expeditions, 58 Camp Beaumont, 701 Camp Counselors, 712 Camphill Community Dunshane, 745 Camphill Farm Community & Camphill School, 78
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Camphill Soltane, 823 Careforce, 912 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Central Council of Physical Recreation, 95 CHALCS, 99100 Children on the Edge, 1034 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Cities in Schools, 11617 Community Partners' Association, 1201 Community Service Volunteers, 1234 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Corrymeela Community, 1345 Cotswold Community, 1356 Council for Education in World Citizenship, 136 Covenanters, 1378 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 Daneford Trust, 145 Dorset Expeditionary Society, 1534 Friends of Israel Educational Trust, 177 FYD (Friends of Young Deaf People), 1823 GAP Activity projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Genctur, 185 Global Volunteers, 192 Greenhill YMCA National Centre, 1978 Hope UK, 21819 Humana People to People, 2201 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 India Development Group, 2245 Inner Cities Young People's Project, 2256 Insight Nepal, 2267 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International China Concern, 2301 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 2401 Iona Community, 2412 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 KarlKönig Schule Nürnberg, 2523 Latin Link, 2623 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Marlborough Brandt Group, 2834 Methodist Church, 2856 MidAfrica Ministry, 2867 Mount Kailash School, 28990 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 Neige et Merveilles, 298 Network Drugs Advice Projects, 299300 Rathbone C.I., 329 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Samasevaya, 338 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scottish Wildlife Trust, 3423 Scripture Union Holidays, 3445 Sedepac, 3456 Sermathang Project, 3489 Services for Open Learning, 3512 Shatil, 3545 Sheiling Community, 3556 Skylight Circus in Education, 359 St Jude's Ranch for Children, 3667 St Piers, 367 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 Sudan Volunteer Programme, 370 Sunseed Trust, 3712 SylviaKoti, 3745 Syndicat Mixte MontaiguRocheserviere, 375 Teaching Abroad, 3789 Tear Fund, 37980 Treloar Trust, 389 Trinity Youth & Community Centre, 3901 UNIPAL (Universities' Educational Trust for Palestinians), 3923 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Village Camps, 401 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 Worldteach, 4256 WWOOF, 426 Yorkshire Dales Field Centre, 428 Youth Route 70, 435 U Unemployed Adept in Coventry Limited, 7 Americamp, 17 ATD Fourth World, 312 Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, 323 Barnado's, 378 Bendrigg Trust, 434 BoxAid SSS, 489 Brethren Volunteer Project, 534 Brit Valley Project, 55 BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 5862, 64 Camp Counselors, 712 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Central Council of Physical Recreation, 95 Centre 63, 956 Cheshire and Wirral Federation of Youth Clubs, 1023 Children on the Edge, 1034 Christian Appalachian project, 1067 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Chrysalis Youth Project, 111 Church Army Task Force, 11112 Church Mission Society, 11213 Church of England Youth Service, 114 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Community Service Volunteers, 1267 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Devon Youth Association, 148 Drive for Youth, 1567 Edinburgh Cyrenians, 160 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Evergreen Trust, 1667 Fairbridge, 168 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Food for the Hungry, 173 FYD (Friends of Young Deaf People), 1823 Greenhill YMCA National Centre, 1978 Groundwork, 1989 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Interserve, 2389 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Liverpool Methodist District Education & Youth Committee, 2701 Llanelli Centre Project, 2712 Magnet Young Adult Centre, 2778 Manchester Youth and Community Service, 2789 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Maritime Volunteer Service, 2823 Markus Gemeinschaft, 283
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Methodist Church, 2856 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, 2923 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 PACT Centre for Youth, 311 Paddington Arts, 31112 Prince's Trust, 31920 Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association, 3245 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Samasevaya, 338 Scotquest, 340 Scout Association, 3434 Sermathang Project, 3489 Shaftesbury Society, 3534 Springboard Youth Information Shop, 363 Swaythling Detached Youth Work Project, 374 Tangents, 3767 Time For God Scheme, 384 Toc H, 385 Travel Active Programmes, 387 Trinity Youth & Community Centre, 3901 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3979 Villages Youth Project, 4023 Visions in Action, 4045 Weston Spirit, 41415 Youth at Risk, 4312 Youth Clubs UK, 4323 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Youth Route 70, 435 YWCA, 4356 W Wildlife. Artemis Cloudforest Preserve, 245 Astrid Trust, 301 Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, 323 BBONT The Wildlife Trust for Berks, Bucks & Oxon, 401 Birmingham & Black Country Urban Wildlife Trust, 46 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 Brecknock Wildlife Trust, 53 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Brit Valley Project, 55 BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 5865 Cat Survival Trust, 934 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Cheshire Wildlife Trust, 103 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Chrysalis Youth Project, 111 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Cleveland Wildlife Trust, 11718 Colorado Trail Foundation, 119 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conservation Volunteers, 1301 Cornwall Wildlife Trust, 133 Cumbria Wildlife Trust, 1434 Devon Wildlife Trust, 1478 Durham Wildlife Trust, 158 Earthwatch, 1589 East Sussex Voluntary Rangers, 15960 Europe Conservation Italy, 164 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Flysheet Camps Scotland, 171 Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, 1745 Frontier, 1789 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Glamorgan Wildlife Trust, 1889 Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, 1923 Groundwork, 1989 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Gwent Wildlife Trust, 2056 Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust, 207 Hereford Nature Trust, 21415 Hertfordshire & Middlesex Wildlife Trust, 216 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Irish Wild Bird Conservancy, 242 Kent Trust for Nature Conservation, 254 Lancashire Wildlife Trust, 261 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Lincolnshire Trust for Nature Conservation, 268 London Wildlife Trust, 274 Lower Lea Project, 276 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Monkey Sanctuary, 2889 Montgomery Wildlife Trust, 289 Mount Kailash School, 28990 National Federation of 18 Plus Groups, 2945 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 National Trust, 297 New Zealand Wilderness Trust, 301 Northumberland Wildlife Trust, 304 Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, 306 Prince's Trust, 31920 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Quest Overseas, 327 Raleigh International, 3289 Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 336 Scottish Conversation Projects, 3412 Scottish Wildlife Trust, 3423 Sheffield Wildlife Trust, 355 Shropshire Wildlife Trust, 356 Somerset Wildlife Trust, 361 Springboard Youth Information Shop, 363 Staffordshire Wildlife Trust, 367 Suffolk Wildlife Trust, 371 Surrey Wildlife Trust, 3723 Tambopata Jungle Lodge, 376 Teaching Abroad, 3789 Trekforce Expeditions, 3889 Ulster Wildlife Trust, 391 Village Camps, 401 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, 410 Wilderness Trust, 415 Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, 41516 Wildlife Trust, 41617 Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, 41718 Woodland Trust, 4212 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 Youth Clubs UK, 4323 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Work camps (seasonal) AfPiC, 910 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Agape Centro Ecumenico, 13 Alpes de Lumiere, 16 Americamp, 17 American Jewish Society for Service, 18 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 ATD Fourth World, 312 Baptist Union of Great Britain, 35 Barnado's, 367 Belarussian Association of International Youth Work, 423 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 BTCV, 5861 Camp Beaumont, 701 Camp Counselors, 712
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Camphill Community Ballytobin, 734 Camphill in Poland, 7980 Camphill Village USA, Inc, 8990 Care and Relief for the Young, 91 Cathedral Camps, 94 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, 978 Chantiers d'Etudes Medievales 1001 Chantiers de Jeunes Provence, 101 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11214 Club de Vieux Manoir, 118 Community Partners' Association, 1201 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland, 1301 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Deya Archaeological Museum & Research Centre, 1489 Dorset Expeditionary Society, 1534 Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society, 1601 Emmaus International, 162 Etudes et Chantiers, 1634 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Flysheet Camps Scotland, 171 Food for the Hungry, 173 Forest School Camps, 174 Friends of Birzeit University, 1767 Friends of Israel Educational Trust, 177 FYD (Friends of Young Deaf People), 1823 Genctur, 185 Genesis II Cloudforest Preserve, 186 Greenhill YMCA National Centre, 1978 Groundwork, 199 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Habitat for Humanity, 206 Heimschule Bruckfelden, 211 HELP, 21213 IJGD (Internationale Jugendgemeinschaft Sdienste), 222 Innisfree Village, 226 International China Concern, 2301 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationale Begegnung in Gemeinschaftsdiensten, 236 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Iona Community, 2412 Jeunesse et Cooperation, 2467 John Muir Trust, 2489 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 Jubilee Outreach Yorkshire, 2512 Kenya Voluntary Development Association, 254 Lower Lea Project, 276 Malta Youth Hostels Association, 278 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Maritime Volunteer Service, 2823 Methodist Church, 2856 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 Nansen Society, 292 National Trust, 297 Natuur 2000, 2978 Neige et Merveilles, 298 Nes Ammim, 2989 Nothelfergemeinschaft der Freunde, 305 Prince's Trust, 31920 Project 67, 3223 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Samasevaya, 338 Scottish Conservation Projects, 3412 Scout Association, 3434 Sedepac, 3456 Service Archeologique de Douai, 34950 Share Holiday village, 354 St Jude's Ranch for Children, 3667 Suffolk Wildlife Trust, 371 Sunseed Trust, 3712 Swallows in Denmark, 3734 Tear Fund, 37980 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Tel Dor Excavation Project, 3812 Thistle Camps, 3823 Travel Active Programmes, 387 Union Rempart, 392 United Nations Association, 3934 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana, 407 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria, 408 Waterway Recovery Group, 41011 World Council of Churches, 4234 WWOOF/FIOH, 427 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Clubs UK, 4323 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Y Young people Adventure Foundation of Pakistan, 78 Adventure Service Challenge Scheme, 89 AFASIC, 9 AfPiC, 910 Africa & Asia Venture, 1011 Africa Inland Mission, 12 Americamp, 17 Annee Diaconale, 1920 Arbeitskreis Freiwillige Soziale Dienste der Jugend, 22 Army Cadet Force, 234 Ashiana Community Service Project, 25 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Association for BrainDamaged Children and Young Adults, 278 Astrid Trust, 301 ATD Fourth World, 312 Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, 323 BAND, 334 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Baptist Union of Great Britain, 35 Barnado's, 369 Beannachar (Camphill), 41 Beaufort Community Centre, 42 Belarussian Association of International Youth Work, 423 Belgian Evangelical Mission, 43 Bendrigg Trust, 434 Birmingham PHAB Camps, 467 Birmingham Young Volunteers, 478 Boys Hope Ireland, 4950 Boys Hope/Girls Hope, 50 Boys' Brigade, 501 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 Brit Valley Project, 55 British Forces Germany Youth Service, 56
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British Red Cross, 567 British Youth Council, 578 BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 601, 634 BUNAC, 656 BUSCA, 667 Cambridge Aids Action, 68 Camp America, 6870 Camp Beaumont, 701 Camp Counselors, 712 Campaigners, 72 Camphill Community Dunshane, 745 Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Sellen, 778 Camphill Gemeenschap Christophorus, 79 Camphill Heimsonderschule Föhrenbühl, 79 Camphill in Poland, 7980 Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, 812 Camphill Soltane, 823 Camphill Special Schools, 83 Care and Relief for the Young, 91 Careforce, 912 Casa Guatemala, 93 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Central Council of Physical Recreation, 95 Centre 63, 956 Chantiers de Jeunes Provence, 101 Cheshire and Wirral Federation of Youth Clubs, 1023 Children on the Edge, 1034 Children's Express UK, 1056 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Chrysalis Youth Project, 111 Church Army Task Force, 11112 Church Mission Society, 11214 Church of England Youth Service, 114 Churchtown Outdoor Adventure Centre, 11516 Cities in Schools, 11617 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Community Action Projects, 11920 Community Partners' Association, 1201 Community Service Volunteers, 1217 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conservation Volunteers Northern Ireland, 1301 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Corrymeela Community, 1345 Cotswold Community, 1356 Council for Education in World Citizenship, 136 Covenanters, 1378 Crime Concern, 1389 Crusaders, 13941 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 DCF Premier Workshops Trust, 1445 Daneford Trust, 145 Derbyshire International Youth Group, 1467 Devon Youth Association, 148 Diakonala Aret, 149 Diakoni Aret, 14950 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 Do Drop In Community Project, 152 Dorset Expeditionary Society, 1534 Dorset Youth and Community Service, 1556 Drive for Youth, 1567 Duke of Edinburgh's Award Arts Project, 1578 Edinburgh Cyrenians, 160 Endeavour Training, 1623 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Fair Glade Trust, 1678 Fairbridge, 168 Flysheet Camps Scotland, 171 Focus, 1712 Food for the Hungry, 173 French Encounters, 175 Friends of Birzeit University, 1767 Friends of Israel Educational Trust, 177 Frontiers Foundation, 17980 FYD (Friends of Young Deaf People), 1823 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Girls Venture Corps Air Cadets, 1878 Glen River YMCA National Centre, 18990 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Global Volunteers, 192 Goodwill Children's Homes, 1945 Grail, 195 Great Georges Project, 1967 Greenhill YMCA National Centre, 1978 Groundwork, 1989 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 HCJB, 208 Heimschule Bruckfelden, 211 Heimsonderschule und Hof Brachenreuthe, 21112 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 Hope UK, 21819 Humana People to People, 2201 Inner Cities Young People's Project, 2256 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 InterAction Trust, 229 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International China Concern, 2301 International Exchange Centre, 2312 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23940 Iona Community, 2412 itoi International Projects, 2434 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Jesuit Volunteer Corps, 246 Jeunesse et Cooperation, 2467 Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade, 2478 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 Joint Stock Company Minta, 250 Jubilee Outreach Yorkshire, 2512 Koinonia Partners, 2567 L'OuvreTete, 2589 Land Use Volunteers, 2612 Latin Link, 2623 Leaveners, 264 Lee Abbey Community, 2645 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Liverpool Children's Holiday Organisation, 270 Liverpool Methodist District Education & Youth Committee, 2701 Llanelli Centre Project, 2712 London City Mission, 2734 London Wildlife Trust, 274 Magnet Young Adult Centre, 2778 Malta Youth Hostels Association, 278 Manchester Youth and Community Service, 2789 Mansfield Outdoor Centre, 2801 Maritime Volunteer Service, 2823
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Marlborough Brandt Group, 2834 Methodist Church, 2856 MidAfrica Ministry, 2867 Mount Kailash School, 28990 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 NABC—Clubs for Young People, 2912 Nansen Society, 292 National Asthma Campaign and National Eczema Society, 2934 National Federation of 18 Plus Groups, 2945 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 National Federation of Gateway Clubs, 2967 Natuur 2000, 2978 Nautical Training Corps, 298 Network Drugs Advice projects, 299300 NICHS, 3023 Norfolk Independent Visitor Centre, 3034 Oasis Trust, 3067 Ocean Youth Club, 307 Ockenden Venture, 3078 Oxford Kilburn Club, 31011 PACT Centre for Youth, 311 Paddington Arts, 31112 Pax Christi, 3134 Penine Camphill Community, 31415 People First, 315 PGL Travel, 31516 PHAB, 31617 Prince's Trust, 31920 ProgramBell Private School of English, 3212 Project 67, 3223 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Raleigh International, 3289 Rathbone C.I., 329 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Riding for the Disabled, 334 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Salmon Youth Centre, 336 Samasevaya, 338 Scotquest, 340 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scout Association, 3434 Scripture Union Holidays, 3445 Sea Cadet Corps, 345 Sedepac, 3456 Seeability, 3467 Sense, 3478 Sermathang Project, 3489 Shaftesbury Society, 3534 Skylight Circus in Education, 359 Society of Voluntary Associates, 35960 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 Southeast Asian Outreach, 3612 Springboard Youth Information Shop, 363 St John Ambulance, 3656 St Jude's Ranch for Children, 3667 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 Swaythling Detached Youth Work Project, 374 SylviaKoti, 3745 Tangents, 3767 Task Brasil, 3778 Tear Fund, 37980 Time For God Scheme, 384 Travel Active Programmes, 387 Trek Aid, 3878 Treloar Trust, 389 Triform Camphill Community, 390 Trinity Youth & Community Centre, 3901 Ultimate Challenge, 3912 UNIPAL (Universities' Educational Trust for Palestinians), 3923 United Nations Association, 3934 Unity Norwood Ravenswood, 3945 Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship, 395 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3979 Venture Scotland, 400 Village Camps, 401 Villages Youth Project, 4023 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria, 408 War on Want, 4089 Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs, 40910 WEC International, 41112 West Yorkshire Youth Association, 41314 Weston Spirit, 41415 Wilderness Trust, 415 Winant Clayton Volunteer Association, 41819 Womankind Worldwide, 41920 World Assembly of Youth, 4223 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 YMCA, 4278 Young Disabled on Holiday, 429 Youth Accommodation Centres International, 429 Youth Action, 42930 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth at Risk, 4312 Youth Clubs UK, 4323 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Youth Route 70, 435 YWCA, 4356
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Index by Overseas Placement Africa Algeria Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 International Voluntary Service, 2323, 2356 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Angola. Action Against Hunger, 34 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christians Abroad, 10910 Goal, 1934 Humana People to People, 2201 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Benin Action Partners, 56 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 L'Arche, 2578 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Botswana Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 BSES Expeditions, 58 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Daneford Trust, 145 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 World Council of Churches, 4234 Burkina Faso Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 ATD Fourth World, 312 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 L'Arche, 2578 Plenty International, 318 Tear Fund, 37980 United Nations Association, 3934 Visions In Action, 4045 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Burundi Action Against Hunger, 34 Christians Abroad, 10910 MidAfrica Ministry, 2867 Plenty International, 318 World Council of Churches, 4234 Cameroon Action Against Hunger, 34 Action Partners, 56 Christians Abroad, 10910 Earthwatch, 1589 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 L'Arche, 2578 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Cape Verde Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christians Abroad, 10910 L'Arche, 2578 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Central African Republic. Africa Inland Mission, 12 ATD Fourth World, 312 Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 World Council of Churches, 4234 Chad Action Against Hunger, 34 Action Partners, 56 Africa Inland Mission, 12 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Comoros Africa Inland Mission, 12 Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Congo Action Against Hunger, 34 Action Partners, 56 Christians Abroad, 10910 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 MidAfrica Ministry, 2867 Plenty International, 318 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Djibouti Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301
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World Council of Churches, 4234 Egypt Action Partners, 56 Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, 978 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Church Mission Society, 11213 Coral Cay Conservation, 1323 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interserve, 2389 Marine Conservation Society, 2812 Medical Aid for Palestinians, 2845 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 World Council of Churches, 4234 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Equatorial Guinea Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Eritrea. Christians Abroad, 10910 Daneford Trust, 145 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Ethiopia Action Against Hunger, 34 Action Partners, 56 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Goal, 1934 Guide Association, 2034 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Tear Fund, 37980 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Gabon Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Gambia Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11314 L'Arche, 2578 Marlborough Brandt Group, 2834 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Ghana Action Partners, 56 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 ATD Fourth World, 312 BUNAC, 656 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Future In Our Hands Movement, 182 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Guide Association, 2034 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 L'Arche, 2578 Plenty International, 318 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Raleigh International, 3289 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Scout Association, 3434 St David's (Africa) Trust, 3645 Teaching Abroad, 3789 Tear Fund, 37980 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Ghana, 407 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 WWOOF/FIOH, 427 Guinea Action Against Hunger, 34 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Christians Abroad, 10910 L'Arche, 2578 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 GuineaBissau Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Ivory Coast. Action Against Hunger, 34 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 ATD Fourth World, 312 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary
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Service, 1312 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 L'Arche, 2578 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 United Nations Association, 3934 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Kenya AfPiC, 910 Africa & Asia Venture, 1011 Africa Inland Mission, 12 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 BSES Expeditions, 58 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11214 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Earthwatch, 1589 Europe Conservation Italy, 164 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Future In Our Hands Movement, 182 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Goal, 1934 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Kenya Voluntary Development Association, 254 Missions to Seamen, 2878 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scout Association, 3434 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 Sunseed Trust, 3712 Tear Fund, 37980 Trekforce Expeditions, 3889 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Lesotho Africa Inland Mission, 12 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Lesotho Workcamps Association, 267 Plenty International, 318 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 World Council of Churches, 4234 Liberia Action Against Hunger, 34 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 L'Arche, 2578 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Libya Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Madagascar Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Africa Inland Mission, 12 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Malawi Africa & Asia Venture, 1011 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Christians Abroad, 10910 GAP Challenge, 1845 Guide Association, 2034 HELP, 21213 Humana People to People, 2201 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scout Association, 3434 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 World Vision UK, 4245 Mali. Action Against Hunger, 34 Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 World Council of Churches, 4234 Mauritania Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Mauritius Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 ATD Fourth World, 312 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Morocco Association des Chantiers de
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Jeunes, 267 Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, 978 Chantiers Sociaux Marocains, 102 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Earthwatch, 1589 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Jeunesse et Cooperation, 2467 Mouvement Twiza, 2901 Plenty International, 318 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 St David's (Africa) Trust, 3645 United Nations Association, 3934 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Mozambique Action Against Hunger, 34 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Africa Inland Mission, 12 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christian Outreach, 1078 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Frontier, 1789 Goal, 1934 HELP, 21213 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 Humana People to People, 2201 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Southern Africa Resource Centre, 3623 United Nations Association, 3934 World Council of Churches, 4234 Namibia Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Africa Inland Mission, 12 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 BSES Expeditions, 58 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Daneford Trust, 145 Earthwatch, 1589 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 Humana People to People, 2201 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Raleigh International, 3289 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Scout Association, 3434 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 WorldTeach, 4256 Niger Action Against Hunger, 34 Christians Abroad, 10910 Leprosy Mission, 2667 Plenty International, 318 World Council of Churches, 4234 Nigeria. Action Partners, 56 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11214 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Focus, 1723 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 L'Arche, 2578 Leprosy Mission, 2667 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria, 408 World Council of Churches, 4234 Reunion Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Rwanda AfPiC, 910 Christian Outreach, 1078 Christians Abroad, 10910 MidAfrica Ministry, 2867 Plenty International, 318 World Council of Churches, 4234 Saint Helena Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Sao Tomé/Principe Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Senegal ATD Fourth World, 312 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 International Voluntary Service, 2323 L'Arche, 2578 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301
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United Nations Association, 3934 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Seychelles Africa Inland Mission, 12 Coral Cay Conservation, 1323 Crusaders, 13941 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 World Council of Churches, 4234 Sierra Leone. Action Against Hunger, 34 AfPiC, 910 Christian Welfare & Social Relief Organisation, 1089 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2323 L'Arche, 2578 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Somalia Action Against Hunger, 34 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 South Africa AfPiC, 910 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 BUNAC, 656 Camphill Farm Community & Camphill School, 78 Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, 812 Camphill Village, 834 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 CIT, 116 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Cresset House Camphill Village, 138 Daneford Trust, 145 Earthwatch, 1589 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 HELP, 21213 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scout Association, 3434 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 Tear Fund, 37980 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International 41112 Wilderness Trust, 415 World Council of Churches, 4234 Sudan Action Against Hunger, 34 Action Partners, 56 Africa Inland Mission, 12 Christian Outreach, 1078 Christians Abroad, 10910 Goal, 1934 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Sudan Volunteer Programme, 370 World Council of Churches, 4234 Swaziland Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Right Hand Trust, 3345 United Nations Association, 3934 World Council of Churches, 4234 Tanzania ACET, 2 Action Against Hunger, 34 Action Health, 5 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Africa Inland Mission, 12 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 CCM Youth Organization, 945 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christian Outreach, 1078 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Evergreen Trust, 1667 Frontier, 1789 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Global Volunteers, 192 Guide Association, 2034 Health Projects Abroad, 20910 HELP, 21213 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 Tear Fund, 37980 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Village Educational Project, 4012
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Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Togo Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 International Voluntary Service, 2323 L'Arche, 2578 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 United Nations Association, 3934 World Council of Churches, 4234 WWOOF/FIOH, 427 Tunisia. Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 United Nations Association, 3934 World Council of Churches, 4234 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Uganda ACET, 2 Action Against Hunger, 34 Action Health, 5 Africa & Asia Venture, 1011 Africa Inland Mission, 12 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Food for the Hungry, 173 Future In Our Hands Movement, 182 Guide Association, 2034 HELP, 21213 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Leprosy Mission, 2667 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 MidAfrica Ministry, 2867 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Raleigh International, 3289 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Scout Association, 3434 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 Tear Fund, 37980 United Nations Association, 3934 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Zaire Africa Inland Mission, 12 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Christians Abroad, 10910 Club UNESCO au Monde des Lecteur, 11819 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Zambia Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Covenanters, 1378 Evergreen Trust, 1667 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Guide Association, 2034 HELP, 21213 Humana People to People, 2201 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Plenty International, 318 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Zimbabwe Africa & Asia Venture, 1011 Africa Evangelical Fellowship, 1112 Akina Mama Wa Afrika, 1415 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 BSES Expeditions, 58 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Covenanters, 1378 Crusaders, 13941 Daneford Trust, 145 Earthwatch, 1589 Evergreen Trust, 1667 HELP, 21213 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Oasis Trust, 3067 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Scout Association, 3434 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 Sunseed Trust, 3712 Tear Fund, 37980 Ultimate Challenge, 3912 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Visions in Action, 4045 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 America—Central Anguilla Astrid Trust, 301 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067
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World Council of Churches, 4234 Antigua/Barbuda. Astrid Trust, 301 Christians Abroad, 10910 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Aruba Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 World Council of Churches, 4234 Bahamas Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Earthwatch, 1589 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 World Council of Churches, 4234 Barbados Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Daneford Trust, 145 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Involvement Volunteers, 2401 Richmond Fellowship, 333 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 World Council of Churches, 4234 Belize Archaeology Abroad, 223 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coral Cay Conservation, 1323 Council of Voluntary Social Services, 1367 Earthwatch, 1589 GAP Challenge, 1845 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Plenty International, 318 Raleigh International, 3289 Scout Association, 3434 Trekforce Expeditions, 3889 Ultimate Challenge, 3912 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Bermuda Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Scout Association, 3434 World Council of Churches, 4234 Cayman Islands Scout Association, 3434 World Council of Churches, 4234 Costa Rica. Artemis Cloudforest Preserve, 245 Association of Volunteers in Protected Areas, 29 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 Genesis II Cloudforest Preserve, 186 Global Volunteers, 192 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 Latin Link, 2623 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Plenty International, 318 Proyecto Amiental Tenerife, 3234 Richmond Fellowship, 333 United Nations Association, 3934 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 WorldTeach, 4256 Cuba Action Against Hunger, 34 Astrid Trust, 301 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Cuba Solidarity Campaign, 1412 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 World Council of Churches, 4234 Dominica Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Involvement Volunteers, 2401 Scout Association, 3434 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Dominican Republic Christians Abroad, 10910 Community Partners' Association, 1201 World Council of Churches, 4234 El Salvador Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Crusaders, 13941 Latin Link, 2623 Plenty International, 318 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 World Council of Churches, 4234 Grenada Astrid Trust, 301 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Guadeloupe Astrid Trust, 301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Guatemala. ATD Fourth World, 312 Boys Hope/Girls Hope, 50 Casa Guatemala, 93 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910
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Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Guatemala Accompaniment Group, 2023 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Plenty International, 318 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 World Council of Churches, 4234 Haiti Action Against Hunger, 34 ATD Fourth World, 312 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Tear Fund, 37980 World Council of Churches, 4234 Honduras AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 ATD Fourth World, 312 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Gruppo Voluntari Della Svizzera Italiana, 201 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 Latin Link, 2623 Project Trust, 323 Tear Fund, 37980 World Council of Churches, 4234 WorldTeach, 4256 Jamaica Astrid Trust, 301 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 BUNAC, 656 Christians Abroad, 10910 Daneford Trust, 145 Global Volunteers, 192 Partnership for Service Learning, 313 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Tear Fund, 37980 World Council of Churches, 4234 Martinique Astrid Trust, 301 United Nations Association, 3934 World Council of Churches, 4234 Mexico Annunciation House, 21 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Astrid Trust, 301 Boys Hope/Girls Hope, 50 BUSCA, 667 Centro de Atencion Infantil 'Piña Palmera', 989 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Earthwatch, 1589 Escuela de Enfermeria, 163 Europe Conservation Italy, 164 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Global Volunteers, 192 Gruppo Voluntari Della Svizzera Italiana, 201 HELP, 21213 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 Los Niños, 274 Partnership for Service Learning, 313 Plenty International, 318 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Sedepac, 3456 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 Teaching Abroad, 3789 United Nations Association, 3934 Visions in Action, 4045 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 WorldTeach, 4256 Montserrat Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Voluntary Expeditions, 923 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Netherlands Antilles. Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Voluntary Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Global Outreach, 1912 World Council of Churches, 4234 Nicaragua Action Against Hunger, 34 Bristol Link with Nicaragua, 545 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 CIT, 116 Crusaders, 13941 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 Latin Link, 2623 NicaraguaUnited States Friendship Office, 3012 Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign, 302 Plenty International, 318 World Council of Churches, 4234 Panama Christians Abroad, 10910 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 Plenty International, 318 World Council of Churches, 4234 Puerto Rico Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Earthwatch, 1589 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 Plenty International, 318 Student Conservation Association, 3689
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World Council of Churches, 4234 St KittsNevis Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Scout Association, 3434 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 St Lucia Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Daneford Trust, 145 Earthwatch, 1589 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 St Vincent Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Daneford Trust, 145 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Right Hand Trust, 3345 Scout Association, 3434 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Trinidad/Tobago. Astrid Trust, 301 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Earthwatch, 1589 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Scout Association, 3434 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 World Council of Churches, 4234 Turks/Caicos Islands Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Scout Association, 3434 World Council of Churches, 4234 Virgin Islands Astrid Trust, 301 Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Student Conservation Association, 3689 World Council of Churches, 4234 America (North) Canada Army Cadet Force, 234 BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 5960 BUNAC, 656 Camphill, 812 Camphill Village, 869 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Disaway Trust, 1512 Earthwatch, 1589 Europe Conservation Italy, 164 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Frontiers Foundation, 17980 GAP Actvity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2346 L'Arche, 2578 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Travel Active Programmes, 387 United Nations Association 3934 World Council of Churches, 4234 WWOOF, 426 Greenland BSES Expeditions, 58 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 International Voluntary Service, 2326 L'Arche, 2578 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Student Conservation Association, 3689 United Nations Association 3934 St Pierre et Miquelon International Voluntary Service, 2336 L'Arche, 2578 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 USA. Alderson Hospitality House, 1516 Americamp, 17 American Hiking Society Volunteer Programme, 18 American Jewish Society for Service, 18 Annee Diaconale, 20 Annunciation House, 21 Archaeology Abroad, 223 Army Cadet Force, 234 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 ATD Fourth World, 312 Benedictine Lay Volunteers, 445 Boys Hope/Girls Hope, 50 Brethren Volunteer Service, 534 BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 5960 BUNAC, 656 Camp America, 6870 Camp Counselors, 712 Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, 812 Camphill Soltane, 823 Camphill Special Schools, 83 Camphill Village, 8590 Christian Appalachian Project, 1067 Christians Abroad, 10910 Colorado Trail Foundation, 119 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Coral Cay Conservation, 1323 Earthwatch, 1589 Emmaus International, 162
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Four Corners School of Outdoor Education, 1745 Friends Weekend Workcamp Program, 178 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Global Citizens Network, 1901 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Global Volunteers, 192 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Habitat for Humanity, 206 Human Service Alliance, 21920 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 Innisfree Village, 226 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Involvement Corps, 239 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Jesuit Volunteers Corps, 246 Jubilee Partners, 252 Koinonia Partners, 2567 L'Arche, 2578 L'Arche Mobile, 258 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Los Niños, 274 Lubbock Lake Landmark, 2767 Partnership for Service Learning, 313 Plenty International, 318 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Sierra Club, 3567 Sioux Indian YMCAs, 359 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 St Jude's Ranch for Children, 3667 Student Conservation Association, 3689 Time For God Scheme, 384 Travel Active Programmes, 387 Triform Camphill Community, 390 United Nations Association, 3934 University Research Expeditions Programme, 3956 USDA Forest Service, 3967 Vincentian Service Corps, 4034 Winant Clayton Volunteer Association, 41819 Young Disabled on Holiday, 429 America South Argentina Cat Survival Trust, 934 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Latin Link, 2623 Plenty International, 318 Quest Overseas, 327 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 World Council of Churches, 4234 Bolivia Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Earthwatch, 1589 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 HELP, 21213 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 Latin Link, 2623 Plenty International, 318 Quest Overseas, 327 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Tear Fund, 37980 United Nations Associations, 3934 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Brazil AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Boys Hope/Girls Hope, 50 BTCV, 5960 Camphill Village Trust Ltd, 889 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Earthwatch, 1589 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Guide Association, 2034 IICD (Institute for International Cooperation and Development), 2212 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 Latin Link, 2623 Oasis Trust, 3067 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Scout Association, 3434 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 Task Brasil, 3778 Teaching Abroad, 3789 Tear Fund, 37980 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 War on Want, 4089 World Council of Churches, 4234 Chile Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Earthwatch, 1589 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Quest Overseas, 327 Raleigh International, 3289 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Richmond Fellowship, 333
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Scout Association, 3434 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 Tear Fund, 37980 United Nations Associations, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 World Council of Churches, 4234 Colombia Action Against Hunger, 34 AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 Latin Link, 2623 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Ecuador. Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 Fundación Golondrinas, 1812 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Global Volunteers, 192 HCJB, 208 Latin Link, 2623 Partnership for Service Learning, 313 Plenty International, 318 Quest Overseas, 327 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 WorldTeach, 4256 Falkland Islands GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 World Council of Churches, 4234 French Guiana Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Guyana Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Paraguay Christians Abroad, 10910 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Plenty International, 318 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 World Council of Churches, 4234 Peru AFS Intercultural Education Programme, 1213 Archeology Abroad, 223 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Fellowship of Reconciliation, 16970 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 HELP, 21213 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Latin Link, 2623 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Quest Overseas, 327 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Richmond Fellowship, 333 St Andrew's Evangelical Mission, 3634 Tambopata Jungle Lodge, 376 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Surinam Caribbean Volunteer Expeditions, 923 Christians Abroad, 10910 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 World Council of Churches, 4234 Uruguay. Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Richmond Fellowship, 333 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 World Council of Churches, 4234 Venezuela Astrid Trust, 301 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 Guide Association, 2034 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Plenty International, 318 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 WEC International, 41112 World Challenge Expeditions, 423
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World Council of Churches, 4234 Asia Afghanistan Action Against Hunger, 34 Christians Abroad, 10910 Interserve, 2389 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Armenia Action Against Hunger, 34 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Scout Association, 3434 United Nations Association, 3934 World Council of Churches, 4234 Azerbaijan Christians Abroad, 10910 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Bahrain Guide Association, 2034 Interserve, 2389 World Council of Churches, 4234 Bangladesh. Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Daneford Trust, 145 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Interserve, 2389 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Swallows in Denmark, 3734 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Bhutan Christians Abroad, 10910 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Brunei Darussalam Guide Association, 2034 Raleigh International, 3289 World Council of Churches, 4234 Burma (Myanmar) Action Against Hunger, 34 Christians Abroad, 10910 World Council of Churches, 4234 Cambodia Action Against Hunger, 34 Christian Outreach, 1078 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Southeast Asian Outreach, 3612 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 China Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, 978 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11314 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 Fulcrum Challenge 1801 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Global Volunteers, 192 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 International China Concern, 2301 Interserve, 2389 Project Trust, 323 Raleigh International, 3289 Teaching Abroad, 3789 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 WorldTeach, 4256 East Timor Christians Abroad, 10910 World Council of Churches, 4234 Georgia. Action Against Hunger, 34 Christians Abroad, 10910 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Scout Association, 3434 World Council of Churches, 4234 Hong Kong GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Project Trust, 323 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 India Action Health, 5 Africa & Asia Venture, 1011 Army Cadet Force, 234 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Bharat Sevak Samaj, 456 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 BSES Expeditions, 58 Calcutta Rescue, 67 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Church Mission Society, 11213
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Crusaders, 13941 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 FIYE, (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Fulcrum Challenge 1801 Future In Our Hands Movement, 182 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Goal, 1934 Goodwill Children's Homes, 1945 Guide Association, 2034 HELP, 21213 India Development Group, 2245 Indian Volunteers for Community Service, 225 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Corps, 239 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 i to i International Projects, 2434 Joint Assistance Centre, 24950 L'Arche, 2578 Learning for Life, 2634 Leprosy Mission, 2667 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Oasis Trust, 3067 Partnership for Service Learning, 313 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scout Association, 3434 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970 Swallows in Denmark, 3734 Teaching Abroad, 3789 Tear Fund, 37980 Tibet Society & Tibet Relief Fund, 3834 Trek Aid, 3878 Ultimate Challenge, 3912 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Vadhu, 399 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 WEC International, 41112 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Indonesia Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coral Cay Conservation, 1323 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 Global Volunteers, 192 Guide Association, 2034 Involvement Volunteers, 23940 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Plenty International, 318 Project Trust, 323 Trekforce Expeditions, 3889 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Iran Christians Abroad, 10910 World Council of Churches, 4234 Iraq World Council of Churches, 4234 Israel Across Trust, 3 Archaeology Abroad, 223 Betselem, 45 Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, 978 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Church Mission Society, 11213 Church's Mission Among Jewish People, 115 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 Edinburgh Medical Missionary Society, 160 Ein Yael Living Museum, 161 Eli Shenhav: JNF, 1612 Friends of Israel Educational Trust, 177 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Haifa University, Dept of Archaeology, 2067 Kibbutz Representatives, 255 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Nes Ammim, 2989 Neve Shalom/Wahat AlSalam, 300 Plenty International, 318 Project 67, 3223 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Shatil, 3545 Tel Aviv University, 3801 Tel Dor Excavation project, 3812 Travel Active Programmes, 387 UNIPAL (Universities' Educational Trust for Palestinians), 3923 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 World Council of Churches, 4234 World Vision UK, 4245 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Japan. Associate Missionaries fo the Assumption, 256 BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Church Mission Society, 11213 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Guide Association, 2034 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Missions to Seamen, 2878 Project Trust, 323 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Scout Association, 3434 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & the Methodist Church, 3978
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WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Jordan Centro Camuno Studi Preistorici, 978 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Church Mission Society, 11213 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interserve, 2389 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Medical Aid for Palestinians, 2845 Project Trust, 323 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 UNIPAL (Universities' Educational Trust for Palestinians), 3923 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4233 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Kazakhstan Christians Abroad, 10910 International Voluntary Service, 2323 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Kirgizstan BSES Expeditions, 58 Interserve, 2389 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Korea—N Action Against Hunger, 34 Christians Abroad, 10910 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 World Council of Churches, 4234 Korea—S Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Future In Our Hands Movement, 182 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 World Council of Churches, 4234 Kuwait Guide Association, 2034 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 World Council of Churches, 4234 Laos. Action Against Hunger, 34 Christians Abroad, 10910 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4068 World Council of Churches, 4234 Lebanon Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Church Mission Society, 11314 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Services, 1312 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 International Voluntary Service, 2324 Interserve, 2389 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Medical Aid for Palestinians, 2845 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Tear Fund, 37980 UNIPAL (Universities' Educational Trust for Palestinians), 3923 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Macao World Council of Churches, 4234 Malaysia Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 Future In Our Hands Movement, 182 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Guide Association, 2034 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Project Trust, 323 Raleigh International, 3289 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Maldives Christians Abroad, 10910 World Council of Churches, 4234 Mongolia International Voluntary Service, 2324 Interserve, 2389 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Nepal Africa & Asia Venture, 1011 Army Cadet Force, 234 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Cultural Destination Nepal, 1423 Earthwatch, 1589 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 HELP, 21213 Insight Nepal, 2267 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interserve, 2389 Leprosy Mission, 2667 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Mount Kailash School, 28990 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Scout Association, 3434 Sermathang Project, 3489 Students' Partnership Worldwide, 36970
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Tibet Society & Tibet Relief Fund, 3834 Trek Aid, 3878 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Oman. Earthwatch, 1589 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 Guide Association, 2034 Interserve, 2389 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Raleigh International, 3289 World Council of Churches, 4234 Pakistan Adventure Foundation of Pakistan, 78 Army Cadet Force, 234 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Guide Association, 2034 HELP, 21213 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interserve, 2389 Learning for Life, 2634 Link Overseas Exchange, 2689 Project Trust, 323 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Ultimate Challenge, 3912 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Palestine Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Friends of Birzeit University, 1767 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 International Voluntary Service, 2334 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Medical Aid for Palestinians, 2845 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scout Association, 3434 UNIPAL (Universities' Educational Trust for Palestinians), 3923 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 World Council of Churches, 4234 World Vision UK, 4245 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Philippines ATD Fourth World, 312 Christian Foundation for Children & Aging, 107 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Coral Cay Conservation, 1323 Future In Our Hands Movement, 182 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Goal, 1934 Guide Association, 2034 HELP, 21213 Partnership for Service Learning, 313 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 Tear Fund, 37980 United Nations Association, 3934 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Qatar Guide Association, 2034 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 World Council of Churches, 4234 Russia Action Against Hunger, 34 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Church Mission Society, 11213 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Guide Association, 2034 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 International Ecological Camp, 231 International Exchange Center, 2312 International Voluntary Service, 2346 i to i International Projects, 2434 Scout Association, 3434 Teaching Abroad, 3789 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Youth Clubs UK, 4323 Saudi Arabia Guide Association, 2034 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 World Council of Churches, 4234 Singapore. Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Missions to Seamen, 2878 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Sri Lanka Action Against Hunger, 34 Baptist Missionary Society, 345
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Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 Future In Our Hands Movement, 182 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 International Voluntary Service, 2323 Involvement Volunteers, 23940 i to i International Projects, 2434 Project Trust, 323 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Samasevaya, 338 Scout Association, 3434 USPG & The Methodist Church, 3978 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Syria Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 World Council of Churches, 4234 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Tadzhikistan Action Against Hunger, 34 Christians Abroad, 10910 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Taiwan ATD Fourth World, 312 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Guide Association, 2034 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Thailand ACET, 2 ATD Fourth World, 312 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 Europe Conservation Italy, 164 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Leprosy Mission, 2667 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Tear Fund, 37980 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Tibet Christians Abroad, 10910 Fulcrum Challenge, 1801 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Turkey. BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Genctur, 185 Global Volunteers, 192 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Interserve, 2389 itoi International Projects, 2434 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Scout Association, 3434 Silatur, 358 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Young Disabled on Holiday, 429 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Turkmenistan Christians Abroad, 10910 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 United Arab Emirates Guide Association, 2034 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Uzbekistan Christians Abroad, 10910 WEC International, 41112 World Council of Churches, 4234 Vietnam BritainVietnam Friendship Society, 556 Christian Outreach, 1078 Christians Abroad, 10910 Frontier, 1789 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Global Volunteers, 192 GOAL, 1934 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Involvement Volunteers, 24041 Project Trust, 323 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 World Council of Churches, 4234 Yemen Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 Christians Abroad, 10910 Interserve, 2389 WEC International, 41112 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Australasia Australia. Australian Trust for Conservation Volunteers, 323
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BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 5960 BUNAC, 656 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 FYD (Friends of Young Deaf People), 1823 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 GAP Challenge, 1845 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Involvement Corps, 239 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Travel Active Programmes, 387 United Nations Association, 3934 WEC International, 41112 World Challenge Expeditions, 423 World Council of Churches, 4234 Fiji GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Involvement Corps, 239 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 Kiribati Christians Abroad, 10910 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Micronesia Christians Abroad, 10910 New Zealand ACET, 2 BUNAC, 656 Earthwatch, 1589 FYD (Friends of Young Deaf People), 1823 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Involvement Corps, 239 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Missions to Seamen, 2878 New Zealand Wilderness Trust, 301 Pacific Islands Christians Abroad, 10910 Papua New Guinea BSES Expeditions, 58 Christians Abroad, 10910 Earthwatch, 1589 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Solomon Islands. Christians Abroad, 10910 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Tonga GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Tuvalu Christians Abroad, 10910 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Vanuatu Christians Abroad, 10910 Scout Association, 3434 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Europe Albania Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Baptist Union of Great Britain, 35 Children on the Edge, 1034 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 International Voluntary Services, 2336 Prince's Trust, 31920 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Andorra Army Cadet Force, 234 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Austria. Across Trust, 3 Army Cadet Force, 234 Camphill Liebenfels, 81 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Evangelische Kirche in Osterreich, 166 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Global Outreach Missions 19112 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationale Bouwordee, 2367 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Involvement Volunteers, 23940 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 L'Arche, 2578 Osterreichischer Bauorder, 309 Prince's Trust, 31920 Sierra Club, 3567 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 Village Camps, 401 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Belarus Belarussian Association of International Youth Work, 423 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 FIYE (Foundation for
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International Youth Exchange), 1701 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 International Exchange Center, 2312 International Voluntary Service, 2336 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Scout Association, 3434 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Belgium Across Trust, 3 Annee Diaconale, 1920 Archaeology Abroad, 223 ArcheoloJ, 23 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 ATD Fourth World, 312 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Belgian Evangelical Mission, 43 BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationale Bouwordee, 2367 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 L'Arche, 2578 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Natuur 2000, 2978 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Service Protestante de la Jeunesse, 3501 Sierra Club, 3567 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 United Nations Association, 3934 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 BosniaHerzegovina Action Against Hunger, 34 AfPiC, 910 Children on the Edge, 1034 Christians Abroad, 10910 GSM, 2012 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Prince's Trust, 31920 Scout Association, 3434 Services for Open Learning, 3512 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Bulgaria BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Scout Association, 3434 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 WEC International, 41112 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Croatia Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Croatian Refugee Camps, 139 Europe Conservation Intaly, 164 GSM, 2012 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Prince's Trust, 31920 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 Services for Open Learning, 3512 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Cyprus Army Cadet Force, 234 British Forces Germany Youth Service, 56 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Prince's Trust, 31920 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 World Council of Churches, 4234 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Czech Republic. Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034
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International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationale Bouworde, 2367 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 Services for Open Learning, 3512 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Denmark Across Trust, 3 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Astrid Trust, 301 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Diakoni Aret, 14950 Emmaus International, 162 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 L'Arche, 2578 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Sierra Club, 3567 Swallows in Denmark, 3734 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 United Nations Association, 3934 World Assembly of Youth, 4223 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Estonia Camphill Village Trust, 879 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 GSM, 2012 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Pahkla Tugikodu, 312 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Faroe Islands Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Finland Astrid Trust, 301 BSES Expeditions, 58 Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, 812 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation, 12930 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Sierra Club, 3567 SylviaKoti, 3745 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 Travel Active Programmes, 387 United Nations Association, 3934 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 France Across Trust, 3 Alpes de Lumiere, 16 Annee Diaconale, 20 Apena, 212 Archeology Abroad, 223 Army Cadet Force, 234 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Association de Recherches et Etudes d'Histoire Rurale, 26 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Association le Mat, 28 Association 'Les Compagnons du Cap', 289 Associations des Paralyses de France, 2930 Astrid Trust, 301 ATD Fourth World, 312 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Bardou Restoration Project, 356 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 BTCV, 5960 Camp Beaumont, 701 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Centre de Reserches Archeologiques, 96 Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, 978 Chantiers d'Etudes Medievales, 1001 Chantiers de Jeunes Provence, 101 Chantiers Histoire et Architecture Medievales, 1012 Christians Abroad, 10910 Club de Vieux Manoir, 118 Collège Lycée Cévenol International, 119 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conference on Training in
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Architectural Conservation, 12930 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Emmaus International, 162 Enfants et Amis de Beauchastel, 163 Etudes et Chantiers, 1634 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Forest School Camps, 174 French Encounters, 175 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Gruppo Voluntari della Svizzera Italiana, 200 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Institut d'Histoire, 227 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationale Bouwordee, 2367 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Jeunesse et Reconstruction, 247 L'Arche, 2578 L'OuvreTete, 2589 La Riobe, 259 La Sabranenque, 260 Labo Anthropologie, 260 Les Deux Moulins, 267 Louis Roussel, 2756 Missions to Seamen, 2878 Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 291 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Neige et Merveilles, 298 Oasis Trust, 3067 Partnership for Service Learning, 313 PGL Travel, 31516 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Sense, 347 Service Archeologique d'Arras, 349 Service Archeologique de Douai, 34950 Service d'Archeologie du Conseil General de Vaucluse, 350 Service Regional de l'Archeologie, 351 Sierra Club, 3567 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 Syndicat Mixte MontaguRocheserviere, 375 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 Travel Active Programmes, 387 Union Rempart, 392 United Nations Association, 3934 Village Camps, 401 WEC International, 41112 Young Disabled on Holiday, 429 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Germany Across Trust, 3 Annee Diaconale, 20 Arbeitskreis Freiwillige Soziale Dienste der Jugend, 22 Archeology Abroad, 223 Army Cadet Force, 234 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 ATD Fourth World, 312 British Forces Germany Youth Service, 56 BTCV, 5960 Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Hausenhof, 756 Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Hermannsberg, 767 Camphill Dorfgemeinschaft Sellen E. V., 778 Camphill Heimsonderschule Föhrenbühl, 79 Camphill Lebensgemeinschaft Königsmühle, 801 Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, 812 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Christians Abroad, 10910 Christlicher Friedensdienst Deutscher Zweig, 11011 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Diakonisches Jahr, 1501 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Friedensdorf International, 1756 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 German Red Cross Voluntary Social Year, 1867 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Heimschule Bruckfelden, 211 Heimsonderschule un Hof Brachenreuthe, 21112 IJGD (Internationale Jugendgemeinschaft Sdienste), 222 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationale Begegnung in Gemeinschaftdientsen, 236 Internationale Bouworde, 2367 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Internationaler Bund, 2378 Involvement Corps, 239 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 KarlKönig Schule Nürnberg, 2523 L'Arche, 2578 Makrus Gemeinschaft, 283 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Nothelfergemeinschaft der Freunde, 305 Oasis Trust, 3067 Prince's Trust, 31920 Pro International, 321 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Sierra Club, 3567 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 United Nations Association, 3934 Vereinigung Junger Freiwilliger, 400 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Greece. American Farm School, 17 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 BTCV, 5960 Coordinating Committee for
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International Voluntary Service, 1312 Europe Conservation Italy, 164 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Friends of the Ionian, 1778 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Global Volunteers, 192 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Sierra Club, 3567 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 WEC International, 4112 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Hungary Annee Diaconale, 20 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation, 12930 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Gruppo Voluntari della Svizzera Italiana, 200 Ifjusagi Iroda/WWOOF, 221 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationale Bouworde, 2367 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Richmond Fellowship, 333 Scout Association, 3434 Services for Open Learning, 3512 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Iceland BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 5960 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 Sierra Club, 3567 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Ireland ACET, 2 Across Trust, 3 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Astrid Trust, 301 Birmingham PHAB Camps, 467 Boys Hope Ireland, 4950 Boys Hope/Girls Hope, 50 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 BTCV, 5960 Camphill Community, 725 Camphill Village Community Duffcarrig, 845 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Careforce, 912 Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation, 12930 Conservation Volunteers Ireland, 130 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Forest School Camps, 174 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Grangemockler Camphill Community, 1956 Groundwork, 199 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Irish Wild Bird Conservancy, 242 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 L'Arche, 2578 NICHS, 3023 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Samaritans, 3378 Sierra Club, 3567 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 Springboard Youth Information Shop, 363 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 Young Disabled on Holiday, 429 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Italy Across Trust, 3 Agape Centro Ecumenico, 13 Annee Diaconale, 20 Archaeology Abroad, 223 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 BTCV, 5960 Centro Camuno di Studi Preistorici, 978 Centro Studi Terzo Mondo, 99 Chantiers de Jeunes Provence, 101 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation, 12930 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Emmaus International, 162 Europe Conservation Italy, 164 European Voluntary Service, 1656
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FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Global Volunteers, 192 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Gruppi Archeologici d'Italia, 201 Gruppo Voluntari della Svizzera Italiana, 201 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 International Bouworde, 2367 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 itoi International Projects, 2434 L'Arche, 2578 La Sabranenque, 260 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Sierra Club, 3567 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 United Nations Association, 3934 WEC International, 41112 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Latvia Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 International Exchange Center, 2312 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Prince's Trust, 31920 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Liechtenstein European Volunrary Service, 1656 International Voluntary Service, 2336 L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Lithuania. Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 International Exchange Center, 2312 International Voluntary Service, 2326 International Bouworde, 2367 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Involvement Volunteers, 23940 Joint Stock Company Minta, 250 Prince's Trust, 31920 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Luxembourg Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 BTCV, 5960 European Voluntary Service, 1656 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Guide Association, 2034 International Voluntary Service, 2326 L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 Sierra Club, 3567 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Macedonia Christians Abroad, 10910 International Voluntary Service, 2336 Prince's Trust, 31920 Scout Association, 3434 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Malta Baptist Missionary Society, 345 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 International Voluntary Service, 2336 L'Arche, 2578 Malta Youth Hostels Association, 278 Prince's Trust, 31920 Sierra Club, 3567 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Accommodation Centres International, 429 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Moldavia Christians Abroad, 10910 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 International Voluntary Service, 2336 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Prince's Trust, 31920 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Monaco Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Netherlands Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Camphill Gemeenschap Christophorus, 79 Camphill Village Trust, 879
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Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 International Bouworde, 2367 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 L'Arche, 2578 Missions to Seamen, 2878 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Sierra Club, 3567 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 United Nations Association 3934 Village Camps, 401 Young Disabled on Holiday, 429 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Norway. Army Cadet Force, 234 Astrid Trust, 301 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 BSES Expeditions, 58 BTCV, 5960 Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, 812 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Concordia (YSV), 1289 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Hogganvik Landsby, 216 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Jossåsen Landsby, 2501 Kristoffertunet, 257 L'Arche, 2578 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Prince's Trust, 31920 Sierra Club, 3567 Sølborg, 3601 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 Travel Active Programmes, 387 Vallersund Gård, 401 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Poland Across Trust, 3 AngloPolish Academic Association, 19 Army Cadet Force, 234 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 BTCV, 5960 Camphill in Poland, 7980 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 Emmaus International, 162 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Global Volunteers, 192 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Gruppo Voluntari della Svizzera Italiana, 201 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 International Bouworde, 2367 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Lisle Fellowship, 26970 Prince's Trust, 31920 ProgramBell Private School of English, 3212 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Portugal Across Trust, 3 Archaeology Abroad, 223 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Astrid Trust, 301 Atej/Turismo Estudantil, 32 Baptist Missionary Society, 345 BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Community Service Volunteers, 1267 Companheiros Construtores, 128 Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation, 12930 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Emmaus International, 162 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Gruppo Voluntari della Svizzera Italiana, 201 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Instituto da Juventude, 2289 International Voluntary Service, 2335 International Bouworde, 2367 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 Sierra Club, 3567 Tear Fund, 37980 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 United Nations Association, 3934
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WEC International, 41112 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Romania ACET, 2 Baptist Union of Great Britain, 35 BTCV, 5960 Camphill Village Trust, 878 Care and Relief for the Young, 91 Children on the Edge, 1034 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Crusaders, 13941 Europe Conservation Italy, 164 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Jacob's Well, 2445 Jubilee Outreach Yorkshire, 2512 Leaveners, 264 Orphan Aid, 3089 Prince's Trust, 31920 Relief Fund for Romania, 330 Scottish Churches World Exchange, 3401 Scout Association, 3434 Service for Open Learning, 3512 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association 3934 Voluntary Service Belfast, 4056 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Russia Astrid Trust, 301 BSES Expeditions, 58 Camphill Village Trust, 878 Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Earthwatch, 1589 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 International Voluntary Service, 2334 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 itoi International Projects, 2434 Prince's Trust, 31920 Scout Association, 3434 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 San Marino L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Serbia BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Prince's Trust, 31920 Scout Association, 3434 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Slovak Republic. BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 GAP Activity Projects, 1834 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Internationale Bouworde, 2367 Internationaler Bauorden, 237 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Scout Association, 3434 Services for Open Learning, 3512 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Voluntary Service Overseas, 4067 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Slovenia Christians Abroad, 10910 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Most, 289 Prince's Trust, 31920 Scout Association, 3434 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3834 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Spain Across Trust, 3 Annee Diaconale, 20 Archeology Abroad, 223 Army Cadet Force, 234 Associate Missionaries of the Assumption, 256 Association des Chantiers de Jeunes, 267 Astrid Trust, 301 ATD Fourth World, 312 BoxAid SSS, 489 Brathay Exploration Group Trust, 512 BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Conference on Training in Architectural Conservation, 12930 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 Deya Archaeological Museum & Research Centre, 1489 Earthwatch, 1589 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Global Outreach Mission, 1912
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Global Volunteers, 192 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Gruppo Voluntari della Svizzera Italiana, 201 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Guide Dogs for the Blind Association, 2045 Help the Handicapped Holiday Fund, 214 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 Involvement Volunteers, 23941 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 L'Arche, 2578 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 PGL Travel, 31516 Prince's Trust, 31920 Proyecto Ambiental Tenerife, 3234 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Sierra Club, 3567 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 Sunseed Trust, 3712 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 United Nations Association, 3934 Village Camps, 401 WEC International, 41112 Young Disabled on Holiday, 429 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Sweden Astrid Trust, 301 BSES Expeditions, 58 Camphill Rudolf Steiner, 812 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Corporacion para del Desarrollo del Aprendizaje, 1334 Diakonala Aret, 149 European Voluntary Service, 1656 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Foreningen Staffansgaarden, 1734 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 L'Arche, 2578 National Federation of City Farms, 2956 Prince's Trust, 31920 Sierra Club, 3567 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Time For God Scheme, 384 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Youth Exchange Centre, 4334 Switzerland Apena, 212 ATD Fourth World, 312 Camphill Rudolf Steiner Schools, 812 Camphill Village Trust, 879 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Gruppo Voluntari della Svizzera Italiana, 201 GSM, 2012 Guide Association, 2034 Interfaith and Cultural Youth Exchange, 22930 International Voluntary Service, 2326 International Begegnung in Gemeinschaftsdiensten, 236 International Bouworde, 2367 Jesuit Volunteer Community, 2456 L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 Scripture Union Holidays, 3445 Sierra Club, 3567 Sons of Divine Providence, 361 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Travel Active Programmes, 387 United Nations Association, 3934 Village Camps, 401 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Turkey BTCV, 5960 Christians Abroad, 10910 Concordia (YSV), 1289 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Prince's Trust, 31920 Ukraine Christians Abroad, 10910 Church Mission Society, 11213 Concordia (YSV), 1289 Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service, 1312 FIYE (Foundation for International Youth Exchange), 1701 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Global Volunteers, 192 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Institute of Cultural Affairs, 228 International Exchange Center, 2312 International Voluntary Service, 2326 International Bouwordee, 2367 Prince's Trust, 31920 Quaker International Social Project, 3256 Scout Association, 3434 Scripture Union Holidays, 3445 Teaching Abroad, 3789 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Vatican City. Across Trust, 3 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301 Yugoslavia Christians Abroad, 10910 Global Outreach Mission, 1912 Groupe Archeologique du Mesmontois, 200 Groupement Europeen des Campus, 2001 Hope and Homes for Children, 218 International Voluntary Service, 2326 L'Arche, 2578 Prince's Trust, 31920 Renaissance Maritime Trust, 3301 Scout Association, 3434 TEJO (Tutmonda Esperantista Junulara Org.), 380 Youth Action for Peace, 4301