If your skills, goals or desired destinations do not fit here, ask Ann. People of all skill & experience levels are needed on most projects. Pitch us your Questionnaire & then we can discuss what fits.

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Human Services.                Gender Based Violence. Africa. Help launch Domestic Violence program. Or help build programs with men who grew up in violence. Andes. Community organizers needed to help launch livelihoods projects. Spanish is helpful but some people have done intensives on-site or prior. AIDS. Africa. Work with excellent AIDS organization. At Risk Kids. Many people request to volunteer with AIDS orphans. New opportunities working with kids who are at risk of being trafficked. Tutoring, sports & job mentoring are especially useful. Refugee Camp in Africa. Help build livelihoods. Artists & art  therapists needed to create calendars & cards to generate income. Work with youth & families. Need French & English speakers. Men as mentors. "If we could do something constructive with our unemployed, restless young men, we'd have fewer wars." Post-Conflict West Africa. Aim is to prevent another war. Work with at-risk youth; those that were recruited to be rebels. New UN mandates has given women new rights. Strengthen women's gains. Ensure that  the victims of atrocities have gainful employment. Educating Girls. Africa. In most villages, 97% of the women can not read or write. Help transform thinking about what women & girls can do. Dominican Republic. Work with women & children who have fled Haiti. Great experience in human rights, poverty & livelihoods. Mental Health. Africa. Most of Africa has few mental health resources. We have been asked to help. First gingerly step is public education. Arctic. Experience needed in drug/alcohol treatment, suicide prevention, domestic violence, mental health &/or restorative justice. +Engaging youth;  community economic development; eco-tourism.  (Placement-in-the-making.)

Teaching Literacy & Practical Skills.  Youth & Kids. Educating Girls. Africa. Africa's ticket out of poverty is educating the girls says the UN. Good with kids? Help with homework & tutoring. Teach literacy, any academic subject or sports. Need books, librarians & library assistants. Refugee camp, Africa. "To give our children an education is a gift when they have lost or left almost everything else." French speaking helpful. Andes. Another Director who believes "Education is the ticket out of poverty." We need vocational & literacy teachers & tutors: math & basic accounting, IT, ESL & academics instructors & tutors. Spanish helpful, but can be learned. Construction.  Congolese refugees  need help to build school, as do Andes.  Africa: maternity clinics so women have a sterile place to give birth rather than walking for miles. Central American campesinos whose homes were bulldozed need help rebuilding. Youth learn as they work side-by-side with you. Africa & Asia, teach skills that help feed a family. Teach catering, carpentry,  wood working, crafts, agriculture/ gardening, animal husbandry. Teach computer literacy, hardware & software; secretarial & typing. Teach or assist in arts & crafts skills that can feed a family. Tie-dye teachers & helpers are especially needed; weavers, quilters, sewing. Asia & Africa. Need scooter repair, auto mechanics, small appliance repairs. Post-Conflict Africa believes that education is critical to preventing conflict. India. Teach writing, primary school, sports, yoga or health education. Nepal & Mongolia believe that learning English is a ticket out of poverty. Our school in Honduras is for the children of single mothers.  They will provide apartment & most of your food if you teach English.

Micro-finance groups lift millions out of poverty.

Business & Income Generation  Half the world's people live on less than $2/day. Your mission, if you should decide to undertake it, is to help lift people out of poverty. Andes.  It is hard to eke out a living at 12,000 feet elevation. No coconut palms or lettuce. Our Andean Directors invite people to take on this challenge: how do you strengthen livelihoods & generate income? Spanish helpful or do intensive prior. Exciting new business programs launched after our Africa visit: income generation x Fair Trade = lifting out of poverty & improving life in village. Business developer or entrepreneur: many NGO's in Asia, Africa & the Americas, struggle to survive. Help develop an enterprise that sustains a non-profit. India. Link micro-finance crafts to Fair Trade markets & market handicrafts to sustain school. Post-Conflict Africa. Teach entrepreneurial or income generating skills, or business development. Women & youth trafficked & sold into prostitution. Teach alternative income generation. Nepal. Most trekkers originally go to see mountains, but walk away wanting to help the poor. You too? Help with community development & poverty eradication. Haitians Refugees: Dispossessed & rejected, the Haitians need creative ways to make a living. Central America. Teach livelihoods & grassroots business development to care-takers of AIDS orphans, street kids & campesinos. Many places. Teach accounting & budgeting. Micro-finance. Help find micro-finance funds & launch micro-finance programs.

Journalism, Human Rights & Democracy Building  Refugee Camps & Post-Conflict Africa. Human rights violations are usually to shut people up. Fear & silence->>tyranny. Freedom of expression->>democracy. Where journalists were persecuted, restore the ability to tell what is going on. Teach villages & refugees how to report on life experiences & community events. Restore this important foundation of democracy. Investigative journalism. In many countries, journalists must not rock the boat. We have one exception to the rule. You must qualify for this post. Nepal. Maoist rebels who wanted a unresponsive monarchy ousted have laid down their rifles and won the majority in legislative races. Next Nepal will draft a New Constitution & governmental structure, sans the king. Goal: a government which is more responsive to the needs of the poor. Fascinating stories wait to be written. Our partner journalism organization requests people with strong copy editing skills. Women & Journalism, Africa. Women's concerns have gone unheard & unheeded. We have new opportunity to work with TV journalist to air topics of concern to women. From Boyz to Men. Journalist & musician has launched music project to give youth a constructive way to engage in social concerns.   Mongolia was abuzz with its legislative election for the State Great Khural. This is big news in a country that modeled itself after the USSR. You missed the story? Send your Questionnaire & we'll hook you up to the next breaking story.

Nepalis jubilant after election

HEALTH
Public Health, Medical, Midwifery & Nursing
Water & Sanitation; Health Promotion

There are far more opportunities for health skills than listed here.
Please email us your Questionnaire & resume and then we can discuss what fits for you.

c. irin AIDS Doctors & nurses needed in AIDS clinic & in outlying villages. You don't need credentials to be an AIDS or health educator. "Village medicine." Africa. India. Andes. Many people in the world have never been to doctor. Though you may not be able to diagnosis or treat everything, you will be far better than nothing. Andes.  Help design programs to prevent high infant mortality. Need: Nurses, nurse practitioners, doctors, mother-child specialists; Public Health. Sanitation. Nutrition. Side-by-side. Africa. For doctors, nurses & students, this is great way to know the ropes in Africa. Nepal. Public Health. Doctors, nurses, dentists, nutritionists. Great for  pros & students.

Midwifery & Nursing. Africa. Midwives & nurses needed in maternity clinics. Para-professionals also needed (taking height, weight, vitals & helping mom & baby.) India. We have 3 sites requesting nurse, nurse practitioner, dentist, doctor, medical student, or nursing student for ~general practice or prevention education. Chinese doctors and acupuncturists. We saw Chinese hospitals in West Africa. Alas they are too expensive for 95% of the people. Willing to treat at our office? So many choices for a nurse or doctor that a Roadmap of Resources is useful. If you are more interested in International Careers, see International Work webpage.

Clean water & sanitation are an important part of health. Andes, Girl's village, Nepal, Himalayas. India, Central America, Ghana, West Africa all welcome assistance in building water & sanitation systems. Smokeless stoves. Women in Nepal, the Americas & Africa have respiratory problems because they cook in very smoky rooms. Help us vent or rebuild the stoves. Massage therapy: India-- after digging wells; Thailand--release knots of women & kids who have been trafficked into prostitution; people with AIDS; Andean miners & more.

 

Students & Paraprofessionals are welcome & needed in almost all of our programs. Some are highlighted below. You don't need a college degree or credentials to volunteer with us! Please don't decide if you fit in our programs by the website. Please email Questionnaire & resume so we can discuss what fits. We need: Tutors, tutors, tutors. Kids need 1-to-1 time. Teach reading, academics or what you love. The arts. Help youth or women write poetry; make music; paint, draw, break dance, rap. Sports coaches. Soccer is universal! Swimming. Playground games. Hockey. Vocational education. Do you have a hobby that could generate income? Wood working.  Tie dying. Candle making. Bee keeping. Auto, motorcycle & bike repair. Bread baking. Computers are great if people can read. So teach literacy & computer literacy together. Kids, kids, kids. Do kids love you? We have many kids awaiting loving attention. Brute & brawn. Real help is often more grunt than glory. Help dig wells & latrines. The trades. Mechanics are needed! Fix-it-people. Construction projects change over time. Now, we need help with: 1. rebuilding in the Caribbean after last year's hurricane. 2. building birthing center in village 3. later, building a pipeline up hill. Biz wiz. Have you successfully run a small business? Can you teach others? Fair Trade & Marketing. Can you help village artisans connect to eCommerce? Gardening. Teach sustainable agriculture; composting, terracing, animal husbandry.

 

Woman-to- Woman;   Mujer-a-Mujer Girl Child Education Girls have been denied an education throughout Africa, throughout the world. The World Bank & UN believe the education of females is a critical factor in transforming societies. We need people who are naturals at teaching or tutoring. You need not have formal training in education. Small Business Developers We need women who have: Entrepreneurial & small business experience People that can "make somethin' outa nothin'". Resourceful; creative; strong people skills. Farming, gardening & agricultural experience also helpful. Your hobbies contribute Skilled in music, drama, dance? These skills can be used therapeutically. Sewing, sports, catering, hair cutting, mechanics or carpentry? Can you teach these to women in vocational education? Are you a natural born organizer and leader? Great, we would like you to help build leadership skills in women in many other countries. Women in Labor Train Traditional Birth Attendants We need doctors, nurses or midwives who have at least 6 months experience in labor & delivery to how to assess & intervene if mom is trouble. This is #1 health request in 3 communities in Africa & in Bolivia. People need not have medical training to help in maternity clinics. Women in Journalism At long last, women are gaining a voice. If you have a background in journalism, work with female TV journalist to cover women's issues: widowhood; women's health; gender based violence. Domestic Violence DV was shoved under the rug in most countries. Working in DV requires strong cultural sensitivity so you gauge what & how you say. Help launch low-key community education campaign. or work as advocate or counselor with women who have been abused. If you are more interested in International Careers, please see International Work webpage.

 

NGOabroad is unique service enabling a broad range of people to make a difference. Who is needed? Students, professionals, retirees, families & workers with a passion for humanitarian service!   Skills of professionals, regular folk & students needed:  ..Social workers. Poverty workers. Counselors.  ..Community Organizers. Organizational leaders.  ..Women's Rights. Gender-based Violence.   ..Journalists. Media. Teach writing, Theatre.  ..Human Rights. Democracy Building. Law. ..Human Rights. Democracy Building. Law. ..Appropriate technology. Solar. Water. Sanitation.   ..Environmentalists. Foresters. Logistics.    ..Teachers: Literacy, Vocational & Academics. ..Youth workers & people who love children. ..Accounting. Finance. Micro-finance. ..Teach entrepreneurial or business skills. ..Nurses. Midwives. Massage therapists. ..Physical, occupational, speech therapists. ..Disability experts & advocates. ..Doctors. Dentists. ARNP's. Nutritionists. ..Mechanics. Construction. Sewing. Hair Stylists. ..And more! What skills do you contribute?    Your interests, hobbies & life skills are just as important. Are you a coach? athlete? musician? gardener? caterer? solar electrician? bike mechanic? We'd love you to teach your skills. Are you crazy about kids? a parent, foster parent, grand parent (and have no criminal record?) Kids need you! Are you an office worker or manager? We need your organizational & the-glue-that-holds-things-together skills.   There are many skills needed that are not outlined on this page. If you want to contribute but a suitable opportunity is not listed here, ask Ann. The needs & opportunities in other countries determine if your skills are suited to paid or voluntary work. Looking for a Volunteer Vacation or to Volunteer Abroad? We offer more real & challenging. More frugal. See Apply page: for steps to get NGOabroad services; fees for services; & to download Questionnaire.

 

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