Thank you for your interest in international service!
These questions are to help us match you to volunteer programs or organizations.
There is no right or wrong answer to these questions.

Briefer is better. Use keywords instead of paragraphs so that we can glance at your answers.

What are your skills?

Personal interests?            

Goals?

What do you want to do regarding international service?
Where do you want to volunteer or serve? Why?
After reading the entire NGOabroad website, what services do you seek?

What countries have you lived in or traveled to?
What languages can you speak?
What is your religion?
What experience have you had with other cultures?
What experience have you had of poverty?

Describe the cultures or countries you are most comfortable with. Why?
What are the things that you want to learn about other cultures?

What parts of your daily life would you not want to do without?

What physical amenities matter to you?    e.g toilet? quiet at night? Paved roads?

Do you prefer comfort & security or rugged & adventurous?
Will you travel solo, as a couple, or as a family?

Do you have any special concerns or considerations?

medical conditions? mental health conditions? disability? Please specify.
(These would not necessarily exclude you, but should be considered in where you are placed.
i.e. You might want to be closer to medical facilities.)

Have you ever been arrested? Convicted of a crime? Please explain.
 

Please give an example of how you respond to the new situations & the unpredictable….

Or give an example of a crises and how you responded.

 
How would you describe your personality? 

Most people paint themselves as saints in the Questionnaire.
The purpose of the following questions is to recognize certain behaviors or attitudes
that may or may not fit in other cultures. Please be honest about yourself:

What makes you grumpy?
What makes you anxious or scared?
What are your faults?
How do you handle your faults?

How street smart are you? Explain.
What are the things that you will need to learn or steps that you need
to take to make this a safe, successful trip?

When is the best time for you to volunteer?
(Your schedule will need to be coordinated with our Partner programs
that may be making many drop-offs and pick-ups.)

It is ideal for our Partner organizations to have volunteers throughout the year. Do you have some flexibility? Can you volunteer at several different times of year?

If your desired program is full, could you volunteer next year?
Are you willing to take your 2^nd or 3^rd choice?

Would you place higher priority on fulfilling your wish to go a certain place or do a particular thing
or to serve where your skills are needed? (This determines which of our programs is best suited to you.)

Your name?
Where were you born and raised?
Date of Birth?
Where do you live now?
What do you do?
Phone? When can you be reached?

Thank you for taking the time. Please copy and paste your answered Questionnaire with your resume into the body of an email. Do not attach. Put in the subject line: your name. Profession or skills. Location. Phone. This is the foundation of your Master File. We will try to keep all essential info about you on this one thread so information about you is easy to find.

Submitting this information indicates to our staff that you are interested in pursuing one of our services. We move quickly on applications so that we will not be buried in emails. Please be as available as possible by email and phone after submitting your resume & Questionnaire. Please do not call us but communicate by email instead.