Volunteers will join with local group to carry out awareness campaigns on HIV/AIDS, social inclusion and youth development through formal and non-formal education. Volunteers will also visit various schools and universities with the guidance of local participants to create branches or cell units for local voluntary service organization thus drawing them out for leadership roles. This is to address volunteers drain and attract youths for voluntary service.
Work:
Through posters, handbills, social programmes visit to schools and higher institutions with sensibilization tools on voluntary service projects.
Location:
Lagos, Colleges of Education and Higher Institutions.
Travel terminal:
Lagos.
Accommodation:
Volunteers will be accommodated in the city centre and possibly live with a host family.
Skills required:
Volunteers should be motivated to work and MUST have experience in workcamps and voluntary service activities.
Orientation:
Volunteers are expected to arrive to Lagos, Nigeria three days prior to the start date for the project for orientation. Fees include food, accomodation, airport pickup and dropoff but not ground transportation to and from the project location.
Local Transportation:
The Association takes the responsibility to collect and return volunteers to the Airport at no extra fees. However, flight details and arrival schedule needs to be communicated to the organization at least two weeks before departure. Other inland transport except on a group journey will be covered by the volunteer.
« The organisation of the camp community was fantastic! The group was great and we bonded quickly, language was always going to be a tricky one, but everyone attempted English and Indonesian so it made the whole experience fun and educational. »