Description:
Volunteers need to expect very big challenges upon their arrival on the projects here in the Gambia. As you know working in Africa requires a great deal of enthusiasim.
Our Volunteer program is based on the applicant choice of placement.
Highlights:
The Volunteer will be taking to the project he/she has express interest to do volunteer work through that they also earn a life time experience during their volunteer programme in the Gambia.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
Mostly if a applicant is a high school graduate is qualifiy to undertake our volunteer programme because mainly we send volunteers to work with primary school both in serekunda and the villages around.
Language:
English
Cost in US$: 450 euros
Cost Includes:
Emergency evacuation services,
Food,
Housing,
In-country orientation/Training,
In-country staff support,
Medical services,
Registration fees
and Written materials abroad
Cost will includes the following but not limited to the following Food and housing throug out the programm, Medical Orientation, Ongoing support during placement and etc
Credit Available: yes
Salary / Pay: We do not give stipend to our volunteers
Experience Required: yes
No experince needed
Typical Volunteer Projects:
adult education,
agriculture,
AIDS,
animal welfare,
business,
childcare/children,
community development,
community health,
computer training,
culture,
festivals,
grassroots organization,
handicapped,
health,
health care,
home visit,
managerial consulting,
marketing,
medicine,
natural resources,
nursing,
nutrition,
organic farming,
organizational development,
primary education,
public education,
refugee relief,
small business development,
social services, social work,
teaching,
teaching accounting,
technical assistance,
tourism,
volunteer management,
wildlife surveying
and youth development
Typical Volunteer: Help Teaching young ones at primary schools in the Village and the cities, working with women entreprenues in business development in the Gambia
Age Range: Above 18 yeras of age
This Program is open to
American,
Australian,
Canadian,
European
and World Wide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements:
Home-stays
and Independent living
Participants Travel to Gambia
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Application Process Involves:
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time Is two weeks
Post Services Include:
Alumni Network
Job and Internship Network
InterExchange Gambia's Mission Statement: Interxchange is a registrered reputable and reliable student, youth and adult travel organisation aimed at promoting and facilitating educational, Social and Cultural travel throough academic programmes.
Year Founded: 2002
InterExchange Gambia is a based organization. We do not require our participants to be of the same faith. Our volunteers will not be involved in religious proselytizing.