Fieldworker Required in Cameroon for Orphan Support Programme

  Cameroon

Belo

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: 1 to 12 month positions available

Description: This is a position for a volunteer fieldworker to work in partnership with local paid staff supporting orphans and disadvantaged children and their foster families/caretakers. Each field worker supports 35 orphans/families and is responsible for delivering food supplements, taking care of medical needs and check ups, paying school fees and buying text books, annual clothes/shoe/school uniform shop, educating families on hygiene and nutrition and teaching 6 hours per week in the after school education programme. Helping local field worker with admin and writing reports to sponsors.

Highlights: This is an extremely rewarding position which allows the volunteer to work and interact on a daily basis with the local community in the rural villages of the beautiful North West Cameroon.

Volunteer fieldworkers work closely alongside paid local staff. Support and guidance is provided in a friendly environment by both local and international staff.

This is an established project.

Qualifications: No formal qualifications required although experience in social work, care work, teaching or youth work would be benefical.

Cost in US$: Free

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of with local field workers

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Written Application

Afri-Link's Mission Statement: Afri-link is a Scottish charity which aids and supports African NGO's with a focus on medical aid, social welfare, education, environmental protection and conservation.

Year Founded: 2008