Several Governments have schemes for supporting international projects through volunteering: probably the AusAid scheme is the one of the best known, and YUM has had several skilled Australian volunteers through this channel.
I recently read in a local English/French newspaper (Connexion, dec. 2008) that the French government is considering a Volunteering option to military service … “The Volunteers would get a monthly allowance of 650eu. to work with charities where a system would formally recognise the skills and experience they gained’” (my italics)
This formal recognition of skills and experience is valued by both the volunteer and the project (to say nothing of the financial allowance!). Let us know if your government offers such schemes, and how you might take advantage of them.
Hesther Bate
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