Volunteer Opportunities

Opportunities within the Susila Dharma network

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Yayasan Usaha Mulia (YUM)

is advertising three positions in Indonesia for volunteers who will be recruited via AYAD (Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development Program) and one to be recruited via VIDA (Australian Government program that places skilled Australian volunteers in developing countries in the Asia Pacific region).

The following positions are available via AYAD:

Please note that only young people between the ages of 18 and 30, with Australian nationality and relevant education/work experience can apply to be an AYAD.

The following VIDA position is also open, for which there is no upper age limit – however, candidates must be of Australian nationality:

If you need more information about any of these positions or about YUM, please email us at getinvolved@susiladharma.org

International Volunteer Programs

If you are interested in volunteering, know that some governments facilitate and support their citizens to volunteer abroad. There are also several major non-governmental organisations which send volunteers. Here are some helpful links to check out:

  • Australia: Australian Volunteers International (AVI) recruits, prepares and supports Australian volunteers who live and work in developing communities. It is an international volunteer-sending agency supported by AusAID. AVI and its volunteers are committed to achieving long term development, poverty alleviation and sustainable livelihoods. Visit: www.australianvolunteers.com
  • Canada: CIDA’s International Youth Internship program is an employment program for young Canadian professionals (ages 19 to 30 inclusive). It offers post-secondary graduates the opportunity to gain valuable international development work experience. Visit: www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/
  • Europe: The European Volunteer Centre brings together national and regional volunteer centres across Europe and actively promotes volunteering at European level. visit: www.cev.be European Voluntary Service is a programme opened to all countries within the European Union. It covers 100% of the expenses for the young people interested in going abroad to any county of the EU or a developing country in another continent. Visit: http://ec.europa.eu/youth/youth-in-action-programme/doc82_en.htm
  • France: There are several organisations which send professional volunteers on long-term placements, including La Délégation Catholique pour la Coopération – visit: www.ladcc.org and the Service de Coopération au Développement – visit: www.scd.asso.fr
  • Germany: The German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development covers 75% of the costs for going abroad and doing voluntary service in a developing country: www.weltwaerts.de/. See also Senior Experten Service
    www.ses-bonn.de/ for short and medium term opportunities for seniors.
  • United Kingdom: Voluntary Services Overseas works with its overseas partners to find qualified and experienced volunteers to work with their projects. Visit: www.vso.org.uk International Service is a development agency which sends volunteers to Latin America,   West Africa and the Middle East. Visit: www.internationalservice.org.uk. Community Service Volunteers is an organization in United Kindom that mobilizes around 150,000 volunteers per year. You can participate even if you are not from UK. Visit: http://www.csv.org.uk/volunteering
  • Worldwide: SCI-IVS – Service Civil International is a peace organisation that co-ordinates short and long term voluntary projects for people of all ages and backgrounds.It has 43 branches and groups worldwide and an ever growing number of partner organisations. The network spans 5 continents, but is based mainlyin Europe and Asia. Volunteers have the opportunity to participate in a huge variety of projects all around the world. Visit: www.sci-ivs.org/new/index.php?sciintInternational Cultural Youth Exchange is an international non-profit youth exchange organisation promoting youth mobility, intercultural learning and international voluntary service in the five continents. Visit: http://www.icye.org/

And last but not least, the United Nations also recruits professionals from all over the world with at least 5 years relevant experience to work as volunteers internationally. See www.unv.org

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