Would you like to spend some time doing some voluntary work in another country? Are you deterred by the cost of the opportunities on offer? If you answered ‘yes’, read on, this could be your lucky day…!
Platform2 offers 10 week placements in Ghana, South Africa, Peru, India, Malawi or Nepal fully funded by the Department of International Development. The programmes are organised by a consortium including Christian Aid, Islamic Relief and BUNAC. This is a new programme and the first wave of volunteers have just arrived on their placements, you can read their blogs on the website.
There are a number of eligibility criteria - you must be aged 18-25 at the time of the trip and you must have (or be eligible to have) a UK passport, for full criteria check out the website.
There are still some places on trips starting in August and September so don’t delay. http://www.myplatform2.com/
There is a good overview of the programme in The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2008/may/31/workandcareers.graduate1
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