Christopher Omusi uses a broad range of volunteers and individuals and businesses to teach, provide career guidance, and generally help the disabled. His teams enable physically disabled people to re-engage fully with mainstream society.
Description of Volunteer Opportunity
In Nigeria, unless a disabled person has significant help from family and friends they have little chance to live a rewarding life. The few services and facilities available are filled to capacity and woefully ill-equipped. Public attitudes are those of scorn and neglect. There is little public education to reverse these corrosive attitudes and there is virtually NO outreach to the disabled population. The children suffer the most.
Dates:
As soon as possible for as long as possible - full time
Required Skills and Experience:
University graduates
English language proficiency
No age limit
Compensation:
Yes
$100-$150 monthly
Housing:
Yes
Modest one bedroom apartment with conveniences.
Contact: Contact
Chris Omusi or
How to Volunteer for this Opportunity
If you are
interested in this
opportunity, please complete the Ashoka Volunteer Form and send it directly to
, copied to Beth Inabinett at , with Volunteer in the subject line.
If you are traveling abroad, we recommend you use the following Volunteer Checklist to clarify the
details of
your volunteer arrangement.
Christopher Omusi uses a broad range of volunteers and individuals and businesses to teach, provide career guidance, and generally help the disabled. His teams enable physically disabled people to re-engage fully with mainstream society.
Description of Volunteer Opportunity
In Nigeria, unless a disabled person has significant help from family and friends they have little chance to live a rewarding life. The few services and facilities available are filled to capacity and woefully ill-equipped. Public attitudes are those of scorn and neglect. There is little public education to reverse these corrosive attitudes and there is virtually NO outreach to the disabled population. The children suffer the most.
Dates:
As soon as possible for as long as possible - full time
Required Skills and Experience:
University graduates preferred.
English language proficiency required.
Compensation:
Yes
$100-150 monthly
Housing:
Yes
Modest one-bedroom apartment with conveniences.
Contact: Contact
Chris Omusi
How to Volunteer for this Opportunity
If you are
interested in this
opportunity, please complete the Ashoka Volunteer Form and send it directly to
, copied to Beth Inabinett at , with Volunteer in the subject line.
If you are traveling abroad, we recommend you use the following Volunteer Checklist to clarify the
details of
your volunteer arrangement.
In Nigeria, unless a disabled person has significant help from family and friends they have little chance to live a rewarding life. The few services and facilities available are filled to capacity and woefully ill-equipped. Public attitudes are those of scorn and neglect. There is little public education to reverse these corrosive attitudes and there is virtually NO outreach to the disabled population. The children suffer the most.
Dates:
As Soon As Possible for As Long As Volunteer Wishes
Required Skills and Experience:
Ability to build and manage a Volunteer Service Corps;
Teaching and/or Administration experience or willingness to learn.
Compensation:
Possibly
Possibly up to $100 per month
Housing:
Yes
A room costing about $50 monthly with all necessary conveniences. The volunteers would also have access to some basic recreational facilities.
Contact: Contact
Chris Omusi or
How to Volunteer for this Opportunity
If you are
interested in this
opportunity, please complete the Ashoka Volunteer Form and send it directly to
, copied to Beth Inabinett at , with Volunteer in the subject line.
If you are traveling abroad, we recommend you use the following Volunteer Checklist to clarify the
details of
your volunteer arrangement.
Christopher Omusi uses a broad range of volunteers and individuals and businesses to teach, provide career guidance, and generally help the disabled. His teams enable physically disabled people to re-engage fully with mainstream society.
Description of Volunteer Opportunity
In Nigeria, unless a disabled person has significant help from family and friends they have little chance to live a rewarding life. The few services and facilities available are filled to capacity and woefully ill-equipped. Public attitudes are those of scorn and neglect. There is little public education to reverse these corrosive attitudes and there is virtually NO outreach to the disabled population. The children suffer the most.
Dates:
As Soon As Possible for As Long As Possible
Required Skills and Experience:
University graduates of any age preferred;
English language proficiency;
American Sign Language proficiency.
Compensation:
Yes
$100-$150 monthly
Housing:
Yes
Modest one bedroom apartment with conveniences.
Contact: Contact
Chris Omusi
How to Volunteer for this Opportunity
If you are
interested in this
opportunity, please complete the Ashoka Volunteer Form and send it directly to
, copied to Beth Inabinett at , with Volunteer in the subject line.
If you are traveling abroad, we recommend you use the following Volunteer Checklist to clarify the
details of
your volunteer arrangement.
‘Gbenga Sesan is using information and communication technology to empower young people from underserved communities through entrepreneurial training programs that create new economic opportunities for them.
Description of Volunteer Opportunity
Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), which started as an online volunteer team with the main objective of connecting Nigerian youths with ICT opportunities, is a social enterprise that connects underserved Nigerians with ICT-enabled opportunities. Having worked with government, civil society, private institutions and international organizations, PIN has set standards in ICT education, telecentre support, ICT applications in rural areas, and other ICT4D interventions in Nigeria.
Dates:
IMMEDIATELY for a total of 20 hours
Required Skills and Experience:
English proficiency
IT and social media skills
Compensation:
No
Housing:
No
Contact: Contact
Catriona Maclay
How to Volunteer for this Opportunity
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interested in this
opportunity, please complete the Ashoka Volunteer Form and send it directly to
, copied to Beth Inabinett at , with Volunteer in the subject line.
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In rural India, villagers live without easy access to trade, government, business, and health information. This makes them easy prey for intermediaries who control the flow of information and can demand high payments to allow villagers access to it. Satyan is building service kiosks in countryside villages to bring internet connections and ready, affordable access to information.
Description of Volunteer Opportunity
Drishtee is a rural distribution network that delivers need based products and services to rural communities. Over the past nine years, Drishtee has developed an expertise in rolling out a unique last mile distribution network, built on both Information and Communication Technology (ICT) application and "ground Level entrepreneurship." The distribution network is represented by local entrepreneurs at the retail end who provide access to their community at minimum opportunity cost.
Dates:
April 2010 (tentative) for up to six months full-time
Required Skills and Experience:
A MBBS graduate, with previous clinical experience. A post Graduate degree would be an added benefit;
The candidate must be registered with the Indian Medical Council (IMA) and permitted to work as a medical practitioner in India;
1-2 years experience in clinical practice is appreciated;
Oral and written communication skills in English - oral communication in Hindi is a MUST;
Motivation to work in a rural community and open to travel to remote locations for conducting the camps.
Compensation:
Possibly
Will be considered based on experience and performance. Drishtee will arrange the local travels and accomodations for the period.
Housing:
Shared room in Drishtee company guest house. Breakfast provided.
Contact: Contact
Ms. Geeta Sangha
How to Volunteer for this Opportunity
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interested in this
opportunity, please complete the Ashoka Volunteer Form and send it directly to
, copied to Beth Inabinett at , with Volunteer in the subject line.
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Pranjal Baruah is organizing farmers in Assam around mushroom cultivation. He puts farmers in control of their produce through his land-to-lab strategies and training and support for "mushroom entrepreneurs." In addition to creating new livelihood opportunities for thousands of unemployed youth and landless families in Assam, Pranjal is developing a new market for mushroom consumption. By federating farmers, he is creating systems that aim to put an end to farmer exploitation in the northeast region.
Description of Volunteer Opportunity
While the rest of India is booming, Assam, which possesses the lowest per capita GDP growth in India is being left behind. In Assam, 64% of the population depend directly on farming for their income but agriculture only accounts for less than 4% of the GDP. The farmers in Assam work hand to mouth earning little or no real income. Farmers face the problem of either being exploited by unscrupulous businesses or being entirely blocked from certain markets in which cartels have formed.
Dates:
As Soon As Possible for the time it takes to complete the study
Required Skills and Experience:
Strong Research and English Writing Skills;
Experience with impact studies a plus, as is knowledge of agriculture.
Compensation:
Possibly
to be discussed
Housing:
Yes
Contact: Contact
Pranjal Baruah
How to Volunteer for this Opportunity
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interested in this
opportunity, please complete the Ashoka Volunteer Form and send it directly to
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The Institute for Rural Health Studies (IRHS) was founded in 1981 by two dedicated women, one an Indian and the other an American, Dr. Pat Bidinger. IRHS is both a research organization as well as a charitable institution dedicated to the provision of primary health care (both curative and preventive) in two rural clinics as well as assisting poor, rural people to access needed tertiary level health care in the state's capital, Hyderabad.
Dates:
As Soon As Possible or after May/June - flexible scheduling to allow for pleasure travel in India!
Required Skills and Experience:
Skills in the areas mentioned above, a desire to help IRHS and an adventurous spirt!P
Compensation:
Yes
small stipend to be discussed
Housing:
Yes
Contact: Contact
Dr. Pat Bidinger or
How to Volunteer for this Opportunity
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interested in this
opportunity, please complete the Ashoka Volunteer Form and send it directly to
, copied to Beth Inabinett at , with Volunteer in the subject line.
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