International Volunteering |
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Our international volunteers in Africa and Asia work with our partner organisations and the local communities in a wide range of roles in health, education, environment, economic empowerment and sport. Our international volunteers include long-term development workers, short-term consultants, secondees and football coaches. Three online volunteers have provided remote support to our partner organisations in Tanzania and five consultants from our corporate partner Tribal Group have completed secondments in Southern Africa, East Africa and Asia.
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About our international volunteers
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How many development workers does Skillshare International have?
In 2008-9, 116 Skillshare development workers supported our partners in Africa and Asia.
Where are they?
In 2008-9, 84 of our development workers were in Southern Africa, 15 were in East Africa and 17 were in Asia. |
Where are they from?
In 2008-9, 60% of our development workers were from the majority world - Africa, Asia and South America. 40% were from Europe, North America or Australia. |
How old are they?
The average age of our development workers is 40.
How long are the placements?
Placements vary depending on the needs of our partner organisations and the type of placement. In 2008-9, 90% of Skillshare placements were the traditional two-year model. 5% were short-term placements and 5% were online placements.
More figures...
- We received 575 applications for development worker placements in 2008.
- In 2008-9, 57% of our development workers were female.
- In January 2009, 10 children were accompanying their development worker parents.
- In January 2009, we had six couples on placements - where both are development workers, or a development worker is accompanied by their partner/spouse.
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Every attempt has been made to ensure the accuracy of these figures.
Photos copyright Emma Judge and Mr Sebastiao Calisto da Rocha (IDPPE).
This page was last updated on 27th January 2010.
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