About the 2024 Volunteering Projects (Applications are now closed)
Nepal, April. Gurkha Welfare Trust UK (14 places)
With support from local project partners, the JOA volunteers will assist in the construction of a new secondary school in rural Chitwan. It will be hard work, but there is a job to suit every ability. Participation on this project will enable volunteers to work with an iconic organisation, learn about beneficiaries’ daily lives and the central role community plays in an ever-changing social landscape.
Download the Nepal information pack
Rwanda, May & July/August (in alignment with Jersey school holidays). Hands Around the World Jersey (seven teachers per trip)
This project, in partnership with Jersey Education, enables skilled professionals to work alongside Rwandan teachers in a one-to-one approach. In addition to classroom-based team-teaching, volunteers will work with local partners to deliver workshops to school staff, focusing on teaching methodologies, working together with the Rwandan school syllabus, exchanging knowledge, skills and experience.
Download the Rwanda information pack (May)
Download the Rwanda information pack (July/August)
Kenya, June. Sand Dams worldwide (14 places)
This project is led by Sand Dams Worldwide and their local partner, the Africa Sand Dam Foundation (ASDF). The project will support a subsistence farming community in Ukambani (a region of South East Kenya, comprising Machakos, Makueni and Kitui Counties) to build a sand dam to provide a reliable, year-round water source.
Download the Kenya information pack
Malawi, July. Habitat For Humanity (12 places)
Partnering with Habitat For Humanity, this Global Village programme in Malawi offers volunteers the opportunity to contribute directly to work on the ground as part of a wider project which will improve the living conditions of the 6,200 people living in Chatata informal settlement.
Download the Malawi information pack
Bursaries
In addition to its volunteering programme, JOA also offers personal and professional bursaries – a number of funding opportunities for Jersey residents who want to gain experience in the development sector. For more information, please ‘click here’ www.joa.je/get-involved/bursaries. Alternatively, please contact the JOA team at enquiries@joa.je or call on 446901 for more information or for an informal chat.