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Program Description
Child Welfare NGO Careership in Bali with Global Nomadic
Description
This placement is with a humanitarian NGO that offers assistance to children whose survival and wellbeing is at risk due to issues of poverty, child labor, human trafficking and slavery, commercial sexual exploitation, natural disaster, and displacement.
Below is a list of things that you can do, according to your talents, interests and expertise.
-Accompanying children on trips to their villages to be reunited with their families
-Aid packages sourcing, buying and distributing food parcels
-Construction (carpentry, brick laying, clearing and re-building)
-Cooking, cleaning, and general day to day activities at the orphanages/children's projects.
-Creative development; help with a range of projects including the launch of a series of
books which will include stories, photographs and pictures created by the children about their lives
-Designing and running a series of workshops including art, dance, music, sports, swimming, and more
-Fund-raising; a vital part of the foundation. To include making links with your own communities at home and holding charity events or organising publicity.
-Improving facilities (painting, putting in new beds and bedding, organising new tables and chairs for dining areas, new kitchen equipment)
-Improving sanitary conditions (creating new plumbing systems or sanitising existing facilities)
-Interacting with the children through play and games and improving their emotional well-being where possible
-Investigating the day to day running of a series of orphanages and children's projects
-Medical support (for those with a medical background) checking the health of the
children and treating any minor ailments or suggesting a necessary plan of treatment where applicable.
-PR; writing articles for publication and editing the quarterly on-line news letters
-Project development; creating and developing a series of 'street schools' and 'safe houses' for children living in slums and subjected to child prostitution and trafficking
-Raising awareness within tourism; talking to tourists to raise awareness of the foundation's work and the danger of donating to 'false' orphanages where the children are being exploited
-Research; visiting other projects and communities to evaluate their needs and forge links
-Responding to emails from donors and sponsors
-Taking the children on trips i.e. to the zoo, beach, picnics etc.
-Teaching (for those with an appropriate background) or evaluating existing teaching standards
-Website development to include building new websites for our projects so that they can become independent
You are asked to work 5 days per week. The working day starts at 08.00 and finishes at around 18.30. On days off you are welcome to do any activities available on the island.
Highlights
This is an all-encompassing placement, where you can literally get involved in exactly where you think you can help the most, whether it be PR & Marketing, Fund-raising, NGO Administration & Management, Field Research, Building & Construction, Caring for the kids etc.
This is a real ongoing project looking to improve welfare of the most vulnerable. You should have a strong desire to help where you are needed most and be flexible with your daily tasks.
Those with specific interests in anti-trafficking, child slavery, and human rights interests can be accommodated for and are strongly encouraged to apply.
Extra Activities
Since all volunteers arrive into Bali at the beginning and end of their trip (and many stay in Bali throughout) there are all the usual tourist attractions available to do on days off. Some attractions include:
-Scuba diving
-Sailing
-Snorkelling
-Island hopping
-Zoo
-Elephant park
-Swim with dolphins
-Climb volcanoes
-Visit temples
-White water rafting
-Horse riding
-Shopping



My placement was great. I'll have to start with that. However, what did Global Nomadic have to do with it? I looked on their website, saw an NGO management position I was interested in, and then e-mailed Global Nomadic. I got three e-mails in total from them, which mostly answered basic questions I had. Then I had to pay $400. Then I never heard back from them.
The organization that they hooked me up with was in contact, but I mostly had to do everything on my own.
Global Nomadic did not help with arranging flights, information on the country, information on the organization, in country info etc.
I basically paid $400 for three e-mails and one brief phone conversation.
What purpose do they serve again?
Their fees should be lowered to $100 per placement.