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Volunteer in Nigeria!
Description
This program provides you with hands-on experience and helps you to see, experience and understand life in Nigeria. International volunteers are provided with work placements in community projects, small-scale industries, public institutions and non-governmental organizations (NGO).
There are opportunities for placements in both urban and rural areas. Opportunities are available in a wide range of fields and can be tailored to fit a participant's needs.
Possible placement sites in Nigeria:
- Pre-school, Primary and Secondary School
- Aids projects
- Aids Education
- Community Development
- Orphanage
- Social work
- Human Rights
- Rehabilitation centres for the Handicapped
- School for the Deaf
- Agriculture
- Family health, family planning
- Environment
- Small-scale enterprise development
- Data Collection and Statistics
- Relief Centres
- Maternal care / Child care
- Legal Aid
- Office / Computer Training
- Gender Issues
- Rural Development
- Construction
Accommodation
SYTO will make arrangements for housing in conjunction with the receiving organization with which you will be placed. Accommodation is usually an approved homestay with Nigerian families.
Occasionally, an organization may make accommodation available for participants on work site or within the work site area. The accommodation usually has basic furnishings and in some instances, there could be no running water or electricity or it may be sporadic. The cost of living in the rural areas is cheaper than in the cities and those placed in an urban area will be required to contribute more than those living in a rural area.
Highlights
Nigeria is the heart of West Africa and is the most populous country on the continent. Partly due to an incredible diversity of cultures - there are over 450 ethnic dialects - Nigeria has never succeeded in becoming a truly unified and stable state. Though currently run by a democratically elected government, underlying ethnic and religious tensions remain. Widespread poverty is at the root of many of Nigeria's current problems.
Volunteering in Nigeria is a challenging but rewarding opportunity for those who want a genuine experience of modern Africa. Safety is a key factor - only projects in a safe location have been chosen. Participants work alongside their local counterparts on a range of vital projects, gaining hands-on experience and an understanding of life in Nigeria.
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