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City/State: Belize City |
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Country: BELIZE
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| Challenges Worldwide |
CBC House
24 Canning Street
Midlothian
UNITED KINGDOM
EH3 8EG
Phone: 0845 2000 342
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Program description: |
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Are you looking to take a career break and have IT skills and experience to share overseas? Challenges Worldwide are looking for individuals with IT experience to assist our network of hosts overseas.
IT is taking off in all of the countries we work in, and many of our host organizations request IT assistance to help develop their capacity to embrace new technology and enhance their organizations.
If you have IT skills there are several opportunities exist in Belize:
Project 1: This Government Ministry has been a partner agency of CWW for many years and volunteers have in the past had hugely successful research, teaching and legal placements with them. They are now looking for a volunteer to develop their IT capacity in the department and train staff in all levels of IT skills.
Project 2: This National Belizean NGO is widely recognized for its contributions to the care of the partially sighted and the blind. CWW have been working with it for several years now and we have had several successful volunteer placements with them. They have now requested a volunteer to assist them in implementing their new database and patient records system – teaching basic IT to staff of all levels as well as helping to train and implement their new knowledge management systems.
Project 3: This Quasi-Government Organisation require a volunteer to help them implement an information management system to allow them to catalogue and appraise their research effectively and efficiently.
If you enjoy working in IT and have a sound knowledge of basic or intermediate computing then get in touch with us. You will need to be an energetic individual with the patience and understanding to pass on your knowledge and skills. These are fantastic opportunities to really assist innovative NGO’s and departments whilst experiencing a new culture and community.
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General program information: |
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Program open to: Everyone
Age range: 18 - 65
Travel to site: Independent Travel
Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Independant
Living arrangements on the program: Home stays (living with local families)
How long does the program last?: 3-6 months
What are the dates of this program: We send volunteers every month of the year and volunteers can depart whenever they are ready as long as it is agreed with their hosts.
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Benefits and advantages of the program: |
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At CWW we pride ourselves in facilitating:
Individual Placements - for individual volunteers looking for a personal experience- no group expeditions.
Sustainable Projects - to carry on your good work long after you leave and maximising your contribution
Work with Communities - to help them create the most appropriate solution
Opportunities to help people help themselves - not creating aid or skills dependency
Skill Sharing - not taking jobs from local people, making sure you share your experience.
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Cost or price of this program: |
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£1950 for 3 months.
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Typical person for this program: |
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Challenges Worldwide volunteers are skilled and experienced with the enthusiasm and determination to really push for fantastic results.
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Application process Involves: |
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Applications require a CV and application letter. Potential volunteers will be interviewed for suitability in either Edinburgh or London before an offer will be made.
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