Volunteer
At JWOC we firmly believe in the potential of volunteers to have a profound and lasting impact on the people and places where they work. Our university scholarship students in Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar, all of whom give back to their community by volunteering between 5 and 10 hours of their time per week on other JWOC projects, are a testament to this. Their skills, passion and energy are fuelling change in Southeast Asia every day.
JWOC also has a number of Cambodian and Laotian volunteers who are keen to improve their skills and experience while making a positive impact on the people in their country – they volunteer as teachers in our schools and Officers on our Clean Water and Microfinance Projects.
With nearly 100 local volunteers all year round, JWOC is therefore able to make a significant difference in creating change and putting projects into effect in the places where we work.
How you could help at JWOC
Building the capacity of the people living in developing countries to make positive changes is a central aim of JWOC. While training and guidance is given by our full time staff to all of our teachers, clean water officers and microfinance officers, JWOC welcomes foreign volunteers that can offer particular skills that will leave a lasting impact on the people and places they work with. This may be the ability to mentor teachers to improve their skills in the classroom, or work with our staff to assist them and enhance their ability to carry out their tasks.
As a busy organization with lots of projects running simultaneously we seek for volunteers who can look at what we do and propose how they might be able to add to that.
If you are interested in volunteering at JWOC please email us at info@journeyswithinourcommunity.org with a CV outlining any relevant experience you have, and a cover letter detailing what project(s) you would like to be involved with and how exactly you would envisage contributing to our work through your specific skills.
Volunteer “Fees”
JWOC does not charge any fees for volunteers who come to work with us. Nevertheless, we do expect our volunteers to contribute financially to the ongoing running of the projects by fundraising at home as part of their commitment to JWOC. There is no minimum or maximum amount that we expect and the volunteer can choose which part of JWOC’s work they wish to contribute to when they make the donation. This ensures that JWOC can continue to work sustainably and for the benefit of all the people whom we are able to help through our projects.
We do require a small set donation from very short term volunteers (less than one week) to cover administrative costs.
Find out about some of the groups and individuals who have volunteered with us in the past...
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