Volunteering In Nigeria

Diaspora Volunteer Scheme - For UK based adult professionals

In 2010 DIFN was funded by both Department For International Development and VSO to run our Diaspora Volunteering Scheme.

Over 3 placements in January, August and November we took 26 volunteers of Nigerian and African Caribbean heritage on short term volunteer placements.

Placements were held in  Adamawa and Lagos State Universal Education Boards [SUBEB] Agege and Ayobo-Ipaja local governments in Lagos, Lagos State Teaching Hospital, Ikeja

Ipaja Community Link, a local community based organisation in Lagos

Capacity building training focused on continuous professional development training for head teachers, classroom teachers and 

project development staff of SUBEB, counselling skills for school counsellors and nurses and other health professionals.

Volunteers also provided ICT and vocational skills training to unemployed youths, ran a Summer Camp for orphan and vulnerable

children and held HIV/AIDS awareness counselling training. See Pics

While we are not sure of government funding in 2011 DIFN will be holding more Diaspora Volunteer placements to Nigeria in 2011

Please contact us if you would like to take part in one.

Youth Impact Volunteering

DIFN is also in the process of holding a special youth focused Diaspora volunteer programme called Youth Impact aimed at young

adults especially of Nigerian / African Caribbean / Black British or Mixed parentage backgrounds. This programme is open to young adults between 18 to 30 years old wanting either to take a useful GAP year placement in Nigeria or a shorter 3 to 4 week programme in Easter, Summer or Christmas.

To know more please contact us.

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