Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad

Information Evening

Bristol Volunteers for Development Abroad

• Introduction• Uganda • Rwanda• Nepal• India• Costs and fundraising• Commitment and training• Applying and selection

Introduction• We are a student-run charity• Our ‘vision’ is to encourage students to make a

difference in developing countries through overseas volunteering

• Two way cultural exchange

Uganda• East Africa• English

speaking• Tropical and

green

• Water and Sanitation based project consisting of 4 main parts

1. Building a water tank for a primary school

2. Protecting a water source within a village

3. WASH teaching

4. Fuel efficient stoves

• Project 7 weeks-1 week training with Oxford volunteers- 6 weeks on project

• Work with Little Big Africa

• Living as a team of six in own house in the village

‘Le Pays des Milles Colline’ – The Country of a thousand hills

Rwanda

Rwanda1. Country2. Culture3. Language

• Rwanda- Village Concept Project.

• National University of Rwanda.

The Project

5 projects and 2 initiatives.

Hygiene and Sanitation

Malaria Prevention

HIV/AIDS

• Income Generation

Pyramid Project

• House

• Transport

• University

Lifestyle

Nepal

• Country

• History

• Culture

Project

• PSD Nepal

• Construction

• Teaching

Project

• Live in pairs with Nepali families

• Nepali counterpart

• Daal Bhat!

India

Basics• NGO; Kirana

Trust• Staying in

Chikkaballapura, 2 hours from Bangalore

• 6- 7 week placement

Kirana TrustThe Trust’s aims;• Lift the neediest children from the urban slums•Give food, shelter ( Brinn’s Nest) and an education to these children.

• Empower local communities by; -non-formal education programmes-women’s savings groups-working with youth groups to break down caste prejudices, fight discrimination and improve health and welfare.

Possible Projects• Health and sanitation education • Projects involving the women’s,

men’s and youth groups in and around Chikkaballapura.

• Teaching at Brinn’s Nest

Possible Projects

• Protecting/building safe water sources

• Classroom/latrine construction

Finance • Cheapest way to volunteer abroad!• Each volunteer fundraises: £700

•Global Vision International – 8 weeks, Kenya - £1300•Real Gap Experience – 8 weeks, Uganda - £1300•Last year over half of volunteers over fundraised.

• Deposit Details • Admin • Deadline

Approximate Personal Costs

• Flights: £400 to £600• Insurance: £100• Visa: Uganda £30

Rwanda £0Nepal £75

• Immunizations up to £150• Travel before and after £0 to …..?• Total Roughly £750 - £800

• (Don’t panic grants are available!)

Fundraising• Fundraising is fun and a great way to get

to know the people you will be going away with.

• All the money fundraised in the name of BVDA must go towards the project

• The running of BVDA is carried out voluntarily, thus ALL of the fundraising goes directly to funding the projects

Fundraising• What it DOES cover:

Project materialsBasic food and accommodation whilst on project

• What it DOES NOT cover:

FlightsTravel before / after projectInsuranceVaccinationsBeer/local spirits!

• BVDA activities: • Sponsored walk at Easter • Street Collection• Bar Crawl Collection• Bag Packing

• Project groups: • Club/band/live music nights• Raffles

• Individual: • Sponsored events• Write to local organisations/companies • Selling BARMY t-shirts• Cake sales/events at home

. . . .your imagination is the limit!!

Commitment and Training

To help you prepare for your project, we will provide the following:

• a twelve week training program (every Thursday)• Teambuilding day in

Ashton Court• Group fundraising activities

• Meeting the other volunteers• First Aid training (compulsory)• Learning about the country you will be visiting• Support from your own project parent• Experienced speakers/ former volunteers • Workshops on development issues such as:

o Ethicso Povertyo Cultural sensitivity

• Teaching abroad• Pre-departure guidance (inc. manual)

Training sessions include...

Applying and Selection

There are three stages to the application process:• Application forms: By the end of this term!• Selection Days:

Saturday 9th January Sunday 10th January • Interviews: The first week back next term

Decisions will be made by 19thJanuary 2010

Additional Info• Contact me or the committee on:bristolvols@hotmail.com

• Application form to:bvda_applications@hotmail.co.uk

• Check out our website:www.bristolvols.org

• Join our Facebook group

Thank you for coming!

See you soon… Application deadline: 11th December 2009

Download an Application Form from:

www.bristolvols.org

E-mail the Application Form to:

bvda_applications@hotmail.co.uk