Ethical Volunteering: Skills in Intercultural Understanding and Development

This pre-departure course is open to anyone about to volunteer or work overseas for global development (both short-term and long-term).

What is covered?

This participatory one-day workshop allows participants to explore important issues in volunteering for global development:
•    An introduction to key themes in global development
•    Exploring the role of the volunteer
•    Considering your motivations for volunteering overseas
•    Encountering difference: volunteering in an intercultural setting
•    Exploring key volunteer attributes and skills
•    Considering the Use of Images and Messages in Development

What is the course to achieve?

•    Better prepared volunteers
•    Understanding of how to be responsible and responsive volunteers
•    Awareness of how to manage expectations
•    Reflection on how to contribute to social change generally and to the work of the sending agency more specifically

How much does it cost?

€15 Comhlámh member/student or unwaged
€25 non-member (waged)

(Lunch, tea and coffee included)

When and where?

8th June 2013, 10.00 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Irish Aid
Volunteering and Information Centre, 27-31 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin 1

How can I book?

Please complete the online booking form by clicking here