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The Multilateral Youth Xchange (Global Xchange) programme is an exciting six-month international volunteering exchange programme which gives young people from different countries a unique opportunity to work together, to develop and share valuable skills and to make a practical contribution where it is needed in local communities.
It aims to support the development of active global citizens, committed to working for positive change within communities. The programme is managed by the British Council and VSO. In France it is developed in collaboration with a range of institutional partners such as INJEP, APELS, and OMJA.
The programme is recruiting 20 young people (aged 18-25) from five participating cities: Belfast (United Kingdom), Durban (South Africa), Paris (France), Freetown (Sierra Leone) and the Los Angeles (United States). The exchange will take place between October 2010 and March 2011.
Volunteers will live with host families and work in host communities for 3 months in Durban (South Africa)and 3 months in Belfast (United Kingdom). You will live and work in cross-cultural counterpart pairs and the exchange is designed as a fully reciprocal volunteer programme, involving cross-cultural partnerships in every aspect of our work. There will be no cost to the participants of the programme as all travel, accommodation and catering will be provided for (approx 20 euros pocket money will be given to participants per week).
Volunteer Placements are extremely varied and have in the past included working with children as educational assistants; working with refugee organisations, assisting wiht education health projects, working as care assistants with older and people wiht physical and mental disabilities. For more information about the actual content of the programme and its underlying theme, please click here.
Participants criteria include :
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Be aged 18 to 25 years old |
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Have a good level of spoken English |
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Be prepared to volunteer to work for 6 months full time without financial reward |
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Be medically cleared by a recognised medical authority |
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Be prepared not to see your family or friends for a period of 6 months |
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To have lived for a minimum of a year in France and to be based in Paris region |
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Have a clear police record |
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Promotes intercultural dialogue through meaningful two way dialogue and reciprocal activities |
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Supports the participation of large numbers of young people globally as active citizens |
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Delivers benefits to communities by strengthening existing community development initiatives, promoting community cohesion; and encouraging community participation |
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Builds active networks and dialogues that did not exist before |
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Challenges perceptions and stereotypes of other global communities |
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Promotes the contribution of volunteering to communities |
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Broaden your horizon and discover new cultures and countries |
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Gain work experience and new skills |
Applications are now closed
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