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Volunteer Accountant 1-2mths NEPAL, CAMBODIA, ZAMBIA, KENYA; established Int'l NGO

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Our partner utilizes the power of media and communication to help reduce poverty and support people in understanding their rights. 

They produce radio and television programmes, social media content, mobile phone services and enable face to face dialogue to build knowledge, and bring about shifts in attitudes, in areas such as governance and rights, health and humanitarian emergencies.

They are looking for a number of volunteers over a 12-month period from May/June 2019 to spend 1 to 2 months in approximately 12 of their offices across Africa and Asia. Locations include Sierra Leone, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar and Bangladesh. The focus of each assignment will be on the training, mentoring and capacity building of local finance staff. 

Our partner will cover the cost of flights, accommodation, visa and a monthly stipend to cover living costs. The volunteers would be supported by a team based in London and there would also be a 1-week induction in London beforehand.

Feeling inspired?

Need a fresh challenge.. to do something worthwhile?

Keen to volunteer & share your skills & experience?

If that's a YES (x3), please visit www.afid.org.uk and find out how we can individually tailor a volunteer placement that's right for you. Click the 'apply now' button if you would like to find out more about volunteering overseas.

We are confident you’ll encounter a variety of new and exciting challenges, share new experiences with inspiring people and learn skills that will give you confidence to face challenges in other areas of your life. You’ll be inspired and get back so much more than you give!

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Accounting for International Development (A f I D) offers accountants the opportunity to use their skills to make a genuine difference as volunteers and to gain invaluable hands-on overseas experience in the International Development sector.  Tailored volunteer assignments of 2 to 12 weeks form part of an ongoing strategy to build the financial management capacity and long term sustainability of small community based charities across Africa, Asia and South America. Our partners which include street kid centres, health clinics and rural schools are doing amazing work to tackle extreme poverty and inequality in their communities but are unable to access vital professional services. A f I D is now supporting almost grassroots charities in over 50 countries across Africa, Asia and South America and are keen to talk to more accountants willing to share their invaluable skills and experience. In only ten years we are pleased to announce the placement of our 1000th  volunteer. This will take the total hours of pro-bono financial management coaching by our volunteers to over 200,000. An extraordinary effort, that assisted the development, and in some cases survival, of some fantastic organisations. A f I D is a double award winning social enterprise supported by UnLtd & The Millennium Awards Trust (Funded by the National Lottery).

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