Seeking candidates with good fundraising & communication skills for 6-month volunteer placement with WWF Paraguay. Good knowledge of Spanish. Fill in application form here. Starting date flexible. Read about WWF Paraguay's work
New Opening...
Enter the GHF Youth Forum Competition on Climate Change NOW!
- Competition info 1.00 MB pdf
- Spread the word 112 KB doc
Volunteers in the field...
- Wangchuck Centennial Park, Bhutan
1 volunteer - Energy & Environment Synergy, SW Madagascar
6 volunteers - Climate & Marine comms, Fiji
1 volunteer - Peruvian Amazon, Forest Certification
1 volunteer - Tigers, based in Singapore
1 volunteer
Fact sheets Madagascar 2010 placements
- Energy & Environment Synergy in South West Madagascar 1.41 MB pdf
- Forest Corridor Sud, Ivohibe 213 KB pdf
- Management of Vondrozo Forest Corridor 347 KB pdf
So. You want to save the planet?
You're young and you've got a brain.
Added to this, you've got a passion for the planet.
All you need is the opportunity.
WWF is running a global volunteer programme for a select number of young people.
To take part we'll make you jump through several hoops - namely a torturous application form.
But if you get selected....
If you've got what it takes...
You are going to be in for the experience of a lifetime...
Added to this, you've got a passion for the planet.
All you need is the opportunity.
WWF is running a global volunteer programme for a select number of young people.
To take part we'll make you jump through several hoops - namely a torturous application form.
But if you get selected....
If you've got what it takes...
You are going to be in for the experience of a lifetime...
What you've already got...
- A commitment to conservation
- An ability to adapt to changing situations
- An ability to work respectfully in cross-cultural situations
- An ability to take direction from supervisors
- The confidence to provide feedback to supervisors
- A collaborative approach to working with colleagues
- A capacity for ongoing learning
What you'll work on...
For example, you could find yourself working for such WWF Madagascar projects as:
- Conservation of Toliara Reef
- Water Resource Management for the Mahafaly Plateau
- Fandriana-Marolambo Forest Landscape Restoration
What you'll learn...
You will:- Gain an insight and awareness of conservation as WWF practices it
- Get an idea of the day-to-day reality & living standards of people in developing nations
- Increase your cross-cultural understanding
- Significantly improve your communication skills
- Enhance your teamwork skills
- Evolve your self-reliance skills
- Improve your innate adaptability
