The Volunteer Application Form

Things you should know...

WWF recruits volunteers aged 20 to 27, mainly for work in Madagascar but also in a few other countries where only English is required (e.g. India, South Pacific). For Madagascar placements, it is essential that you are able to speak and understand  French to an acceptable level. Even if you only have English, please fill in the form so we can take your application into consideration when appropriate places become available. For example, this year we have volunteers going to WWF-India and WWF South Pacific (check out www.wwfindia.org for more info on WWF-India's activities).

As you will see, the recruitment for the 3rd Madagascar placement has now been finalized. Your application will therefore be taken into consideration for the 1st 2009 placement! Watch this space for exact dates & project sites...

Dates for 2008 Madagascar placements:
  • 25 February to 8 May
    Project: Successful Community from Ridge to Reef, Fort Dauphin, Toliara
  • 22 May to 22 August
    Project: Management of Vondrozo Forest Corridor, Fianarantsoa
  • 15 September to 15 December
    Project: Management of Midongy Forest Corridor, Fianarantsoa
    Recruitment finalized



...and a bit of advice

Don't drive yourself insane by trying to fill in this form on-line straight-off.

Our advice would be to print it off, construct your answers in a word processor, then copy & paste them into this form. (It also means you have a back-up copy.)

Could save you from being in a whole world of pain :-)

Alternatively you can fax it to WWF on +41 22 364 4892




Financial obligations

Are you able to afford, upon acceptance to the programme, your return airfare, visas, medical vaccinations, food allowance and personal item costs such as clothing? This will come to approx. Euro 2,500.
If you answer "No" then we will be unable to process your application.
Yes   No  
 


Identification

A few facts about yourself...

Please do not use initials or abbreviations.
 
First Name
 
Family name
 
Date of Birth
(year, month, day)
 
Nationality
If you are successful with this application, you must provide a photocopy of your passport as proof of age and citizenship
 
Are you
Female   Male  
 


Contact Information

Permanent Address
Please ensure you include your postal code.
 
Home Telephone
(include any applicable country, area, city codes, extensions)
 
Work Telephone
(include any applicable country, area, city codes, extensions)
 
Email address
 


Languages

Please be aware that you must be able to speak French in order to apply for the current openings in Madagascar

Mother language
 
Other languages
 
What's your French like?
Fluent
Conversational
I can be understood
Not very good
 


Current status

I am a...
Full time student
Part time student
Part time worker
Full time worker
 
If working, what is it that you do...
 


Education

Please tell us about your current or most recent educational experience...
 
Name of Educational Institution
 
Last year attended
 
Area of Study
 
Program of Study
Tell us more about what the course involved.
 


Relevant Paid Work and Volunteer Experience

Tell us about the most relevant experience that you have had (now or in the past) that you feel would help your application.
 
Name of Employer
 
Type
Volunteer   Paid  
 
Description of employment
What tasks or duties did you have to carry out.
 


Lifestyle and Motivation Questions

What do you think would be the most challenging aspect of being a volunteer in a WWF field project in a developing nation?
 
What do you think is the role of conservation groups in promoting conservation and sustainability in developing nations
 
Describe work that you have done in conservation or other global issues. Explain to us what you learned from this experience
 
What is your interest in creating multi media (videos, photos, writing etc) in order to share the story of your WWF volunteer experience
 
Lastly, what are your expectations?
Say you get offered the chance to go, what do you think it will be like, what do you see yourself doing? This isn't a trick question, it's just so that - if you are chosen - we can properly orientate you to what it is going to be like, and what you are likely to get out of it.
 


Recap, checklist and references...

If your application is taken forward, WWF will require that you provide written references from either your School or any of your employers. Family members cannot provide references. You may also be required to provide a copy of your passport details.

Good luck!
 
OK - are all the relevant fields above filled in?
Just double check, because once you click "send" below, there is no going back.
Yes   No  
 
  * Please enter this code into the field below and be careful of the upper & lower case letters. Tricky stuff.


 
   
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Need help?

Reference Forms

If you have any questions about this application, suffered any problems or have a comment, you can email yvp@wwfint.org.



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