NGO Support
NGO support program is intended to provide local NGOs in need of assistance and orientation a helping hand in their daily activities. Volunteers are expected to come up with their own ideas and share with the NGO’s staff their experiences and ways of doing things.
Volunteers are also expected to participate actively in the development of the programs in place and discuss any opportunities.
Project’s goal:
- Assist the local staff in their day to day activities
- Bring new ideas and share the volunteer’s experience with the staff
- Help in planning and implementing new activities
- Volunteers gain an experience in NGO support
Program Highlights:
Start dates: All year round
Duration: 1- 24 weeks
Minimum age: 18 years+
Programs are based in Rabat, the capital city of Morocco.
Volunteers work 5 days per week and 4 hours at least per day.
Volunteers are placed in local NGOs that are working actively to provide education and support to the people of the local community in order to improve both their personal and educational skills.
What a volunteer day looks like?
8.00 am: Breakfast time with the host family
8.30 am: The volunteer leaves the accommodation and heads to the volunteer workplace.
9.00 am: The volunteer join the facility and meet the NGO staff
10.00 am: Start of the morning session. The volunteer is supposed to help and provide support to the staff.
12.30 am: End of the morning work.
2.00 pm: The start of the afternoon activities
4.00 pm: End of the afternoon activities. The volunteer is since then free. She/he can spend the rest of the day exploring the city and doing some sightseeings.
8.30: Dinner time.
GEM Volunteer testimonial:
I’ve always loved teaching and have taught extensively to both children and adults. But, I had never taught english as a second language before. I was so glad that this center needed more english teaching as it pushed me to provide this type of teaching that was so new to me. It was truly a “natural high” to see the reaction of students and their excitement as they learned new concepts and words in English.
Tiffany, Canada, 24
The program’s cost
- One week ........................265$
- 2 weeks ...........................490$
- 3 weeks ..........................740$
- 4 weeks ..........................945$
- Extra week....................+200$
What the cost includes:
What is not included:
- Airport pickup (From Rabat/Salé Airport)
- Accommodation in a volunteer house or with a local host family
- 3 meals per day
- General orientation
- Placement orientation
- Permanent fellow-up
- Travel assistance
- 24/7 support
- Flight ticket
- Travel Insurance
- Extra-nights
- Airport drop off
Important to note that:
- There is no application fee upon registration
- Online pre-departure support from the program manager
- One week covers 6 nights and 7 days
- Extra-nights are paid directly to the local staff in the country.