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Why Volunteer?
People volunteer for a variety of reasons – especially wanting to help others.
Some of the Benefits of Volunteering
- Make a difference to people's lives
Volunteering Opportunities @ SCWO
Star Shelter
Befriender Programme Star Shelter is looking for mentors / befrienders to provide support and guidance for survivors of domestic violence, nearing and upon their discharge from the shelter.
Could you be a volunteer mentor? Are you available to offer support without judgment? Are you interested in helping survivors of domestic violence to build self-reliance and self-confidence to ensure that they are empowered to rebuild their futures? If so, Befriender Programme is for you!
To find out more about the programme, please email counsel@scwo.org.sg.
Other opportunities
New2U Thrift Shop
Volunteer at our New2U, second-hand shop, with the knowledge that you are helping survivors of domestic violence as well as the environment.
If you are available during shop's opening hours (Monday to Friday, 10:30a.m. to 2:30 p.m.) once a week for a three- to four-hour shift and interested in volunteering in a fun and friendly atmosphere, this may be a job for you!
As a volunteer, you could be
Library
As a library volunteer, you could be
IT Hub
Could you be a volunteer tutor? Do you like helping others? Do you have a talent for teaching? You don't need to be a computer expert, but if you know your way around the internet, email and Microsoft programs (Excel and PowerPoint) and are available once a week for a three-hour class, we could use your help!
Others
Research (collecting and analysing data)
Administrative support (e.g. data entry and filing)
Events (e.g. logistical support)
Blogging, social media
If you are interested to find out more or offer your help, please complete our Volunteer Application form or email to volunteer@scwo.org.sg and we will get in touch with you soon.
Other Volunteering Opportunities
Teaching Fellowship Opportunity:
The Asian University for Women (AUW), located in Chittagong, Bangladesh, is seeking motivated individuals with excellent academic records and strong extra-curricular activities to serve for a one year teaching fellowship beginning on August 1, 2012. A job teaching abroad at AUW is a chance to truly immerse yourself in a new culture, build friendships that will last a lifetime, discover your own potential, and help shape future women leaders.
The AUW Teaching Fellows will serve as teachers of composition, grammar, critical learning, mathematics, and computers at AUW's flagship Access Academy -- a one-year preparatory program for students requiring further training in English, Math and general learning skills prior to matriculation into the undergraduate program.
AUW Teaching Fellows will also staff the Writing Center and assist in general training toward the advancement of writing by AUW students for whom English is second or third language. AUW Teaching Fellows, on a case by case basis, may also assist undergraduate faculty as teaching assistants if there subject areas of prior training coincide with the focus of the courses offered. Currently, AUW offers majors in Asian Studies; Politics, Philosophy, & Economics; Computer Sciences; Environmental Sciences; and Public Health.
Program Details:
AUW teaching fellowships are for a one-year period, renewable by mutual consent. The first three weeks of the program will be an orientation and intensive training in substantive and pedagogical aspects relevant to the fellows’ teaching efforts. AUW Teaching Fellows will receive a monthly stipend of US $300, free (shared) housing, meals at the AUW cafeteria, free local transportation to and from the University, and health insurance. AUW Teaching Fellows are also provided with one round-trip air ticket from New York City to Chittagong, Bangladesh in the most direct and economic route.
What we are looking for:
Candidates with at least a bachelor's degree but preferably with a Master's degree, including a Masters in Fine Art in Creative Writing or Literature, are encouraged to apply. AUW seeks individuals who have a passion for justice, teaching young people, and who are flexible and can operate without extensive supervision.
Self-motivated and experienced individuals can make a most valuable contribution.
Application Requirements:
Selected candidates will be contacted for an interview with staff from the Asian University Support Foundation.
Please send materials to:
Hannah Schafer Asian University for Women Support Foundation 1100 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 300 Cambridge, MA 02138 Email: Hannah.Schafer@asian-university.org
For more information, please visit their website: http://www.asian-university.org |
