African Rural Volunteers

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Humanitarian Volunteer Placements

Nigeria
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Location
Nigeria: Jalingo

Program Duration
5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad), 1-2 years, over 2 years

Typical Duration of Program
2-4 weeks

  • Description

    Humanitarian

    Food aid
    You as volunteers and volunteer donors provide unreachable villages with basic food stuffs such as rice, beans, etc. which could be obtained from international organizations or projects such as the U.N. Food Program and from several individuals.

    Clothing
    Volunteers and volunteers donors provide people who lack clothing with clothes, new or second hand as provided by our donors.

    Water project
    There are lots of places where they lack access to clean and portable drinking or bathing water. Due to this reason, volunteers contribute to the construction of bore holes and wells in several strategic places in rural areas by donating funds, assist in constructions, assist in sourcing for funding from international and cooperate organizations, and personal donations

    Green energy/solar panel projects
    Due to the huge problem of lack of electricity in most rural areas, ARV plan to create solar panel fields which would generate electricity for the rural communities. This is part of the global green energy policy.ARV volunteer provides human resources, funding and donations to enable us achieve these projects

  • Languages

    • Dutch
    • English
    • French

  • Cost in US$:

  • Cost Includes:

    • Registration fees

  • Experience Required

    no

  • Volunteer Types

    • Community Development
    • Counseling
    • Food
    • Global Warming
    • Housing
    • Relief
    • Renovation
    • Sanitation
  • This Program is open to

    American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

  • Typical Living Arrangements

    • Guest House
    • Home-stays
    • Independent living

  • Application Process Involves

    • Resume
    • Written Application
  • Typically The Application Process Time is

    five days

  • African Rural Volunteers's Mission Statement

    Is to give people in rural communities access to standard and vital facilities in areas such as medical, educational and humanitarian fields.

  • Year Founded

    2008

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