INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES
Opportunities for Short Term Self Funded Volunteers
for 3 weeks – 3 months
Total cost including travel, accommodation and food between £1500 – £3000. Various opportunities which can be tailor made to your interests and abilities Including child care assistance, teaching, health care assistants, environmental work, journalism, community education and development, administration, church work. Highlights of these volunteer opportunities are above; the whole database can be found through the link heading to this paragraph.
Opportunities for Professional Appointments
for 6 months – 2 years+
Professional appointments in health care, education, administration partly or wholly funded by Christian partner organizations. Highlights of these current professional appointments are at the top right of this page; the whole database can be found through the link heading to this paragraph.
Information, Advice, Professional Coaching
Advice and information about international opportunities in development for people of any faith or none through World Service Enquiry, the information arm of Christians Abroad.
View the publications, 'Volunteer for Development', 'Working in Development' and 'Opportunities Abroad' and the various 'One to One advice, mentoring and advisory services' through the World Service Enquiry website at www.wse.org.uk through the links in the images above.
INSURANCE - TRAVEL, HEALTH AND ACCIDENT.
Christians Abroad provides policies in association with Endsleigh Insurance Services designed specifically for mission and development volunteers.
Short Term Volunteers and International Work Teams
Travel, Baggage, Health and Accident insurance that provides for volunteers whether they are undertaking MANUAL WORK, ADMINISTRATIVE WORK or whilst on holiday needing cover for SPORTS ACTIVITIES. Cover is available through Christians Abroad's Endsleigh GAP YEAR insurance for those 65 years of age or under or through SINGLE TRIP insurance for those over 65 years of age and under 85 years of age. For all these requirements click through the Endsleigh icon to the right of this paragraph for the quote engine and for purchase of appropriate insurance.
Group Policies
Group policies can be tailored for work parties going to Europe or elsewhere who need manual insurance as well as cover for volunteering. New policies with Endsleigh now mean that cover can include travel and baggage at the same cost as our previous manual work, health and accident policies. Policies can be adjusted to meet specific needs by contacting Colin, Christians Abroad at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it and leaving your contact details.
Christians Abroad Volunteers
Christians Abroad offers all our volunteers support for insurance purchases and claims that may arise. As agent, we can also negotiate with Endsleigh should a volunteer's circumstances be slightly different than usual. If you are a Christians Abroad volunteer or associate, it is necessary for you to log in and access the VOLUNTEER INSURANCE tab from the menu bar at the top of this page.Longer Term Residential Service (New 2010)
Insurance in association with Ala Carte Insurance will be available from February 2010 for periods overseas for unlimited periods; appropriate for
families and individuals of any nationality resident overseas working in mission or development who need longer term health insurance and optionally as an extra, travel insurance.
PREPARATION AND SUPPORT
Preparation
Thinking through volunteering
Three exercises to help you think through motivation, adaptation to a different culture from your own and maintaining your health, safety and security.Individualised Preparation Programmes
Christians Abroad consultants will be pleased to work with you to design and plan appropriate preparation for your particular placement as a mission or development worker wherever it will be. E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it in the first instance.Other Preparation Resources
Advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Christians Abroad recommends all volunteers, mission or development workers to keep in touch with the FCO website advice and information about travel and residence internationally and always maintain contact with your country's consular office.
Monitoring and Managing your Physical and Emotional Health
Christians Abroad recommends all volunteers, mission or development workers to check with Interhealth if you have any particular concerns about medical matters related to tropical health or hygiene before departure or on return.
Support
Voluntary Development Worker National Insurance Contributions
As an Associate Volunteer (apply here) or if you have been appointed as a Christians Abroad volunteer, you may be able to take advantage of paying National Insurance contributions whilst overseas at a reduced rate through Christians Abroad as your agency. This will help protect your state pension entitlement and provide you with some additional benefits.
Criminal Record Bureau Checks (Disclosure)
If you are going to be working internationally with children or vulnerable adults, your sending agency will want to ensure that your personal history is clear of any criminal conviction which might present a risk. You personally or your sending agency can apply to Christians Abroad to help you with the disclosure process. If you are going as a volunteer there is no fee but there is an administrative charge of £15.00 per volunteer.
Travel, Baggage, Health and Accident Insurance
As an Associate Volunteer (apply here) or a volunteer directly appointed by Christians Abroad, the same policies available to all volunteers through Endsleigh or aLC (see above) are available but, in addition, you are entitled to the full range of preparation and support services.CROSSROADS: Resettlement and Debriefing
Christians Abroad provides an opportunity each year for mission partners to relax on furlough, review their experience and seek renewal. Our consultants can aslo provide individualised opportunities for debriefing consultations and resettlement conferences.
Forum for International Volunteer Community
As an Associate Volunteer (apply here) or a volunteer directly appointed by Christians Abroad, you will be assigned a username and initial password so that you can discuss your experience with fellow volunteers whilst overseas and help to improve the quality for everyone by providing feedback in a secure and private environment.Other Support Resources
Travel Agency: visas, travel accommodation, flights, car hire needs.
Christians Abroad recommends and uses Key Travel as a specialist travel agency familiar with working for volunteer organisations. Key Travel offers an efficient, flexible and comprehensive service.
Travel Shop: all the accessories that you may need e.g mosquito net
The Travel Shop is provided by Interhealth on behalf of Christians Abroad and is available for purchase of your travel accessoreis as a volunteer.
ABOUT US
Aims and Objects, Governance and Finance
Christians Abroad is a registered charity (no 265867) and a company registered with Companies House (no 1110421) Find out more.Fund Raising
Christians Abroad uses PayPal for its secure financial transactions. Information available about fund raising goals, achievement to date and Gift Aid.Contact Us
Information about who to speak to and how to contact them re all the services listed on this site.Summary of Services through Christians Abroad on this website
Opportunities for Volunteering, Information and Advice through the World Service Enquiry website, Vacancies for professional appointments in mission and development, Preparation material, VDW National Insurance contributions, Travel, Baggage, Health and Accident Insurance, Criminal Record Bureau checks, Debriefing on return, Resettlement programmes, Workshops on all these matters.