Are you available as a professional for a longer period of time? Do you create your own impact on the community? Don't you just want to get to know an organization, but apply your expertise within a management position? Then you belong to our exclusive group of long-term Volunteers in Colombia.

Of course, you will also directly deploy your expertise and talent in an organization, develop and manage your educational projects and create measuring tools to evaluate the impact of projects. In addition to this impact, you will also build special relationships with your immediate colleagues and the community you help.

To provide extra help to the organization, you can also get input and funding from your own network to achieve the goals of the organization together.

What can you expect from us when being a long-term volunteer:

• E-mail contact in preparation of and during your volunteer adventure.
• An intake interview (face to face or online via a video call).
• The VC document about our expectations towards the volunteers.
• The scheduling of an appointment between an NGO and the volunteer.
• Volunteer meeting once a month.
• You can always reach VC on your mobile from Mon-Fri during office hours and in case of emergencies on weekends.
• A volunteer certificate from Volunteers in Colombia.
• Salsa dancing with older people at one of our organizations.
• A T- shirt of Volunteers in Colombia.
• At the end we schedule a personal evaluation interview.

Long term Volunteers can join organizations that:

• Focus on animal welfare. Volunteers in Colombia works together with an animal shelter that accommodates cats and dogs that for various reasons no longer have an owner. Because there is not enough staff, the dogs are often inside all day. You can let the dogs out as a volunteer, so he or she can play outside and get some fresh air. If your knowledge of the Spanish language is sufficient, you can also do administrative work.
• Giving English classes. Volunteers in Colombia cooperates with a number of NGOs that also accept short term Volunteers. You can volunteer here to support the English classes that are given weekly by these organizations in different neighbourhoods in Medellin.
• We have several organizations where you as a professional can teach English. The content and structure of the lessons will be provided by you, in consultation with the NGO. You can teach young adults and/or adults.
• Helping with the daily activities in a care home.
• Give computer lessons to young adults.
• Develop your own project. There are volunteers who have set up music lessons, sports lessons, online marketing courses, CRM and ICT systems at NGOs with which Volunteers in Colombia is collaborating.
• Help organizing the administration if your Spanish is advanced.
• Helping with fundraising.
• The graphic design of a corporate identity, such as logos, stationery and digital media or optimizing websites for usability and search engines.
• Working with children in children's homes.

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